I doubt i'll get a single response to this, but after a trip to USA last month, I've taken a shine to Baseball, great game, just a ridiculously complicating version of Rounders, obviously, but looks like a laugh..

Anyone know any Baseball on this side of the pond, in Sheffield??

nowt im afraid, not when i looked anyways. I did the same when i was there a couple of years ago and really got into the game, wnet to see a couple of games in chicago and philly. Let me know if you find anything. Cant imagine the quality would be quite the same though!

It's a bit random I know but....


I play for a local softball team (similar sport but mixed and with bigger balls) and some of the guys who come down to training lpay baseball for a team somewhere around here. Not sure who they are or when they play though.


Will try and find out for ya mate,

Mattel

will let you know graham
i didnt thin i'd get much response, but you never know.

is the soft ball in Sheffield then Matt?? dont know a lot about softball to be honest, but it could be something i wanna look into..cheers for the response

I used to Captain the Sheffield under 14's Morman side a long long time ago.............Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter day Saints in Pitsmoor may help.

Yeah ther is a softball league, a lad i know plays in it- he's in NY at the mo but will PM u the details when he is back- its a good crack actually!

Hi!
I had the same idea a little while back but never really did the research properly, until I saw this post and thought well now's as good a time as any!

So for all you baseball fans in Sheffield here's one for you:

http://www.baseballsoftballuk.com/show_team.php?team_id=46

If anyone is thinking of going along from the south side of sheffield, please pm me as I would like to go but am not sure I know my way around brinsworth well enough to find it and also I could do with a lift!

Hope this helps!!

Coincidental! I went to see the New York Mets a few years back and after seeing 'The perfect catch' the other week ive been following developments on www.mlb.com. This has a daily highlights special.

I loved the game and thought I was the only when in this area...i'd be up for a game.....and I live in South Sheffield.

osisris and imposter, i found the site for Softball in Sheffield, looks like a good laugh, and a way of learning the rules a bit more, before progressing to Baseball, (especially as the Sheffield Baseball team looks quite professional)

It seems they play at Attercliffe, i'm gonna drop them a line.

http://gate.ac.uk/softball/index.html


thats the address if anyone wants to have a look

ash

djash1000. Sounds good. Im interested in this. I aint ever played before but I run a lot so im pretty fit. Ive got a Mets top that would do the job as well!

Id be up for giving this a whirl. It might be good if we could approach them as a group....? I'll ask around to see if anyone else is interested?

Softball is played a lot by girls in the US, as well as by men. The ball is bigger but not as soft as the name would suggest, just not as hard as a baseball which is almost like a cricket ball.
The main difference is that the pitch is made underhand, and not thrown like baseball. Some of the girl pitchers are very good at fast sinkers, and have been known to completely strike out many well known big league baseball hitters. Yhe US womens team are current Olympic Champions