For some reason, most men's fastpitch leagues and tournaments refuse to use those easy to see neon yellow softballs they use in the women's games I'm watching hour after hour on television this weekend. When they make me president of the world of men's fastpitch, I will declare that forever more these easier to see balls will be used.
Having played in a few tournaments where these balls are used, I can say that major difference comes during the twilight hours in the field when it can be very difficult to see a batted ball. And that's where the game is most potentially dangerous with third basemen and pitchers exposed to rocketed line drives.
When I write my book about men's fastpitch softball, there will be a chapter dedicated to the ball itself, its evolution, its varieties, its color. It will be a substantive chapter. I'm serious.
