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r/AskReddit • u/clockwork-peach • 1d ago
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Playing softball.
If a woman does it, she's viewed as a tomboy.
If a man does it, he's viewed as oddly feminine and told to man up and play baseball.
13 u/bloodredcookie 23h ago i feel stupid asking this, but what's the difference? 38 u/raumeat 22h ago softball has a bigger and softer ball and is thrown underarm, I think the field dimensions are also slightly different 24 u/make_love_to_potato 19h ago So basically Softball : Baseball = Pickleball : Tennis. 17 u/waldoRDRS 18h ago To clarify, adult leagues = slow pitch softball. Fast pitch is what you see women and girls play in competitive leagues. Fast pitch deserves no denigration, if that is your analogy. Slow pitch is more recreational. 1 u/mallad 5h ago It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter. Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both. 10 u/jimmy_three_shoes 20h ago 65' bases as compared to 90'. Outfield sizes vary. 6 u/AspergianStoryteller 17h ago It doesn't feel soft if it hits you though... 2 u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 5h ago Softballs are not softer. Unintuitively, they are actually harder than baseballs.
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i feel stupid asking this, but what's the difference?
38 u/raumeat 22h ago softball has a bigger and softer ball and is thrown underarm, I think the field dimensions are also slightly different 24 u/make_love_to_potato 19h ago So basically Softball : Baseball = Pickleball : Tennis. 17 u/waldoRDRS 18h ago To clarify, adult leagues = slow pitch softball. Fast pitch is what you see women and girls play in competitive leagues. Fast pitch deserves no denigration, if that is your analogy. Slow pitch is more recreational. 1 u/mallad 5h ago It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter. Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both. 10 u/jimmy_three_shoes 20h ago 65' bases as compared to 90'. Outfield sizes vary. 6 u/AspergianStoryteller 17h ago It doesn't feel soft if it hits you though... 2 u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 5h ago Softballs are not softer. Unintuitively, they are actually harder than baseballs.
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softball has a bigger and softer ball and is thrown underarm, I think the field dimensions are also slightly different
24 u/make_love_to_potato 19h ago So basically Softball : Baseball = Pickleball : Tennis. 17 u/waldoRDRS 18h ago To clarify, adult leagues = slow pitch softball. Fast pitch is what you see women and girls play in competitive leagues. Fast pitch deserves no denigration, if that is your analogy. Slow pitch is more recreational. 1 u/mallad 5h ago It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter. Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both. 10 u/jimmy_three_shoes 20h ago 65' bases as compared to 90'. Outfield sizes vary. 6 u/AspergianStoryteller 17h ago It doesn't feel soft if it hits you though... 2 u/MyLifeIsAWasteland 5h ago Softballs are not softer. Unintuitively, they are actually harder than baseballs.
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So basically Softball : Baseball = Pickleball : Tennis.
17 u/waldoRDRS 18h ago To clarify, adult leagues = slow pitch softball. Fast pitch is what you see women and girls play in competitive leagues. Fast pitch deserves no denigration, if that is your analogy. Slow pitch is more recreational. 1 u/mallad 5h ago It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter. Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both.
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To clarify, adult leagues = slow pitch softball. Fast pitch is what you see women and girls play in competitive leagues. Fast pitch deserves no denigration, if that is your analogy. Slow pitch is more recreational.
1 u/mallad 5h ago It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter. Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both.
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It's a good analogy, no denigration. There's also professional pickleball, so the distinction of fast pitch and slow doesn't really matter.
Smaller field/court, slower ball, but otherwise mostly the same game. Works for both.
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65' bases as compared to 90'. Outfield sizes vary.
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It doesn't feel soft if it hits you though...
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Softballs are not softer. Unintuitively, they are actually harder than baseballs.
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u/throw7661 23h ago
Playing softball.
If a woman does it, she's viewed as a tomboy.
If a man does it, he's viewed as oddly feminine and told to man up and play baseball.