As we turn the calendar over to 2010, I thought it would be fun to look back and recall some of the highlights of the year. Below are links to my favorites from 2009, and some mentioned by readers of this blog. From the hundreds of posts during 2009, our top 25:
AAU Poll-a-palooza (January 20, 2009)
YouTube Video of Rob O’Brien’s HR in AAU Title Game (January 28, 2009)
Maddy, la fotógrafa del softball (February 6, 2009)
Less Dough, More Show (February 8, 2009)
Why aren’t mens sports groups lobbying for Men’s Softball at the Olympics? (February 22, 2009)
Darren Zack, Son to be Teammates at ISC II (March 4, 2009)
ISC Stat Triva Poll No. 3 – Highest Batting Average from 2002-2008 (part of a series of polls, this one March 25, 2009)
Ballparkradio Duo to ESPN Radio (April 1, 2009)
Virgin Islands – Pre-ISF Tournament
Best of the West on Twitter (first real use of Twitter to cover a tournament on Fastpitchwest, May 22, 2009)
A Player’s Eye View of Best of the West (June 1, 2009)
Ballparkradio to broadcast Monkton Tournament (June 9, 2009)
Currie Stadium in Midland – “the best fastball stadium in North America.†(June 16, 2009)
Farewell for softball champ (Marty Grant, June 29, 2009)
YouTube Video – MidWest Pickoff Play ((blend of Blair Setford video and Steve Sabourin’s call on Ballparkradio, July 7, 2009)
Maddy’s Photos from the World Fastball Invitational at Monkton (July 14, 2009)
ISC World Tournament and ISC II Tournament of Champions Live on BALLPARKRADIO (August 9, 2009)
Somebody call Geppetto, Pinocchio is on fire! (The most fun I had writing a headline all year, this one practically wrote itself, August 19, 2009)
Radar Love ( August 25, 2009)
Corona softball tourney to aid 7-year-old cerebral palsy victim (August 28, 2009)
Maddy’s Photos from 2009 ISC II ToC are up! (largest collection of tournament photos ever posted, August 31, 2009)
Take me out to the virtual ball game (nice piece on Al Doran from the Canadian broadcasting Company, September 3, 2009)
The fastpitch pyramid (nice feature from Bob Otto, September 24, 2009)
Maddy’s Missing ISC Photo Surfaces (reader contribution from Dr. Dave Drotzmann, October 17, 2009)
A Legend Leaves the Game (November 14, 2009)