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A week ago today, I traded emails with Nate Devine<\/strong>, of Team USA (and moderator of the most popular Fastpitchwest Forum section “The Rumor Mill”) and wished him luck at the World Cup. I told him that I wish I could be there to broadcast the games, writing:<\/p>\n “Sorry I can’t be there to call it, but it goes something like this: ‘A high towering drive to left…….’ You know the rest. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I smiled as I read the report on the USA’s Game 3 tonight:<\/p>\n \nAn exclamation point was added in the sixth inning after Devine led off with a monster home run that cleared the trees in left field that gave the U.S. a comfortable 4-1 advantage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I guess anyone that’s seen him swing it saw that one coming. (including those who saw the game-tying blast in last year’s ISC World Tournament in Kitchener, Ontario) You know the Devine One is smiling tonight……<\/p>\n Before he left town, we hit Nate with “20 Questions”<\/strong>, give or take. Seems like a good night to roll out his responses:<\/p>\n Q. How old are you? Q. When did you start playing fastpitch? Q. Who got you started? Q. Where do you reside? Q. When did you first get involved with Team USA? Q. How did you first learn that you had made the team? Q. How did you feel about that? Q. Who was the first person you told you had made the team? Q. Who on TEAM USA do you admire most? Q. What ISC World teams have you played for in the past? Q. What ASA Major teams have you played for in the past? Q. What ISC World teams will you play for in 2007? Q. What ASA Major team will you play for in 2007? Q. Have you competed in any tournaments for Team USA ? Q. What was your best individual performance in fastpitch? Q. When do you leave to CZ? Q. Where are you flying from? Q. Are you travelling with any of the other players? Q. How long will you be gone for ? Q. Have you ever been to Europe? Q. What do you imagine CZ is like? Q. What do you hope to accomplish in CZ? A week ago today, I traded emails with Nate Devine, of Team USA (and moderator of the most popular Fastpitchwest Forum section “The Rumor Mill”) and wished him luck at the World Cup. I told him that I wish I could be there to broadcast the games, writing: “Sorry I can’t be there to call […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/morningbrief\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\nA. 30 <\/p>\n
\nA. Age 14 in city leagues in Sonora, ca <\/p>\n
\nA. My dad played and I always went to the games. When I got older I was on the sideline and when guys didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t show up I got in. <\/p>\n
\nA. Merced, Ca <\/p>\n
\nA. This year <\/p>\n
\nA. By email <\/p>\n
\nA. It was awesome. I have wanted to play for my country since about 2002 when my baseball career had ended earlier that summer. <\/p>\n
\nA. I think Porto called me right after I got the email. Then I called my mom. <\/p>\n
\nA. Adam Lalonde <\/p>\n
\nA. Team Rainey, So Cal Bombers <\/p>\n
\nA. None <\/p>\n
\nA. So Cal Bombers <\/p>\n
\nA. None <\/p>\n
\nA. No <\/p>\n
\nA. MVP and Offensive Player of the 2002 NAFA. Game tying homer in the bottom of the 7th last year at the ISC was cool too. <\/p>\n
\nA. June 15 <\/p>\n
\nA. Fresno to JFK to Prague <\/p>\n
\nA. No <\/p>\n
\nA. 10 days I think <\/p>\n
\nA. Never <\/p>\n
\nA. Everyone I talk to says it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great place. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m really excited. It seems really historic. <\/p>\n
\nA. A Gold Medal <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"