{"id":16360,"date":"2012-04-29T09:29:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16360"},"modified":"2012-04-29T10:00:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T17:00:14","slug":"new-zealand-black-sox-put-on-a-show-of-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16360","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Black Sox put on a show of unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Cap tip Blair Setford<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Black-Sox-put-on-a-show-of-unity\/tabid\/317\/articleID\/252215\/Default.aspx\">Click here to view video.<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_16361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16361\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Black-Sox-put-on-a-show-of-unity\/tabid\/415\/articleID\/252215\/Default.aspx#ixzz1tRnF3ZJW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/3news-logo-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"3news-logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16361\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to read the complete story and photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>By Adam Hollingworth<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Black Sox are confident they&#8217;ve put their spat over baseball behind them as they begin the countdown to next year&#8217;s world championships on the North Shore.<br \/>\nLess than a year out, they are being measured for fitness, minus two defectors, but the watchword now is &#8220;togetherness&#8221;.<br \/>\nJust a handful of home runs from Rosedale Park, where the world championships take place next March, the Black Sox are putting on a show of unity after a difficult year.<br \/>\n\u201cFor us it&#8217;s just about togetherness,\u201d says captain Rhys Casley. \u201cThere&#8217;s only one way we&#8217;re going to win this thing, and that&#8217;s together. We need to be closer than ever before to get this thing back.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Black Sox suffered defections when leaders forced players to choose between the Softball World Championship and the Baseball World Qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of friendship,\u201d says outfielder Ben Enoka. \u201cIt&#8217;s real close, you know, brothers. We get along well.\u201d<br \/>\nBack in the family fold, but almost a black sheep, Enoka flirted with the bigger sport and wanted to continue with both, but was told no.<br \/>\n\u201cI would have, but I guess I had to make a decision, and my decision at the end of the day is to be a Black Sox and be committed to this plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.co.nz\/Black-Sox-put-on-a-show-of-unity\/tabid\/415\/articleID\/252215\/Default.aspx#ixzz1tRnF3ZJW\">Click to continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cap tip Blair Setford Click here to view video. By Adam Hollingworth The Black Sox are confident they&#8217;ve put their spat over baseball behind them as they begin the countdown to next year&#8217;s world championships on the North Shore. 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