{"id":27638,"date":"2015-06-25T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=27638"},"modified":"2015-06-25T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T15:07:07","slug":"the-world-is-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=27638","title":{"rendered":"The World is Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Click logo for live video stream at SportsCanada.tv<\/figcaption><\/figure>First pitch of the 2015 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship just a day away, as teams and fans make their final preparation here in Saskatoon. We’ll be on hand for the duration of the tournament, as part of the Ballpark Broadcasting team, which includes Lance Winn, Kyle Smith, Joe Todd and Blair Setford. (Last summer’s Whitehorse broadcast team for the ISF Jrs. plus Blair Setford who was unable to make that trip.) So this year, the (full) band really is back together again. As he did last summer, Lance Winn<\/strong> will be the executive producer and host of special daily recaps and other special programming. Watch the “Ballpark Central<\/strong><\/a>” page at the Ballpark Broadcasting website for more info.<\/p>\n
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Lance Winn, Joe Todd and Kyle Smith of the Ballpark Broadcasting crew arrived in Saskatoon Wednesday, in preparation for 50+ broadcasts over the 10 day tournament. (Blair Setford arrives Thursday.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"SportsCanadaTV<\/a>Fans may watch every pitch of every game, thanks to the commitment of the tournament hosts, and the hard work of Choyal Brown and his production team from SportsCanada.tv<\/strong>. The games are available on pay per view, details here. You don’t want to miss this one.<\/p>\n

\"BallParkBroadcasting_Logo_Final_JPG_150\"<\/a>Most (but not all) of the games will include play-by-play and color commentary of the Ballpark Broadcasting team<\/strong>. (We’ll be doing 50+ of the 65 games) Consult the Ballpark Broadcasting website for specifics.<\/p>\n

Teams have been getting settled in this week, and getting a few exhibition games under their belts in preparation for the 10 day event that starts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

Fans will find links to all the tournament information in the right hand sidebar to this and every page at Fastpitch West during the tournament. Want to subscribe to the Live Stream Video? Click the ticket at the upper right. Follow the scores and stats? Click the links under the tournament heading, for the official tournament website.<\/strong><\/a> Learn a bit more about the National teams competing in Saskatoon? See the National teams links. Want to weigh in on who you think will wind up in the gold medal game? Vote in our poll here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Want to read more about the tournament, bookmark us here at Fastpitchwest.com. It’s going to be a tournament worth watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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