Ok, it's spring and time to grab your mitts and bats and head out on the field! Softball!
I met yesterday with 12 other players, mainly women, to play some ball in Käpylä, Helsinki. There is no softball league at the moment, but it seems there are enough people interested in playing to have a few games this spring/summer. At least two games are scheduled, plus there will be a women's softball exhibition game in June during a pesäpallo tournament. But it sounds like the main goal this year is just to have fun!
There were a few guys out there too yesterday! And most everyone was Finnish, but open to talking in English too, so no problems there.
So! If you guys are interested, you can contact Mikaela by email at "[email protected]" and she can give you the details about where to meet. It sounds like the group will try to meet Sunday evenings. There's also a website you can check out... http://www.baseball.fi. It's mostly in Finnish though.
I had a lot of fun yesterday, and they're trying to recruit as many players as possible, so come on out and let's play ball! It's a great way to meet some people too, by the way...
Helsinki softball team wants more players!
Sounds like fun. It's been quite a while since I've played softball let alone have to run anywhere. What's the number for the paramedics again? 112?
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
Hey Riko and anyone else interested!
The next practice should be this coming Sunday (the 16th), but I'm not yet sure at what time. It should be sometime in the afternoon.
Velodrome stadium is right behind the Messukeskus (Fair/Exhibition Hall), and you can get to it by getting off at the Pasila train station. Here's a (long!) link to a map of it.
http://kartta.hel.fi/kktesti/palvelupis ... alue=77089
Hope you can make it!
The next practice should be this coming Sunday (the 16th), but I'm not yet sure at what time. It should be sometime in the afternoon.
Velodrome stadium is right behind the Messukeskus (Fair/Exhibition Hall), and you can get to it by getting off at the Pasila train station. Here's a (long!) link to a map of it.
http://kartta.hel.fi/kktesti/palvelupis ... alue=77089
Hope you can make it!
softball tournament, May 22
This coming Saturday, May 22:
Softball tournament in Vantaa!
...starting at 10:00.....
Nothing serious, no major competition--basically it's been put together to have fun. Anyone and everyone is invited, experienced or not, so come on out and run some bases!
We've been practicing in a group of about 15 since earlier this spring, but it sounds like this tournament will have more players, but the more the merrier, of course!
Here's a link for the softball website and more info:
http://www.softball.fi/fin/index.php?ne ... &newIndex=
Softball tournament in Vantaa!
...starting at 10:00.....
Nothing serious, no major competition--basically it's been put together to have fun. Anyone and everyone is invited, experienced or not, so come on out and run some bases!
We've been practicing in a group of about 15 since earlier this spring, but it sounds like this tournament will have more players, but the more the merrier, of course!
Here's a link for the softball website and more info:
http://www.softball.fi/fin/index.php?ne ... &newIndex=