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Learning about Pesäpallo (Finnish version of baseball!): http://www.pesis.fi/pesapalloliitto/international_site/introduction/
Let's go to Turko!
@ejworthing I think the catcher is poorly named. Generic 'infielder' would be more like it. (Though I also like 'Danger Zone Fielder' and 'lumpy'.)
The pitcher just tosses the ball up in the air (at least a meter above his head) like the ref in a jump ball and then steps aside.
@jdb Wow. That makes it a completely different game from American baseball.
@ejworthing Here's a video of the highlights from last year's final, if you want to see what gameplay looks like: https://youtu.be/P5j7LyF8mSM
There's so much I don't understand!
@jdb The pitcher is closer to the batter than the catcher is? How does that work?