loch ness monster wrote:
The major reason I insulted you was that your supposed streak would be in college, Joe D's streak was in the pros. Very different level of competition, not even close to comparable.
Just think how amazing Joe D's streak is for a second. Just think of the amazing, hall of fame hitters that have come through the majors and not one has come within 10 games of it. And you then suggest that a collegiate softball player matching or exceeding it is more impressive? I hope you can see why I overreacted before.
I'm going to clue you in for a moment .... Uh, no women's professional softball. The very best players are in the college game, and in fact have had fewer years to perfect skills, so the comparison might be better than you think.
Yes, there is an AAU type adult fast pitch which is more ODP than anything else, but select teams are so stacked that it essentially becomes the Globetrotters against the Generals ... can't really compare. Even still in either arena, to go 56 games would be amazing ... because I firmly believe that the two most amazing records in baseball are Joe D's 56 games and Hack Wilson Driving in 190 runs and 186 runs in two consecutive seasons ... when there were 154 games/season.
And back to the original discussion ... UCLA >>>> UCONN