Nothing scary to report on this Halloween night, unless you count the fact that I used a chainsaw. That was to cut a tree branch leftover from the August derecho in half so it would fit in the yard collection bin. We actually had quite a few trick-or-treaters around the neighborhood, so we set out a basket full of candy and rigged a portable light at the doorstep so that kids could just come up and grab the treats. At eight p.m., we brought the candy and portable light in to call it a rather uneventful evening. Then I proceeded to put in more contacts from members of the World Baseball Softball Confederation. There are at least 125 nations with a baseball organization, and those are just the ones whose e-mail I found.
As the name “World Baseball Softball Confederation” suggests, some of these baseball associations also oversee softball in their respective area, making the softball contact process not quite as laborious. By my count, fifty-four nations have a dual baseball/softball governing body. Therefore, the entire confederation is made up of around two hundred groups. The WBCS has made it easy to find information on each of them. As a researcher, I am very appreciative of that. The total number of sports I have been through is now up to nine. Next on the list is basketball, a sport that would normally start right around this time of year but with the completion of the NBA Finals just a few weeks ago, not to mention the continuing effects of COVID-19, is delayed. That includes the college game, which will tip-off Thanksgiving Eve (Wittry, 2020).
Reference
Wittry, A. (2020, October 29). 2020 men’s college basketball calendar: Schedule, first games, NCAA tournament dates. Retrieved from https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-10-27/2020-mens-college-basketball-calendar-schedule-first-games-ncaa-tournament-dates