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(Local Times) and Eastern Standard Times for Day 4:
D2 Argentina vs Netherlands (11:00am) – 5:00pm
D1 Great Britain vs Indonesia – (12 noon) – 6:00pm
D2 Czech Republic vs United States –(1:30pm) – 7:30pm
D1 Philippines vs Mexico – (2:30pm) – 8:30pm
D2 Japan vs Columbia (4:00pm) – 10:00pm
D1 South Africa vs Australia ( 5:00pm) – 11:00pm
D2 Venezuela vs Samoa (6:30pm) – 12:30am
D1 Canada vs New Zealand (7:30pm) – 1:30am
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The BIG GAME OF THE DAY FOR US is the Canada vs NZ Black Sox game at 1:30am Monday morning EST we will be standing by with Kyle Smith of BallParkRadio fame @PlayByPlay21 on Twitter to cover the game. We will RT from Kyle to https://twitter.com/AlsFastball/
AND our Twitter feed is shown on our front page as well at http://www.alsfastball.com/
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We did NOT see any games at all on Day 3 on Diamond 1 due to a number of technical problems at the host site. They worked until the wee hours this morning to try and fix it but without success. Thanks to Louise for her efforts but we sure hope she has it working for us today! #BigDayInFastball
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iscore Softball is the easiest way to track the Tradestaff ISF Men's World Softball Championships. It has everything you need to track and review a game and does not require you to buy any software - this free service will be available at the following link.
www.softball.org.nz/Tradestaff+WSC+2013+Results.html
So far it appears that the score keepers in Auckland are doing a Super Job! Keep up the great work!
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 Watch for the Day 4 Live Stream Links on: http://www.softball2013.com/
So far, at 300PM they are still showing the link for the Day 3 feed. Based on last two days, they will change this before they start playing again, on Day 4. Watch for Day 4.
5:05pm EST:
 Live Streaming Diamond 1 - Day 4 http://viewer.dacast.com/broadcaster/19938/c/20759
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Apparently there will NOT be live streaming from D2 for a few days, they are taping the games on that diamond and will make them available in a few days.
So far we are NOT recommending paying for the live feed from Diamond 2, the video quality is terrible and you cannot hear the PA announcer, just crowd noise. Its better than nothing but not by much. Follow the games on the live scoring site instead and/or follow Kyle Smith on Twitter #WSC2013
We DO recommend the live streaming from Diamond 1, the video quality and camera angles are good and most games you can clearly hear the announcer who is also doing a bit of play by play but not much on colour commentary. It is worth the money but be careful signing up its not exactly user friendly and some of us have already paid twice in the same day. To be clear, this is not ISC-quality with multiple camera angles and professional announcers and producers, but its well worth the daily payment to see a number of games. The video quality is reasonable for a one-camera show and the sound is ok.
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 Day 4 Blue Crew Thanks to Wu
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Day 4 Schedule for the Blue Crew in PDF format - much clearer than above jpg.
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 5:55pm and we have alive feed from Auckland on Diamond 1 with intro of Inonesia and Great Britain
https://viewer.dacast.com/broadcaster/19938/c/20759
Play Ball!
No live feed from Diamond 2 as I understand it for a few days.
So far the video is ok quality but they brought back Mr Mumbles to do the announcing!
PLEASE AUCKLAND, improve the Audio quality!
Day 4 and this has still not been cleared up!
Where is Mark Sorenson when we need him? He did a super job on a late game the other night, lound and clear. Bring him back, please!
6:08pm and a new voice has been added, sort of play by play but not much detail and not very loud and not very clear.
 Video quality pretty good tonight, can actually follow the ball and can make out some faces, this is clearest have seen the video yet. The announcer however is not lound and clear at all. Wonder where the fans are? Place looks almost empty.
 7:35pm and it looks like the Great Britain vs Indonesia game is over, the grounds crew are hustling around the diamond preping it for the next game. The iScore Sheet shows it 10-0  in B4 so something odd must have happend there, the score keepers have been on top of their game.
Philippines vs Mexico up next - Go Blue Boys!
 7:43pm - the streaming ended suddently and asking me to pay again! SCREAM! They code they gave me to make up for paying twice on Day 2 still does not work! Geez 10 full days in Saskatoon in 2009 and we did not have near as many tech difficulties as this!
8:50pm finally got on, just paid as the code they gave me still did not work but many thanks for trying.
Surprised to see CZ bouncing back and threatening USA!
 9:08pm and watching the live stream game Philippines vs Mexico
not a bad video picture but so far seems just one camera angle, fish bowl view from behind the plate
and audio has improved slightly. Not a lot of info from the PA announcer and its not loud and clear at all.
At least the view is familiar, right behind the blue, where I sat for ten days in 2009 in Saskatoon.
Picture is pretty clear. PA is just an echo at the moment.
 11:10pm and we have extra innings, Mexico tied up with Philippines in 8th inning. Not what Canadians were lookg for as this will likely delay the scheduled start of the #BigGame at 1:30am EST with Black Sox.
Nice to see another camera angle. Now looking out from 3b side. Now if only we had an announcer who was not mumbling and an echo chamber.
 11:25pm and Mexico come back and win a hard fought battle of the Blue Boys from Philippines. Next up, South Africa vs Australia, likely to start about 11:35 says the optimist who thinks the Canada vs NZ game is late enough as it is.
At the moment a pretty good video picture but major problems hearing the PA announcer. Bring back Mark Sorenson!
 11:40pm and some announcements before the game. Sounds as if the PA guy has a good voice but his location vs the mic is bad so sounds like he is down at the bottom of a well. Auckland PLEASE fix the audio!
Blue on the field to meet the managers. Let's Play Ball!
 12:26am and Oz lead RSA 4-1. Surprised the Ozzies in the crowd are so quiet. In Saskatoon they rocked the house with their Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie, Oye Oye Oye!
Unless we get a mercy, no way Canda will start on time tonight.
 1:08am and for a few wonderful minutes there we had two very clear speaking announcers! Clear as a bell but then they climbed back down the well and all we hear is a mumbling echo. PLEASE, somone at the park tell these hard working guys to situate themselves so that we can hear them more clearly!
7-1 for OZ T5. I would not mind a mercy, with apologies to RSA.
 1:26am and game over, 9-1 mercy. I know a few Canadians who are thankful for this. Rake the field and bring on the #BigGame with Canada vs NZ Black Sox, the undefeated teams in this pool Foollow on streaming live or follow us on Twitter!
 1:38am EST and almost ready for the undefeated Canadians to play the Kiwis. What would it take for somone to get a ladder so the two announcers could climb out of the well so we can lose the echo and move them closer to the mic? Come on Auckland, the whole world is (trying) listening - or at least all of Newfoundland!
 1:45am EST and some introductions of former greats from 1976 and as you can guess, clear as a bell! They let the announcer out of the well long enough to make these intros. Be nice if he could hold that spot for this game. Both announcers at the moment are loud and clear and good voices too!
 2am EST and the first pitch by NZ is the dreaded DIP already! Can still hear the announcers fairly clearly, looks like they got out of the well on parole.
 2:27am and for this game I have two computers going but marvel at the speed with which our good friend Kyle Smith @PlayByPlay21 is pumping out the Tweets!
 3:50am, Rats, both Kyle's Twitter account and mine reached daily limit. Kyle is posting now to Facebook as ISC East.
 Laulu going to PH for #PS1 - brand new ballgame - tied 4-4 going to T6 3:54am
 5:20am EST and Canada win it 9-7 in 8 innings! #BigGame was a #GreatGame!
Canada still undefated.
5:25am - night all, thanks for following.
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