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bernie white
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| Nov. 12, 2012 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why so few AA teams It is my understanding that all teams when new are rated AAA. So in order to become a AA team, you must have shown, in at least three tournaments, your inability to compete at the AAA level. You have had to take your lumps so to say in order to play AA. Funny though that there are very few AA teams at 50 or 55 in the northeast or mid-atlantic perhaps because most tournament teams are very competative. |
| Oct. 23, 2012 bernie | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Player wants to play in Tournaments (will Travel) Give me a call at (570) 236-3319 Today. I have a newer 50 team you can play for. I need you to contact me about your info. |
| Oct. 5, 2012 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: USSSA Glen Burnie, Md. Tried to contact Bob Holland numberous times since Ocean City tourney on Labor Day. Finally got the skinny. It is a standard USSSA tournament just with age restrictions. Usual pitching antics and low arc are the norm. None of the senior rules you have come to be familiar with will be used. I think Bob is out of touch with the senior game as we know it. In spite of both Glen Burnie Md and Cape May NJ being the same distance from our area, we will choose Cape May that weekend just because we would prefer to use senior equipment and get a good look at our new guys using it. |
| Aug. 24, 2012 bernie | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Eastern PA 50 AAA team seeks players Give me a shout by email Joe...Include your phone number so we can talk. |
| July 13, 2012 bernie | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Eastern PA 50 AAA team seeks players We have a newer 50+ AAA team out of eastern PA looking for players preferably closer to age 50 to increase tournament play. Existing base of eight 50+ players would like to add 5-6 men looking to play a 2-3 weekends a month. Please reply to rhblues1@yahoo.com with your info and we will contact you. |
| April 8, 2012 bernie | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: City of Wilkes Barre PA Summer Classic , Bigger and Better The City of Wilkes Barre Summer Classic is gearing up for the second year now event with expanded facilities and new partners, the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Down Raceway and Gus Gennetti's Best Western in Downtown Wilkes Barre, both close to the action on the fields. Wilkes Barre is located in Northeast PA less than two hours from New York City, Philadelphia Harrisburg and Syracuse, and less than three hours from Hartford, Baltimore and Washington DC. The dates are June 28th thru July 1, 2012 with 65 and 70 teams playing Thursday/Friday and the 50, 55 and 60's playing on Saturday/Sunday. The entrance fee is $400.00 but that includes eight game balls and a great place to spend a weekend. Contact Bernie White at rhblues1@yahoo.com or call 570-236-3319 for all the info. Hope to see you all there. |
| April 8, 2012 bernie | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 1st State Spring Classic. Roadhouse Blues is in as 55 AAA. Need Joe to answer email. |
| March 12, 2012 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: New player in town as it were. The ISSA is based out of Manassas VA. run by R.B. Thomas and his family. Events are usually run smoothly but the format is only two play-in games and then double elimination for about the same money as SPA and SSWC. They are associated with the ISF and RB holds a tournament in VA in June for the International Title. They were staunch ASA supporters of ASA and its equipment for years although RB was instrumental in getting ASA to legalize senior bats after he was the next to last Ass'n to do sobecause the teams stopped coming to his events. They are making a strong push to try to dominate the southeast with few marketing incentives like play three get the fourth free...and have made inroads into PA and OH. They do use the best ball in Senior Softball today, the A>D Starr Tattoo which is exactly like the original Trump Evil ballfrom 2008-09. They need is playing in 100% humidity and 100 Degree temps in the SE in June thru September. Hope that clears it up. |
| Nov. 5, 2011 bernie | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: FT MYERS Ken: Give me a call (570) 236-3319 |
| Nov. 5, 2011 bernie | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: 50AAA teams going to Ft Myers Ken: Give me a call...570-236-3319 |
| Nov. 1, 2011 bernie | Topic: Bats Discussion: new ASA rules Senior bats for the Senior(50+)divisions have not yet been approved for ASA. There is a code change that has to be voted on and approved at the ASA National Convention next week and needs to be approved by a majority of voting members before that happens. One of the biggest supporters now of the proposal is RB Thomas from the ISF/ISSA, an allied partner with ASA. In the ASA family, many opinions surrounding senior bats have changed significantly over the past three years, including his, when players stopped supporting the tournaments with ASA bats. It will be a battle between those who think ASA sets the standard for the game as a whole and those who want to promote the senior game...The outcome of the vote is up in the air for sure since the senior program is but a tiny part of ASA as a whole. Hope this clears it up. |
| Oct. 9, 2011 bernie | Topic: Bats Discussion: Red Combat Ron: E-mail me at rhblues1@yahoo.com. I have a good clean red combat with probably 100-125 swings on it. It has a new miken leather grip. I will let it go for $125.00 shipped to you. |
| Oct. 6, 2011 bernie | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: area we live E-mail me. lets talk. rhblues1@yahoo.com |
| Sept. 26, 2011 bernie | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: 55 and over tournaments What part of PA are you from? Respond at rhblues1@yahoo.com |
| March 17, 2011 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: rec tourney's email Mad Dog; Find my e-mail adderss as the Pennsylvania Director under Links/SSUSA staff/ Northeast region, PA Director. Shoot me an e-mail and we can discuss it personally...OK? |
| March 15, 2011 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: rec tourney's email In texas, there must be alot of tournaments. In the Northeast, season is mush shorter. Begins May 1. Tournaments up here are $275.00 to $300.00 for double elimination. We offer teams a five game guarantee. Each game requires an umpire or two, balls, scorecards, labor to groom and line the fields. SSWC only makes up in registering teams to compete so covered by insurance...I wish I lived in Texas so I could get out of the cages and play but you play the cards you're dealt when you live in a cold climate. |
| March 15, 2011 bernie | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: rec tourney's email because there are so many qualifiers already, rec tournaments serve to play the game without stretching the SSUSA staff to cover them. They also work to get teams not already involved the chance to play locally and find out what the game is all about. As for fees, How about insurance as just one part if it...Then there is field cost, balls, umpires, sanction fees for those not registered and probably finding a place to have the pre tournament meetings...Do you also think that people shoild hold these tournaments just to break even? It is hard to imagine the scenario that each event brings to the table just to get it off the ground...We should support these tournaments because they support our game... |
| March 9, 2011 bernie | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Class A Player, looking for team near or around Allentown/Bethlehem, Pa area PMJ..Give me a shout at rhblues1@yahoo.com. We play in a local 50+ league, 10-12 tournaments a year, and have a few of the guys from harrisburg area playing w/ us on weekends...we play at a higher level than other team here in PA...drop me a line |
| Jan. 29, 2011 bernie | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Trying to Play 55+ Problem solved...Thanks Rick |
| Jan. 22, 2011 bernie | Topic: Bats Discussion: Looking to buy MM Combats or the gary anancoda senior bat BigDog...I'll send you a sheet of bats I have for sale...let me know if interested by reply. |
