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| Feb. 13, 2013 glovedad | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WORST OUTFIELDER-In Your Opinion I know this poem is long, hopefully it is ok for the board. I wrote it awhile back and this thred reminded me of it, so here it is. OUTFIELDER’S LAMENT Oh dear…!!! My fault My bad That was a ball I maybe shoulda’… Kinda coulda’… Probably woulda’ …had. If only….well…you know….. We had a lot Of rain today. I did not think We would even play. My team was short And I was late. There was a batter At the plate I will not make An excuse. But I had no time To get loose. Where I was standing Was soaking wet And our pitcher pitched Before I was set The outfield grass Had not been cut. I nearly fell On my you-know-what. \ I am not sure Where this fits in. But our shortstop did Move me in. That ball was by me In nothing flat He must have used An illegal bat There was a crosswind blowing So there was no way Of anyone knowing Where the heck the ball was going. When I reached The warning track. I think I tweaked My lower back. I know I heard Someone shout. “There’s the fence, So watch out.” I cannot tell You a lie. I think the sun Got in my eye. I also had To turn and run And I lost the ball In the sun. It was bouncing Up and down. And somehow I Got turned around. There were no clouds And the sky was high I pulled a muscle In my thigh I am not trying To beat the rap But that ball was hit Right in the gap. And I heard Willie Say-Hey I got it. Else I’m sure I Woulda’ caught it. I know there is No I in me. What matters most Is team chemistry. So never make An alibi Is the motto I live by. Oh, the wind, and the rain And the warning track The sun, the sky And my sore ole’ back. Our pitcher, our shortstop And my outfield mate The fence, the grass And me getting there late Were it not for a few Little things like this That’s a ball I’d never miss. |
| Feb. 12, 2013 glovedad | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WORST OUTFIELDER-In Your Opinion excellent names, I think we have an all star team. |
| Feb. 12, 2013 glovedad | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WORST OUTFIELDER-In Your Opinion Chain link Charlie, parked at 299.99' from home plate was another Hall of Famer. Nobody burned Chain link Charlie and he held most singles to a double or triple. |
| Feb. 12, 2013 glovedad | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WORST OUTFIELDER-In Your Opinion I told Jimmy that if he called it, he had to take it. He thought I was being a little uptight. It cramped his style he said. |
| Feb. 12, 2013 glovedad | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WORST OUTFIELDER-In Your Opinion Jimmy "Mine-Mine-Yours" should be in the running. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter Dang! I will blame the duplicate post on taits. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter Thanks guys for the ideas. Went to the meeting tonight and the decision was to have the runner be 6 feet behind home plate and against the backstop. We will mark a line on the backboard/sideboard and the runner needs have contact with it. I agree that the spirit of this rule is to honor some of our senior players who continue to play despite having age/injury related conditions that prevent them from being able to run. We have a wonderful gentleman in our league who has continued to play despite having MS. Even if he gets a clean hit to the outfield, there was still the potential for him to be thrown out at 1st base. That is just not right. At our age, in a city league, it just is not that important. I realize tournaments are a different situation;however what I am surprised about is that there does not seem to be a clear Senior Softball rule about where the substitute runner should stand. The committment line is (I think) 20' from the scoring plate. That is definite. I had thought there would be a definite rule/measurement about the substitute runner. I know there use them at St. George, I have not paid close enough attention to remember exactly where they stand. Anyway, thanks again, I appreciate the feedback, it really did help. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter Thanks.. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter That makes more sense. After having only 1 substitute runner thrown out all season, we knew it wasn't right. Do you chalk a line or have a specific measurement that meets Senor Softball guidelines? I will do more research on it, I just know there is lots of knowledge on the message board and so I came here first. Thanks for your help. |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter What I am looking for is information about where the starting line is for the substitute runner? Thanks |
| Feb. 11, 2013 glovedad | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Substitute runner for the batter Last year, our Senior league in Missoula MT opted to use the substitute runner from the home plate area for a batter who was injured/unable to run. Everyone agreed on the spirit of the rule, that in special circumstances, given our ages and available players, we may have an injury that allows us to hit, but not to run. The problem was that only one substitute runner was thrown out at 1st base the entire season, which led us to think, we either did not have the starting point for the substitute runner in the correct place, or the runners were leaving early? Our starting point was even with home plate and the third base line. Can you guys help me with this? We have a coaches meeting tonight and one of the topics will be, where to start the substitute runner from. Thanks for any help with this. |
