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Michael Adair

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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Men's 60

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April 1, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW COMBAT DIRTY Webbie, lets talk about the balanced 30. See you in Vegas. Ed hitting the Dirty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__yw5T6f764&list=UUPdCIAZwXZbb19eTpQ1JBeQ&index=4 Easter Bunny Working it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUPdCIAZwXZbb19eTpQ1JBeQ 033113
March 27, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NEW COMBAT DIRTY I know this thread kind of got off target and considering the size of some these guys, that is hard to do, present company included..... First of all if you are happy with your bat don't switch, I swing Reebok and I am very happy with it. Mike asked me to test The Dirty and I have no problem voicing my opinion. I have had the opportunity to swing 3 different bats, 27oz, 28oz, and 30oz. All three were game ready within 15-20 swings. My longest shots were with the 30oz, but at my age it was just a little too much bat. They don't make a 29oz, so I bought a 28oz. IMO Grip - for me it is a great balance between thickness and texture. Like it better than Reebok. Advantage Dirty Graphics - Interesting, not as boring as the Miken and seems to hold up better than the Reebok. Advantage Dirty Swing Weight - the fully loaded appears to be 12 3/4 - 13" from the end cap. Weighted similar to the Reebok EL - Advantage - PUSH Flex - Dirty does not flex as much as the Reebok. It is not as stiff as the Centurian, somewhere in between. Sweet Spot - I don't know, I hit too many on the handle or end cap to know that. IMO because of the bat being a somewhat thicker toward the handle and a litter stiffer than the Reebok, for me the sweet spot seems to be larger. Advantage Dirty Durability - Not enough swings to determine. I don't usually break bats so I am not the guy to have an opinion on this. I still have my original Reebok I bought from Hollis and another from Arnie - Rated Athletics. Distance - to me more important than distance is the speed of the ball off the bat. Ball jumps off both bats. I did not hit any 400' shots, but I did hit a number of 325-350. The ones that did not get out, got out to the fielders in a hurry. Advantage - PUSH Ball Movement - I hit more knuckle balls with the Dirty than with the Reebok. Not an engineer, but that might have to do with the Reebok being more flexible. Personally, I like the outfielders squealing like teenage girls when it starts dancing.... I do not sell bats nor was I given any bats to keep. I spent my money on The Dirty. Our team hats have team combat on them, but we are not obligated to swing their bats. I have tested other bats not yet on the market. If and when they are on the market, I will be glad to express my opinion...for what it is worth.no pun intended.
March 25, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: What is 400 feet.... WEBBIE,keep kissing Steve's butt and Patti won't get within a 100' of you.
March 23, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Please send you thoughts and prayers... for the RUDY FLORES FAMILY... I hit with Rudy last Sunday. Rudy was a great teammate and will be missed. Great guy to have in the dugout and dependable as they come. He always called me "situation" because I always had situation bats in my bag, base hit, HR...Bombs...man I am going to miss him. Two world championships with him in the 40s - Sun Devils. Runner up in Vegas last year with NCI. Mike Adair
March 21, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: What is 400 feet.... Webbie, I thought the only distance you cared about was how far the resturants with the best prime rim was from the ballfield or hotel. Seriously though, 400' is a long ways, there are balls that go that far, but I believe the majority of the HRs at the 60 Major+ level are bewteeen 315-350 range. Stealing this from Steele's. There are two kinds of HRs marked in the book. HR and OM....Home Run and OH MY...OMs are show stoppers.
March 19, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Catcher's verbal interference As long as the catcher is not yelling then I don't care. The ones that bother me are when the umpire and the catcher are carrying on a conversation. I usually step out of the box and just look at them. Being a smart a$$, I tell them to let me know when they are done so I can hit a HR, because I did not want them to miss it. Usually, it gets a laugh or something else, either way it tends to work.
March 13, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: Gods Sports Company FACTS Any bat any company. Until I see it on the shelf with the Stamp then it is a non-issue. I know and have played on teams with Steve(GSC). He has asked me to hit the bat, but it has never worked out due to scheduling. Personally, I would love to see this bat on the shelf. If it performs, is cost effective, and is difficult to alter, it is good news for everyone. It will change the paradigm regarding senior bats. That said, until any bat is on the shelf and approved, it is a non issue.
March 13, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bat/ball combos of yesteryear All I remember for sure was the umpire had to be 6'7" and had a tude. I remember the rain. Could not believe we kept playing.
March 13, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bat/ball combos of yesteryear 1989....first AA World ever played. It's on a baseball field in cocoa Florida....temp fences at 325.....our team comes in fourth....five games played...home run leader on our team....four home runs. Our elimination game score 8-7 Hot HUMID...Game against GA,my previous team before moving to CA. I asked the Ump if we had used up all of the HR hitters he said we had one left. I hit a HR and it was an out we had already hit 7 HRs with 5 other hitters. I think we hit 9 consecutive balls at the 2nd baseman. 1991 ASA Super...our team plays Riches superior....little rock ak...baseball field....temp fence left center to right center...330...... We win....10-7? One home run hit in game...our player Dave Feather Yeah but in the next game we played a ball was hit to right center, 385' 6 panels up. The only question was whether or not it was going to hit on the freeway. Arkansas was hard to hit for anyone that weekend.
March 12, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: COMBAT BANKRUPTCY GM: repaid $23.1 billion of the $49.5 billion it got from the U.S. Treasury, including all of its outstanding loans. But Treasury still owns 500 million shares, or 32%, of GM stock. To recoup its full investment, GM stock needs to hit $52.80 per share. It’s currently trading around $21. Chrysler: repaid $9.2 billion, fulfilling its debt obligations to the U.S. and Canadian governments, and is now owned by Italian automaker Fiat (58.5%) and a health care trust for UAW retirees (41.5%). Overall, taxpayers lost $1.3 billion on the Chrysler bailout. Ford: used its $5.9 billion loan to convert two truck plants to small-car production and to develop more fuel-efficient vehicles like the Ford Focus EV and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, on sale this fall. Loan repayments start in September. Ford says it will spend $14 billion over the next seven years on advanced-technology vehicles. We can argue all day long, but just from dollars and sense, there was nothing profitable to the US Taxpayers about the bailout.
March 12, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: COMBAT BANKRUPTCY I think USMC was indicating the Ford did not restructure through the BK system and or take Bail out money from the Govt.
March 11, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: Monsta Athletics Senior Bats In my opinion - There are generic comments and not specifically related to any current or future bat. Remember this is a business. It you are comfortable with what you are swinging, don't change. Claim - Individuals hitting a ball 400'. That is a long way. When I test a bat, I get my trusty roller out and mark off 300' - 325' - 350' anything beyond that is gravy. Unless I marked it off you won't hear me say that ball went X feet. I also use Google distance calculator and that is really accurate. Claim - Prototypes are just that until it has met the standards set forth by the organizations. Till then, it is just fun stuff - if it has an approved stamp on it - then it is states not to exceed 1.21. No matter what, stamp or not, if it does not perform then nobody will buy it. Claim - If a bat is manufactured with a one year warranty then a couple of conditions must exist for the bat to be profitable. Durability and performance. If the bat lasts less than 2,000 swings then there will be a 90 - 100% return rate. That means the bat probably will be priced in the $325 -$400 range minimum. I have no inside information, but I would expect there is a 100% mark up from manufacturer to the retailer and a 35-40% markup from the retailer to the consumer. Therefore cost to produce $65-75 - cost to retailer $135-150 - cost to consumer $200. One year warranty adds 75% to cost. Again, just my opinion. Personal preference is the deciding factor on your bat of choice. I have a teammate who loves the Ambush, not my cup of tea, swings to light and he swings a 30oz. Others swear by Reebok, my bat of choice today, couple of others Miken, and 2 that are salivating for the stamped Dirty to be available. Bottom-line - If you are spending your money for a bat, then buy something that you feel comfortable with in the box. Freedom of choice is what it is all about. Just be glad we have so many available options, because based on the number of viable bats on the market and the finite number of senior players, I feel somebody is going to bow out of the senior market within 18 months. More power to those willing to invest their time, money and effort into producing a product.
March 11, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Memories From Yesterdays Gone By Sam is not embellishing the story in the least. He was a tough little shit when he was young and still plays with the Sam attitude. Brother, I did know Dad did that. What was irritating was that when I was your age, he did not want me to play sports at all. He mellowed a lot by the time you came along and even then you thought he was a hard ass. He loved your Mom a great deal and he was happy in his later years. Alright, now I am misting up.
March 7, 2013 softball4b	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Swing analysis Kennard, you know what best works for you and for most everyone else. QUIT thinking and just hit. Thinking too much gets most of us in trouble.
March 3, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: Hitting THE DIRTY For those of you that have less than stellar batting practice pitchers, invest $190 bucks and get a louisville blue flame. This pitching machine ios spring operated and will throw between 10-11' at 50-55 feet. The only time balls change distance is related to theior weight and direction when the legs move some. I got it so I would not have to hit off of Bob "legend" Castro, Lord knows he needs helping pitching.
March 3, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: Hitting THE DIRTY Ed Jones and I got to swing THE DIRTY. The bat was too light for he or I. It was a 28 oz balanced and we were hitting 44/375 Thrump and Evil balls. There are 4 videos at the website listed below. There must have been something wrong with the camera because I think it added about a 100 lbs to my image instead of ten. Seriously though, I am a Reebok guy. I have had some very good success with both distance and durability with my bats. I won't even touch a Miken. THE DIRTY seems to be a very good bat. We took about 250 swings overall and the bat performed, end of story. Is it better than the Reebok, I don't know yet. I like the way it looks and I would have no problem swinging it in a game. Especially since it wasn't a weight or balance that I usually swing. If you are happy with what you are swinging, my suggestion is don't switch. Otherwise this bat deserves a look. I don't sell bats, I hit them. Contact Kelly Sports for any questions you may have. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUPdCIAZwXZbb19eTpQ1JBeQ Mike Adair #35 Joe Brown AllStars 60 Major Plus
Feb. 25, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: Monsta Athletics Senior Bats Monsta - I do not know anyone that works for this company. I do know players that are on a team sponsored by them, I have seen their bats at the tourneys. I cannot speak as to the effectiveness of the bat, but it is available. To the best of my knowledge most if not all of the Senior Bat (shells) are produced outside of the US.
Feb. 22, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: new bats I think Webbie figured out how to reduce his cost per year. He kept walking around and asking players if their bag was too heavy and if they wanted to get rid of a bat or too. Not sure how effective he is going to be with the Easton Hammer and the Louisville Thumper.
Feb. 19, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: The Dirty Lou50, I would call Kellysultimatesports and ask them when you could expect the bat. It is my understanding they go into production on Wed, but I am not in the loop. All I know is that Mike would not have let me post on the board if it was not ready to go.
Feb. 19, 2013 softball4b	Topic: Bats Discussion: The Dirty Thrump Stote 44/375. Bat comes balanced and end loaded. This was a 27oz balance, it felt balanced but did not feel light if I am making myself clear. To give you an example, IMO a 27oz Ambush swings light this bat felt like a true 27oz. I can only give you my impression, I do not know the specifics on the bat per se. You should send an email to Kellysultimatesports for more information. I do not sell bats, I only swing em.

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