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| Oct. 9, 2006 RB Thomas, Jr. | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Need for an arbitration committee? Einstein, you state "you disallowed" in discussing doc Demarco. Come on, I did not disallow anyone nor could I? NSCSA officials apparently prohibited him from playing in the World Series at PS. I do know that no less than three teams questioned how he could play given the fact that NSCSA does not even have a "snowbird" provision in their code. NSCSA officials were aware that the player was not allowed to play in SPA as a snowbird on a CA team and that his snowbird status was challenged in Seattle in the sswc. He apparently could not convince the tournament officials that his permanent residence was in CA. I am not aware of the details surrounding his participation in an earlier Spring qualifier and can only assume that he was allowed to play since he had obtained a SSWS ID card in 2005 claiming CA as his permanent residence. |
| Oct. 6, 2006 RB Thomas, Jr. | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Need for an arbitration committee? To conclude. Ralph Godwin is one of the premier hitters in our sport. He has played for our team since 1994 and is admired and respected by those senior players who have ever met him. He hits with power and more often than not he leads our team in home runs. On Labor Day weekend he won the ASA award for Most Home Runs hitting 4 out in 5 games. At PS he hit 9 out in ten games. Let's end this by remembering Ralph Godwin for his MVP role in leading Thomas Engineering to the 2006 World Series Championship in the 60 M+ division. In two games against the Old A's he hit three home runs as Thomas came through the losers bracket with 5 wins (last two over the A's) to claim the championship. RB Thomas, Jr, Manager |
| Oct. 6, 2006 RB Thomas, Jr. | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Need for an arbitration committee? Failed again. This time I will try shorter multiple messages. The incident at PS has generated a lot of commentary but is void of facts. As manager of the Thomas Engineering team I present you with some facts in this regard: 1. The catcher for the Old A's questioned Ralph's bat and gave it to the umpire. The game official examined the bat then gave it directly to the tournament officials for their inspection. They did not find any indication that the bat was altered in any way. 2. Ralph's bat was a Miken Freak and approved for use in the tournament (had the ASA Certification mark) and was on the ASA approved bat list. 3. Ralph's bat had a balance point that was in conformance with the Altered Bat Catalog prepared by the Senior Summit for a legal Miken Freak. 4. The bat's balance point is exactly the same as a Miken Freak that I sent to Miken Sports for their evaluation (from the ISF tournament) and it was returned as legal. 5. Some Old A's players were later overheard saying they just wanted to break our momentum. 6. The Old A's have a history of protesting Ralph Godwin when losing in tournaments where Doc Demarco was not allowed to play because of residency issues. RB Thomas, Jr. Thomas Engineering Manager |
| Oct. 6, 2006 RB Thomas, Jr. | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Need for an arbitration committee? Have tried twice to set the record straight regarding this incident at Palm Springs. Messages have never posted? This is a test. RB |
