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Nov. 19, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: Phoenix Just got back from Phoenix and just from what I saw at Desert West it was the Reebok and Ultra
Nov. 19, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Update from USSSA National Convention As I was informed on friday night USSSA Senior rules as outlined above are amendable and may changed. What those changes will be is not known at this time. As soon as I get information I will post. To addrees the question if there are USSSA Senior softball tournaments the answer is yes--there were world tournaments. They used to have a USSSSA East world tourney and a USSSSA West world tourney. This year one was scheduled to be played in Glen Burnie, Maryland but was cancelled due to lack of entries.
Nov. 14, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Update from USSSA National Convention Interesting and informative responses! The jist I get it most of you are at least accepting of having a screen. I'm not certain if these rules are amendable or not but given these new rules (all other rules are the similar as SSUSA--5 runs an inning plus open inning, different hr's for each level, etc) would your team play in a USSSA Senior World Series?
Nov. 14, 2012 stick8	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You Make the Call Audieh there 2 umpires doing the game? If yes that should be the base umpires call. Did anyone ask him for help from the home plate umpire? Going strictly by how the play was described it's hard to believe they would miss that.
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You Make the Call slyone25 the original post did not indicate a runner was on first. I'm not sure what you mean by the runner on first advances to second but that runner is not automatically granted second base. The play should still be live so he likely ran to second without drawing a throw. And since the batter runner was out at first that took away the force at second, thus the base runner can go back to first if he chooses to.
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You Make the Call PlanoPlayer you are correct on that rule. Not being there to see this play unfold and just going by how the play was described I suspect the batter-runner stopped running because he thought it was a foul ball. Just a semi-educated guess.
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: OpenGate I hear ya wagon. I'm reasonably certain the rule for this is pretty much the same across the spectrum. But if not I will eat crow--and that wouldn't be the first time lol
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You Make the Call Unless by "out of bounds" you mean the ball went out of play, I have the batter runner out at first. If the ball went out of play (i.e. into the dugout, thru an open gate or under a fence) then I have a dead ball, batter runner advances to second
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Update from USSSA National Convention Just hung up with my UIC who's at the USSSA National Convention. In an effort to be more involved with senior softball & attract more senior teams to play USSSSA senior tournaments USSSA has implemented the following for 2013: 1)all senior bats will be legal 2)all games will have a MANDATORY pitching screen in use at all times and it will be MANDATORY for pitchers to wear a face mask or cage while pitching. --ball hits the screen--dead ball out runners do not advance --pitchers can be fielders --as of yet nothing has been determined if teams or USSSA provides the pitching screens and masks Personally I have some reservations about #2. Feel free to tell us what you think. Thank you in advance!
Nov. 13, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: OpenGate USSSA rule is runners advance two bases from the time of the throw, no exceptions.
Nov. 12, 2012 stick8	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Why so few AA teams Gary whoever end up winning the AA world or national tournament it's a great accomplishment as jsherran elludes to. It's tough to win at any level. The issue that irks me are those teams that somehow try to skirt or get around the rules to stay at the same level the following year. If you win a world tournament move up to the next level next season!!
Nov. 12, 2012 stick8	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: QUESTION FOR UMPIRES As long as both feet are in play I have an out. An analogy would be an NFL wide receiver keeping both feet inbounds while making a catch along the sideline or end zone.
Nov. 9, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats I will say it's not the best rule Gary because it doesn't really stop players from shaving their bats. The intent of the rule is to make players aware that if they blow up the middle and drill the pitcher their bat will be taken to be tested. The interesting thing is if a players bat doesn't pass the test they get 2 choices. 1)if they elect to take their bat back they are automatically suspended for one year or 2)they can give the bat up and continue playing. That being said the easy way around the rule is don't hit the middle! And that is one of the main reasons why USSSA is coming out with a new bat standard.
Nov. 9, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats That's just it Mad Dog. The conference has a system to deal with shaved bats or hot bats that may not be shaved. From my vantage point it works pretty well. I understand that leagues and other tournaments don't have a process like that. Before each teams first game in a NIT we inspect their bats. There's no way we can tell if their shaved, rolled or altered in any way or not. We look for cracks, dents and make sure the USSSA approved 1.20 stamp is readable. That's why we put in a rule if the pitchers gets drilled without being able to react quick enough (umpire judgement) the bat is taken to get tested. Hopefully the USSSA new bat standards will eliminate the need for bat checking or compression testing. Their convention is next week so more info should be known after.
Nov. 7, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats Well said titanhd. What you stated applies mostly to bats that are a few years old--the old Easton Synergy, Miken freaks, freak pluses, the old Worth Jeff Hall models to name a few. These bats are so well broken and fail the test due to the amount of swings on them.
Nov. 7, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats Mad Dog every bat you see in the plastic container at a USSSA Conference tournament has passed the compression test that is administered before each tournament. if a team plays 6 conference tournaments their bats will be tested 6 times.
Nov. 7, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats Mad Dog I understand and admire your passion on this and trust me it's a passion I share with you. When I ump USSSA conference tournaments they check bats differently. Every bat is compression tested on site before the teams play. If they pass the test the bat is put into a plastic container and marked with the team name and how many bats they have. When the team plays the containers are on the field next to their respective dugouts. Players can only use bats from that container and when their turn at bat is completed the bat goes back into the container. When teams are not playing or are done for the day the container is locked in a storage facility until they play again. As umpires we have to make sure teams have the same amount of bats in the container before and after each turn at bat. Most all the players and teams I've umped are pretty good about this but there are a few select jerks who try to sneak in a bat that probably didn't pass the test.
Nov. 4, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats Mad Dog in a weird way that rep is correct, it's really a problem for the associations. All the bat reps do is try to push their bats--those that produce the bats comply to the standards each association sets. As I stated above USSSA is adopting new bat standards to combat the shaved bat issue. Hopefully it will help solve the issue. I'm not certain if the other associations are doing this or not but if bat companies decide not to produce new bats with new USSSA standards they are losing out on a lions share of business!! I cannot imagine any bat company not complying.
Nov. 4, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats That's true Gary. If one uses a cheater bat it would be easy for them to figure out not to hit the middle. The USSSA national convention is coming up in 2 weeks and as I understand it a new bat standard is coming out which from what I'm told will make bats that have been tampered with very easy to detect.
Nov. 3, 2012 stick8	Topic: Bats Discussion: cheater bats As a player all you can do is make the umpires, league director or supervisor at least aware of what you suspect. After that it's up to them to enforce any rule(s) they may have regarding bats. In our leagues if a pitcher gets drilled without being able to get out of the way or not being able to make a play we automatically take the bat and give it a compression test.

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