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Men's 60

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Jan. 17, 2012 Duke	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SCSST/SSUSA Tournament Results Donnie, Thanks for a fun tournament and it was well run. The umps were all good at my games and fun to joke around with too. Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 17, 2012 Duke	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Mike Phillips looking for a team Bomber#7, Year 2 did not have a change of rules, but a change to Mike's personal situation, because of his change in his age bracket by qualifying for the 65's. Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 17, 2012 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: We are all friends! Tate22, Don, thanks for taking the time to say hi at the last tournament. It was good to see you out there. I talked to many other guys that I have met over the years. It was great to talk and joke around with all of you guys. Have a great year my friends and stay healthy! Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 17, 2012 Duke	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Mike Phillips looking for a team Bomber#7, Under the rules that you are correct about, Mike would have been considered a 60 Major Plus player the first year. but not the second year. In the second year, he is considered a 65 Major Plus player, because he is so OLD. LOL! In his first year year after winning the Worlds, he could play in all of the divisions above, except 60 AAA. The second year, he can play on a 60 AAA team, but will be considered an impact player for that team. In conjuction with that, he is not considered an impact player for a 60 Major team in his second year. We had 3 players in that same situation. Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 16, 2012 Duke	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Mike Phillips looking for a team Hey Mike, Good to see you looking to get back into tournaments. One of the all time nice guys and team mates and very good player. Let me know what team you end up on. Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 13, 2012 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Impact players Hey John, Glad to hear that you will be playing again. The only list our guys made was the injured reserve list. LOL! No one knows who we are, except that we won the Phoenix Worlds somehow a while back. Hope to see you out there this spring and summer, if it all works out that way. I play my last tournament this weekend, then off to hibernation for 3 months. Take care, Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 12, 2012 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Moving On Up 2 jrhunch, You are correct, that they deserve a reply. After being bumped up a few times and being the manager and/or coach for my teams, SSUSA always sends either a letter, an email, and/or a call to the manager. Just because SSUSA did not reply here on the message board, does not mean they did not get a reply. Somebody on that team received a reply. I do not think, but could be wrong, that Fangrabbers is disputing their rating, but more that Norcal Reds wasn't moved up as well. A discussion over the phone would be adequate to discuss that issue. BTW, the 2 games that I watched them play, I was eating lunch 30-40 feet past the OF fence, and I had to move, because the balls were flying out quite often and hit the table that I was sitting at. I will say that you are correct, that 1-2 games does not determine what a team's rating should be. Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 12, 2012 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Impact players Hey John Sadler, I did not see your name on the list either. I looked all over the 70 and older names twice. LOL! Andy Smith, 55 Major
Jan. 12, 2012 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Moving On Up 2 Dillon1, Sometimes the answer to your question is no answer. I won't go into the boring details how 2 of my previous teams were moved up for winning absolutely nothing, except small 3-5 team tournaments occasionally(and several teams in a lower classification), and other teams won all the rings that we should have had an opportunity to win. If you have not figured it out yet, approximately 80%-85% are rated correctly. Approximately 10% are rated incorrectly, and there is no perfect world or situation here. Then you have the 10% or so, that are favored, pay and play a lot of SSUSA tournaments, and then you have ownership priorities. I do sympathize with you about playing Major Plus, and only because you are correct, that there are not many to teams to play in that category. You cannot fight city hall(ownership), so you have to take another approach. I have seen your team play, and they appear to be Major Plus caliber from watching a couple of games at a tournament, regardless of the incorrectness of not moving the Norcal Reds up or not. Whether I understand why SSUSA does whatever they do(and I do!!), nothing is going to change. With all due respect to SSUSA, they do run and have the best attendence at softball tournaments, despite the increase in everything this year. Not meaning to sound cold or harse, but some of your options might be: 1) stack your team, 2) take your business elsewhere, or 3) disband and start over. I have done it all, and happy to pay the lower fees. Just my opinions and hope your team has a fun season, despite all of this. Andy Smith 55 Major
Dec. 15, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: JAN. 2012 HELP Dantheman, I would not do that to anyone anyway. If we play in Marv's tournament, not an issue. If we play in SSUSA's tournament, then I would enter as an "exhibition team", then it would not be an issue either. FYI, unless a AAA team had too many Major players on their team already, it should not be a problem to play with a AAA after playing on a Major team, unless the team they came from did not give them a release. Most likely, I will not have a team for this upcoming season. 3 of the 4 players that we got for January, said they would play for us, but since their prior teams are in the tournament, they all backed off. We will probably shelf this till after the winter and possibly till after October 2012. Sorry, but you cannot play ball with only 5 players committed. Marv, Thanks, I have Jerry's number now and your's. Have a nice tournament guys! BTW guys, there is sure a lot of confusion as to what teams are going to which tournament. I just received an email from a player, with the list of teams going to SSUSA, and I thought some of those teams were going to Marv's. Hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Andy Smith, 55 Major
Dec. 13, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: JAN. 2012 HELP Crusadervb, Marv, and Jerry, I guess that Marv did not state which weekend Jerry was going to contact me. No need to contact me any more. The 2 55 players that I tried to get are playing the following weekend, and did not want to play 2 weekends in a row. We will not be entering as an exhibition team now. On the bright side of things, we are still trying to get some 60 players, but they will not all be Major Plus players. We are trying to get a Major Plus player, a Major player and a couple of AAA players to help us out, so we can get our butts out there and play. Although we will not have what I believe to be a Major Plus team for this weekend, we will still be entering as a 60 Major Plus team. Marv, I will let you know by Sunday or Monday, if we will be able to attend. I will call you and confirm and/or email you. Happy holidays to all!!! Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Dec. 13, 2011 Duke	Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: New 60 Major Plus team looking for players!! Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, and California players; are there any 60 Major Plus players looking for a team? We are still forming and are looking to add 3-4 players. Please contact me at DukeLA4@aol.com. Thanks, Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Dec. 8, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: JAN. 2012 HELP Crusadervb, We were already planning on entering Menifee as an "exhibition" team, so players could see what our team is all about, and we could get our 5-6 games in. Then nobody will need a release. I already asked Donnie and SSUSA a question, since we will be an "exhibition" team, could we add a couple of 55 players, so we could field a team. I received no answers. Maybe Marv's tournament will let us enter as an "Exhibition" team with 1-3 55 players, and play our 5-6 games. I assume it would be fine with all of the teams, since we will get an automatic loss? It would be less expensive for our team at this time, because we would not have to pay for the yearly team registration. Marv, let me know if this is OK please. Thanks, Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Dec. 7, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: JAN. 2012 HELP Hey Crusadervb, I assume you are talking about my new team, when you asked about "Double Something" We are still short players. While I am all for teams stengthening themselves, there are only about 12-14 60 Major Plus teams. These teams are picking up most of the available talent, which leaves us with not many, if any, 60 Major Plus players to obtain right now. We will continue to look for players, but will not settle for less than what we need to compete against the loaded teams. If that means that we need to play another year of 55 Major, then so be it. Maybe we can borrow some of your players. LOL! BTW, what every player is asking me, is are we sponsored? Since we are not, it is making it even tougher to acquire players, with the limited amount available. That is where we are at for now. Maybe we can find some players in other States, if they repeal the bordering rules. Most of the players that we were trying to get from bordering States, have all hooked up with the nearby States. We are only at 7-8 players at this time, with no SS, 1-2 outfielders, and one pitcher that wants to pitch. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!! Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Dec. 5, 2011 Duke	Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: New 60 Major Plus team looking for players!! We are still trying to put together a 60 Major Plus team. Any position is available, but we are primarily looking for 1-2 SS and a couple of outfielders. If you are a great hitter, we will find you a position. We are based out of So. California. We would like to play our first tournament in January, but are in need of at least 4 more players. You can email me at DukeLA4@aol.com. Thanks, Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Dec. 5, 2011 Duke	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: SSUSA RULES COMMITTEE 2011 AGENDA SYNOPSIS Dave, I have all the trust and faith, that you will get done what needs to be done. The ball is in your court. Thanks for always trying to do the right thing! Good Luck! Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Nov. 18, 2011 Duke	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Impact player rule is a joke!! JamesLG, You're right! You do not get it. BTW, just curious, do you play on this team? Simply, you just cannot continue to make rules, especially unwritten rules, to give your team the best advantage to win tournaments, just because you do not like what a committee ruled and you own 1/2 of the organization. Leftyodoul above said it well, "It was a big surprise to me that they didn't just walk through the World Championships. Not that I am disappointed!" The "A-Team" just did not have their plan come together. Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Nov. 17, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Impact Player Corky, Sometimes when we write things, it comes across to others differently. I think that you got a bit too sensitive here. I did write after my comment to you "LOL", so no antagonistic feelings were meant towards you. Your opinions are welcome and needed along with everyone else's, but your observations are not welcome. Just Kidding!! To be perfectly honest with you, the "impact player" rule does not effect me much at all. I am bringing this to everyone's attention, because it majorly effects those playing Major, AAA, and AA teams. I am for FAIRNESS for ALL. The "bordering" rule does effect my team and many others. Please let me know what team you play on, and maybe we can meet at some tournament and say hi and be friends. I have enough players on my own team that do not like me. LOL! Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving! Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus
Nov. 16, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Impact Player Hey 50/50, That was very funny! Roflmao!! What team(s) are you playing for in 2012? Have a Happy Thanksgiving Dennis!! Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major plus
Nov. 16, 2011 Duke	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: SSUSA,What's the procedure for a player to get re-rated? John, did you get a response of any kind yet?? Keep trying, because I know you will not give up. Good luck and concentrate on Thanksgiving. Also, I think J.C. is going to play on my team this season, but he has not made a definite decision. It depends on how his rehab progresses. With all of these guys getting rehab and the bordering State issue, I could be playing in Vegas this weekend with my own team. That is OK, I have other plans for this weekend now. I will only change my plans, if my buddy Tommy calls me. He has more players than he can handle. Tommy, say hi to my friend Rubin for me. Take care, Andy Smith, 55 Major/60 Major Plus

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