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Aug. 22, 2011
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Character

The description that Dave has written is pretty close but einstein has got to be the biggest prick onthe board

some others just make me laugh but einstein things that he is the softball god
and what he says is the word straight from the makers mouth
July 12, 2011
Garocket
Topic: Website comments
Discussion: Old South

Lets see
Wheeled cooler from home
4 cases of bottled water from Sams Club
$3.99 per case of 32 thats $16.00 for 128 bottles of water
two bags of ICe at $1.99 thats $4
total of $20.00 thats less than $2.00 per player
And we have water all day. thats less than 1 water at the concession stand.

This is the only way to go
July 11, 2011
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Old South Result

Did not get to make it this weekend, had a little trip planned
Was wondering who won and how was the tournament?
July 7, 2011
Garocket
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Stepping out of the batters box

Guys the current batter box should be 3 ft wide starting 6 inches from the plate
It should be 7 ft in length from the middle of the plate, should extend 3 ft behind the plate, and extend 4 ft in front of the plate.
That means if you are on the line with your foot that is almost 5 ft in front of the plate.
If you are futher that, in front of the plate you are taking advantage of the rule.
If that is not taking advantage then why should the pitcher have to stand at a certain distance. Let him pitch from 60 ft or even 70 ft. The ball still would have to go 6-12 and land on the plate or mat

The batters box is plenty big enough if you know how to hit and what pitch to hit.
April 17, 2011
Garocket
Topic: Bats
Discussion: How many shaved bats in SS

Simple
Because the roster you sign says that you agree to play by the rules set forth in the above association. If the rules says that if you hit a pitcher with a ball that your bat can be taken. Once you sign that roster you have agreed to let the association have the bat for testing.
Failure to do so will be a lifetime ban for said association

Do you guys never read the fine print on the rosters


If not that I need to sell you a car with the best warrty that can be bought cuase the fine print will say after 24 hours this warranty is null and void LOL
Jan. 13, 2011
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: TOC - Loyce Harpe Park - Lakeland

I think they just redone them a year or so back

Not a bad park, better than the old one in Lakeland
Dec. 20, 2010
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Then There Were 14!

Let me see if I can address this without sounding like a chicken head'


Teams build themselves to be as good as they can afford to be, they pay players to come play with them so they can win almost all of there games

They win at AAA and get moved to Major so they go out and get 2-3 more players that are top notch and win most of the Major Tournaments,

Then they get to Major Plus and break up or say SSUSA needs to bump more teams into Major Plus

Guys if they bump more teams into Major plus, a lot of these teams cannot afford to pay 2-3 players to come make them strong enough to compete

So they split up and the Major Plus teams still do not have enough to play.

If you drop the Major Plus teams down to Major and they beat the tar out of the Major teams then the Major teams split and make more AAA teams
Then the Majors would not have enough teams

A very vicious cycle.

The person that has the answer to this riddle will be the 1st millionaire.

I truely think if the bat and ball combo was not so advanced you could have 3 divisions and balance them pretty close


Dec. 13, 2010
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: February Tournament of Champions Polk County

Don't stay in Kissemmee, if you play in Lakeland you will be well over an hour from the fields

The nicest place to stay is in Lakeland at the Hyatt Place beside the lakeland Center
Only about 10 minutes from the fields in Lakeland and no more than 25 minutes away from the remainder of he Fields

I would say a little pricee but well worth the extra cash

5 minutes from a huge shopping center and about 2 minutes from Polk Parkway
hit it and be in Winterhaven or Auburdale in 15 Minutes
Nov. 16, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Website comments
Discussion: WORDS FROM OUR LEADER I AM JUST THE MESSENGER

Joey Joey Please don't cry
Things will get better by and by

We will look up to you some day
As soon as you leave the real Gay Bay


Sounds Like Conway Twitty should have wrote you a song also Frisco Joey
Nov. 15, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Website comments
Discussion: WORDS FROM OUR LEADER I AM JUST THE MESSENGER

More hot air from King Joe

Friends don't let friends like JOE
Nov. 15, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Website comments
Discussion: WORDS FROM OUR LEADER I AM JUST THE MESSENGER

57 and played more ball and seen more ball then most anybody in the US.

Not intimidated by ignorant people. I have to deal with them all the time.

And not positive but pretty sure you would not even be interested in meeting so you can beat me up

I learned at an early age that those azz whippings can go both ways.

As you noticed my name the Ga Rocket yes I am from Ga a red neck from the word go. I learned at an early age that there is no such thing as fair fighting.

I am a peaceful man with grand children and the whole 10 yards
You should come and work with me in the logging business Monday thru Friday for a few months

Then you might be man enough to COME GET SOME
Nov. 15, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Website comments
Discussion: WORDS FROM OUR LEADER I AM JUST THE MESSENGER

Joe Joe Joe why and the world do you not just shut up. You are making yourself look like a sure enough IDIOT.

Speak for yourself and not others on the web site

You are a nobody and lets keep it that way

I think Gary C has you pegged pretty close and I agree with most he says

I just think he is a smarter individual then YOU
Nov. 10, 2010
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Top Major Plus 55 - 60 Team in 2011

Yea I checked on the convention. with the room rates at $79 per night it looks like the year to go.
Airfare a little high from the east but looking at going anyway.

I heard from some guys last year that Nashville was pretty fun to go to.

At least if I don't go I can't say much about the rules. But we do need some representation so the upper crust will hear what we want
July 27, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Time Limits

Not excatly sure what you are trying to sat Einstein. Its not prception if it is fact.
All I am saying is that players say a ball that hit the mat did not reach 6 foot is arguing the wrong message,

Einstien I am sure you can find at least 2 friends to pull that rope at 6 foot, then you can see first hand, that reality sometimes makes sense
July 27, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Time Limits

It is odd that not one person said they tried the rope while trying to keep it under the rope.
Kudos to Omar for saying he would try it.

Guys I am a UIC and I do this at all my clinics and I can tell you it cannot happen unless you have a very excessive speed pitch. In regular young boy ball that 6 foot 1 pitch that lands behind the plate may not have been above the knee in the strike zone but it has to get 6 ft to get to the plate. But in Senior softball the knee or should has nothing to do with the strike zone only the 6-12 and it hits the plate or mat
Guys all I ask is stop the arguments and go try it

I promise you will come back with a different opinion
July 26, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Time Limits

Rember it does not have to go over the rope , it only has to touch it.
Because the rule states it must reach 6 foot not go over six foot, so if the ball as much as touches the rope it has reached its minimum
July 26, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Rules of the game
Discussion: Time Limits

I will challenge any pitcher to stand on the mound and throw a pitch that does not get six foot high to drop on or behind the plate.

Unles the pitch has a bunch of excess speed on it it will drop in front of the plate

Get two of your team mates to stand about half way to home plate with a rope pulled at six feet and see how many stikes you can throw and keep it under six foot

I can tell you how many 0

Please do not respond until you try it

You will change your mind
June 17, 2010
Garocket
Topic: Tournaments
Discussion: Senior Softball is a Joke

Gale if you think Senior Softball made 16000 on your womens's tournament
then you are the joke

How about the time and money it takes to travel into cities and get this tournament set up

Then you have motel expenses for Tournament Directors and Umpires ball expense. Field rentals and more hidden cost then you will ever know

On the women's tournamenmt they might have made 2000, but no where near 16000

But thats not a lot, when Senior Softball has an office to keep up and how many hours does Terry, Fran , and Dave have involved in this tournament


You lady, have no CLUE

Dec. 31, 2009
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: Top 10 things I learned from this message board in 2009:

As I have always said and will say again JOe is a PRICK and always will be
Dec. 19, 2009
Garocket
Topic: General and miscellaneous
Discussion: What it takes to win the world

I have played in a few and been around many National and World Tournaments
The key most of the time is for you to win the bad game you will have on your way to the championship

Almost all teams will have that one game that they score less than half of there average runs. That is the game you have to find a way to win. Either by a great defensive game or just that one lucky hit at the right time


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