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| April 9, 2014 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: Miken's New Mike Macenko Signature Model is Coming Soon Good to hear you are doing well. It will take time, but you are a fighter, and will succeed in coming back to the "Gorilla Boy" we all know. I had to do the same, but I feel great now and looking forward to a big season. Keep in touch. Your Colorado connection. Scrappy 6 - Mike Massong |
| April 2, 2014 SCRAPPY | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SPRING WORLDS SSUSA do you have a list of the top finishers in each age group from the Spring Worlds in Mesquite? Don't need all the scores but top 3 per age group would be great. Scrappy6 |
| March 1, 2014 SCRAPPY | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Face masks I have been in the business of protective gear for players for over 25 years. Both for catchers and fielders. Our opinions for pitchers protection do not mean much right now because it is the rule in SSUSA. Don't be cheap when you look at protection. It is your face and your career. You can buy cheap masks or step up and get better protection. NOCSAE requirements for facemasksa is only in the 60 mph range. I don't even think there is an official requirement for pitchers masks. Some companies state they pass a NOCSAE test but remember it is only 67 mph. Go to the combatsportsgroup.com web site. Go to protective gear and they show some tests of a ball hitting a mask at 70 mph. Use your judgement but I have seen them all and some of their tests. Our pitchers wear the Combat mask. It is more expensive but like the old tv ad says "you can pay me now or pay me later". Investigate the product. You get what you pay for, and no I do not have any affiliation with Combat. Scrappy - Mike Massong |
| Feb. 23, 2014 SCRAPPY | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: COLORADO TEAM LOOKING FOR INFIELDER We lost our second baseman for the season due to an injury. Looking for long term replacement. Must be adjacent state to Colorado. 65 plus AAA player. Our injured player was top notch in fielding and hitting. Hard to replace but that is what we are looking for. Solid, top competitive team. Please contact Bill @ 303-588-7565 or Mike @ 303-324-6421. Scrap Iron Phiten 65+ AAA team. e-mail fox8585@aol.com or amassong@aol.com |
| Jan. 23, 2014 SCRAPPY | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: LOOKING FOR PLAYERS FOR COLORADO BASED TEAM Due to the loss of one of our starting outfielders, and infielders, due to injuries we are looking for a couple of top notch AAA players. Our team is the Scrap Iron Phiten 65 team from Colorado. We won the Winter Worlds and were looking towards having a great season this year. Please contact us if you have interest in playing on our team. Our first 3 tournaments are Mesquite, Vegas, and Reno. We will be playing several tournaments this year. Contact Mike at 303-324-6421 (amassong@aol.com) or Bill at (fox8585@aol.com). Bill just had back surgery so please use his e-mail. |
| Dec. 13, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR MIKE MACENKO'S RECOVERY I have know Mike since the 80's. He is a good friend whom I speak to often. What a shock. This is a guy with a heart as big as anyones. My prayers are for Mike and his family. I played against him on the field but we spent a log of time together as friends. Hit one more Home Run Big cat and get through this thing. Scrappy6 Mike Massong |
| Aug. 15, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: SADNESS FOR THE SCRAP IRON CLUB One of the founding fathers of the Scrap Iron Club has passed. Phil Field passed away this week and services will be held on Friday. Phil helped set up our non profit organization and was also a dedicated player. He battled prostate cancer for years. Phil will be missed by all and I will remember him as an outfielder playing next to me many years ago. God bless Phil and his family. He will be remembered at the Rocky Mountain tournament this weekend. Scrappy6 - Mike Massong |
| July 29, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: need a white combat cent , I have a new white Centenarian in the wrapper and it is 30 oz. If you want it I can get it to you for $ 149 which is what I paid for it. I dropped down to a 28 oz and willing to trade if someone has a 28 oz. Get a hold of Mike Macenko if you need a different weight at the numbers above. Big Cat is top notch. Known him for too many years. Scrappy 6 - Mike Massong |
| April 3, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: Tuff Shield Tuff Sleeves are a good product and versitle. They also protect your bat in the cages and also in cold weather. I have represented this company for over 20 years and use it myself. If your local stores don't carry it have them order it. Tuff Sleeves and Tuff Toe which is the pitchers toe protector is used by most major league players. For more info go to www.tufftoe.com I will discuss with Corky about carrying it on the truck. Good to see Steve Imlay out swinging the bat. I have played against you many time with our Scrap Iron teams. Scrappy6, Mike Massong |
| March 31, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: looking for a certain style bat bag 3N2 Sports has a bag that will hold 4 bats with smaller sleeves in it. You can also put one bat in each of the outside zip compartments and 2 in the main area to keep them seperated. 3N2sports.com Scrappy6 |
| March 11, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: COMBAT BANKRUPTCY I have just been notified that Combat has filed Chapter 15 bankruptcy. If you are a fan of Combat products you may want to get your bats while they are available. More information is available on line. Scrappy6 |
| Jan. 7, 2013 SCRAPPY | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: THANKS SSUSA I wish to say thanks to SSUSA for asking me to vote on the 1-1 count survey. It is not often that an association asks its members on what they wish to do. It did not matter so much as to who "won" the survey as I would have played either way, but at least we were asked. Shame on those who did not vote. Have your voice heard whenever possiblle. Another great thing is that the Electoral College was not involved!! Scrappy6 |
| Dec. 27, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: survey I don't remember one game in several tournaments we played in this year that the time ran out on. The difference between a 1 and 1 count with a foul and a 3-4 count is one pitch. More time is wasted between innings and substituting runners than the pitch count. Half the time a guy asks for a runner and the players on the bench don't even know who is going to run. Why take more out of the game? It seems like more importance is placed on making money and getting the game overwith than playing it. What's next, a one pitch tournament? It would save time and get more games in for associations to make more money. SSUSA increased their game times to help with this recently and we should be able to get a whole game in with the increased times. Have sub runners ready to go in and the guy on the base can leave the base as the other guy is coming out to take his place. scrappy6 |
| Nov. 27, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Product review Discussion: Softballs The name of the company is Kenko. I represented this company a number of years ago when they were affiliated with Debeer Softball/Baseball company. Some of the baseballs react "similar" to hardballs but they are still made of rubber. The softballs were used mainly for indoor practice. In Japan the baseballs and softballs are used in some leagues and tournaments. Mike Massong - Scrappy |
| Nov. 25, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: COLORADO TEAM LOOKING FOR PLAYERS - 65 AAA We are looking for 2 or 3 players for our Colorado team. We are the Scrap Iron Phiten AAA team. Players can be Major or AAA classification (we have openings for 2 major players on roster). In 2012 we won the Western Nationals, Nat Championships with SSUSA, and 2nd in the SPA Worlds. We need top notch players. Call Mike at 303-324-6421 or email at amassong@aol.comm or e-mail Bill at fox8585@aol.com |
| Aug. 24, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Product review Discussion: Best website for titanium necklaces? The reason I know is that I work with pro athletes and the products that many of them use. The last official supplier of socks to the MLB was a company called Twin City Knitting. Torrey Hunter was the first to put in a request for Phtien socks and others followed with requests to their equipment managers. I don't want to get into all these technicalities but if people use the products and like them, so be it. As far as accupuncture, it is used all over the United States and other countries by many people. I have known several people who have used it and with some it works better than others. I have to get back to work so no more info today. Meeting with the Denver Broncos today to work on some products. It is my business and just another job until I retire next year. Scrappy6 |
| Aug. 24, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Product review Discussion: Best website for titanium necklaces? All I can say is that I had Tommy john surgery and also tendon transfer surgery on my wrist and thumb. I used to take asprin, IB profin, whatever to help with the aches. Since wearing my Phiten products I no longer take them. Call it memntal or whatever, It worked for me. As for BS why don't you ask the MLB players why the went to Phiten socks? No they do not get paid to wear them but they seemed to help their feet and they requested them over the other brands they were using. Anything that can safely help me get through another season and feel better I will use. Not big into putting chemicals or pain killers into my body. If you don't believe they help then don't use their products. By the way Randy Johnson first started using the Phiten products many years ago when he was in Japan getting Accupuncture treatments. Remember when they thought accupuncture was a lot of bunk also? Who knows, but if it helps me I will continue to use. Scrappy 6 |
| Aug. 23, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Product review Discussion: Best website for titanium necklaces? 99% of all Major League Players use one type of necklace, bracelet, tape, socks, etc. Phiten is the brand and their products are also used in the NBA, NFL, and soon in the NHL. Phiten is the official MLB supplier for Socks and Arm Sleeves. These other companies are knock offs and you can go to their web sites to see what players use their products, Medical studies, etc. I have been using the Phiten products for 7 years. Reason is they work. Others are wanabees. Go to Phitenusa.com Scrappy 6 |
| May 7, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Reno 60 & 65 teams Scrap Iron Phiten 65 AAA team will be there. Looking forward to it. Scrappy 6 |
| March 7, 2012 SCRAPPY | Topic: Bats Discussion: reebok bat Just a bit of info guys. I have been in the business for 20 years and retailers do not want to handle any bat problems. That is why manufacturers have warranty cards on the bats with directions on how to handle warranty problems. Unfortunately almost all senior bats do not have warranties. Sometimes they will take care of manufacturing defects but legally they do not have to. Some retailers may help but most want you to work with the factory that manufactured it. Good luck. Scrappy6 |
