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Dec. 3, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Grading the Rule Changes Actually the AAA rule with more than 3 HR as outs really is a negative. We are a AAA team, and there are lots like us, we might hit 7 HRs in one game, and 4 in the next 3 games combined. There are lots of AAA teams with some power, but not the consistency of the Major/Major+ teams. And to me that's one significant difference-consistency. Penalizing those AAA teams does not provide an environment that supports any growth and maturity into a Major level team. It actually works towards keeping them at a AAA level. IMHO...
Nov. 30, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: pitching screens ASA, USSSA, Senior Bats..... They all come quick up the middle when hit hard....
Nov. 28, 2012 southernson	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOC 2 ?? Paco, That's exactly what I was talking about, the ISSA TOC which looks like an SSUSA supported revenue generator and not a TOC. It doesn't make sense....
Nov. 26, 2012 southernson	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOC 2 ?? OK, there has always only been one Tournament of Champions and that's been in Feb and it had meaning. Now I see SSUSA is now endorsing another Tournament of Champions in January 2013, a "first" so to speak?? Can anyone make some sense of this???
Nov. 26, 2012 southernson	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Maybe try this before adding a pitcher screen???? Tim/Mad Dog, Truth is you are probably not going to get a lot of traction/feedback here on your suggestions. A change in arc is not something the hitters want to talk about, or more importantly want SSUSA to ever consider. What the hel*, just put them in armor and put a screen around them right? Just don't mess with our 10' arc....
Nov. 26, 2012 southernson	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Maybe try this before adding a pitcher screen???? Well, the low pitch can be useful if you are trying to keep a guy in the park, and if it's thrown occasionally. But IMO that's more of a grab your nutz right after you throw the pitch, cause the low one is definitely coming back hard... MD IMO, 3'-15' would be great in terms of protecting pitchers.
Nov. 26, 2012 southernson	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Maybe try this before adding a pitcher screen???? Mad Dog, You are right on target....
Nov. 26, 2012 southernson	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Maybe try this before adding a pitcher screen???? Tim, Just some thoughts.... The 1 & 1 count helps some, many of us play with that all the time. Making the mat 6" longer and 4" wider might be a help and providing incrased opportunity for angles may be as well. But there is definitely one thing all batters at any level hate....height. And the reason for that is that a 12' pitch on the back of the mat is tougher to hit....for anyone. There are currently two problems with that: 1) It is extremely rare that umpires rarely give you 12' of height as the rules allow, the norm you see is about 10'...and that's like putting it on a tee for good hitters, which means more pitchers will get hit.... 2) There is no mark on the fence for the umpires to actually know what 12' is.... the standard chain link is 2 1/4" which means almost 3" (it's actually the square root of 2.25 * 2.25) from twist to twist. So count 48 of those next time you hit the field, and you'll have your 12' of arc that's supposed to be allowed. You'll be surprised.... It's an offensive game, and it's meant to be. But before adding a screen, try altering the height to 14'. Increasing the height provides better protection than the screen and it doesn't take away the double play balls which now hit it.
Nov. 16, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: OpenGate Much harder than it appears, it's been broke for years.
Nov. 16, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Update from USSSA National Convention Trust me, senior bats or no senior bats, it gets there in a hurry, even when you are 6 feet behind the rubber and backing up. The screen kills too many double play balls, just don't like it. And yes I've been hit multiple times... But did someone in this conversation say "unlimited arc"....ah, finally something reasonable as a weapon for the pitchers, but that will never happen in SSUSA, I wish it would...nothing's worse than hearing big whining men complain about arc....
Nov. 14, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: OpenGate The umpire in charge ruled that the ball was dead once it entered the dugout, and that the runners advance two bases from the time of the throw. The tournament director came over and said we are not playing that rule this weekend, and everyone had to return to the base. ????
Nov. 13, 2012 southernson	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: You Make the Call He's out....
Nov. 13, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Update from USSSA National Convention Our pitchers will NOT be wearing the hockey goalie outfit, for Halloween on the clay----so no USSSA for our group.
Nov. 13, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: OpenGate So there is a broken gate on the team's dugout and it is tough to close. It does not close all the way, and an overthrow to 3rd is mishandled and goes via the partially opened gate into the dugout. Do the runners advance? What's the call?
Nov. 13, 2012 southernson	Topic: Tournaments Discussion: fort myers "as soon as I receive the hard copy scoring data from the Winter National's" Guys, really? This is sad. I would not have a job if I performed work like that....
Nov. 11, 2012 southernson	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: QUESTION FOR UMPIRES Why did you assume a ground ball? Might have been a line drive..
Nov. 2, 2012 southernson	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: SportsmanShop Mad Dog, I agree, Keith can run I here....but Johnny is a blur I tell you. Anyone seen someone score from first on a straight up single and do it routinely? Not me, only Johnny. Anyone know of a 50+ home to home competition at the TOC in Feb? Maybe Johnny shows up....
Nov. 2, 2012 southernson	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: SportsmanShop By the way, here's an interesting note about Deion Sanders....we all know what level of football player Deion was, and we all know that he also could play baseball at the Major League level. But another of Deion's abilities might not have been known globally - basketball, he could play. I saw him in the 80's when I was playing basketball with a travelling AAU team...and there are several FSU rumors about him torching the FSU basketball players in the offseason.... A truly gifted athelete....who also proved he's no rap artist. Was that a bad video or what??
Nov. 2, 2012 southernson	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: SportsmanShop You can bring all your "fast" guys to Jacksonville, FL at any time. Put em on a train, put em on a plane, put em on a bus, but bring them. The fastest baserunner in 50+ senior softball player on the planet is Johnny Arline. Johnny won't be a name you know, but he is known locally here. Johnny scored over 66% of the time from first to home on a routine single. In all of softball at any level, I've never seen anything like it. He played tournaments and Nationals with us in 2010. I've also got a player on our current Florida Classics team that is playing in the SPA World Series this weekend, Bobby Cooper, that is way out of the ordinary fast, in fact that's been his nickname here for years, "FAST". Bobby is an All-Tournament level outfielder that easily gives us an extra 3-4 runs per game with his speed. Bring the track stars, bring the ex-NFL players, from first to home, I'll put my gumdrops on Johnny and Bobby.
Oct. 31, 2012 southernson	Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: SportsmanShop RLSPLS74, Thank you so much....how did I miss it... "i ran to first base last weekend and they used a sun dial to time me. :)" Now that's funny!

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