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March 7, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem Swing, I agree the shaved bats are worse the seior bats... At least every player has a chance to have the same bat technology. As fa as your balls of the aluminum bat era goes.....sorry....I didnt experience what your talking about. From around '84 on....the top levels both leagues i played in and tourneys used restricted flight balls....those "rocks. Were only used when we started playing the World Series on baseball fields in the Florida heat.... Which by the way were very had to hit over 350 unless you were very very big or extremely talented.
March 6, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem Yes. As the current state of senior ball is being implemented I will swing a senior bat on special occasions. Young kids composites the rest of the time. But......as we do in our 35+ league in Pleasanton CA...when given the ability to have both teams swing aluminum......we ALWAY chose to get composites out of the game. Composites are the worst thing to happen to softball....even worse the steroids shaved/sleeved aluminum and shaved composites. Swing....if your NorCal Warriors team wants to swing nothing but aluminum during our games...I am sure we would be up for the challenge.. It's just to bad your boy Joey would be scared of the challenge....with his hot bats and ball crap while crying about the game being dangerous for pitchers.
March 6, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem I usually swing a kids version of composite. I do this because senior bats last an average of 90 swings for me.....and I don't use them unless it's over 80 degrees. That's probably going to change starting this season. I have been envolved with testing/developing the new TPS senior bat. The last one lasted over 2,000 swings and tested better then the combat, Mikens and Pickle I had to compare during exit ball speed tests.... It was 5 to 8 mph faster then the Mikens and pickle and three miles an hour faster then my yellow combat. My poem is nothing more then stating my belief that softball has been negatively effected by the composites especially the shaved ones and senior ones which in my view tilt the game to much towards offense. As to the usmc guy.....go Army
March 6, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem Tomar, Narcissism requires a need for approval....something I definitely don't need or thrive. Good attempt at an attack in reaction to my obvious truths. I am sorry if they hurt your feeling. So...let me get this straight.....insulting composite bats and show they have negatively effected the playing field is berating you? I must conclude that you are one of those I poke poem fun at as deriving personal achievement based on false composite advantages....
March 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem Sum
March 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Senior Softball Poem P is for player That stands at the plate Swing senior composites And thinking he's great H is for hoax That stands for his bat Hitting balls hard Those he's older and fat. O is for obvious To those that are true Knowing the hitting Is not done by you. N is for naive thinking your a softball stud For without that bat You'd be a dud Y is for you Who think your so great When without these bat Softball is something you'd hate. PHONY....is how is see this game For if swinging aluminum Many would look so lame. Wearing helmets while pitching Because of these bats Five run limits Because of these facts Signing a waiver If you chose no head protection All caused by the Composite infection. So we as senior Can pretend like we're great Because we are old Father Time didn't wait And we support The change of our game All chasing an ageless pony fame That You can hit better then before Though Aged, and decrepit Chasing some softball lore. Did you see him hit That ball out of sight I think it even cleared that kite He is so awesome He must have played pro ball If he didn't?? He missed his call I can go on and on... About the state of our game But to some it up... THESE BATS ARE INSANE.
March 3, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: 1-1 or 0-0 I don't think the 1-1 is of as much importance as what some might be feeling about ssusa. I can only speak for myself but.....as I see this issue......it looks obvious that ssusa has results that show the younger guys want 1-1 yet they don't seem to care about trying to figure out a way to give it to them. I thought the round robin games being 1-1 if both teams agreed would have been a good test. Like I have said before.....many other NEW Associations are growing the competition pool for our senior dollars. The old school senior softball associations...spa, ssusa need to wake up and realize that the NSA, ASA, USSSA, and AWS's are national programs that will not be going away. When your in competition for your customer.....the first thing you need to do is make sure your customer knows you value their business, in my mind...value starts with listening.....and giving them what they need/want. 1-1 is just the beginning....
March 2, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: 1-1 or 0-0 There are many choices for the guys that want 1-1. Actually 0-0 is the minority when it comes to associations that are or soon will be scheduling senior World events. In NorCal you can play most of your events 1-1 with the many NSA AWS senior events. A lot of those events are also one day tourneys...which will grow in popularity with the younger senior age groups. As an example...our team is scheduled to play 15 senior tourneys this season...10 of them are 1-1 tourneys.
Feb. 28, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: WHAT IS A MAJOR PLUS PLAYER? Wood, I play, helped with their swings, and have known many of The Old A's since they started playing senior ball. I am basing my views of Joe's playing ability while comparing him to the Omen team, and their players I know. How many 65 year olds do you know that were asked to come pitch for a 50 Major PLUS team last year? Joe's playing ability has nothing to do with his limit of teams to play with. WHAT'S THE WORLD COMMING TO.....I AM NOW DEFENDING JOE;-) Woodie, I am still waiting to see that list of 65 plus guys that pitched 50 major Plus last year. You seem to know the 65 players...who else over 65 has actually been picked up to start as a pitcher for a 50 Plus team? I await your list.........................
Feb. 27, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: WHAT IS A MAJOR PLUS PLAYER? Joe and I have not seen eye to eye on many softball related issues but.....when it comes to playing at 66..... No one has Joes ability. You show me another 66 year old able to pitch in the 50 Majors and hit somewhere in the middle of the order and maybe we can argue the issue... I heard Joe even out hit "Swing" in some sf pickle juice leagues...
Feb. 27, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: WHAT IS A MAJOR PLUS PLAYER? Back in the 80-90.. The top levels (Major/AA) of softball used a lower core ball then they gave the lower levels that Cried like spoiled kids when the ball core was attempted to be lowered in their games. Unless you were playing on the baseball fields at the Major World Series...upper ball tourneys used some version of restricted flight. Now...onto today's senior softball games....I see it like golf... kids on baseball fields/Major World Series = Black/Gold tee (professional) Kids and seniors using non-senior bats=White tee box (men's tee) Senior using senior bats=Red tee box (a women's tee) In the end....it's really sad what the game has evolved into...I mean....we really need to be able the hit the ball faster/farther then we could when we were younger, stronger and faster??? All while our reflexes get slower with every passing day.
Feb. 15, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Who is the team to beat this year? Webbie......I guess I am the only guy on this board "blessed" to have seen Mike struting around the softball complex in his spandex. If I remember correctly....Lord knows I have been trying to forget it for 33+ years. They were shorts with a onesy style tank top in......wait.....wait....LEOPARD PRINT. I don't know if Mike has done like many of us and "put on a few" Since 1991 but...if he has....I am sure that "outfit" would look more like a onesy tank top with a gee string bottom if he put them on now...... It hurts my eyes just thinking about it!!!
Feb. 15, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Bats Discussion: New Reebok? If your looking for the new big senior bat? I'd wait for the H&B senior bat. It's being said they will go on the market middle of this year. In testing the bat I tested lasted over 1,000 swings in 55 degree weather hitting rock hard stadium balls. The bat even might come with a one year return, they are so durable.
Feb. 9, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: USSSA Senior Softball Rules for 2013 Senior bats are allowed in USSSA now. NSA. ASA and USSSA a made the jump to senior bats. I am with jdub.....I miss the USSSA pitching. I am talking with our team about going to st louis...
Feb. 7, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player Ratings Mario, I have not posted on this thread. I am sorry if my view of th Plus champion oly returning with 6 or 7 players scares you. On another issue...are you guys thinking about going to the usssa senior worlds in St Louis?
Feb. 6, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney Actually Rich, I have put myself on the back burner because I have team mates I like and want to pitch, and they are better then me at this time. I pitched at the end of my young kids days and still do it in a league in Pinole and Pleasanton. This winter I am 55 eligable and plan on pitching some. Maybe even almost full time if I am good enough. Oh ya....one more thing.....I will NEVER cry about balls hit up the box. It's part of the game.
Feb. 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney Woody, I'd be all for softball balls or better yet single wall aluminum. But we all know that's not going to happen. In our senior league each team has the option to call aluminum...if they do...both teams must use aluminum. We always call aluminum As far as pitchers goes...I believe and have pushed for things to help give them a little better chance to get the batter off balance. Wider mats Longer mats Wider pitching rubber 1-1 count No extra foul As far as me hitting balls between the ss and second baseman goes.....I have been hit many times while pitching...most of the time by guys that hit the ball much harder then seniors. I have a helmet, shin guards and a chest protector...every time I pitch when composites are in the game I wear my helmet and shin guards...sometimes I have even put on the chest protector. Our team tries to play a five man as much as possible to protect against singles up the middle....no one tries to hit the pitcher but hitting is not a perfect science. With all that....I have no problem going to hits up the middle. I don't aim at the pitcher....if and when I ever hit a senior pitcher...it will be my first and I will be sorry if he is injured. I just hope he will be smart enough to be wearing protection. We have two pitchers on our team that do not wear protection...I say they are crazy
Feb. 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney Woodie, my views on the 1-1 have more to do with pitcher safety and faster pased at bats then it does about inning. 1-1 dramatically increases the pitchers ability to dictate the at bat. Lord knows pitchers need all the help they can get...we stop hitting at five runs for a reason. Unless your of the very small group that somehow thinks batters do not expand the strike zone when they have two strikes on them. 1-1 also eliminates much of the down time batters take while taking very hitable pitches. As far as the ssusa voter results go.....ssusa's own results show they are not giving almost half the individual age groups what they voted in favor of. Some how ssusa refers to "only the men and women's 40 divisions and the men's 50 and 55s". ONLY! Really...ONLY ! It sure looks like a whole lot of ssusa seniors are not getting what they voted for when it comes to 1-1. That could have easily been cured by allowing individual rules for individual age groups.....after all...every age group does not out law sliding or allow over running the bases. Maybe ssusa should have a vote on those two rules also.....then we'd all have to avoid sliding and run past the bases.... Don't they allow an 11 fielder in some age groups? Let's put that up for an association wide vote also. I don't think not having the 1-1 is as important as knowing ssusa knows that certain age groups are not getting what they voted for.... When the established senior associations such as ssusa are facing the strong competetion ASA USSSA. NSA and AWS will soon be sending their way I would of thought they would have been trying to show they are listening and supporting their customers..... On these issue ssusa has proven they will allow different rules for the older seniors (ie over running bases and no sliding) yet not give the younger seniors what they voted for.....things like this are not forgotten. Who knows???? Maybe ssusa doesn't believe ASA NSA USSSA AWS are in it for the long run and they will soon have a manopoly back in senior ball....that is Nieves and wrong minded. If this winters other associations meetings/run on senior ball doesn't wake them up to their monopoly soon being over and the need for them to adjust reduce prices/listen more to the customer/not force them to buy and chase their own home runs after paying $700 on entry....they were not paying attention, and very well might soon become a second tier senior association. SSUSA needs to listen and
Feb. 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney First.....I don't handle "peters" so I guess I'll leave it to the "wood" man. On the SSUSA staff thing....I was playing off your Romney thing. Using your theory..... I would have to believe you have individual age players vote count. With that..... Are you saying the 40-54 year olds voted over 58% against 1-1 or are you trying to muddy the waters by throwing all age groups into some statistical base of the "west". It should have been obvious with my states rights thing....if you re read it you should easily see I was refering to age groups being individual states.... Then again..... I guess I'll try to make it a little easier..... If individual age group players votes were tallied how did the 49-54 age players vote. I say 49-54 because the 50 Division guys that are turning 55 this year,I believe, should have their votes entered in the 55+ group. As you stated on the 1-1 thing.... Like I have said before....maybe next year ssusa will take its vote one step farther for the good of individual age groups and let the age groups vote individually.... So if a large majority of any individual state/age group wants 1-1 you will allow them to participate in whatever state of the game they desire.
Feb. 5, 2013 Tim Millette	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 1-1 count no extra foul tourney SSUSA staff.... With that voting concept I will have to ass u me you do not believe in states rights. In other words..... Separating out age groups/states would most assuredly have created different vote results in some age groups. Looks like, at least in NorCal... many of the younger seniors will be able to experience/enjoy first hand how 1-1 works.....with USSSA (who I am sure will at some point start running events with their own rules), NSA, All World all implementing 1-1 with senior bats in all their senior events. The origin of this thread was to enform other seniors how the concept worked last weekend in a NorCal NSA one day event. Maybe next year SSUSA will consider surveying different age groups as individual states with the ability to decide their fate on the 1-1, and wheather or not there is an extra foul.

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