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| Dec. 4, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: SSUSA AND SPA MEETINGS Courtesy runner must be inserted as soon as a batter reaches base, before the next pitch is thrown. Exception for injury occurring while running the bases. |
| Dec. 2, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Positioning of screen protecting pitcher For what its worth, if you place a 3ft wide screen at the front edge of the pitcher's box and centered on the box, the angle formed by drawing imaginary lines from each edge of the screen to the back tip of home plate is about 3.6 degrees. If you extend those imaginary lines all the way to the second base area, you can see that the screen has blocked a width of approximately 6 feet. If you allow the pitcher to come out from behind the screen and become a fielder and assume that he can cover his arm span of about 5 feet, the wedge behind that 5 feet becomes about 10 feet in the second base area. Combined, that's a total of about 16 feet of space that would otherwise have to be covered by the infielders. If you move the screen to 25 feet in front of the pitcher's box, which would be necessary to make the pitcher throw over the screen, the angle from the tip of home plate to the edges of the screen becomes about 7.6 degrees and the expanded wedge in the second base area becomes 12 feet. Add to that the 10 foot area potentially covered by the pitcher and you've taken 22 feet out of the area that the infielders must cover. Additionally, the middle infielders can now position themselves closer to 1B and 3B closing down the 3-4 hole and the 5-6 hole respectively and taking away more of the infield. None of this is to say that pitcher protection isn't an issue, or that a screen is a necessarily a bad thing (although I loathe the idea). It is saying that placing a screen, particularly 25 feet in front of the plate, and also allowing the pitcher to be a fielder, is going to change the dynamics of the game, particularly at the lower levels where you see relatively more ground balls. Now being basically a coward, I wouldn't pitch on a bet, but it seems to me that protective gear for the pitcher is a much better solution than a screen in the middle of the playing field. If we eventually reach the point where a screen is mandated, my thought is that it should be located at the front of the pitching box and the pitcher should not be allowed to become a fielder. |
| Nov. 30, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Positioning of screen protecting pitcher Not sure I understand the need/requirement to pitch over the screen. Seems like this would necessitate placing the screen well out in front of the pitcher. The closer to the plate that the screen is placed, the wider the wedge of the field that taken away from the batter. Surely anyone able to walk onto the field can make his pitch from beside the screen and get behind the it while the ball is in flight. I like the idea of a batted ball hitting the screen being treated as a foul ball. When we experimented with a screen, the league director (a pitcher) insisted that any batted ball hitting the screen be an out. As a matter of curiosity, for those of you who use a screen, what is the pitcher allowed/not allowed to do? Can he, at his own risk, come out from behind the screen and become a fielder? Or must he stay behind the screen? |
| Nov. 11, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tanel Shoes #6, bag ordered, thanks for the code. |
| Nov. 10, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tanel Shoes #6, are you making that code available to anyone and does it apply to other equipment like roller bags? |
| Nov. 3, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rules question. Happened at Huntsman Stick8, wouldn't the situation you described with the runner from third also leaving early, if properly appealed, be a "fourth out" situation, which would negate the run that would otherwise have scored on the timing play at first? |
| Oct. 24, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Layla Bryan Amen, Frank. I don't know anyone involved in senior ball in our area that didn't consider her a friend. |
| Oct. 24, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 2014 season-player cards--TOC etc. You could add to your list of potential qualifiers the teams who are forced, in the qualifying tournaments, to play in mixed brackets with teams of a higher classification. If AA and AAA are playing in the same bracket, which is won by a AAA team, why shouldn't the highest finishing AA team also qualify for the TOC? |
| Oct. 22, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: How long does it take to update SSUSA card? Gary, I will be playing 65AA with the Dallas Spurs, so I guess we will be at different fields. Good luck down there. |
| Oct. 22, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: How long does it take to update SSUSA card? I'm not concerned about it at all. I've got the old card, an e-mail from Stephanie at SSUSA and will take my Mastercard bill where the charge came through just in case. Hope to see you in Ft Myers, Gary. |
| Oct. 19, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: How long does it take to update SSUSA card? This thread from a couple of weeks ago may answer your question: Oct. 1, 2013 garyheifner 276 posts New player cards STAFF--Just curious. Moving up to 70s next year. Sent my stuff in for new 5 year card in August. Any chance we will get the new card before the winter nationals in Nov. ??????? Oct. 4, 2013 TexasTransplant Men's 65 385 posts Gary, I just renewed by phone last week. Just like you, 65 moving to 70 and a 5 year renewal (was that overly optimistic?). I was advised by Stephanie that they would not issue new cards until they could "flip the data base to 2014" which would not happen until mid-Oct. She said tournament officials for Ft Myers and Phoenix were aware of the situation and would have the renewal information and that you could check in with your old card if you have not received your new one. It would be nice to see some confirmation from SSUSA on this board. Oct. 4, 2013 SSUSA Staff 867 posts Stephanie is correct |
| Oct. 16, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rules question. Happened at Huntsman On the second point Stick raised, the force out does not have to be executed at the base, the runner is still being forced to advance. He can no longer retreat to second because of the runner from first, who is in turn being forced to advance by the batter/runner. The run does not count. |
| Oct. 4, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: New player cards Gary, I just renewed by phone last week. Just like you, 65 moving to 70 and a 5 year renewal (was that overly optimistic?). I was advised by Stephanie that they would not issue new cards until they could "flip the data base to 2014" which would not happen until mid-Oct. She said tournament officials for Ft Myers and Phoenix were aware of the situation and would have the renewal information and that you could check in with your old card if you have not received your new one. It would be nice to see some confirmation from SSUSA on this board. |
| Sept. 20, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Doc Romeo and Shadow Rock At Shadow Rock, unless they have changed them since last year, two of the fields have turf outfields and are pretty nice, but you have to learn to play the bounce off of the turf. The other two had terrible outfields with monster weeds that you could literally trip over. Shadow Rock is located between Nellis AFB and a gun range. You may feel like you're back in a war zone! I can't speak to Doc Romero. |
| Aug. 31, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: You make the call part 643 Agree with Mad Dog. The force out does not have to be executed at the base. The runner has is no longer entitled to 2nd base, so he has no place to retreat to. |
| Aug. 25, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Micro-fracture Surgery There seems to be some question as to how long the restored cartilage will last, but at our age, maybe it doesn't have to last so long. Like a told the clerk at Home Depot the other day: "Lifetime warranties don't mean as much as they used to!" |
| Aug. 25, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Micro-fracture Surgery Can't say for sure since I wasn't the one who talked to the doc. From what I read on Wikipedia, it appears to be a procedure for stimulating re-growth of cartilage. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfracture_surgery |
| Aug. 24, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Micro-fracture Surgery The doc recommended to one of my BP partners that he have micro-fracture surgery on his right knee. I know a number of professional athletes have had this procedure. Anyone have any experience with it? |
| Aug. 23, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat restrictions for Seniors. While all of the above is good information, if you are contemplating playing in a local league (as opposed to tournament play) you need to check with local authorities. Local leagues, particularly senior leagues, have been know to have some peculiar rules and restrictions on bats. I am aware of one senior league in the DFW area that only allows old ASA bats (not the ones with the 2013 stamp). You should find plenty of bats for less than $400. Find out from you locals what you need, then do some web searches. |
| Aug. 9, 2013 TexasTransplant | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Infield fly rule with a line drive I've always wondered if the "ordinary effort" provision of the IFR should be judged in relation to the player involved. An "ordinary effort" by a 260 pounder with two knee braces might not get him anywhere near a ball that a 170 pound rabbit can catch with ease. |
