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March 17, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Double play or force out? Damn ... Tough crowd in Florida! ... Ha! |
March 16, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Double play or force out? ...especially since there've already been three pretty good explanations so far! |
March 11, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pitching screens NO ... Not for SSUSA sanctioned tournament play ... Some of our sanctioned leagues do have local rules that allow for the use of pitching screens ... |
March 11, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Website comments Discussion: General Message Board format idea Rhonda ... Welcome to the Senior Softball Message Board ... As the Moderator here, may I suggest that "consolidation" could be your friend? ... You made your first 11 posts in about a half an hour ... Maybe you could consider listing the events where you would like to attract interest in a single efficient post, rather than forcing everyone halfway down the page? ... Thanks, and good luck this Season! |
March 3, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player Add / Rule Book Yes, you may ... Four KEY words ► ONE TIME PER SEASON ... Good luck! |
March 3, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player Add / Rule Book H˛ ... The information I believe you are looking for was discussed here in a message thread originated by HSquared on 01/07/2022 ... It was an eight-post back-and-forth thread between you and me ... This is an SSUSA eligibility department roster composition/approval policy and not a formal Rulebook provision ... Here's the direct link for you to cut/paste to review it ... https://seniorsoftball.com/?messageboard&viewby_thread=170358 |
Feb. 23, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: aloha bowl "Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true!" ... Aesop’s Fables, (circa 260 BC) __________ The Aloha Bowl '24 Master Plan is currently in the final phase of development, and is structured for a five-games minimum format (not a "guarantee") for all teams, subject, of course, to favorable weather ... You should be prepared for VERY full, and VERY long, days of play in the Friday thru Sunday Session #2 ... Good luck everyone! ... |
Feb. 22, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Double play or force out? DOUBLE PLAY ... The runner who was on 3rd base at the time of the pitch is required to vacate the base to clear for the runner from 2nd base advancing ... The 3rd base is NOT a safe haven when the runner is "forced" to advance ... By tagging that lead runner, the force play at 3rd base is preserved ... Stepping on the bag after the tag completes the double play ... It was a very heads-up defensive play by the third baseman ... |
Feb. 21, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: aloha bowl ...sometime in the next couple/few days ... Session #1 (65+) will publish first ... |
Feb. 15, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batters Box Rule Change Scott ... I wasn't trying to single anyone out ... To the contrary, I intended to be all-inclusive ... I suspect you likely fit somewhere in the height range of 3'-7" to 6'-8", which is the upper and lower limit of ALL non-pitcher Major League Baseball players in history ... I picked that group because they have one thing in common: The ability to STAY IN THE BATTER'S BOX for nearly a century and a half of play ... If you think there should be further refinement, please write it up for submission, or attend in person, the 2024 National Rules Committee sessions at the annual convention in late November ... |
Feb. 14, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batters Box Rule Change Major League Baseball non-pitchers, ranging from 3'-7" Eddie Gaedel to 6'-8" Nate Freiman, ALL found a way to stay in the batter's box during the nearly 150 years since that first MLB season in 1876 ... This discussion has now gone from the sublime to the ridiculous ... With the clarity of 20-20 hindsight, the National Rules Committee never should have changed the batter's box rule ... |
Feb. 13, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batters Box Rule Change We'll see how it plays out ... But for the sake of transparency, more than a little bit of the intent of the rule change was to reduce the incessant complaining by batters getting called out of the box, particularly at venues where they are unable to wipe out the permanent lines on artificial turf fields ... Have fun! |
Feb. 4, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: aloha bowl Those details will be available after the entry deadline passes and the teams list is published ... Good luck! |
Jan. 23, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Dave Dowell outtashape3 ... Although I believe your suggestion on requiring "ID" is an excellent one, it's a non-starter ... Ownership here believes strongly, and I concur, in unrestricted (subject to just four simple posting rules) freedom of the press, and it's unlikely to change ... Those who wish to comment while hiding behind the cloak of anonymity are certainly free to do so ... But they have no reciprocal expectation that we will give any credence to that commentary ... |
Jan. 21, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Dave Dowell John028 ... Fair question ... The primary reason for the policy is that we don't require Message Board posters to "ID" themselves here and, accordingly, we are not interested in having to sort out the fact from the fiction authors in this largely unregulated and anonymous environment ... Some posters DO choose to identify, but it's not a requirement ... In this age of easy electronic communication, if the item is of sufficient importance to the author, we believe that suggestions for inclusion on the official Agenda of the National Rules Committee should be clear as to their originating author ... Donna accumulates every single properly submitted suggested rule change proposal throughout the season, sorts and categorizes them in a pre-committee meeting correspondence package for the members of the Committee, and distributes it for our review ... She does a tremendous job with that process, and I can't imagine how difficult and inefficient it would be if she had to cull through thousands of (sometimes non-sensical, contradictory and redundant) posts here to build the draft Agenda ... The quality of the proposals we receive is very high, and we deeply appreciate the effort expended by those who participate ... But I suspect we're not likely to open the process up to random anonymous commentary ... Thanks for asking ... |
Jan. 20, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: New rule on shaved bats Markanthoni24 ... Donna is the tenured Chair (ten years of service) of the SSUSA National Rules Committee, so let's get right to the point: What you allege is, respectfully, complete nonsense, either originating from the umpire or yourself, individually or collectively ... • SSUSA does NOT provide for, or even allow the use of pitcher screens in tournament play ... Local leagues may (and many do) have local league rules permitting their use, but not in SSUSA sanctioned tournament play; • SSUSA does NOT contract for the rental (or other arrangements) for use of screens that may be deployed Contract Tournament Directors; • Contract Tournament Directors do NOT have the authority to make financial arrangements for items that are not permitted ... In fact, they have all been advised that permitting the use of pitching screens in tournament play is grounds for termination; • This umpire, presuming you have quoted him accurately, is completely ill-informed of the tournament administration function as it relates to screens; and • The Rules committee meets at the annual National Convention in late November ... Public participation is welcome, in person, by snail mail, or by identifiable (as to you) email correspondence in advance of the meetings ... Message Board commentary is specifically excluded from potential Agenda consideration ... The last few messages in this thread should remove any doubt as to why we have this policy ... We have wandered way off the original topic regarding the new penalty for the use of altered bats, not to mention an excessive "pitch count", so ... ** THREAD CLOSED ** |
Jan. 13, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Spring Winter Worlds ALL Spring World Championships Men's divisions aged 50+ and up are playing (only) in St. George, UT ... Men's and Women's 40+ Masters and Women's 50/55+ Senior Divisions are playing (only) in Bullhead City, AZ ... This is exactly as is disclosed on the respective event Tournament pages ... |
Jan. 9, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Top Gun 2024 in Bullhead City Should likely be later today, but could slip to the morning ... The T.D. is on a SoCal to NorCal road trip today and I won't release it until he has a chance to review and approve ... Thanks ... |
Jan. 9, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: vegas world's JohnO28 ... "Rec" tournaments may run under SSUSA rules sanction compliance, but they're not required to do so ... The most common difference(s) is that they seldom comply fully with roster eligibility rules ... It's not uncommon, nor is it frowned upon or even discouraged, for "rec" events to have teams playing with underage players and/or geographically ineligible guys, although that's a lot less stringent since we've opened up borders a bit ... Not many are willing to admit it publicly, but it's not exactly unheard of for teams to start playing "Rec" later in the summer as tune-up events that are (in theory) outside of the view of our National Ratings folks ... Rec is just more casual for all concerned ... |
Jan. 9, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: vegas world's H10th ... Your team must play in an SSUSA sanctioned qualifier ... It does NOT have to be a T.O.C. qualifier, but may NOT be just a "Recreational" event ... |