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| May 6, 2009 einstein Men's 50 3112 posts | Who Says our game needs to be FIXED The Juggernaut is up again huffing, puffing and gaining speed to change senior softball from the game we love to play to something lethally less. Who says/said we need different equipment? Who said our game is too dangerous? Who said smaller guys like me at 5'11" and 235 lbs. shouldn't be able to hit a softball 400 feet. Where's the evidence that more guys get hurt today than 10 years ago. Where'e the evidence that juiced bats are rampant in senior ball and everyone should be punished for the cheating of a few? Who says our game is not really softball but some perverse indulgence of once a classic game played with wooden bats and wrapped balls of yarn? When we ask questions and separate from the Juggernaut that has been raised mostly from manipulation, self interest fear and greed the reason to change it all TRULY lacks merit. Those who DON'T love or respect us and OUR game are organized fueling, whispering and guiding the path of the great monster to suit their ends and if senior softball dies as a result so be it 'cause they don't REALLY care. The baby boomers are on their way out and let's focus on the 40's who will become seniors soon enough. Who thinks and needs to think 5 and 10 years down the road regarding their investment and control of the market place? Who says our balls are too lively and happens to have the only remedy, the antidote for all our concerns? C'mon man. In broad daylight from ignorance, apathy, self interest and greed our game is dying and no one seems to care or want to care that it all is being run by a powerful few who don't have our interests at heart. We can stop them simply but standing up and saying NO. You can kill or ridicule the messenger but the message goes unchanged. We're being had. Robbed in broad daylight taking it sitting and lying down when we can still say no. What would Joe Morgan say. What would all the guys I talk with/about what's going on say? What would 1800 players from NorCal say? It's not fate which has created the Juggernaut that's come to kill Senior Softball, It's the greed and self interest of the few coupled with ignorance and apathy of the many that's killing us and we all have roles in the movie. |
| May 6, 2009 einstein Men's 50 3112 posts | I was talking with a player fron NorCal last night and for the life of us we can't figure out why those that run or make decisions about senior softball don't understand that we, all ball players, need to hit balls well and hard for it to be fun. No sacrifice or compromise or improvement is worth losing the feel of being able to drive a ball through a hole or gap or over a fence. As simple as this is it still seems to elude some of us. Without the ball going fast or far the game lacks a fundamental joy an essential ingredient to even wanting to play ball, any ball. How can we not realize this is absolutely essential to our experience? Now, if I'm wrong about this then I'm wrong about everything. But if I'm right then what's going on with and to us in senior ball brings the death of our game. I've been screaming for over a year now that our bat/ball combo has been driven down without cause or regard for us and OUR needs by a small group of those with other interests and families to feed. It' happening in broad daylight and it's painful to watch and be part of especially when we can still do enough to save ourselves and our game. They're watching. We're watching to see what's next, what the next steps should be to bring about their desired ends. They'll change the minds, their courses, their values, compromise integrity that may never have existed in the first place to maintain control and guide us to suit their ends. It's a brutally clear picture but sadly accurate and effective and we still can do something about it if we want to and care. Get involved, ask questions connect the dots, follow the money and say Hell, No we won't back down and we won't go quietly. |
| May 6, 2009 ROOSTER10 Men's 60 91 posts | EINSTEIN I admire your stand on how they are changing the game etc.Our team got rerated and all we did was finish 2nd in 4 events!We plan on playing ball in FL.only this year. There moto that they are the 1st Assoc. to let you use Miken Bats should read now HEADS and BEDS-who cares about Senior Softball!! |
| May 6, 2009 einstein Men's 50 3112 posts | SSUSA has said repeatedly that the new ball was not for use this year. Dave Dowell said the balls for this year's tournaments were already purchased. Kevin Shulstrum said his ball, his 275 x 52 ball is not meant for seniors and he should know what he's talking about. Then why are they both going back on their word risking ridicule and criticism for "flipflopping" on us? As business partners what common ground do they share that would make this "coming together" worthwhile????????? Are they willing to lose senior support for some larger reward? Hmmmmmmm. That new ball will make tournaments run on time. They'll use/have to purchase less balls. Kevin can corner the market at least till the other ball manufactureres can catch up. Hmmmmmmm. I don't care one dog dropping for whatever they want to do, however much money they can make if it had nothing to do with the demise of a game I love to play. And that's my only objection. They're messing with my game, our game one they don't love or care about. Lastly, for now, this ball will be very unpopular the older, slower and less skilled the seniors become. They/we won't be able to get enough pace on the ball to feel good or be effective when hit. The good bat/ball combo works very well with older slower guys. The bigger stronger guys can overpower a lesser ball and still be somewhat effective but weaker, slower, older hitters will not fair as well. Maybe that's why there are no weaker, older teams involved in the tournament that Terry is using to determine if his and his business associate Kevin's ball can be pushed into senior play? They can't argue with me or what I'm saying because I'm on the right side of this argument and they are not as it relates to seniors. Hi Nancy, you're a doll. Sounds like you had a great time last weekend. See you when you come west. |
| May 8, 2009 Nancy Allen Men's 55 1438 posts | Joe, thanks. Yes, I was in my element. I love that park and tournament, but I just love softball in general. I just wish that I could play, but I do have my niche. I do know the yellow senior Combat seemed to be the hot bat last weekend. The balls were good, but even though Worth makes a good ball, this batch had the covers peeling off. They were made in China, and all I could think of was paint chips and lead. |
