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| Jan. 7, 2013 SSUSA Staff 3490 posts | ONE & ONE COUNT • Survey Final Results The ONE & ONE COUNT Survey voting period has now closed, as of 5:00 PM EST on 01/07/13. Here are the FINAL RESULTS as voted by the 5,143 respondents expressing an opinion. • TOTAL VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 2,825 (54.9%) • TOTAL VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 2,318 (45.1%) • MEN VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 2,528 (53.8%) • MEN VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 2,174 (46.2%) • WOMEN VOTING TO RETAIN existing "0-0" starting count: 297 (67.3%) • WOMEN VOTING TO IMPLEMENT a new "1-1" starting count: 144 (32.7%) NOTES: • Retention of the existing "0-0" starting count was favored by 10 of the 14 gender/age groups. The minority in favor of the "1-1" included only the Men's and Women's 40-Masters and the Men's 50+ and 55+ divisions. All other age groups, in both genders, favored retention of the "0-0" starting count. • Retention of the existing "0-0" starting count was favored by 10 of the 13 geographic regions surveyed, as categorized by the SSUSA Clubs & Leagues Regional areas (plus one other category comprised of foreign and snowbird players.) The minority in favor of the "1-1" included only the Central, Great Lakes and North regions. All other regions favored retention of the "0-0" starting count. For a complete breakdown of the voting, by age, by gender and by geographic region, please click on the following link: ONE & ONE SURVEY DATA Thank you to all who participated. The SSUSA Rules Committee will be evaluating the data later this week during a conference call Rules Committee meeting. |
| Jan. 14, 2013 SSUSA Staff 3490 posts | The SSUSA Rules Committee met in telephone conference call session this morning, January 14, 2013, to discuss the data from the recently concluded "1-1 Count" poll. The results this time were virtually identical to the same poll from six years ago, in which the players favored the "0-0" count by a margin of 55% to 45%, with the only geographic area in favor of the "1-1" being the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest regions. Although there is support for the "1-1" count, the level of that support remains essentially unchanged. After a thorough discussion, the meeting was adjourned without any rules change motions being made. Accordingly, the starting pitch count for the 2013 Season remains "0-0". |
