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Mesquite Tourn. and passing of a player» VINNY LV: Wanted to thank SSUSA staff for a great tournament this week.. Got to ... |
0 | March 24, 2013 | 478 |
Blood Clot ALERT!!» Tater50: Maybe this can ALERT & help someone!!! 2008 I was 58 & in great ...»leftyfalcon: Glad to see your doing well and glad for the info. Didn't see you in ... »surf88: we have a fellow teammate that is experiencing this now. We are ... »Tater50: Thanks Joe & Surf88: I had an injury & was not able to make ... »taits: Any sign as to what may have caused the clot? I've had a abscess ... »HJ: Tater, did you get a formal diagnosis of DVT? »Tater50: Taits: I went to ALL the specialists & NO one could give me any idea ... »taits: Tater50, These kind of info post help many I'd think, one never ... »HJ: Taits is so right about health being everything. Last week a ... »Tater50: Something that slipped my mind: Senior Moment; in 11.05 @ the Winter ... »taits: Had the pop also, was my hamstring. Leg went black and blue. Some ... »HJ: Tater, I read both articles. Usually the superficial is benign and ... |
11 | March 24, 2013 | 576 |
Team Raking» orvilleware: Your Sims 60 team is new, but known of our players have ever played ...»surf88: Orville, I suggest you prepare a letter that states specifics and why ... »taits: Orv, I'll send you an email. But that's good advice from Ed which ... »SSUSA Staff: A completely "new team", defined as one comprised of players who have ... |
3 | March 24, 2013 | 363 |
Montgomery» milkboy: Any results from the Montgomery tournament?»BruceinGa: In the 50 Platinum, Hollis and another team, maybe Randy Smith, had ... »rfsoftball: Bruce Glad to see you again and also thanks for the great hitting ... »ronnied8: It was pretty bad the way it ended! I really don't blame the teams I ... »BruceinGa: I think it was smart of the tournament director. There were probably ... |
4 | March 19, 2013 | 627 |
BP in Lawrenceville Ga.» Perl: I,m going to be in Lawrenceville for the next couple of weeks and was ...»BruceinGa: We hit in Cobb or Cherokee counties. It's maybe a 40 minute drive ... |
1 | March 19, 2013 | 211 |
5 on third» Big00al: I had this discussion with my pitcher last tournament With the 5th ...»Webbie25: Big-you are absolutely correct-outfielders need to play where they ... »Omar Khayyam: Big00al, with my arm, playing the outfield, in this situation I ... »the answer: personally I think the outfielders in general play way too ... »mad dog: the answer...and would you not play deep with the equipment we use ... »ju25: I agree with Webbie25 on this one. Outfielders must play at a depth ... »Wayne 37: Sometimes it is good to walk a batter in the situation just to get a ... |
6 | March 16, 2013 | 801 |
World baseball championships» garyheifner: Saw an interesting thing. We put the last out on second for x-tra ...»Wayne 37: That is an international rule. Saw it used in Olympics once. ... |
1 | March 16, 2013 | 320 |
Garocket» BruceinGa: So as not to hijack someone's thread, I'll ask my question ...»Garocket: Bruce , no I was not playing at that time with Riegel but have played ... »BruceinGa: Small world, the coach was Whitey Tucker! I first met Porky when we ... »1FastNUT: Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, what are you up to Buddy? I haven't seen you ... »BruceinGa: Peanut!!! we think and talk about you all the time. Email me at ... »LilChop33: Hi Bruce and Garocket. I'm Jodi Bagwell daughter of Porky Bagwell. ... »Donny T: Hey Jodi. Not sure you remember me but I played for your Dad a long ... »BruceinGa: Hi donny, it's been a long time. Freddy is playing tournaments and ... »Donny T: Well good for y'all. I had to give it up in 95. I can't hardly get ... |
8 | March 14, 2013 | 1140 |
Bat/ball combos of yesteryear» Webbie25: Ok- you are both right in some ways. Tim-1982-1984 we were using ...»taits: I believe the CU31 came before the C405. Before the Cu31 were the ... »usmc0311: i want to take tim up on his 200 dollar bet! »JamesLG: 1973, We used the day/night Dudly and they were soft and out of roun ... »swing for the fences : Webbie, great post and for those who have CRS, this is exactly what I ... »ju25: We used HARWOOD BALLS here in Michigan and those balls were lopsided ... »DD: I remember when the game first began we didn't use any balls. We had ... »Tim Millette: Hey Marine, are you playing out west this year? If your going to be ... »usmc0311: Tim i will not be coming that far west. But i will be in Vegas Oct 3! ... »Tim Millette: USMC, unless the air prices for St Louis come down some, we will ... »southpaw: DD, in the 50's, our first baseballs were green walnuts wrapped in ... »big cat7: I agree i think the cu31 was before the 405, i had a worth cu31 end ... »usmc0311: Tim i dont know who Al White is or what a player bat was back then. i ... »ju25: CU31 came first, C405's were introduced in 1996. »swing for the fences : I remember swinging a 38 ounce silver Easton with some purple bands.. ... »Tim Millette: Usmc..... I have never been a big shot in softball... I was a ... »tekdad: USMC, Being a former service man myself , I must warn ... »tekdad: Service »swing for the fences : Tim, what balls are you going to let him hit????? SB-12 or a 525 50 ... »Bigon: 510 Bombat and bluedot or red stitch dudley thunder balls,just as ... »the answer: anyone ever play with a steel core ball..I think it was a t-2000 from ... »swing for the fences : Bigon, I don't know about you, but I have hit balls with metal bats ... »Bigon: Swing,,, your correct the size of the sweet spot is bigger on senior ... »Tim Millette: Thanks for the nice words Troy. As far as the old aluminum ... »swing for the fences : Well Tim, I remember playing in State tourney with Greg Serna and ... »swing for the fences : meant to say he hit a building across the street from a 20 ft high ... »softball4b: 1989....first AA World ever played. It's on a baseball field in coco ... »Tim Millette: Mike, Kim Seasem's ball off Waverly wall? to dead right/not ... »softball4b: All I remember for sure was the umpire had to be 6'7" and had a ... |
28 | March 13, 2013 | 894 |
Tim M» usmc0311: I enjoyed your interview. I might not agree with all your thoughts. ...»usmc0311: on softballcenter »Tim Millette: I don't ski...so we usually let friends spend most of the weekends at ... |
2 | March 13, 2013 | 339 |
SSUSA Hall of Famer Gene "Doc" Metcalf Passes Away» SSUSA Staff: Senior Softball USA is saddened to report that Gene "Doc" Metcalf has ... |
0 | March 12, 2013 | 520 |
Memories From Yesterdays Gone By» southpaw: 1962--13 & 14 years old baseball league. Our coach was a great guy, ...»Omar Khayyam: southpaw, great memory. You could make a movie out of a few memories ... »southpaw: Omar, what a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing and I trust that it ... »samg: I enjoyed both stories myself guys thanks for sharing. My story is ... »southpaw: Samg, quite a lump in my throat as I type this. Thank you for taking ... »Omar Khayyam: Southpaw, another great story. Don't you love it when organizers ... »GSWP001: SAMG, thanks. That brought back some deep feelings and memories. I ... »softball4b: Sam is not embellishing the story in the least. He was a tough little ... »southpaw: Omar, you are so right. Even though it became an bit irritating on ... »Davy: Bittersweet memories. Our eighth grade PE teacher enrolled us in a ... |
9 | March 11, 2013 | 602 |
Oldest Senior Participant» Tater50: Two things I do not think has been discussed: 1. Who is the Oldest ...»southpaw: Tater, does feeling old count? »Tater50: Steve: We all fall into that category. My main intention was to give ... »jackbrun: Although his tournament days have ended, Rex Finley still plays in a ... »Big Mike: 91....I can only hope...... »jackbrun: Rex was elected to the Senior softball Hall of Fame in 2010. »Omar Khayyam: Good topic, Tater. Nick Ioimo was a tournament player until about 5 ... »mnmasters38: Dick Anderson from Minneapolis is 82, Plays in the 75 and 80 ... »skip_6: My father is getting ready to play again this year, he is 93, he ... »southpaw: Tater, sorry to hear that you are injured. Hope it is nothing ... |
9 | March 11, 2013 | 589 |
Spring Worlds Mesquite condo» timmy: We overbooked condos for Spring Worlds in Mesquite . I have a 3 ... |
0 | March 9, 2013 | 272 |
Senior Softball Poem» glovedad: Here is a "Senior Softball" poem I wrote. Hope you enjoy ...»Tim Millette: P is for player That stands at the plate Swing senior ... »Tim Millette: Sum »swing for the fences : G19 returns!;( »TOMAR77: Glovedad, enjoyed your poem.A salute to our game we (most of we) Love ... »Tim Millette: Tomar, Narcissism requires a need for approval....something I ... »E4/E6: Nice job Glovedad, well done. Tim as I see it as we age, we all ... »glovedad: Thanks guys. Nothing but good things to say about this great game ... »usmc0311: Tim go back to the old scout and spew your negative bullshit about ... »Webbie25: Tim-the point is he made up a very POSITIVE poem for senior softball ... »tg69: Timmy, curious as to what kind of stick you swing? is it wood? »taits: I heard the assn is going to make the home plate mats 34 x 68 inches ... »swing for the fences : Tg69, he swings my old salty pickle! No BS! »swing for the fences : FYI the Pickle is a Demarini SS bat! Lime green/AKA the pickle!;-) »TOMAR77: Tim,just to be clear you are right you are not soliciting approva ... »Tim Millette: I usually swing a kids version of composite. I do this because ... »swing for the fences : so you won't be bringing a knife to a gun fight. So you are saying ... »Tim Millette: Yes. As the current state of senior ball is being implemented I will ... »1billyd: Thanks Glovedad, here's my contribution. The Boys of Winter I ... »glovedad: 1billyd...Nicely done! I agree we are blessed to still be playing ... »swing for the fences : Tim you are the minority on the Board about the bats... do you think ... »Al33: Swing, Well said. Metal bats with good balls like we used to use go ... »Tim Millette: Swing, I agree the shaved bats are worse the seior bats... At least ... »Tim Millette: Al33.... I cannot understand your statement on the bat issue... I ... »Omar Khayyam: Swing for the fences and Al33, your memories may say that you could ... »swing for the fences : Tim, I have seen you swing now and I have seen you swing in the early ... »Tim Millette: I guess we are talking different eras. I remember many years ... »usmc0311: Tim i am gonna puke admiting this but i do agree with you . I do hit ... »crump22: Omar Khayyam,there is nothing wrong with Al33 memories,because in ... »Tim Millette: In 83 i think???? the top bats were the Howard's western steer and ... »Webbie25: guys let's take this to a new thread-the poems have been forgotten. ... |
30 | March 8, 2013 | 1207 |
Swing analysis» HJ: After watching many videos of guys batting a SB, I noticed that ...»BudLeftField: Many hitters use the overlap grip to give themselves a longer bat and ... »canIjack: Long Ball hitters have a Longer, stronger, quicker swing, unlike bas ... »goforit: Come on Kennard, that may work for you guys that have forearms like ... »softball4b: Kennard, you know what best works for you and for most everyone else. ... »canIjack: Practice, Practice you mean Practice John ...You are so right about ... »rightrj1: Mike & Kennard, While thinking at the plate, for most will mess up ... »cal50: My philosophy is to assess what kind of hit is needed and where you ... »canIjack: cal50, You must have knew Tommy Traini, he was my little league/Biddy ... »cal50: canljack, I have seen that phrase attributed to Vince Lombardi. But ... |
9 | March 8, 2013 | 825 |
Not Pleased with Rating System» Renegade12: We went from 60AAA to 60Major classification. On what merits I cannot ...»taits: Perhaps it is who is on your team rather that win\loss record. The ... »chico senior: Our team was also moved from 60AAA to Major. I have talked with ... »Enviro-Vac: Hi Renegade12 - have played against your team and also watched you ... »chico senior: Enviro-Vac. Our team is North State Screenprint. You eliminated us ... »BruceinGa: I see that Adiktive (C&M)Sports was just bumped to 50 M+ by SPA. »BobLaser: I wish they would leave the teams alone for the most part. Everytime ... »BruceinGa: BL,in a perfect world it wouldn't be necessary to move teams us. ... »GaCMan: What exactly is the criteria for moving teams up????? Winning ... »SSUSA Staff: Joey - Take a look at the second message from the top of the Message ... »TommyC: GaCMan, SPA actually bumbed up 5 of the 10 teams in 55AAA in ... »PattyMac: Adiktiv Sports was accidently moved by SPA to Major plus. That ... »titanhd: Hey Tommy.55 major and 50AAA both have a 7 rating. So the assumption ... »monty25: ssusa staff- col 55 played only 1 tourney lost both pool games by ... »SSUSA Staff: monty25 - Inquiries about specific teams are handled privately by the ... »monty25: Our Manager did recieve an e-mail from george morneo stated that we ... »garyheifner: R-12 Rating is the hardest thing the Staff has to do. They rate ... »TommyC: Thanks for the info on 55major and 50AAA both have a 7 rating and the ... »TommyC: Sorry, meant to say "Thanks titanhd" »BobLaser: There are no 50s major teams in our state, there are no 50s major ... »Renegade12: Eviro-Vac - Thanks for that. We had some great games that were the ... »Webbie25: Bob-while I agree that there are no major teams here, and you know I ... »BobLaser: I agree, Webbie. We like to travel to Phoenix or even El Paso but now ... »Jawood: They didn't move up enough top Major teams to Major-plus to make it ... |
23 | March 7, 2013 | 1721 |
TOC» Duke11: Read the board often and have decided to share two stories that I ...»TexasTransplant: Too bad we don't have a "Like" button. Thanks for sharing. »usmc0311: Thats all Marines have to say to each other! Thanks for sharing a ... »Need4speed: I have played against the Dawgs for years, they are a class act, and ... »SSUSA Staff: Four messages were removed from this thread as being inappropriate to ... »#19: SSUSA Staff ... The topic was simply TOC ... I believe my comments ... »Laker24: The Wounded Warriors were GREAT to hear from at the banquet. I only ... |
6 | March 4, 2013 | 1051 |
Birmingham Tourney cancelled» southpaw: Fields were already booked, so I am unable to hold our little warm-up ... |
0 | March 3, 2013 | 243 |
Snow...» naked cowboy: So I'm sitting here (Hinton,Ok.) at work looking out the window ...»Bubble Gum: The thought of a "naked cowboy" turns me off!! The thought of ... »naked cowboy: Dude! you have some serious issues!! »Webbie25: Thats some funny stuff »E4/E6: Hmmmmmm, Bubble Gum and a Naked Cowboy, now theres a stick ... »Full Monty: A naked cowboy telling others they have serious issues? Is tha ... »Full Monty: Check out my Full Monty »Shut Up & Pitch: NOBODY WANTS TO SEE A OLD FART "NAKED COWBOY" OR "FULL MONTY! GO ... »swing for the fences : A Full Monty messing with a naked cowboy... PMSL! »0: Poor cowboy Snowed in his house, with nothing to do but watc ... »canIjack: This is too too funny, »naked cowboy: LMAO!!! As long as it's all in fun it don't bother me none... But I'm ... »cal50: Our team has a naked horse back rider. Sometimes he looks more like ... »naked cowboy: That's fuuny cal50... »cal50: You want to see funny, should see him (we call him naked Larry) ... »swing for the fences : So wrong Cal50! LMAO »naked cowboy: UGH!I really don't want to imagine that!!! »Bubble Gum: cowboy No doubt you are the "most easily recognized player" in th ... »naked cowboy: Lol! |
18 | March 3, 2013 | 590 |
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