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PRIORITY: 2015-16 OFFICIAL SSUSA RULEBOOK AVAILABLE ONLINE» SSUSA Staff: The 2015-16 edition of the Official SSUSA Rulebook is now available ...»SSUSA Staff: The following is a list of 2015-16 Rulebook changes made (other than ... »SSUSA Staff: The 2015-16 Official Senior Softball-USA Rulebook has been delivered ... |
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PRIORITY: SSUSA RULES COMMITTEE • 2014 Actions & Minutes» SSUSA Staff: The 2014 SSUSA Rules Committee sessions at the Annual Convention in ... |
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PRIORITY: MESSAGE BOARD ADVERTISING PROHIBITION» SSUSA Staff: There has been a recent proliferation of Message Board posts from ... |
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PRIORITY: TEAM RATINGS • Guidelines & Procedures» SSUSA Staff: Senior Softball-USA Ratings GuidelinesThe foundation of the National ... |
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Back up pitcher 65+ needed» 65 Cents: Need a back up pitcher for Mesquite,NV tournament April 11 & 12. ...»curveball: What level? What rated player can you use? |
1 | Feb. 27, 2015 | 83 |
50 MAJOR & MAJOR PLUS COMBINED» BiggDan: TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 50 MAJOR & 50 MAJOR PLUS DIVISIONS SHOULD ...»swing for the fences : Never combine the major and + division... only the upper 5 percent ... »Tim Millette: I am with swing...NEVER COMBINE major and Plus...amost all the Plus ... »Mario: You know what is a bummer is when you want to play Major plus and you ... »Tim Millette: Mario, sorry to read a player with your prowess has no options for a ... »BiggDan: THE PROBLEM WITH THE PLUS DIVISION IS THERE ARE NO TEAMS TO PLAY. ... »Paco13: It is interesting that ISSA have no Major + team and you don't hear ... »titanhd: Mario there in no logic in your statement.Because you "can't find a ... »mck71: Paco, ISSA reminds me of the younger set now be full of D and E ... »Mario: My point waas that it cost more to play plus because you do have to ... »Tim Millette: So Mario.....the question to ponder is... If the powerhouse ... »Paco13: mck71 I agree that on ISSA is a lot of sandbagging... You pay you ... »OZ40: I know major players around here and regardless of their age, they ... »Mario: Tim if you broke up Plus temas that win the worlds I believe you ... »Mario: OZ40 please let me know who these plus teams are you are speaking of. ... »Tim Millette: Mario, you'd have to break into three per team not four. I also ... »OZ40: Mario, I should have been clearer in my post. I was referring to guys ... »tattooball: A couple of things here, the other association that does not have ... |
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2015 Myrtle Beach Tournament - March 25th-29th» Jersey Nick: Need a 70' or 75' player for the tournament....I play the outfield ... |
0 | Feb. 27, 2015 | 21 |
Sacramento 40+» Sactown24: I'm looking to join a 40+ League team in the Sacramento Area. Coed or ... |
0 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 12 |
seeking players for new 60 team» Backstop man: I am seeking 3 players for a new 60 team out of Champaign,Illinois. ... |
0 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 53 |
Rating Question» DOLFAN: I'm currently a 50 Major Plus player this year. Next year I am ...»SSUSA Staff: Yes »gott2play: SSUSA Staff, Is your "yes" response the only answer, or is it ... »SSUSA Staff: It was the only appropriate answer to the question as posed ... If ... »DOLFAN: @Tony..thanks, you bring up a good point. If I would only play in 55 ... »SSUSA Staff: Not sure "negotiated" is the right word, but individual facts and ... |
5 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 397 |
Birmingham One-Day Rescheduled» southpaw: for Saturday, April 11. Can only take 15-16 teams. I have also sent ... |
0 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 66 |
Feb. 28, Birmingham One-Day tourney» southpaw: at George Ward Park (AKA Green Springs) 331 16th Ave S. Info: Steve ...»southpaw: Still need a few more. »southpaw: Monotonous one here; still looking. »southpaw: hootie hoo; hootie hoo! »Lefty: Looks like your going to have a good turn out Steve. Pray for warm ... »southpaw: Thanks, Joe; are you still coming down? Still can take 6 more teams. ... »Lefty: If I don't work I plan on being in Birmingham. »southpaw: James R. Smith Trucking has been added. »coop3636: Southpaw Please add Tennessee Connection to the tournament You can ... »southpaw: Thanks, Brett, Tennessee Connection is added. I will stay in touch ... »southpaw: 16 teams! Thanks so much. 10 a.m. Crim vs. Huffman Dixie vs. ... »CurtfromKY: Praying, crossing toes and fingers!! Bluegrass has it. See ya soon ... »southpaw: A 65 team had to drop; can take a 70, 65, or 60 team, if interested. ... »Wes: what is the date of you tournament »BruceinGa: Feb 28 »tg69: Bruce, you playing in Birmingham? May have to play snowball »BruceinGa: We're planning on it. Hopefully we'll get good weather. »southpaw: Hey Bruce and All, my standing rule is that it must be 50+ degrees ... »BruceinGa: Steve, looks as if you have the same rules for your tournament as I ... »southpaw: Bruce, you know what they say about keen minds?! It is kind of a ... »southpaw: Good News (for the moment)! Long-range forecast for the 28th: 60+ ... »Young48: Wed Feb 25 Low clouds and cold 48°Lo 27° Thu Feb 26 Mostly ... »Grimmie: Young48 thats the forecast i'm looking at, was coming down with ... »southpaw: Agreed, not looking good; certainly will not play unless weather ... »southpaw: Crazy weather! high today: 31; high tomorrow (Saturday) 60!! »Lefty: We played at around 50 degrees at 8 in the morning at the TOC. It's ... »BiggDan: I heard there is a good tournament in Panama City Beach the next ... »mc47: steve I am sorry but james r smith is out for this weekend to wet and ... »southpaw: Totally understand Kenny. Weather is above my pay grade! I have ... »southpaw: Considering a one-day tourney on Saturday, April 11. Please let me ... »hitman: Steve could we have a snowball battle instead of a softball ... »southpaw: Now Jim, he apologized! Usually snowball fights do not hurt as bad; ... |
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BP Bat?????» road kill: So.....there are only so many hits in an Ultra II before it ...»tattooball: If you can swing an end loaded bat get a Nightmare your gamer will be ... »DCPete: There's some U-Trip tanks out there; the 2013 black/yellow Mizuno ... »curveball: If you can find an Ultra II Legacy, you'll get 1000's of swings out ... »DieselDan: Miken Triad Blackout was built for durability and has pop. »Shut Up & Pitch: I used to have a BP bat and a gamer. The problem is there are al ... »crusher: My 30oz balanced Combat Centenarian is starting its 4th year. I use ... »road kill: I guess to be more precise, I want something I can hit a lot for BP ... »neck10: road kill find an ultra 11 with asa stamps on it they last a lot ... »neck10: I also have 3 ultra 11 ASA stamped bats in the wrapper & maybe 10 ... »Wayne 37: Unless the bat is destroyed, I will hit with a cracked bat until I ... »softball4b: I have a 26oz Demarini One and put on a 2 oz batting sleeve. Bat is ... »road kill: I found a '13 model Ultra brand new. Matches length and weight and ... »road kill: @Neck10 you were absolutely correct! Damned near as nice as the ... »qdup1: I have been using an Easton SCN18 old stamp for a few years and it ... »cronin51: Freak 98's are tanks, I use one in BP all the time, same weight and ... »BruceinGa: With the fragile senior bats of the past I frequently used a utrip ... »neck10: I have five or six of thos legacys don't care for them!!!!!!!!!!!!! »curveball: neck, how much $$$ for the lot of 5 or 6? I'm interested. »neck10: curveball text me 231-218-4787 or email ... |
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So the question was....how to get more teams to play Major Plus» Tim Millette: In a thread below I gave an idea that "might" make Plus a little more ...»cal50: Instead of looking at number of tournament wins for a year, make it ... »Grimmie: I'm with cal50 we only need 3 divisions. Dalton GA is the only ... »OZ40: When it comes to Major+ I think the 800 pound gorilla in the room ... »swing for the fences : Cal 50, SSUSA has to make money, giving teams the potential to win ... »Nancy Allen: Cal50, it does not happen every year, but in the past we have had 5 ... »hombre: Tim, I have no original thoughts, however, I do have some opinions on ... »Mulewhipper: I believe the HR rule (outs) last year helped to bring the rest of ... »cal50: Hi Nancy, we play in the brickyard every year. Last year we had 3 ... »cal50: Swing, I think we are agreeing with each other on moving more teams ... »swing for the fences : I hear you Cal50.. I'm not sure about only three divisions.. I don't ... »cal50: SSUSA is doing a good job with divisions as is. I think Tim is ... »Mario: I believe the only way to grow the division is to get more ... »Tim Millette: Cal 50, actually my main thing is not forcing many just above average ... »cal50: Tim, I disagree with you on playing the lower division. Let teams ... »Omar Khayyam: Several years back, I am playing on a AAA team that is a better than ... »Jawood: I used to think that combining Major and Major+ was the way to go. I ... »Tim Millette: Dave, I think allowing three upper ranked players is fine.... How ... »DaveDowell: I rarely comment publicly on issue-oriented threads ... This is an ... »cal50: Dave, the 1 up rule would be a welcome change. Was it seriously ... »SSUSA Staff: There was the annual discussion of HR Rules in general at the Rules ... »DCPete: When and why was the 1-Up rule eliminated? The 1-Up rule used to be ... »Young48: I agree with DCPete. The 1-up rule should be in every division. Why ... »Dbax: I agree! And it's such a simple solution. What would be the negatives? »Dbax: My question was legitimate. Please post opinions on any negative ... »Robo2: I have stated many times: allow unlimited HRs at all levels. 1. It ... »Tim Millette: Last years dbo rule change was a great addition to senior ... »joel 1975: just play where they tell you the last two of the major 55 ... »BiggDan: PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT OUT IN VEGAS THE AIR IS VERY THIN. I ... »crump22: joel 1975,MOTOWN Staff didn,t have a problem playing Major Plus, but ... »joel 1975: nobody said you did anything wrong I was just telling the guy,s on ... |
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Central Ca looking to join 55 or 60 AAA Team for Tournaments» Love to play: I am 59 turn 60 in April looking to join a AAA tournament team in ... |
0 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 49 |
Utah AAA+ 50's player looking for tournament team.» EdBarnett62: Looking to join a tournament team. Infield or outfield. I can hit the ... |
0 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 54 |
New resident of Manalapan NJ» kenaispal: Hi, just returned to New Jersey after several years living in Alaska ...»Robo2: How old are you? there are several teams located in NJ. »Ho: Robo: I think this is MARY COOPER looking to play on a 55's ... »Nancy Allen: Ho, if you look a little more on that account, it is registered to ... »Ho: Nancy: I read the tag and continued down. Basing it that the ... »Nancy Allen: Ho, I am with you, but it just adds a layer of ambiguity in this ... »Hitman 34: My name is Jeff Hitt, I sponsor and play for the New Jersey Hitmen. I ... »kenaispal: Thx for the reply Jeff. My name is Jim Cooper, age 58, cell phone ... |
7 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 219 |
Looking to join a team» Pops31: Looking to play with a travel team 50s I live in Asheboro NC. Pitch ...»blah44: have a 50 AAA team out of Georgia I can be reach at 706-851-4810. ... |
1 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 71 |
Big Bat Info» OZ40: A friend sent me this. Read and enjoy but don't shoot the ...»Dbax: Wow, excellent! »Fred S: Double Wow. Great piece of work on anything you want to know about ... »hemi racer: Thanks OZ! That was very interesting and informative to this ole lay ... »OZ40: Hemi, that was purely cut-&-paste from am email a friend sent me. By ... |
4 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 607 |
Batting Tee Recommendations» HwyFuzz: Anyone have recommendations of a specific tee that I should purchase ...»Player: HwyFuzz, Don't know what you really want, but Dick's Sporting Goods ... »BruceinGa: I picked up the All Star Smar-Tee Fold-A-Way Batting Tee at a play it ... »B94: Worth makes a slo-pitch tee that is nice and tall... For travel I ... »Mario: Gee tee makes 2 models. They work really well and the are portable ... »DoubleL10: I also use the G-Tee. The web site is thegtee.com. They are out of ... »HwyFuzz: Thanks everyone - I'll get the Gee Tee. »OVBALL: This is cheap and ... »SeniorMan: Here's a product that I have had since 2008 and it is still in new ... |
8 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 369 |
most durable senior bat» FrankieJ: This is my 1st yr to senior ball. Im looking for the most durable bat ...»Bruster55: Dudley Lightning smashes the ball and will last . »BruceinGa: The Dudley Lightning has my vote also! »B94: If you like swinging an EL bat get yourself a Nightmare »Mario: Dudley Lightning gets my vote as well. I've broke 4 bats in 1 weekend ... »Tri18: If you haven't tried the Miken Freak Black Senior you should. I now ... »Longhorns: Dudley are the most durable bat. Look up billy Blake on you tube ... »Jawood: A new low in bat durability? Brand new Macenko knob comes off in 4 ... »Tri18: Jawood, You can call Miken and get a RA number and send the bats to ... »BruceinGa: Alan, to fully cure, 3M 5200 needs 5-7 days. This is from West ... »PJ3P: I have used this on about 10 bats and used them the next day with ... |
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WA State 50s Tournament Team» Raider4Life: I'm looking to join a 50s tournament team and can travel in ... |
0 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 78 |
California Oaks 70 AA Team» Butter: California Oaks 70 AA team. Based in Northern California, greater ...»FOULBALL: Butter, call me at 844-4244, i need to get back into tournament ball. ... »hitnrun: I would be interested in playing with you in Reno. 702-366-6299. »Jersey Nick: I am interested in playing in Reno with the Oaks. I played the ... |
3 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 143 |
Player Looking To Play» bcoy: I am looking to play 50's tournament ball. I live in Arizona but ...»E6 in AZ: If you do not get any responses here .... there is a 4 team 50s ... »bcoy: Thanks for letting me know was out of town and just got your message. ... »shortstopchic10: Rio Vista Loop 101 and Thunderbird |
3 | Feb. 24, 2015 | 189 |
