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John Clawson
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| Jan. 14, 2007 claw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Should we combine 50 with 55's? As it stands now, there isn't enough motivation for teams to compete at the highest level. I believe that there should be more rewards the higher the division. Whether that means better awards, returns of entrance fees to the champs, etc. I don't know. Also, in particular between the Major and Major Plus, in tourneys where a minimun number of teams does not exist, they should compete at a combined "Upper" level. The rules for these combined tourneys should reduce the importance of the home run and intentionally favor the Major teams, as this is the only way to encourage Major players to feel they have a fair opportunity to compete with the Major Plus. Although it may still likely be true that the Major Plus teams are better overall hitters, there might also be an advantage to the Major teams in overall defense. |
| Aug. 11, 2006 claw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Platooning is what we need Einstein, I don't think platooning will solve the serious problems at the upper (Major/Major+) divisions. I don't believe the lower divisions are concerned about this, either. Maybe platooning makes sense in the 70 and over to encourage larger team sizes. I think that instead of encouraging players to become specialists by creating a platoon system, we should encourage players to become better all around softball players. All rules at all levels should encourage the players to play the game right. At present, the game at the highest levels has become offensively skewed, especially for power. That to me is the number one reason why there are so few competing at that level. Certainly there are plenty of quality all around players in AAA (and Major) that, absent the total emphasis on home runs, could compete at any level. As you surely recall, in the 70's and 80's the game got out of hand, what with A, B, C, D etc. and no real way to regulate. Until the basic equalizer, limiting HR, came to be heavily used, tournaments were a joke. Platooning is an idea that makes some sense, but if you are looking for it to make a difference in Major/Major+, I don't think it will. I say limit HR to 4, up to 8 is a single, then 9 and above are outs. Bring the game back to the rest of the players so that all teams are encouraged to move UP, not DOWN. |
| Aug. 10, 2006 claw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Major and Major Plus This is my 3rd year in Major Plus 50's and I believe that the organizations need to change their structure of the "Upper" divisions. After years of playing the 40', where there were usually 30 to 50 teams at the Nationals and a dozen at locals, now there is a handful, sometimes 2. There is something very wrong when the incentive is to play down, not up. I suggest that they either merge the Major and Major Plus or at minimum merge them if there are less than 6 teams at a National. There is nothing at present to encourage the Major teams to play at a higher level, so I say let's reduce the number of HR allowed, make it a ground rule single (not basically a walk) for anything above 4, and let pool play/seeding games decide upper and lower divisions. Although I love playing with our team and against the few teams we see, it would be great to play against 20 or more teams at each tourney. |
| Aug. 10, 2006 claw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Platooning is what we need Einstein, Hmmm, sounds like I am one of the guys in CA used "irrespective of their hitting", so here's my opinion of another option. How about if each association were to allow ONE, not a platoon, DH at the Nationals ONLY? Personally, if it were used always (for me as an example), I would simply give up the game. There might be others for whom it we work out just fine. Claw |
