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Shane Verley
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Chehalis, WA
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Men's 55
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| July 22, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: WESTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS....A concern? Start drinking more water today. Hydration is key to surviving the heat. ShaneV |
| July 18, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: What 55AAA teams are going to Western Nationals Looks like a good group of 55AAA teams for Western. One 55AA team will likely be included in our division: 55AAA CJ & S Express Desert Dawgs Desperados Drillers Electrifiers Jones Chemical/The Y Bar & Grill MI Sports Scrap Iron 55AA Scrap Iron Northern Major MWC Nor Cal Reds Major-Plus Fan Grabber/AZ Lone Sharks ShaneV |
| May 22, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rock n Reno Fields Very disappointed that JCI/The Y from WA is not heading to Reno. Not enough interest to play Carson City and maybe the weather freaked some guys out last year. I will be there to spy on you guys though, umpiring session 1-2, playing 50AA session 3 in Carson City. ShaneV |
| May 22, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Weather in Reno For those of us who played and/or umpired in the snow and sleet and rain and wind and unbelievable temperatures last year, this is very welcome news. This will be my 7th year in a row and the weather has always been great, warmer than average. Did play with strong winds a couple times but we know that's normal for the mountains & high desert. Weather has been unusually nice up here in WA, off and on in April-May. Got lucky last Saturday with nice weather for a one-day tournament. Rained Sunday! ShaneV |
| May 20, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Associations Discussion: AGE & RATING MIXING AT TOURNAMENTS???? Good feedback for those of us who run tournaments and want to know. We really do want to offer the very best to the teams in our regions and little tweaks here and there can really make a difference in customer satisfaction. Just a thought: I consider all of the teams from my state, top to bottom, to be my teams. They all need the opportunity to play local to prepare for Championship events and represent us. With only a few Major and even fewer Major+ teams in a three state area, they will always be combined with others in a local event. And it is true they are tough to beat, even with equalizers. Add in the continuing development of the 40's program, it's even more of a challenge. We now have 4 40's teams in our local league, and lucky us, a 55AAA team, we get stuck in the same division, and we're 0-6 so far. Our guys don't like it but we are being tested each week, and it may end up helping us when we get to the big events. We don't have to play anyone but 55AAA when it really matters. It's a big picture perspective, our state or our region against the nation, rather than "I, me, my". And what is "over-priced"? When a tournament director makes more than $5/hour for his time? If he's really good at it should he make $10/hour? And how many guaranteed games do you want? ShaneV |
| May 9, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Yauger Reunion This coming weekend will be the 6th in a row with nice weather, unheard of for our area in April & May. We'll see if we can hold out for 7 in a row, May 19-20! Looks like La Nina is finally done. We have not been to Yauger for senior league or tournaments since 2008. Should be fun! The fields are much the same as back then but they have rebuilt the west parking area (retention pond) with landscaping and a high fence to protect cars from field #4. We'll likely only use fields 2-3 which are the best. ShaneV |
| May 8, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Yauger Reunion SSUSA Rec Event - Yauger Reunion Dates: May 19th (& possibly 20th) Location: Yauger Park, Olympia WA Ages: 40, 50, 55, 60, 65 Entry: $200 4 Game Guarantee (5 if two-day) Contact: Shane C. Verley Cell: 360-259-1733 email: sver152@comcast.net |
| May 5, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Looking to contact TD Tom TD Tom from WA is Tom Israelson. Must be another TD Tom from the Stockton CA area? |
| May 3, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Doctor says I have a hernia Runs in my family, dad has had 2, brother 2 and me 1, groin area just below the waist-line, right or left. When I was 10 and my dad had the surgery it was a hospital stay, mine was outpatient. They don't even use general anesthesia anymore, they dope you up then use local in the area of the surgery. Recovery Roughly: First 4-5 days, pain meds every 4 hours (2 percocet) 1 week still sore and tender, becoming tolerable without meds 2 weeks pretty normal but still some tenderness 3 weeks ready to play ShaneV |
| May 1, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: So few 55AA It seems 55 teams are rare. Most 55-59 players play with 50's teams. I've seen it in our area, only 1 55AAA and 1 55M. It's all a matter of our ability to assemble the players. The larger metro areas have the population to do it but it still seems rare. ShaneV |
| May 1, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 50AA Teams/Rock n Reno Only 5 teams last year for 50AA. Hope we hear soon where we're playing. Been there 6 years in a row, 2 Western and 4 Rock N Reno. 2006 Western 50AA @ Shadow Mountain (1st) 2007 Western 50AA @ Centennial (1st) 2008 Rock N Reno 50AAA @ Centennial (3rd) 2009 Rock N Reno 50AAA @ Eagle (missed the cut) 2010 Rock N Reno 50AAA @ Centennial (3rd) 2011 Rock N Reno 55AAA @ San Rafael (2nd) 2012 Rock N Reno 50AA @ ?????????? (???) |
| May 1, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 50AA Teams/Rock n Reno The Rock from WA will be there. |
| March 18, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA April Opener Lacey WA So far: NW Legends 40's NW Elite 40's NW Legends 50's Weitzel & Wilkins 50's Doerflinger 50's NW Seadogs 50's Premier 50's Halsteel 50's W.E. Ruth 55's Jones Chemical Inc. 55's Aro Glass Clubbers 60's Marauder 60's NW Silver 60's Dammeier 60's W.E. Ruth 65's |
| March 17, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SSUSA April Opener Lacey WA Good response already for the April Opener at the RAC, Lacey WA. At least 13 teams already and 3 more possible. We had 18 last year and looks like we'll exceed that for 2012. Send me an email... ShaneV sver152@comcast.net |
| March 17, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: I never dreamed it would be this hard to start playing again. I thought I was going to miss a year in 1989 when I entered treatment on the advice of a judge. Managed to play a little that year. Thought maybe I would have to quit playing softball after I quit drinking because it seemed like everyone played softball as an excuse to drink. Still somewhat true today however not so much with seniors. I find many in senior softball do not drink anymore or very little. Many also try to eat right and stay away from the typical concession stands at the parks. At least three of our guys had surgery in the offseason to correct problems that could and often have ended softball careers. When I see the guys in their 70's and 80's playing, I think that's what I want to do. I hope I can retire between 66 and 70 and spend all my time traveling and playing softball. ShaneV |
| Feb. 18, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: This really happened An untouched ball could be ruled dead ball, ground rule something, but I would guess a ball that "bounces off the heel of his glove" remains live no matter where it ends up. I could be wrong. ShaneV |
| Feb. 11, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking to join a 40+ team in the Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey WA area Dean, Email Jeremy Witchey: sevenn7@gmail.com ShaneV |
| Feb. 10, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: ODB Options for ODB in WA State: SSUSA Jim Sherman Memorial/NW Championships Qualifier http://seniorsoftball.com/?event=641 SSUSA Classic Rock at the RAC Qualifier http://seniorsoftball.com/?event=690 ShaneV |
| Feb. 10, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking to join a 40+ team in the Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey WA area That's correct. I checked with Jeremy today. He says "Toxic-Combat" 40 is dangerously close to having enough committment for Senior 5on5on5 league starting March 7th at The RAC in Lacey. ShaneV |
| Jan. 21, 2012 ShaneV | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking to join a 40+ team in the Tacoma/Olympia/Lacey WA area Dean, Sent your post to Jeremy. ShaneV |
