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| Jan. 30, 2025 AJC | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: New 70+ team for 2026/start playing Nov 2025 Years ago in Nor Cal. Team called ODB, Old Dirty Bast*rds. |
| Jan. 22, 2025 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Require Real Name, Loc, and Div for Message Board acconts Gott2play, yes it certainly sounds suspicious. Again, it sure sounds like upon further inspection they deemed it was altered. I would hope for everyone's sake that SSUSA is certain that the bat had been tampered with. As far as the rules goes, everything i have read is if your bat fails compression and you fail to turn over your bat it's a lifetime ban. If you turn in your bat and it's found to be altered, it's a 10 year ban. Maybe I missed something and im incorrect but fairly certain that is their (SSUSA ) rules pertaining to altered bats. |
| Jan. 22, 2025 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Require Real Name, Loc, and Div for Message Board acconts Gott2play, obviously there is no way for anyone ( softball players ) to know if that bat was altered. From the outside my 1st thought is that upon further review that the bat was deemed to be either rolled or shaved. I certainly like to think that since the bat was newer and tested below 140, that alone is not going to invoke the 10yr suspension. |
| Jan. 22, 2025 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Require Real Name, Loc, and Div for Message Board acconts 14th Amendment? Seems a little over dramatic and a stretch. SSUSA is trying to get shaved and rolled bats out of the game. They are figuring it out still as it's been less than a year since they started checking bats. I'm thankful they are trying to rid our game of altered bats. I'm sure as time goes by they will get the bat inspection dialed in There seems to be some misinformation posted by some members and Im wondering if this is causing confusion for a few others. There have been a few who have posted that if your bat fails the compression test, you will be suspended. That 100% is not true as long as you give up your bat for further testing. If your bat is not shaved or rolled, you have nothing to worry about. The worst that will happen if upon further inspection and it still tests below 140 is that your bat will not be allowed in future SSUSA tournaments. On another thread Yankeesfan states that there is some players that will hire attorneys if their bats are taken. That's a hard one to believe, is someone actually going to hire an attorney at $400 - $500 an hour to sue for a $250 bat? i highly doubt it. Again, as long as your bat is not shaved and has not been rolled, there is nothing to stress over. |
| Oct. 23, 2024 AJC | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Winter "Worlds" I have a feeling not many teams play in this tournament because " Worlds " is in the name. We go every year because its our last tournament of the year and the weather in Phoenix in November is great. They could call it anything and we would still go. I do agree tho, the term " Worlds " is way over used. |
| Oct. 23, 2024 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: One Pitch Softball Our local club has has a 1 pitch tourney every year on Labor Day. Each team pitchs to their own team, just like the name , you only get 1 pitch. Foul it off, your out, rolls it on the ground, your out. Its a fun club tournament once a year playing with club members but definitely would not travel to play it. There is no way a 1 pitch tournament could work if your pitcher pitched to the other team. |
| Sept. 16, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Testing at Worlds Dave, i didnt want to sound like i was arguing so i didnt respond to your post yesterday and i was fine with letting it go to the black hole on page 2 since it was 5 or 6 messages down from the top. But since its back at the top ill add to how it went Saturday at Arroyo. Yesterday you mentioned that all bats were compression tested at all venues. That absolutely did not happen on Saturday. We were there all day ( 4 games ) . Once a day we had someone come to each dugout and inspect bats for cracks only. Like Bruce said, it was really a waste of time. They only looked at bats that were pulled out of the bag already. There were numerous backpack bags with multiple bats totally visible that were never looked at or inspected. Again, i totally respect what you do and not trying to stir the pot. Im only saying exactly how it was handled for our bracket. |
| Sept. 15, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Testing at Worlds There is absolutely no confusion here. I was only stating what happened to us. Dbax asked how long it took for each team to have its bats tested. There was no bat testing for our group. You are coreect, they did INSPECT our bats for cracks, but the issue i saw was they only inspected bats that were taken out of our bag's. Guys just pulled 1 bat of the bag while having at least 2 other bats in the bag that were never looked at. This is in no way a knock on SSUSA but merely how it was handled. I never saw a compression tester but like I said earlier, i did hear they suspected 1 bat , they did a compression test supposedly and it failed so if true , they did have a compression tester onsite. |
| Sept. 14, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat Testing at Worlds Dbax, in Vegas for the 55's they did not check bats. Directors came and visually checked our bats. We pulled out the bat we were going to use for the game and left the rest in the bag. They did not ask if we had more bats with us. No compression testing at our field. I was told there was a player that hit a ball over the net at Arroyo and they checked the bat and it tested below 140 so they took the bat for further inspection. I never saw a compression tester at the field but im sure they had 1 there. |
| Sept. 6, 2024 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank You Terry Hennessey for the Bat Testing Article USAMTZ, appreciate the info ! Its all the more reason that im glad they will retest bats that initially failed the compression test. Im bringing a favorite bat that must be 4 years old. I dont use it a lot and never in bp, but it still is a great bat. If SSUSA was marking failed bats at inspection without and further yesting, id probably leave it at home just to be safe. Thanks again for the info, good luck in Vegas ! |
| Sept. 5, 2024 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank You Terry Hennessey for the Bat Testing Article The only to rule out if the bat has been altered is to send it in for further inspection. Not much of a deterrent for those that have a shaved bat if they know that if the bat doesnt pass the compression test, it will only get a mark on it so it cant be used in the future. Another reason for further testing is from reading about the bats that failed and were taken for testing was that there were bats that failed at 1st but then passed when they were retested under a more controlled environment. If they were not retested, these bats would have been deemed illegal when actually they were ok. |
| Aug. 20, 2024 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Hmmmm Dave, will all do respect, Johns question was never completely answered. The question was mainly, will the bat be returned to its owner if it has not been altered in any way. Im sorry if its been answered before and I missed it. Kudos to SSUSA for trying to get the altered bats out of the game. I think the majority would like to see them gone. You guys im sure are still in the infant stage of implementing the bat checking, but im sure its known to you and the rest of the staff how the bats will be checked and if you plan on returning them to the rightful owners. Thanks Dave or staff for taking this on and hopefully someone will answer that question because if its not answered, im sure it will be asked again and again. |
| May 16, 2024 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Asking for a friend; Individual Ratings Scott, ill take a stab at it. Your friend should be able to play on the major team for 1 tournament and still keep the AAA rating. Heres where im not sure. If he plays a 2nd tournament with the major team, he might be re rated as a major player. If he does get rated as a major player he still should be allowed to play on the AAA team as 1 of the 3 out of ratings players provided that the AAA team does not already have 3 "major " players on their roster. I would call the SSUSA office to confirm tho on eligibility. |
| May 10, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat standards Woody, ive seen smaller guys actually kill the ball with a great swing. It was meant for someone who you dont expect to murder it, take less than a full swing and put it out opposite field. We all know guys that can put it out to all fields , but they have great mechanics. |
| May 10, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat standards Heres a question. Im sure you've have seen this at least once, maybe more. A smaller guy comes up, takes a half swing and the ball goes out easily to the opposite field. The bat even sounds different and everyone on your team says that bat is definitely been shaved. What do you do ? Call hin on it, do nothing ? |
| May 10, 2024 AJC | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat standards Kudos to SSUSA for addressing the " dirty bats " and trying to get them out of the game. We already get to use the hottest bats made and hit rocks with them, why some would even consider using a shaved bat is beyond me. There is no justifiable reason to step to the plate with one. Im sure once SSUSA has procured enough compression testers and feel confident in their ability to implement them they will send out notifications to everyone on how they plan on using them. The only issue that I see is that our bats will have to be tested before our 1st game. Most guys bring 3 or 4 bats each to a tournament. How long will it take to get thru the bat testing line and have a stamp of approval placed on each bat ? Guess time will tell on how this will take place. |
| April 18, 2024 AJC | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championships -- Posted Game Results Its great seeing the scores updated, thank you! The umpires were some of the best that weve had in a long time. We had a couple who actually hustled into place to make calls on the bases and who actually seemed liked they wanted to be there . There were no complaining by either teams on the calls. There were close plays but looked to be the correct calls. I think weve all had a call early in a tournament where the call was wrong and probably had an impact on the outcome of a game which can affect the tournament ( losing the 1st or 2nd game and ending up in the long road in the elimination bracket. ) teams spend a lot of money traveling these days and all we want is the call to correct. The umpires were very good and hopefully we get these guys again ! |
| Jan. 24, 2024 AJC | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Tournament Results This topic has been beat to death, month after month, year after year. Nothing changes, apparently not until it starts affecting the bottom line. It goes ok for a tournament or two with scores updated, then it goes back to the way it was, scores might get posted or youll get no brackets filled out, just the top 3 places in each division posted on the tournament page. Sorry if that sounds negative but it is exactly what happens ! |
| Dec. 27, 2023 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The Passing of Kevin Pringle My condolences AA RON. When i first joined the Redwood City club almost 16 years ago, your dad was one of the 1st guys to come up and introduce himself to me and made feel welcome. He was a solid player and even better guy. I always enjoyed talking with him, he was one of the good guys and Ill miss him ! |
| Aug. 14, 2023 AJC | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: softball replacement Have to agree with Dbax, this could help the defense because the new balls are so much brighter more than the offense. I cant see anything wrong with a team throwing in a new ball if they so choose and have them at their disposal. These balls do seem to be slighty affected when its over 90 but if the game balls are the same temperature and say the ball has been used for a game or 2 i think it still fly as far as a new one. We use old tournament balls for bp and actually mark them on year also besides our team name. The Badens from last year seem to fly as far as balls we just used at our last tournament. I cant see a problem or any advantage in throwing in a new ball each inning. |
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