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| Sept. 25, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batter out of the box And that is why Vinny I personally like what was proposed by wbaum (OP), make the rule simple and it travels to ANY field. Simply, a batter can not make contact with a ball with BOTH feet in front of the mat/plate, if they do they are out. So basically as an umpire, I am looking to make sure one foot is behind the front of the mat when making contact and I could care less if there is a box or not or even if is it the correct dimensions, right? We are old guys, making things simpler is always better (IMHO). Sounds like Full Count already submitted the proposed rule change in email as suggested, should be an interesting discussion. Of course, someone will say, "what happens to the player standing 4 feet away from the plate?" Great question, but I would probably just throw him and outside short pitch and see what happens! :-) |
| Sept. 21, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: results from session 1. Great job, thx Steph! |
| Sept. 21, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: results from session 1. have you tried looking on the Tournaments page? Top 4 results listed on the bottom left, recaps of finals in pdf at the top of the page. |
| Sept. 21, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 75 Major Plus update Congrats Bruce. Got to meet Ed in Utah last year, played against him, great guy and you guys have a great team. Maybe I will see you at the Sr Camp this year if you are going. Be well my friend, Mike |
| Sept. 19, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: 49 turning 50 Next Year Any tourney where they use 2024 rosters Rob. SSUSA has a few, Ft Meyers and Phoenix (Winter Worlds) and believe there is a Senior Fall Classic in MD in mid Oct. ISSA has 3, Va Beach, Myrtle Beach and Sanford, FL |
| Sept. 19, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 75 Major Plus update Congrats Bruce and good luck the rest of the way! |
| Sept. 12, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tie Breaker Rule John - While I agree the rules SHOULD be the same throughout, I would say LOGICALLY this is a fair way to break a tie because if you have 4 teams, 1 can be stronger and go 2 - 0, the other team is weaker and goes 0 - 2, how is it fair that the team that had to play the stronger team and give up more runs get penalized when they beat the the "equal" team head to head? I am not saying anything other than this SEEMS like the logical way a tiebreaker SHOULD work but again, usually doesn't. I have no dog in this fight, but if I was the team that got beat and was the 3rd seed instead of the 2nd seed I would honestly be ok with it but that is me. |
| Sept. 8, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: What do 12 and 6 foot arcs really look like? Excellent video Bruce. When I get questioned (usually on higher pitches) I would look for a field rake, they are usually 6 ft, and then I simply walk out in between home and pitchers plate and place the rake on top of my head (I am a little under 6ft) so that then gives questioning players a decent point of reference. My guidance to anyone who asks is find a spot high and low and stay consistent, 1st inning through 7th inning. Mistakes will be made but try to be consistent is what most players are looking for in an umpire (and a little hustle when necessary :-) |
| Sept. 7, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Definition of "moderate speed" of a pitch Bill, I agree with BJ. As an umpire AND a pitcher, it's not easy to do. I have seen (and have thrown) these "fastballs" which if the batter doesn't swing would probably hit the umpire if my catcher didn't get in the way! I will add that I know it's a ball, the umpire knows it's a ball but I am HOPING the batter doesn't? LOL Another thing I will add, throwing from 60 ft I tend to get a LOT more illegal calls as that extra 10 ft gives most umpires a little extra time to make that decision. Yes I have to throw it a little harder to get it there from 60 but in order for the pitch to come down on the mat, it honestly can't have too much speed. Also agree about the "hump" UM, have heard that MANY times but as I am close to 6 ft tall, as an umpire if I have to look down, ball is not high enough, hump or not! Can't believe guys are actually throwing curve balls in slow pitch softball EV. ;-) Good luck to all in Vegas! |
| Sept. 7, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: 55 AA/AAA Looking to Play in Myrtle Beach Mike - as this is an ISSA event, one thing you left out is what state do you live in? ISSA has "touch rules" available (ok, assume snow birds as well :-) Good luck! |
| Aug. 24, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Does the run count? T2 - Here is what BJ is referring to (correctly I might add). As described by OP, this is NOT a force play, so ONLY way the appeal would negate the run was IF appeal was made PRIOR to lead runner scoring and in this instance, that is not the case. Has happened to my team a few times! 5.7 Scoring of runs B No run shall be scored if the third out of the inning is the result of: 1. A batter-runner being called out prior to reaching first base or any other runner forced out due to the batter becoming a batter-runner. 2. A runner being put out by a tag or live ball appeal play PRIOR to the lead runner crossing the scoring line or touching the scoring plate. 3. A preceding runner is declared out on appeal involving a force play. |
| Aug. 16, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Southern Nationals grayhitter - Your overall statement is correct and I agree however with regards to Darrell Harris and Coop's statement above, check the Ratings, they were moved up last year after Vegas. Coop - I totally get it, Southeast area does not have many SSUSA events (they are picking up in FL but outside of that, It's NC for 1, TN for 1 and GA for 1 best I can count). So yes, hard to justify individual expense for every player needing a card plus team fee for 1 or 2 tourneys a year. And I absolutely hear what you are saying based on your inputs (though it's hard for SSUSA to care about your record in another assoc?). I will add that sometimes life isn't fair. While I might agree it's good to stay at one level for a few years to build, if you play well in certain tourneys (esp Vegas) you WILL get moved up, happened to us in 2015. Our first tourney as Major we went 0 - 5 in 2016 but have been playing Major ever since and just tried to get better. Fair or not fair, that's just the way it is. Good luck in Vegas, hopefully all your guys will be available to play Sunday! |
| Aug. 15, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Southern Nationals Adrian - SSUSA moves up teams based on performance, NOT to "populate the M and M+" divisions (at least that has been my view the past 10 years). ISSA does the same (for the most part) but their last year changes with the Major GOLD is a head scratcher and a few teams were moved that should not have been and a few not moved that should have been (depends on whom you ask). I am sure MOST teams prefer to win so they try and stay down as best as they can. As an example, you guys were a very successful AAA team and I felt deserved to get moved UP a little earlier but that didn't happen, good for you, not so good for the teams you were beating. We can discuss this next time I see you! :-) At the end of the day, it's slow pitch softball. We should all be grateful that we can still play this kids game and hang out with some good people, I know I am (when I can get back to playing that is). Good luck to all the rest of the year! |
| Aug. 14, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Southern Nationals Adrian - Not sure SSUSA ever put them to M+ (Ratings said they were moved to M in 2016, they were 55 at the time and we played them at AAA). They were made Major Gold by ISSA but don't believe they were ever "asked" to move to M+ by SSUSA but I could be wrong. And I am confused, thought you guys were moved to Major last year after your finish in Vegas? That said, agree Swarm is a very tough M team, not sure they play enough in SSUSA to get moved to M+ unless they go to Vegas and do well like y'all did last year. |
| July 22, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: C DIV TEAM IN SE PA? Ralph - you may want to define your definition of a C Division team. In Senior ball, usually is AA, AAA, Major or Major+ (ISSA uses Major Gold). I believe USSSA Senior has Conference as a reference hence my confusion. Good luck! |
| July 4, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Bats Discussion: usssa bats bman - BAT POLICY is listed above. Believe as long as it has a BPF that is legible; basically any bats manufactured before 2021 must be stamped 1.21 bpf or less (USSSA is usually stamped 1.20bpf). If you have ANY questions about your specific bat, you can always call or email home office rather than "show up and hope it's legal". Hope this help |
| July 3, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Baden Senior Softball Sorry, don't know that info Bruce. And yes, Kevin both the creator of the A.D. Spinner (I mean he is going by "tattooball" lol) as well as a contributor to the Baden Senior Fire. |
| July 3, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Baden Senior Softball Bruce - His name is Kevin, assume he will be on here at some point but I can help a little based on reading what he wrote (and knowing Kevin). Your answers are: he has been helping Baden with their design; yes; original covers were synthetic, sadly hit ok but picked up dirt quickly making them harder to see; (answered this question last year) Dave the one's you are hitting are synthetic, they are always a little behind composite like the Tattoo. I will say all of our testing is still right there. We do have composites coming soon. So basically he said above that all new balls when ordered would have the new composite cover but now there is a question of the existing supply of balls from last year that can't be "sent back". And for future reference, you can click on a person's name in BOLD and will bring you to all of their comments (how I found exactly when he answered Dave). Hopefully this helps. Happy 4th to all! |
| May 1, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Don Brooks Crabtown Classic June 3-5 Believe they need to reach out to Tim McElroy as per the Tournament page DD. Hope you are well my friend! |
| April 17, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Bats Discussion: What is Rating for Senior Bat ( LUNCHBOX ) ? Lunchbox is from Short Porch Softball: https://shortporchbaseballcompany.com/product-category/bats/ Agree with T2, Dave V has a lot of reviews on Short Porch, Onyx and Ca. Bat Co bats (among others), his site is here: http://www.seniorsoftballbatreviews.com |
