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| Feb. 22, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: SSUSSA classification crobar - If you search under TOURNAMENTS > RULES you will find Team Rating Index. That graph shows the levels of what your rating would allow if you know your rating. If you are rated ONLY as a 60M+ player, then yes you could play Major at 50 (even AAA). My suggestion is ALWAYS call the home office to make sure what your current rating is. And across the board (AA, AAA, M) you are allowed 3 players with 1 higher rating on a team for that given tournament unless you are playing "exhibition" (I would check on this one with home office as well). Hope this helps. |
| Feb. 7, 2023 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: TOC WINNERS As best I know and have seen, they do not except the teams that won in Vegas, they are allowed to compete at the level they won before moving up. |
| Jan. 18, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Pitcher, 1st baseman DT - call or text me when you have a few mins, might be able to help. 908-930-2296 |
| Jan. 13, 2023 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Mask requirement when using pitching screen Good answer Bruce! :-) Dee - SSUSA does not REQUIRE a pitching screen in their tourneys hence the reason that language doesn't exist the way you expect it might (not even sure they allow it? I certainly have not seen one in play in any tourney I have been to 60 and under). We use a screen in our league as well, placed 8 - 10 feet in front of pitching rubber, and like Bruce, we can pitch around and field a ball if it's close enough or get behind the screen if that is the safer option based on who is hitting! lol |
| Dec. 26, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Tie-Breaker in Round-Robin Play Simple answer, yes Scuba. Usually happens with odd number of teams in division (say 3) OR they use your division to get a play in game for another. Your example is EXACTLY what I would do to get play in and guaranteed games in (the 5 makes it a little trickier) and believe it is applied here as well, Dave would confirm that for sure next time he comes on. |
| Dec. 26, 2022 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank you, SSUSA Well said, totally agree. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wishing you all a Happy and HEALTHY New Year! :-) |
| Dec. 26, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Tie-Breaker in Round-Robin Play Their def is the same as most, means if you play every team in your division PRIOR to elimination (ex. 4 teams in your division so you would play 3 play in games, 1 vs each team then double elim). I have also seen where with older groups where they have 6 - 8 teams, they play each other 1 time and best record wins. I am sure someone will come on and state it better than I but that is basically what it means. |
| Nov. 24, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pinch Hitter Thx BJ. I was thinking that according to OP, the manager realized EXACTLY what k man described (in a panic), he wanted to substitute for the pitcher (possibly a weak hitter) and then realized he might lose both pitchers? So my question: Pitcher B is substituted for Pitcher A in top of 5th, bottom of 5th Hitter A bats for Pitcher B. Once that at bat is completed, can either Pitcher A or Pitcher B come back into the game legally? BEFORE the substitute at bat, I have a legal reentry of Pitcher A for Pitcher B but assume that once Hitter A completes his at bat Pitcher B can reenter but now Pitcher A is burned (i.e. and Pitcher B has to finish the game without another legal substitute, meaning if you have another player, than Pitcher B would also be burned if substituted again by Hitter A or another Player that hasn't been in the game yet)? |
| Nov. 22, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Feedback Sadly B30, this will continue because of smaller tourney's low overhead. With 6 teams, 1 guy can organize and run the tourney and still make money (1 day, teams don't have to pay hotel fees, etc). They use better balls because they can (only need a few dozen or have teams "hit their own"). Utrip has been trying to figure out the Senior game for a while now but I believe small pockets of TD's are doing what you described above in CA and TX and now AZ. FL plays tourneys in the FHC I believe twice a month so none of this is "new", just most 40's probably came up playing USSSA because most other associations are not strong nationally (ASA/USA or NSA). So been wondering when these guys would really start going after the 40's because those guys work and are used to weekend tourneys (Sat/Sun) where they don't miss time, this is also something that most SSUSA or ISSA tourneys don't do much of if at all. I know that Tim has made tremendous strides with the 40's program in Mid-Atlantic the past few years and would like to believe he has talked about this with Home Office. ISSA's 40's program is almost non-existent honestly, don't believe I have ever seen more the 4 teams at any recent tourneys even Smoky which is one of their biggest. Great info and excellent points but realistically, not sure how much will change (and I love this game as well, def not a Utrip guy, ASA was still going pretty good when I was younger). My 2 cents. Happy Thanksgiving to all and wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season! |
| Nov. 22, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pinch Hitter DJ - OK, so good question and I assume someone with specific SSUSA rules can state the actual rule for you but my contribution based on my experience playing is that this is NOT Major League Baseball meaning that while it's very nice that the team announces things (batter, CR, and pinch hitters) but until either the batter steps into the box and takes a pitch, they can do whatever they want (same as a CR announced but only legal when they touch the bag for teammate they are running for). Some teams are very organized and do this stuff without issue but we are old guys/gals playing and we aren't perfect which allows the stipulation to announce but changes can be made until they take a pitch or stand on a base. And I don't believe there is a rule where a player that enters a game has to bat before being replaced. I have been wrong before but if I was umpiring that would be my interpretation. |
| Nov. 22, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: seeding games Johnny23 - USUALLY yes if said player has history with your team from past or IF said player plays with your team prior to 2023 WC. BEST answer is to call home office or send an email with said player and your question to Ratings person so you know for sure. Good luck! |
| Nov. 2, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: ow to appeal a call Understood. We are old men stuck in our old ways. LOL Simply let the league know that rule has been changed and dead ball appeals are now verbal but have to be stated as explained above by BJ ("I would like to challenge that x runner left y base early"). Pretty simple and again, another rule that was changed to help speed the game along. |
| Nov. 1, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: ow to appeal a call JB - old dead ball appeal methodology required the pitcher to be on the rubber and throw the ball to a player manning the base of appeal IF time had been called (i.e. dead ball appeal). As BJ explained above, that is no longer necessary. If time has been called and pitcher has the ball (or whomever), simply state to the umpire that you are appealing x runner leaving y base too early. The process for live ball is still the same (i.e. before time is called), either tag runner explaining why you tagged them or throw to the base you believe they left early on explaining why. Hope that helped. |
| Sept. 16, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking to play with 60's team from New Jersey Frank - He doesn't have to be, you are allowed to pick up 2 players from "non-touching" states as long as they are on the same side of Mississippi. What team are you playing for? Contact info would help. |
| Sept. 16, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Product review Discussion: The new Senior Baden ball. SKings - I am sure your opinion and review might be spot on BUT based on my math (and using what data is on this website), there are 587 mens teams competing in Vegas, each team get 6 balls, that is 3,522 (or 293.5 doz or 49+ CASES). Trying to make sure all balls are equal seems to be the priority and getting that many was probably a little harder then what you had to get for your tourneys this year (seems you had multiple sources?) Maybe not, but that is just the balls that come with registration, not the additional cases needed for teams buying more (also if you play a 7th game, you get a new ball, this is part of SSUSA rules). Bottom line, these balls will perform better in Vegas with heat but no humidity and thinner air, maybe not very good in hot FLA weather but I also read in another thread that the composite cover similar to Tattoo is coming as well so my assumption is that will make this ball better. This is just my 2 cents worth. Wishing everyone in Vegas the best of luck, not playing this year but know a lot of people who are, enjoy and stay safe! |
| Sept. 9, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Pitcher Catcher 1st baseman Dodgers - The NSA senior tourney in Columbia was canceled this weekend. I will add a comment on here if they reschedule it, heard it might be next week in Rock Hill. |
| Sept. 5, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Pitcher Catcher 1st baseman Dodgers - Sadly there won't be a practice prior to this tourney Saturday. Most of us play in the same league and we get our swings there. A couple of us might try and hit this week but with the weather forecast, not going to be easy. The team I am playing on already has a pitcher (1) but he couldn't make it this weekend so they asked "the old guy" to help them out and I agreed. As this is an NSA tourney, there are a few steps that I had to take to be able to play, sadly I don't know enough of the NSA Senior rules to say "bring your stuff and we will find you a team to play on". My suggestion was to come if you had "nothing better to do" as there might be at least ten 50AA and 50AAA teams (total) there and you might be able to connect with one that either you like OR they need a player. Hope that makes sense. Good luck! |
| Sept. 1, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Pitcher Catcher 1st baseman As the 2022 season is winding down, not a lot locally for us. SSUSA has Vegas (multiple dates Sept/Oct) and then Ft Meyers in Nov. ISSA has Va Beach and Myrtle Beach in Oct, Sanford, FL in Nov. There is an NSA tourney in West Columbia next weekend (Sat/Sun) that we are playing in, mostly 50 teams (I think there are 11 listed?). Looks like a couple of hrs away from you but if you weren't doing anything, worth taking a look at. Another cool option is Softball Magazine runs a senior camp at the USSSA complex in Vero Beach, FL the weekend before Thanksgiving. Its a great place to try new senior bats (most manufacturers are repped there) and make connections. I have been there a few times, always enjoyed it. Good luck! |
| Sept. 1, 2022 mck71 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Pitcher Catcher 1st baseman Where is SC? There is an over 50 league outside of Charleston. |
| Aug. 4, 2022 mck71 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Am i wrong to think this way All, I agree this is a silly thing that we are discussing, a 305' HR is not far enough, needs to be 400'? Benji, I also agree that coming up with a number for compression testing sr bats won't be easy. I had "heard" a rumor that a pitcher had been hit in Eastern Nationals, bat was confiscated, cut open and plyer rec'd a 5 yr ban, I was ESTATIC! I called Tim and he confirmed the first 2 items were indeed correct but the bat was not cut open and was given back to the player at the end of the day. Me personally, I pitch and anyone on my team knows if I get hit "unusually", please grab the bat and I am one of those guys that would be more than happy to pay the freight on this "cut/replace if not" theory you have described (fair or not, has to start somewhere, right?). And before the huge debate starts, we know as pitchers mistakes happen, it IS part of the game is hitting middle and there is def a possibility of getting hit (most of us are simply mad because we all think we should CATCH a ball going over 100MPH 50 ft away! LOL) BUT I also can pretty much tell the different sound a "hot" stick makes or how fast the ball travels past me :-) Finally, I agree with Tim, what does it say about a person who has to cheat to win? Simply stated, player lacks CHARACTER which is pretty sad but worse, it will continue until someone gets seriously hurt! My apologies but can't remember who used to say this all the time on here: Senior Bats are STOOPID! Good luck to all the rest of the season, play and stay safe! |
