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Chris Wurm
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Wilmington, DE
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Men's 50
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| Oct. 23, 2013 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bought my dad a bat... really hoping it's the right kind... ...or get him interested in travel ball where he can use it! Most of the players on here have several bats in their bag that are legal in the various associations that they play in. The three most common are ASA, USSSA, and then the Senior associations I mentioned, but there are several others and they each have their own bat rules. I'd be interested to hear how that Wanted hits, being a Combat man myself. |
| Oct. 23, 2013 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bought my dad a bat... really hoping it's the right kind... It looks like even though it is a "senior" league, they require bats with an ASA stamp and rating. The Combat Wanted you bought looks like a brand new issue Senior Softball bat which is only legal for use in SSUSA, ISSA/ISF, and SPA Senior Softball associations. I am sure there is someone out there that will be willing to buy it from you if this is the only league your dad plays in. |
| Oct. 7, 2013 cw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: PLAYER REGISTRATION All new cards now expire 10/31/xx. You'll have to at least submit/pay your renewal to play in Florida. SSUSA will have you on record even if you do not receive your card by the time of the Fort Myers tournament. I went through this exact situation a couple of years ago. ( I think that's why they changed it :-) ) |
| June 12, 2013 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Smokey Mtn Tournament Well said Ho. |
| June 11, 2013 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Smokey Mtn Tournament Speaking as someone who has managed a team the good thing about ISSA tournaments is there is a lot less BS that teams have to deal with than in SSUSA amd SPA. The brackets (at least when I have played in 50's and 55's for the last 7 years) seem to regulate themselves. Do you get an occasional "loaded" team that shouldn't be playing against the rest; yes, but I find that to be the exception rather than the rule. The thing that I find better is that ISSA/ISF has better "destinations" and better venues (i.e., fields) than SSUSA and SPA, in general. Most of the complexes that I have played on are excellent and SSUUSA and SPA should take note. Kudos to RB and Greg and company for making that a priority. If you care about "awards" they are better too, but I could give a hoot. My 2 cents... |
| April 23, 2013 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: tournament results Tri-State Merchants beat J Culver/Who's on First? in the 55AAA bracket. A shuttle from the parking lot to the (back) fields would be nice too! :-) |
| April 1, 2013 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: DOVER TOURNAMENT Tri-State Merchants 55 AAA is planning to attend. |
| Jan. 18, 2013 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 1st State Classic Looks like we'll be there too. Tri-State Merchants 55AAA. |
| Sept. 8, 2012 cw | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: ballantine Hi Bruce, There are two 50+ travel teams in the area, one out of Wilmington/Newark is Rhino Linings and the other out of Dover is First National Bank of Wyoming(DE). The contact for Rhino Linings is Rich Thomas at jairusent@msn.com. If you want to contact the FNB guys send me an email at chris_wurm@agilent.com and I can forward your email to one of the FNB players. I don't have the coaches contact info. There is a "Senior" league that plays in Smyrna in the summer, but I also don't know who the main contact is for that. Maybe someone one the board can help? Also, there was a post by boomer23 recently. This info appplies to you as well. |
| April 16, 2012 cw | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 1st State Spring Classic. Bayada 55's will be at both Glen Burnie and Loudon. |
| March 19, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: DeMarini The One Hi HJ, Here's some info from Softball Fans: http://reviews.softballfans.com/bat.php?v=DeMarini&id=352 Small sample size, but looks like it's balanced, hot, and maybe not so durable? |
| March 4, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat performance testing is in on 2013 models Will you publish the results on the web somewhere? |
| March 1, 2012 cw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: New HR rules Hi James, We played with the new HR rule in Fort Myers this past fall and our team (50 AAA) did not like it. While it's great that you don't penalize the batter for hitting one out of the park after the limit, we felt that it would actually lead to more sandbagging, where power hitting players are added to lower division teams for big tournaments. Some games seemed as if there was a merry-go-round going on out there (i.e. when we were in the field). That's our opinion for what that's worth. That said, it won't stop us from playing with whatever rules they come up with; we just like to play. |
| Feb. 3, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: MrBill29 Ok, thanks. That's really too bad as I thought that one might have promise. A couple of the guys on my team have the older Worth Senior Toxics and the ball seems to fly off of them pretty well. |
| Jan. 30, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: MrBill29 Thanks gucci, but just to clarify, are you talking about the Demarini? |
| Jan. 27, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: MrBill29 Thanks MrBill, I was wondering about this one. Now, has anyone tried the DeMarini "The One". Inquiring minds want to know. |
| Jan. 10, 2012 cw | Topic: Bats Discussion: Any early reviews of 2012 model year bats? I just received my new Direct Sports catalog and see that there are two new Senior bats listed, Demarini "The One" and Worth 454. Anyone (perhaps some of you warm weather guys) tried either of these yet? I'd love to hear your reviews. Thanks. |
| Jan. 6, 2012 cw | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Foul out to catcher Stretch - just be aware that this rule is not the same across all associations. I don't know why I know this, but I am pretty sure that in some associations (not sure which ones, maybe USSSA?) a foul tip does not have to go above the batter's head to be caught for an out. FWIW. |
| Oct. 28, 2011 cw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Chest Protector Our shortstop wears EvoShield: http://www.softball.com/CHEST-GUARDS/EvoShield-Grey-Chest--Rib-Protector/softball/lev/6/productId/11814/N/34+36/Nty/1/Ns/PRODUCT_AFFINITY%7C1/Ntx/mode%20matchallpartial/Ntt/CHEST%20GUARDS/Ntk/Cats/VCategory/SEARCH_SUCCESSFUL/index.pro I believe that it forms to your body. He likes it because, like you, he took a shot off the chest and wanted some more protection. Not cheap, but he says it is comfortable and it works. |
| Oct. 26, 2011 cw | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Congratulations East Coast Teams Hey Shark, now that the results are posted, besides the Hitmen you can add Omega, Hamel's, Lew's Crew and the Golden Girls to that list. (Not sure where "East Coast" ends because there are a few more teams that might be included like Jim and Joe's, Steel Dawgs and Triangle Masters, etc.) Congrats to all. |
