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| Nov. 2, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Bats Discussion: bad Ultra 2 AP? Do you think we WANT to send back a brand new bat that we expected to use as a gamer? The bat you got back from me didn't have much life left because IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY LIFE TO BEGIN WITH! I was told by the guy I bought it from to "keep hitting it - it will open up". I trusted that bad advice and now you, the manufacturer, give us this attitude because we eventually send it in for you to analyze?? C'MON MAN. I've been using this bat for BP because its no good for anything else. I'm used to breaking a couple of Maxloads per year in games with no complaints. I STILL CAN'T BREAK THIS ONE!! Try being your customer for a change of perspective. DH |
| Oct. 5, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: USSSA Glen Burnie, Md. Bernie.Good points about the Utrip rules (don't mind them) but have you tried a USSSA bat lately? We didn't even own 1 among us so we got one for this. Holycow! Hot! Our guys don't like the fields in either CapeMay venue. Good luck. DH-#4 3b/AO-Travato |
| Oct. 4, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: USSSA Glen Burnie, Md. Wagon.We heard back from Bob. 60s will start Fri. No word on participants yet. Anybody out there coming? #4-DH AO/Travato |
| Sept. 18, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: SLIDING!! Hooked some turf shoe nubs with back foot sliding into 3B last night and was saved by my knee brace from a serious sprain - swollen and sore today - freak stuff does happen. Artifical turf is much different than gold ol' dirt. #4 DH AO/Trovato |
| Sept. 18, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: USSSA Glen Burnie, Md. If 60 AAAs play Fri/Sat/Sun (no Thursday)we will probably go. Not much public info available on this. #4 DH AO/Trovato |
| Aug. 22, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Bats Discussion: Miken is NOT taking care of the problem Ultra IIs Same letter yesterday. Now I have a $200 U2Maxload doorstop. Its a dud.I'll never use it in a tourney unless I break the others. Time to find a bat from a manufacturer who takes responsibility for the inherent variability in his processes in case same thing happens to them. Have swung the Reebs & Combats - like them too. Bye Miken. DH - #4 |
| May 21, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Atlantic Coast Championships 60s Congratulations to STahlPost60AAAs. Great tourney. Great comeback. Class acts. Glad Joe was OK. dh-#4 2B-AthleticOutlet |
| May 10, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: $200 - 3 Game Guarantee - McAvoy Park, Rochester NY What's the homerun rule Commish? |
| April 25, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Bats Discussion: reebok bat 4x4 - Have a microwave batwarmer and I'm a plastics guy (30 yrs.). Continuous operating temp high limits of the resins (epoxies/polyesters) and reinforcements (carbon/aramid/fg) used to make bats are about 300F so don't heat 'em up above that for any length of time or you may do some damage - especially with cool/cold ball use. Hotter is not better. Used correctly they won't hurt or alter a bat and might help the life cycle up here in the north. JMHO. Good luck. #4 - DH AO 60s |
| March 12, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rawlings Heart of Hide PRO-701TL Would that be for baseball or softball. (Bump). Joe goes through more equipment than anybody I know. Maybe you should just check every Marriott in the USA - I bet you left it at one of 'em. Miss your smiling/growling face (and 800 avg.) on the field Joe. DH #4 |
| Feb. 21, 2012 4Four4 | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking for a team in the Syracuse area bike- if you can hit a ball harder than Pat - you're probably hired..he's a beast. DH #4 AO/Bathtub Billy's |
| Dec. 15, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: What sport consisted of your athletic career? Stick/$Bill - our home field was 19th St. btwn 7th & 8th Aves. The two-o precinct would block off the street so we could play teams from other neighbs on weekend mornings. We pitched a one-hop pinky and used 4footers with tape. Cars were in play. Balls that didn't come back down (roofs/balconies/etc.) were outs. A proud McManus Mutt! #4 - DH AO/Bathtub Billy's |
| June 28, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Houston National Senior Games - interested in feedback Congratulations LA Legends! You guys played great and well deserved the GOLD! We really enjoyed the competition in this tourney (even if there were some administrative issues). The teams we got to play - LA Legends, San Antonio Mission, Texas AC Legends, Tellico TN, and Delaware (to name a few) - were deep in talent and class. Hope to see you all again sometime. #4 - DH AO/Bathtub Billy's |
| June 15, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pitching Rules Tiant, Tekulve, Valenzuela, Marichal,Quisenberry all made the big game more challenging and fun to watch with their deliveries. Many more did it with their timing, control, and forethought. It's hard to fault a pitcher for being athletically creative to get an edge in a hitters game. DH - #4 AO/Bathtub Billy's |
| June 9, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: National Senior Games Any bat sellers going to be at the NSGs in Houston? We expect to break a few... DH - #4 AO/BB |
| June 1, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: No illegal runner penalty? Thanks guys - SSUSASTAFF owes us an apology and corrective action report (fat chance..) - at least the TD should acknowledge the blown call (slim chance..) - it was a long way to go for some of the poor calls we saw. |
| May 27, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: National Senior Games We won the 55Gold in Palo Alto 2years ago but its not a "World" or "National" competition softball tourney - at least not yet. If softball is all you do - this won't make you happy. What it really was for us - it was an Olympic atmosphere with thousands of diverse participants competing at high levels in many of the sports we all did besides baseball.I was a pole-vaulter but I can't imagine doing 13ft. now like these guys do.(Stanford U. was the main track venue.) I've never been to Huntsman but that sounds similar but smaller. The softball venue is a Big League Dreams complex - Yankee Sta./Fenway/Wrigley etc. We're not a sponsored team - and we're not rich - but we hope to have as much fun in the Houston area as we did around San Fran. (Never been to a beach in Texas - can't wait.)We heard there's good food, too. Oh - and the big heavy shiny gold-looking medal on a ribbon they gave us will be great to drape over one of my grandkids when they need to "win" something someday. DH - #4 AO/Bathtub Billy's |
| May 25, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: No illegal runner penalty? Bases loaded/NO outs. Batter hits deep fly ball to LCF that is caught for out #1. All 3 runners move up (3B scores - men on 2nd and 3rd). Batter takes over as 1B coach. Just before the next HE JUMPS ON 1B and the pitch is hit for a single scoring men from 3B and 2B. He runs to 3B (nobody expected him to be on). Batter stays a 1st. When play stops we immediately tell homeplate ump (2 umps in game)about this runner. Runner hears this and leaves base to his dugout admitting he was out. Umpire says that there was no change in the play because of his actions so there is no penalty. We disagreed. The Tournament Director is called over and he promptly agrees with the ump. No penalty. So you can just jump on and run the bases and if you get away with it everything is cool? Doesn't sound right to me - what do you think? |
| March 14, 2011 4Four4 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Which Is Tougher? SU&P - Baseball! Played 3b/C in both for many years. Play even with the bag. Its always been harder for corner IF to see location on a pitch - especially if its a curveball/slider/k-ball. The ball itself is harder with relatively larger stitching causing it to bounce off field surface imperfections differently. More "true" hops in softball. And, 70ft. sound s good to me,too. #4 - DH The Tub |
| June 4, 2010 4Four4 | Topic: Bats Discussion: TITANIUM /COMPOSITE BAT Capt - I have a -5 (34/29) Lvlle TPS titanium thin wall with a NITROGEN BLADDER in it that was actually NABA legal 9-10 years ago (baseball). This bat is a weapon! I once hit a ball seemingly just over the pitchers head and over the center field wall into the Genesee River and I never even felt it go. Talk about he trampoline effect. U2 don't compare to this - but my Maxload is really hot. DH - #4 Roc City 55s Roc City 55s |
