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| April 3, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The VHU Thanks, Omar. It's fun to try to make people laugh a bit. |
| April 1, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: Bats Discussion: OG Bats Mikelmart, I agree, unfortunately. I still have 3 of the originals and they are 3 years old. And I am not easy on bats. Planned obsolescence has hit softball. |
| April 1, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The VHU After years of research and many failures, we have finally succeeded and are ready for tournament play. We have now perfected the ultimate softball computer chip that will mount on a backstop in a camera and is set up to survey the entire field. Senior Softball, I give you the Virtual Holographic Umpire!!!! The VHU will project onto the field to give players the feeling that a real umpire is there, but this will be much more. The incredible sensors will measure plays to nano inches and nano seconds. The bases will all be chipped and will light up a bright orange color when a runner touches them so missed bases will be easy to spot and we will know the exact moment a player touches it. The baselines will be an electric Green for easy calls on fair and foul. Each Weber Brand Softball, molded to perfection by Weber Sports, will be identical and chipped to enhance the perfectly umpired game. From the virtual ‘Play Ball’ intoned by the VHU to the end of the game, every play will be flawlessly and correctly called by the VHU. All softball gloves will be chipped with the Weber SUPER Chip that will register the exact moment the ball contacts the glove with a purple light and will extinguish the light the moment the ball is not in contact any more. The ball chips will be equipped to measure the height of every pitch. Any pitch that is over the height limit will result in a flashing RED light and a siren will sound indicating an illegal pitch. The penalty for the pitcher for throwing an illegal pitch will be a mild shock through the chip in the glove. This will teach the pitcher not to throw illegal pitches. Pitches that are not high enough will also trigger a BLUE light and emit a sound like a long Bronx cheer to indicate an illegal pitch and the pitcher will again receive a mild shock. We at Weber Sports believe this will speed up the game. Pitchers MUST be taught to pitch legally. Outfield fences will also have a sensor to tell if a ball clears it or not. Each ball chip will also be able to tell if an illegal bat is used. If a ball is struck will an illegal bat, a loud voice will announce ‘Cheater bat! Cheater Bat’ repeatedly and the batter will receive an electric shock that will render him unconscious. We do believe that will only be needed once to prove it works….. For those that will argue any call at any time, there will be an ‘argument corner’ behind each dugout. The coaches will be allowed to go back there and a Virtual Holographic Field Supervisor (VHFS) will patiently listen as the manager vents his frustrations. The game will continue, as we know the calls are flawless. The VHFS (also know as DD) will be a patient chip to a point….. And lastly, if an illegal player or courtesy runner enters the game, a pyrotechnic display will erupt from every sensor and that player will be called out. The manager that allows this to happen will receive a mild electrical shock. For the very reasonable price of $14,777 per field as a one-time charge for every softball field, we can have perfectly umpired games, all of the time. I am sure this will be acceptable to every player’s budget to have perfectly umpired games. |
| March 28, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Jack Eberhard- Jacks Action Shots Jack was great. He was always out there taking his pictures. He always had a smile on his face and really had the knack for taking some great shots. RIP, my friend. |
| Jan. 31, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: New 70+ team for 2026/start playing Nov 2025 Fun team names. If I play for my team (RAG(s) and then switch to another team named Resilient Irrepressible Curmudgeons Hitting Extreme Shots, will I have gone from RAG(s) to RICHES? |
| Jan. 29, 2025 Webbie25 | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: New 70+ team for 2026/start playing Nov 2025 Maybe I will start one called RAG. Ridiculously Ancient Guys. Good luck. |
| Nov. 26, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Bases loaded, less than 2 outs Many years ago, I believe in Winter Worlds, we faced second and third, no outs and 5th run on third. Our third baseman laughingly told the runner on third and the base coach that they were going to walk the batter and turn a triple play. The batter hit a line drive down the third baseline and the third baseman short hopped it close to the bag. The runner put his foot back on third. The third baseman tagged him, touched the base and threw to second. Marvin, at second, did not realize we already had the triple play and threw to first base completing a quadruple play. The umpire yelled 'You're all out!' |
| Sept. 21, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Session 2 Champs I want to take a moment here to give a well deserved kudos to the River Bats. We spanked them in the pool game, and they came back and played an awesome defensive game against us in the second round, and with late offense, they put us in the losers bracket. My hat is off to you guys. Congratulations on a great team win. |
| Aug. 24, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Timberworks Construction It was a huge honor to play for you. The quality of EVERY person on the team and the quality of play was incredible. Thank you for your hard work and leadership, Doug and we send our prayers to you and your family. Best to you. |
| Aug. 14, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Bats Discussion: failed bats Pizzaboy-I carry bats from 26 to 29 oz for use at different times. Restricting to 2 bats should not be an option. But I do get the logistics. And I am for testing.I have played against some that I am 99.999% certain employed a questionable bat. We beat most of them anyway.I found out a long time ago that if you cheat, the only one you really cheat is yourself. If I shoot 104 on the course and tell you I shot 94, who did I cheat? Just me. Same in softball, except it is a team sport. I would call out someone on my own team in a heartbeat if I felt he was using an altered bat. You can seriously hurt someone and I am not here to do that-not for a ring, recognition or anything. We all have to answer to a higher power eventually. |
| July 18, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: ILLEGAL PITCH I am a veteran and suffer from the high frequency hearing loss of a lot of veterans have but the effect affects my entire hearing. I do not hear umpires call illegal a lot of times. It's just a fact of life I live with. But I compensate by swinging at any close pitch with two strikes. It sure beats taking that third strike. |
| June 4, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Albuquerque Bones-Bullhead park 280 fences. Martineztown is 1 field in a neighborhood. Vietnam Vets is 2 fields, Barelas is 3 fields, Tingley is 2 and one field is too close to the neighborhood. Well spread out over the city. Los Altos is redone now and 5 fields way on the East side, and way on the West side is the new Regional sports complex. Glad to see a Senior Tourney in Albuquerque. |
| May 29, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Was ruling correct Wow, this is going to be a fun thread. Senior softball has always opted for the safety factor when making rules. The scoring line is one of those rules to prevent runner-catcher collisions, and the rule that you cannot cross the batters box was adopted in the same vein-too close to the plate and the catcher. In this one the catcher apparently chased the ball into the area the runner was supposed to be in. I would really have to see the play, but if the runner had no choice but to cross the batters box to avoid the collision, I would think he would be safe. However, you said he ran to the plate itself. So actually does your league require touching the other plate instead of crossing a line to score? Where should the runner have gone? Therein lies the grey area. Like I said, this will be fun. |
| April 19, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championships -- Posted Game Results Great job, Dave. Now, I have been looking for the first days scores from the Rock'n Reno Tourney. Have you got them yet? (Lord forgive me) |
| April 1, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The New Artificial Intelligence Cap Olden Slow, I couldn't use that because it clashes with my Brylcreem.With my hair, a 'little dab'll do ya' turned in to half of a tube...... |
| April 1, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The New Artificial Intelligence Cap Hi Dave. I remember when you sent me that and I still have a copy. I appreciate your help with a bit of humor over the years. We have sure pulled a few good ones. |
| April 1, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: The New Artificial Intelligence Cap Good morning. We have been working on an AI cap now for almost a year. We finally have the bugs worked out. Utilizing only basic wiring from the cap to the skull, this new AI cap can eliminate most Senior Moments. We have had a 75% success rate. The SMI cap-(Senior Moment Inhibitor) will send off small shocks in your head when it senses that you are about to have a senior moment. It can be on a pitch that can be nowhere close to the strike zone that it senses you are about to swing at. It can be that you intend to take a pitch that will be a strike with one strike on you. It can warn you not to hit a ball down the third baseline with men on first and second and no outs. That small shock that is triggered by the SMI cap will alert you in time to save you. It works the same way in the field. An invisible neural net will set up a stasis field (Called and Asimov field) attached invisibly to your body and will alert you when it senses you are about to throw to the wrong base, or if you forget the base runner situation or how many outs there are. And, as a bonus, it can sense when you are going to close your glove too quickly to catch a ball, cutting down on your errors. This is a must have and the need increases with age....I know that from experience. For the low price of $999 you can cut your senior moments and enjoy the game again!!!! Have a great day. |
| March 24, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box I didn't advocate any change of box size. Where did you get that? |
| March 24, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box This is my 56th year playing softball. I have to agree with Montanapnc. I would be furious if I did the same thing and was called out for being totally IN the batters box.I have watched both right handed and left handed hitters do exactly what Montana did-shift LEGALLY in the box to go to the opposite field. I do it. As I see it, you have now changed the rule to accommodate the guys that run up in the box at the expense of the hitters that have worked for all of their careers to do it legally. I disagreed with it's adoption and that won't change. I also think you are going to see this happen more and more.Thanks for the forum for this, Dave. |
| March 21, 2024 Webbie25 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Double play or force out? We all have our days. LOL I have actually hit into 2 triple plays. |
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