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Real name:
Murray Williams
Location:
Austin, TX
Division:
Men's 65
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| Jan. 25, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking for 75 team in 22023 I know. I was just messing with you. |
| Jan. 23, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking for 75 team in 22023 Are you sure you will be capable of playing on a 75 team in 22023 when you are over 20,000 years old? :) |
| Jan. 20, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 4 Game or 5 Game Guarantee?? So without the 5gg, will SSUSA be able to move into the modern times and use software that updates the scores in near real-time? The reasoning before has been that no software handles teams that go 0-2 in brackets. |
| Jan. 17, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 60 and 65 Major Plus Teams You can go to the Ratings page and sort by date to see who recently was moved up or down. I think you will be severely disappointed if you think a "bunch" of the '60s and '65s got moved up to Major Plus. |
| Jan. 11, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 60 and 65 Major Plus Teams Meant to say five 60's |
| Jan. 11, 2023 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 60 and 65 Major Plus Teams It's hard to tell since inactive teams are listed too. Look at World's last year, which should give you a good idea. Last year there were six 65's and five 65's. |
| Dec. 27, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Llerandi Custom Gloves. Llerandigloves.com Do they make gloves that automatically open and close at the correct times? Asking for some teammates! :) |
| Nov. 23, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 11 Players For 65 Brackets garyc, I still play 55, 60, and 65 Major Plus, so I think I qualify as someone who can still play at a high level AND likes the 11th man in 65's. I've had a few hits taken away from me on grounders in the 5-6 hole that get fielded because the SS is shifted over there with the extra infielder. My plan in the offseason to combat this is to try once again never to hit ground balls and to work on my speed to beat out some of those balls that get fielded deep in the 5-6 hole. |
| Sept. 23, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 Major Plus Fields for Vegas Worlds Hey Dave, I just wanted to thank you for your scheduling work. I was able to play 11 out of 12 games with my 60 and 55 teams. There was only one game that conflicted and that was on the last day of the tournament. I appreciate your effort in helping those of us stupid enough to want to play on 2 (or 3) teams! |
| Aug. 25, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 Major Plus Fields for Vegas Worlds Hi Dave, you are the best. I knew there was a valid reason and you weren’t just doing it to spite me!😁. I already had that chat with my manager asking him to see if he could get one in the morning and one in the afternoon, so I guess it’s that MurrayW’s fault! |
| Aug. 25, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 Major Plus Fields for Vegas Worlds Hi Dave, It looks like the 60 Major Plus division is playing the pool games at BLD. The preliminary schedule has them playing on Sunset. Will we get to play the bracket games at Sunset? I hate those short BLD fields and don't think Major Plus should ever play there. Thanks! |
| Aug. 25, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Which Baden softball is going to be used in Vegas for the Worlds? I'd be happy with new balls. Oh, we are talking about softballs. :) |
| Aug. 22, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: Bats Discussion: Hitting Unless the ball is coming straight down (it would be illegally high) you shouldn't be able to let the ball drop down to the waist level. If you mean take the chin and chest level pitch and wait for a waist level pitch, then that is possible. But I don't think you could have a pitch that is chin or shoulder high drop down to your waist to hit it. |
| July 29, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Safety I think that pitching nets should be used. I played the past week in Columbus IN for the ISA World and Sacramento for the SSUSA Western Nationals, and in both tournaments, Gold Dot balls were used. You should have heard the complaining by almost everyone about the dead balls, especially when it got hot in the afternoon. You will have a lot more people upset about inferior equipment than will advocate changing it. |
| July 29, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Medical exemption Hit the post button accidentally. 60 Major Plus Texas Crush 65 Major Plus Texas Crush |
| July 29, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Medical exemption From my personal experience of having 3 knee replacements (right knee partial 11 years ago and full 4 years ago, left knee 1.5 years ago) I agree with Dave's pain and mobility statement. Before my partial knee replacement, I went through 2 or 3 years of knee pain that led to back pain. I could force myself to get through a tournament, but due to the pain in both the knee and back, I couldn't workout or take batting practice. My play deteriorated going from a 50 Major Plus player to not being good enough to play on my Major Plus team and playing AAA and Major with my friends. After the surgery I had no pain and I became more mobile so I was able to workout and take batting practice. I became a much better player than I was then and able to be a productive Major Plus player after that. At 68, I am able to play on a 55, 60, and 65 Major Plus team. With that said, I think each surgery and situation is different so I am not going to assume that everyone else will have the same results as I had. But, I do not think that a replacement part should automatically qualify you to be rated at a lower level. There should be some kind of evaluation you have to go through with input from directors and other coaches that know you. Murray Williams 55 Major Plus Rock-n-Legends 60 Majopr Plus Texas Crush |
| July 6, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Equalizer 5 runs plus an extra fielder since 40 Major is two rating groups higher than 50 AAA. |
| July 5, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player ranking G Man, yes, that is exactly what I am saying. If you are a 55 Major player you don't need to play 40 AAA, you would already be considered Major Plus at 60. In my opinion, SSUSA has it right with this rule. There is at least a rating difference in the level of play between two age groups (maybe with the exception of 50 to 55). Every 5 years there is a definite falloff in ability. Someone who is 60 but is good enough to play for a 55 Major team should be Major Plus in 60 and over. |
| July 5, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player ranking I'm not really sure why this is being called a "punishment". If the player is good enough to play down at a certain level then why shouldn't he carry that rating index with him? If he is not good enough, why is he playing at that lower level where he can't compete? |
| June 13, 2022 MurrayW | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southern Championships - Dalton, GA Texas Crush 65 Major Plus is going to be there if there is anyone to play. |
