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| Dec. 3, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 2025 Aloha Bowl ...Nice intro to the classic Randy Newman tune from the Little Criminals LP... |
| Nov. 27, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Age ? YES- You may add up to three (3) if they are otherwise eligible as to Residency and Player Rating History experience for your team. |
| Nov. 25, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Bases loaded, less than 2 outs stick8 ... They might be correct, but only if the runner who started on 3rd base had crossed the commitment line on the way home before the throw there from the third baseman to the catcher ... If that runner stayed put or did NOT cross the commitment line, the fielder stepping on 3rd base took the force play off and that runner does NOT have to advance, nor can he be retired on a force play ... Double play is my call, unless the unlikely commitment line theory is actually a factual occurrence ... |
| Nov. 22, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball for 2025 So,the consensus seems to be it's best to play when your balls are clean. Have fun this Season! |
| Oct. 31, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: forced out Yes ... But your terminology is incorrect ... This is NOT a "force out" situation as the title of your thread seems to presume ... A force out NEVER occurs on a play involving a caught fly ball (fair or foul) ... A force out also cannot occur against a runner who is retreating to a previously acquired base ... It ONLY happens when a runner is "forced" to advance to the next base ... This is a "timing" play, and your facts indicate that the runner who tagged up and crossed the scoring line before the runner was doubled off at 2nd base results in a SAFE call and a run scoring ... |
| Oct. 30, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Women's softball Discussion: Field Assignments Yes, they do ... Mesa and Gilbert (and Tempe, too) are fortunate enough to have pre-existing events scheduled with other associations on their facilities while the Winter World's are being played ... It's probably unreasonable for us to expect them to cancel any of those events so they can hand the dates to us at the last minute ... We'll be fine ... The City of Phoenix has been a marvelous landlord for over 25 years ... _____ LTSGOBLU ... It may not be wise to rely too strongly on the opinion of a random anonymous poster ... Mtn. Vista has been, for years, the desired location for many women's teams ... We're told they like the fact that the venue is set up for "all women, only women" ... There is also the best selection of hotel and dining options in the immediate area ... But don't take my word for it, either ... Let us know what you think on Monday after you've won! ... |
| Oct. 29, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Women's softball Discussion: Field Assignments Thanks, Dbax ... Your observation is the perfect example why I generally avoid speaking in absolutes like "always", "every", "never" and similar ... All it takes is one factual error and you flush your credibility ... We're using the full adult softball fields inventory in the Phoenix Parks and Rec. portfolio this year, and it's an incredibly tight schedule ... It also didn't help that we "lost" Saguaro Ranch in Glendale due to the facility being closed all month for maintenance and the former Legacy Park complex in Mesa emerging from bankruptcy as a "youth sports only" operation ... |
| Oct. 29, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Medical wavier Call the Sacramento Home Office @ (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific time zone and ask for a member of the Eligibility/Ratings department ... They can explain the process to you and get you started ... Be prepared to discuss specifics, like who you are and why you think this is something that is appropriate for you ... Good luck ... |
| Oct. 29, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Batting Practice Fields in Phoenix Vista del Camino Park - 2311 N Miller Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 2.4 miles east of Papago ... May be locked, worth a drive-by to check it out first ... |
| Oct. 28, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: 3"x3'x3"x35" bat shipping boxs or close "Gesundheit!!" |
| Oct. 20, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Winter "Worlds" No worries DJ12 ... You don't have to be exact here ... But we do try to respond to the exact questions/comments that are posted ... |
| Oct. 19, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Winter "Worlds" DJ12 ... There are NO Eastern teams in the Winter Worlds's this year ... The event is in Phoenix, AZ, so we don't expect to attract Eastern teams ... However, a week before the Winter World's, we run the Winter National's in Ft. Myers and Naples, FL ... That event has 100% Eastern teams this year ... That is also as we would expect ... |
| Oct. 17, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Ft Myers tourn?? Cutty09 ... Drop your half-a-sawbuck wager on Lee Health Complex in Ft. Myers ... Good luck! |
| Oct. 16, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Ft Myers tourn?? That's why I'm waiting on making the field assignments ... There are a lot of "stragglers" who didn't see their team names on the list, but swear (believably) that they mailed entries ... |
| Oct. 16, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Ft Myers tourn?? $2.50 on each side in a hedged bet with 50/50 odds ... |
| Oct. 2, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: For Dave Dowell garyheifner ... A couple of years ago, the National Rules Committee passed Rules amendments to phase out the roster exemptions for underage players in the 75+ and 80+ divisions ... There was significant opposition after the fact from those more senior age divisions, resulting in the exemptions being reinstated ... The Committee will be meeting again this year in Tucson at the Annual Convention during the first week of December ... You are most welcome to attend, or to submit a proposal in writing, if you would like us to re-visit this issue ... Thanks! |
| Oct. 1, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: For Dave Dowell Pepper ... YES, you may appear on an 80+ division 2025 roster IF that team has a remaining underage exemption player spot for a 78-year-old available to them ... If you have any further questions, please call the Sacramento Home Office at (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific Time Zone ... Good luck! |
| Sept. 28, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: For Dave Dowell Men’s 80+ teams may draw up to 7 players aged 78 or 79, with a maximum of three who are 78. |
| Sept. 25, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Why are there elemination games on Friday of a Thursday-Sunday Format? DonC13 ... It's just a (fields) supply/demand (games) puzzle ... I try to take as many teams into Sunday as I can reasonably handle for an "If" game at 3:30 PM ... I also schedule everyone for just two games on Thursday, because playing a couple of seeding games at 8:00 and 9:30 AM and then doubling back for a single bracket game that evening isn't ideal ... So, everything else has to "fit" into Friday and Saturday ... I needed to play 19 games in each Bracket pod on Friday so that I didn't have to schedule 9:30 PM games on Saturday at Sunset ... That's a fairness issue so that the pods don't favor one group over another with unbalanced bracket progressions ... I filled Saturday to capacity, and the rest of the games, working backwards, had to fit into Friday ... Some of those games, in a 43-team bracket, are going to be elimination games ... It's simply unavoidable ... And once scheduled, someone is going to play in, and lose, those elimination game(s) ... Your goal is to avoid [1] being in that game, or [2] winning it if you are ... Thanks for your inquiry ... |
| Sept. 23, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Worlds 70 Results 70-Major Champion was Minnesota River Bats 70-AAA Champion was Majestic (in the "If" game) |
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