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| April 26, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box The email addresses used to get initial posting privileges here are not accessible to anyone other than the independent webmaster (Scott Flodin) ... Many of them are "throwaway" addresses according to Scott ... If you don't put your name in your own visible profile, your username is categorized as anonymous ... We have no official indication who you might be, nor is it a matter of concern in the Free Speech context ... Identifiable email or snail-mail correspondence or personal appearance are the acceptable ways to communicate with the National Rules Committee in an effort to get on the Official Agenda ... Message Board posts are specifically excluded ... We'd love to hear from you through the appropriate channels ... |
| April 26, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box 3_SF ... Well, you've got about seven months or so until the next Rules Committee Sessions to put together something for our consideration or for you to plan to appear ... As we mentioned above, anonymous posts like these on an open Message Board isn't the methodology that's going to result in getting on the Official Agenda or result in any change ... Good luck! |
| April 26, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box The National Rules Committee meets for several days at the ISA/SSUSA joint Annual Convention ... It's generally the week after Thanksgiving and alternates between the East Coast (odd years) and the Western U.S. (even years) ... This year is a "Western" year, and nothing official yet, but it may be in Tucson ... There's a CONVENTION link on the MENU BAR of all website pages ... It hasn't been updated yet for 2024, but last year's agenda is there, and it doesn't change much from year to year ... |
| April 25, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Los Altos Softball Complex Five new softball fields were completed in Los Altos Park in Albuquerque less than a year ago ... All fields are at 300' concentric fence distances on a dirt and grass playing surface ... If you're not happy playing on these fields, it's highly unlikely you'll be happy playing anywhere ... Good luck and no worries! |
| April 24, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box titanhd ... I can't speak with certainty to ..all other associations as well..", but I can state that we borrowed this one directly from the USSSA rule: For the sake of consistency across all venues where SSUSA plays, the committee adopted, generally, the USSSA Rule 1, section 5, as follows: ..The batter must take an initial position with his back foot no further forward than a line defining the front edge of home plate. The batter will be called out if he hits the ball when the back foot is completely further forward than the line defining the front edge of home plate. NOTE: All other illegally batted ball infractions regarding the side and rear lines of the batters box, along with stepping on home plate, remain in effect.. PASSED: 12-0-0 |
| April 24, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box "..wasn't saying Mike allowed it and he didn't condone it.. ... In re-reading my post, I'm pretty sure I didn't say that, either ... Mike's a really good Director ... But bad umpiring affects all levels of play, up to and including MLB ... Take a look at the hilarious video of the very first pitch of last Saturday's Orioles-Royals game. Ryan Blakney blew an obvious strike call that was so bad, here was the broadcast call: "Fastball is right down the middle for ball one. ... What?! ... My goodness! Not on pitch one! ... What part of that pitch is not a strike?" ... |
| April 23, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Process for Scheduling Tournament Schedules and Venues Zaman4110 ... We asked, but they didn't have enough fencing to do our 300' dimension ... They have enough for the 220'± radius for youth/fast-pitch, but not enough for a 300'± radius adult slow-pitch ... We made the internal decision that if we couldn't do all fields the same distance, we wouldn't do any ... Maybe next year their temporary fencing inventory will change ... They were first rate to work with from our side of the desk ... I hope we go back ... |
| April 23, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box JohnO28 ... That sounds a lot like a renegade umpire in play hiding out from the T.D. ... The Director at Dayton is one of our better/stronger ones nationally ... It would be a significant surprise if he was encouraging blatant disregard of the rule ... He was present and a strong contributor at the National Rules Committee meetings where the rule was adopted ... |
| April 22, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting Box rule change Left handed player called out correctly, entirely within the box ▲ Perfect answer in 10 words ▲ |
| April 15, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championships -- Posted Game Results EVERY SINGLE GAME SCORE HAS BEEN POSTED! (All CAPS intended) ... And they were posted in as close to "in real time" as was possible! ... That's hilarious! ... |
| April 15, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: Interpretation of the new bat rule OK, I get it now! ... You're going to have to transport yourself into the: Don't play in colder temps conclusion you appear to be seeking ... We believe, with numbers to support it, that there are alternatives we'll continue to offer ... And for the record, the active participants from the National Rules Committee meetings last time around (other than co-owners Terry and Fran) were from: CA (3), FL, IN, MD, MI, MO, NJ, TX and WA (2) ... Most people who aren't just being argumentative would recognize that to be a reasonable geographic representation ... They work hard and do an exceptional job ... Your apparent inference to the contrary is incorrect and unfair ... |
| April 15, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: Interpretation of the new bat rule Maybe being prepared is just a regional phenomenon ... In St. George's high altitude and chilly temps last month, we saw a lot of "older" legal bats with the SSUSA sticker and the BPF 1.21 (or lower) ... We saw a fair number of passive bat warmers, like the wooden boxes with a foil background and a Plexiglas front ... We saw a few smaller propane personal heaters that just happened to be outside of and in the general area of the dugout fences ... What we didn't see were broken bats in trash cans or hear about them, either ... Those teams seemed well "prepared" and didn't seem to suffer adverse consequences ... |
| April 15, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: Interpretation of the new bat rule JohnO28 ... This one isn't really a "new" development, and in our view it's fair to say there was ample time for players to plan accordingly ... The National Rules Committee published this bat certification change LAST YEAR (over 15 months ago) and it didn't take effect until almost 10 months later, on November 1, 2023 ... __________ 2022 SSUSA National Rules Committee Official Minutes Sunday Tuesday, January 8 10, 2023 Sacramento, California SSUSA National Offices Agenda §12. Simplify legal bat rules Recommendation: Simplify the language surrounding approved bats and set a firm date for grandfathered bats. Suggested Change: As of November 1, 2023, bats must be marked with the SSUSA/NTS logo. Older bats must be marked SSUSA approved (or have SSUSA logo), with 1.21 BPF or less. MOTION APPROVED 9-0 (2 abstaining) |
| April 13, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Rex Noble 40-Men are playing this weekend in Las Vegas (Big League Dreams and Sunset Park) and 40-Women are at Arroyo Grande in Henderson ... It may be worth your time to go by whichever is appropriate for you and ask around ... Good luck! |
| April 12, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championships -- Posted Game Results ALL Friday game scores (and bracket results for 60-Major) have been posted ... Good luck Saturday! |
| April 12, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championships -- Posted Game Results From the links in the post titled SSUSA's SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 "DRAFT" Game Schedules & Brackets at the top of this Message Board OR from the links in the middle column of the Southwest Championships tournament page ... In either instance, click on the age group you are interested in seeing ... Refreshing your download will yield the most recent version and data ... |
| April 10, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Double Play - Does run score? Bear1369 ... B.J. and JohnO28 are both correct on this ... Here are a couple of things to keep in mind on this ... [1] Whenever the batter is retired by a caught fly ball (fair or foul), there can never be a "force out" on the play ... [2] A baserunner being doubled up for leaving a base too soon is never a force out situation, because a force only occurs when the baserunner is required to advance to the next base ... |
| April 6, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Vegas Baby! Anything's possible! ... All it takes is every director reporting them in across all six complexes in a timely manner and no major issues with teams causing re-writes by bailing out of other events ... The five major regional event schedule sets (Tidewater, Southwest, Midwest, Texas State and Northerns) for April are also a factor ... But thanks for noticing ... That's the goal, we'll see how it plays out ... TEASER: We're working on a "live test" of a real time scoring component application at the Midwest Championships in Kansas City for the week after next ... We haven't made a final decision on whether or not that test is going to be public or private (no, that's NOT an invitation to a public poll!) ... Stay tuned! |
| April 5, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Scores Posted Awwww, birdie ... Don't tell anyone ... It was supposed to be a secret! |
| April 4, 2024 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Southwest Championsips You're welcome, Tom! ... It's a shade under 7 miles from BLD to Shadow Rock ... You should come out ahead on the extra gas being more than covered by not having the daily $8 entry fee at B.L.D. ... You win! ... |
