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Baden 52/275» L: Just wanting to know if anyone has used them and what your experience ...»mad dog: they are ok...i like the AD Starr tattoo balls better.... »L: I just heard that the NSA has gone to this ball which was suppose to ... »Marv19: It isnt a matter of better, IMO you're going to see a lot of ... »mad dog: marv all the major assoc's already use this ball...ASA ... »DCPete: Unfortunately, the 52 ball has also caused a huge increase in the ... »Marv19: When I said Major I meant Senior. I guess we are spoiled out here ... |
6 | March 4, 2015 | 319 |
Spring Worlds» cyborg45: Not played in the Spring Worlds before. How are the fields and the ...»Dbax: If you're lucky enough to play in St. George, they are some of the ... |
1 | March 4, 2015 | 49 |
Proposed changes in our local league» PoollShark: We had our standard preseason league managers meeting a couple days ...»Ho: Here is what I would do. Make your league a draft league (you can ... »PoollShark: Draft league will NEVER happen. There are teams that have been intact ... »Shark: Pool....first off are their HR rules in your division ? Also how many ... »PoollShark: Shark, we play a 30 game season(barring rain outs). 3 homeruns per ... »BruceinGa: I agree with Ho. Our league has always been a draft league and it ... »PoollShark: It sounds like a good idea, making it a draft league, but I don't see ... »taits: Our senior league Fresno, has an open draft as well as tryouts for ... »PoollShark: I appreciate all the responses thus far but a draft isn't an option. ... »manny 41: I am the other manager in question. First off, the proposal was made ... »PoollShark: If you read my original post here Manny, I state that I'm not sure ... »deep14: Use the draft, then have an open nite just for travel teams. |
11 | March 4, 2015 | 524 |
Tribute to one of the best!!!» Mario: Just wanted show some respect for one of the greatest HR hitters of ...»Tri18: There are tons of Cranker stories. First let me give my sympathy and ... »stick8: Dale, my first encounter with Craig Elliot was memorable. My first ... »grd8sbnut: Hello Dale, sorry to hear that OKI has broke up. I hope you find ... »Turbo 34: Actually he hit 303 home runs in 390 at bats for a 1.29 ratio in ... »Nancy Allen: Turbo, I did not know Craig, and I mean no disrespect to him or you, ... »Mario: Dale yes I am. »Graphite: As a 73 yr. old,I had the pleasure of pitching against Craig in the ... »Turbo 34: No disrespect taken Nancy. When you figure home run frequency you ... »Perl: The last time I saw Craig was at the Bowlegs in 2000. He was playing ... »twins25: Played against Craig at 1985 World Series in Greensboro when he was ... »Nancy Allen: Turbo, thanks for explaining. Now I know where you were going with ... »softball4b: I was playing for a small team out of Rolla, Mo and we drew Craig's ... »Webbie25: Steele's came to the light air in Albuquerque in 87 or 88. We were ... »BruceinGa: In the mid 90's we played Craig and, I believe, Steeles, at the ... »doubleplay2: First time i ran into Steeles was in the early 80's. We had just ... »BruceinGa: oops, should have said mid 80's. |
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Moving very soon» Wpfggold: Moving to Mt Pleasant SC this spring/summer. Travel Police Softball ... |
0 | March 3, 2015 | 96 |
trying to register on line» special k 62: yes I know my players card expires this year and I would like to ... |
0 | March 3, 2015 | 79 |
50 MAJOR & MAJOR PLUS COMBINED» BiggDan: TO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 50 MAJOR & 50 MAJOR PLUS DIVISIONS SHOULD ...»swing for the fences : Never combine the major and + division... only the upper 5 percent ... »Tim Millette: I am with swing...NEVER COMBINE major and Plus...amost all the Plus ... »Mario: You know what is a bummer is when you want to play Major plus and you ... »Tim Millette: Mario, sorry to read a player with your prowess has no options for a ... »BiggDan: THE PROBLEM WITH THE PLUS DIVISION IS THERE ARE NO TEAMS TO PLAY. ... »Paco13: It is interesting that ISSA have no Major + team and you don't hear ... »titanhd: Mario there in no logic in your statement.Because you "can't find a ... »mck71: Paco, ISSA reminds me of the younger set now be full of D and E ... »Mario: My point waas that it cost more to play plus because you do have to ... »Tim Millette: So Mario.....the question to ponder is... If the powerhouse ... »Paco13: mck71 I agree that on ISSA is a lot of sandbagging... You pay you ... »OZ40: I know major players around here and regardless of their age, they ... »Mario: Tim if you broke up Plus temas that win the worlds I believe you ... »Mario: OZ40 please let me know who these plus teams are you are speaking of. ... »Tim Millette: Mario, you'd have to break into three per team not four. I also ... »OZ40: Mario, I should have been clearer in my post. I was referring to guys ... »tattooball: A couple of things here, the other association that does not have ... »Mario: Tim, OZ, tattoo I agree with you totally. If I could find 10 guys who ... »Tim Millette: Mario, we are blessed indeed. In NorCal many years ago the older ... »swing for the fences : I second what Timmy said about NCSSA... it provides us with Great ... »Omar Khayyam: It gets even better for NCSSA. The average tournament entry cost is ... »Jawood: The one-up rule is the best thing with no dbo's, it's so simple and ... »JBTexas : Sounds like NCSSA is using the same format that FHC has been using ... »Fabe: We have the perfect environment here in the Tropics...just not enough ... »Pdurham95: Our local associations have been combining 40 major and plus and 50s ... |
25 | March 2, 2015 | 1682 |
Southwest championships» TD. Tom: Who's all in for the Southwest Championships in Mesquite/St.George ...»SSUSA Staff: The Spring World Championships are in Mesquite and St. George from ... |
1 | March 2, 2015 | 252 |
Birmingham One-Day Rescheduled» southpaw: for Saturday, April 11. Can only take 15-16 teams. I have also sent ...»southpaw: I have been contacted by 7 teams. »southpaw: 9 teams have responded. »tg69: Steve, what was the weather like yesterday?? »southpaw: About 60, but fields were standing in water; so it was best to ... |
4 | March 2, 2015 | 233 |
Spring Training in Vero Beach, FL March 27-29» Tri18: I got a funny call yesterday. The player said he was awakened by a ...»hemi racer: We don't have 3 feet of snow, but it was 8 degrees this morning in ... »JT25: Alan is it possible to get or make a video of the Spring Training in ... »Tri18: JT, I will have a camera there but filming all the different events ... »JT25: Ok thanks Alan. »Tri18: You guys sick of shoveling snow yet? Lol make your plans and come on ... »Mario: Looking forward to it Alan!!! »hemi racer: The past several spring camps I have attended have been scheduled in ... »Mac33: Looking forward to some nice weather and some great softball. »Tri18: I think the weather is a bit more dependable down here in March and ... |
9 | Feb. 28, 2015 | 429 |
Feb. 28, Birmingham One-Day tourney» southpaw: at George Ward Park (AKA Green Springs) 331 16th Ave S. Info: Steve ...»southpaw: Still need a few more. »southpaw: Monotonous one here; still looking. »southpaw: hootie hoo; hootie hoo! »Lefty: Looks like your going to have a good turn out Steve. Pray for warm ... »southpaw: Thanks, Joe; are you still coming down? Still can take 6 more teams. ... »Lefty: If I don't work I plan on being in Birmingham. »southpaw: James R. Smith Trucking has been added. »coop3636: Southpaw Please add Tennessee Connection to the tournament You can ... »southpaw: Thanks, Brett, Tennessee Connection is added. I will stay in touch ... »southpaw: 16 teams! Thanks so much. 10 a.m. Crim vs. Huffman Dixie vs. ... »CurtfromKY: Praying, crossing toes and fingers!! Bluegrass has it. See ya soon ... »southpaw: A 65 team had to drop; can take a 70, 65, or 60 team, if interested. ... »Wes: what is the date of you tournament »BruceinGa: Feb 28 »tg69: Bruce, you playing in Birmingham? May have to play snowball »BruceinGa: We're planning on it. Hopefully we'll get good weather. »southpaw: Hey Bruce and All, my standing rule is that it must be 50+ degrees ... »BruceinGa: Steve, looks as if you have the same rules for your tournament as I ... »southpaw: Bruce, you know what they say about keen minds?! It is kind of a ... »southpaw: Good News (for the moment)! Long-range forecast for the 28th: 60+ ... »Young48: Wed Feb 25 Low clouds and cold 48°Lo 27° Thu Feb 26 Mostly ... »Grimmie: Young48 thats the forecast i'm looking at, was coming down with ... »southpaw: Agreed, not looking good; certainly will not play unless weather ... »southpaw: Crazy weather! high today: 31; high tomorrow (Saturday) 60!! »Lefty: We played at around 50 degrees at 8 in the morning at the TOC. It's ... »BiggDan: I heard there is a good tournament in Panama City Beach the next ... »mc47: steve I am sorry but james r smith is out for this weekend to wet and ... »southpaw: Totally understand Kenny. Weather is above my pay grade! I have ... »southpaw: Considering a one-day tourney on Saturday, April 11. Please let me ... »hitman: Steve could we have a snowball battle instead of a softball ... »southpaw: Now Jim, he apologized! Usually snowball fights do not hurt as bad; ... |
31 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 1523 |
So the question was....how to get more teams to play Major Plus» Tim Millette: In a thread below I gave an idea that "might" make Plus a little more ...»cal50: Instead of looking at number of tournament wins for a year, make it ... »Grimmie: I'm with cal50 we only need 3 divisions. Dalton GA is the only ... »OZ40: When it comes to Major+ I think the 800 pound gorilla in the room ... »swing for the fences : Cal 50, SSUSA has to make money, giving teams the potential to win ... »Nancy Allen: Cal50, it does not happen every year, but in the past we have had 5 ... »hombre: Tim, I have no original thoughts, however, I do have some opinions on ... »Mulewhipper: I believe the HR rule (outs) last year helped to bring the rest of ... »cal50: Hi Nancy, we play in the brickyard every year. Last year we had 3 ... »cal50: Swing, I think we are agreeing with each other on moving more teams ... »swing for the fences : I hear you Cal50.. I'm not sure about only three divisions.. I don't ... »cal50: SSUSA is doing a good job with divisions as is. I think Tim is ... »Mario: I believe the only way to grow the division is to get more ... »Tim Millette: Cal 50, actually my main thing is not forcing many just above average ... »cal50: Tim, I disagree with you on playing the lower division. Let teams ... »Omar Khayyam: Several years back, I am playing on a AAA team that is a better than ... »Jawood: I used to think that combining Major and Major+ was the way to go. I ... »Tim Millette: Dave, I think allowing three upper ranked players is fine.... How ... »DaveDowell: I rarely comment publicly on issue-oriented threads ... This is an ... »cal50: Dave, the 1 up rule would be a welcome change. Was it seriously ... »SSUSA Staff: There was the annual discussion of HR Rules in general at the Rules ... »DCPete: When and why was the 1-Up rule eliminated? The 1-Up rule used to be ... »Young48: I agree with DCPete. The 1-up rule should be in every division. Why ... »Dbax: I agree! And it's such a simple solution. What would be the negatives? »Dbax: My question was legitimate. Please post opinions on any negative ... »Robo2: I have stated many times: allow unlimited HRs at all levels. 1. It ... »Tim Millette: Last years dbo rule change was a great addition to senior ... »joel 1975: just play where they tell you the last two of the major 55 ... »BiggDan: PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO REMEMBER THAT OUT IN VEGAS THE AIR IS VERY THIN. I ... »crump22: joel 1975,MOTOWN Staff didn,t have a problem playing Major Plus, but ... »joel 1975: nobody said you did anything wrong I was just telling the guy,s on ... |
30 | Feb. 26, 2015 | 1759 |
Batting Tee Recommendations» HwyFuzz: Anyone have recommendations of a specific tee that I should purchase ...»Player: HwyFuzz, Don't know what you really want, but Dick's Sporting Goods ... »BruceinGa: I picked up the All Star Smar-Tee Fold-A-Way Batting Tee at a play it ... »B94: Worth makes a slo-pitch tee that is nice and tall... For travel I ... »Mario: Gee tee makes 2 models. They work really well and the are portable ... »DoubleL10: I also use the G-Tee. The web site is thegtee.com. They are out of ... »HwyFuzz: Thanks everyone - I'll get the Gee Tee. »OVBALL: This is cheap and ... »SeniorMan: Here's a product that I have had since 2008 and it is still in new ... |
8 | Feb. 25, 2015 | 436 |
2015 TOC - Action shots, team pics, Wounded Warriors All star Game, Best of the Best» Jack: Just finished posting all the acton shots, team pictures etc, that I ...»OZ40: I don't know, maybe it's the -17 degrees wind chill factor up here ... »neck10: -32 this morning with out the wind chill factor |
2 | Feb. 23, 2015 | 344 |
Has anyone being dizzy on the field,» MichaelH386: Has anyone experienced being dizzy on the field, I also start to lean ...»OZ40: I'm probably beating a dead horse here but most imbalance problems ... »hombre: Michael, you might check out the possibility that you have a sugar ... »sobs3: Michael, I agree with hombre. Get an A1C test at your Doc's office. I ... »HJ: Michael, I checked your posts and you complained about this in 10/14 ... »MichaelH386: I have all of those things that have been said and more. My glucose ... |
5 | Feb. 23, 2015 | 525 |
Looking for players» Horsepie: 50 triple a team out of Washington looking for a couple of players ...»Raider4Life: Are you still looking for players? Shoot me an e-mail at ... |
1 | Feb. 22, 2015 | 284 |
Renew online link» Jenny13: Can anyone help me find this mysterious link that I can renew my ...»Ho: Nothing Mysterious. Just go up to the menu across the top and click ... |
1 | Feb. 22, 2015 | 125 |
Bat speed» CAT: I would like to thank all of you for your comments on bat speed and ... |
0 | Feb. 21, 2015 | 171 |
looking for a softball clinic out here in the west...and ideas where and when?» Big Mike: coming back from knee surgery I am in need of refreshing my skill(or ...»Big Mike: what?...no one knows of any? »Tim Millette: Mike, I am starting a Sports Academy in Concord ca starting next ... »Big Mike: damn...i will be playing in a tourney next week....just a ... |
3 | Feb. 21, 2015 | 333 |
Stats» Beaz#3: Good morning everyone. I'm working on a project and I'm looking ... |
0 | Feb. 20, 2015 | 269 |
