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Why are fees so high?» SunnySoCal: Can you answer a question for me as this is my first year playing 40s ...»TimMcElroy: If I'm looking at the right tournament (Memorial Day ?) it looks to ... »swing for the fences : the fees are so high so they can afford the all world patches. ;-) »curveball: Sonny, a guy from CA complaining about high prices???? That's really ... »tattooball: How about paying those fees and playing the same 4 or 5 teams all ... »stick8: Insurance and field rental are two prime factors in why some events ... »Garocket: In my area the field rental on most complexes are $250.00 per field ... »SKings24: I am not a director for SSUSA but I run events and I have ran 40's in ... »DaveDowell: I surprised that nobody has mentioned the significant resources ... »swing for the fences : That was next on my list Dave, after the all tourney patches of ... »Nancy Allen: Dave, these discussions always make me think of Layla with her list ... »DaveDowell: That's a GREAT memory, Nancy! ... The late Layla Bryant (Hall of Fame ... »Nancy Allen: Thanks, Dave. I was hoping that you would retell it. I miss her ... »NYGNYY: I am amazed at the responses to a reasonable question. I would think ... »Nancy Allen: NYGNYY, I apologize if you think that anyone is not focused on ... »Benji4: NYGNYY Really? You became offended on how a person answered a ... »stever: Nancy, I can answer your question about if people act this way at ... »Nancy Allen: stever, thanks for answering that. I had always wondered. ... »swing for the fences : NYGNYY LMAO "If this were a real business." Dave Dowell, can you ... »Wayne 37: SunnySoCal, They will never discuss finances on this ... »DaveDowell: Wayne 37 ... You've typed a staggering number of stupid, ill-informed ... »B.J.: Dave, we couldn't get him to read and study a rule book and you ... »rightrj1: Wow..LMAO...You guys are very entertaining...I needed the laugh ... »garyheifner: Just a thought: If any of U out there think they can start a new ... »Wayne 37: You mad brah? Why don't you post your Form 990 for all to see. ... »TimMcElroy: Wayne, Please stop. Your antics aren't funny, cute or the least ... »Omar Khayyam: Wayne, why the anger? You made the accusation "price gouging" and ... »DaveDowell: Hilarious! ... Doubling down with a loser hand ... But for the sake ... »Wayne 37: Nowhere on your website does it state SSUSA in a not for profit ... »DaveDowell: Wayne: "Nowhere on your website does it state SSUSA i[s] a not for ... |
29 | May 22, 2019 | 2044 |
Rocky Mountain Championships» Dbax: The Arizona Dream Team want to know if any women's 50 teams are ... |
0 | May 19, 2019 | 64 |
Rock n reno» John Herron: Does anyone know if overnight rv parking is allowed at complexes?»SSUSA Staff: We have made inquiries at the Reno/Sparks facilities and can offer ... »softballer: Hey Davw Why can aws have a 48 hour tourament and people camp all ... »DaveDowell: softballer .. Well, that would be totally consistent with the Sparks ... |
3 | May 15, 2019 | 438 |
Senior age limit» Heater40: What is everyone's thought on SSUSA letting a 40 year old team play ...»TimMcElroy: Heater40- Similar scenarios occurred in a handful of eastern ... »DonPresley40: I think I would just have to say I'm not going to play against them. ... »DonPresley40: TimMcElroy Sounds like this is something that SSUSA does quiet a ... »coop3636: This happened in a SPA tourney last month Each team had the option ... »TimMcElroy: DonPresley40- Here's the way I see it. There were other 40s ... »Kmac16: I play for the 40 team in question as well as one of the 50 Major + ... »Ihitbdingers1: We signed up fully expecting to play other 40 teams. We are in Dallas ... »TimMcElroy: Welcome to the senior game, sir. Hang in there. Once we get more ... »Softballjuny23: I was out of town this weekend and my team was going to play at the ... »gman67: I played against the 40 team in Dallas. I play for a 55 Major Plus ... |
10 | May 15, 2019 | 1376 |
ASA stamps and newer bats etc» Jamiek: I've noticed that the bats I have been using do not have an ASA stamp ...»Jamiek: Anyone? Could use some clarification here »lowprofile: Well first of all, anything saying Senior softball is strickly used ... »Eazy: They are out there, you just have to enter ASA bats when you search. ... »Tri18: Jamiek, Give me a call at 561-718-7504 and I can help you select and ... »Nancy Allen: Jamiek, Alan should take good care of you. If you are wanting to use ... »Wayne 37: Not for sure, but I don't think they make bats now that are legal by ... |
6 | May 14, 2019 | 453 |
50 AAA» Bruster55: Wondering how a team that has won the last 3 TOC eligible tourneys is ...»CLUBBER: Crickets !!!! »TimMcElroy: The only automatic bump comes from winning the LVSSA / SSUSA World ... »coop3636: Tim, I usually mess with Dave, but here is one for you. I thought ... »DaveDowell: coop3636 ... Tim mentioned we're going to do the semi-annual rating ... »chico senior: In my opinion there is far too much gray area currently. It ... »DaveDowell: chico senior ... Larger tournament fields DO influence discretionary ... »chico senior: I am not disagreeing with most of what you stated. What I am saying ... »DaveDowell: chico ... I didn't perceive any disagreement ... No worries here! ... ... »Funwiththesuns: For teams and players that play SSUSA softball tournament I want to ... »Dbax: I've posted this before. If a you legally assemble a team within ... »DaveDowell: Dbax ... We've had this discussion before, and I don't necessarily ... »coop3636: Hey Dave Here is what I think (since you asked) We should only have ... »GI: Hi group, Some interesting notes from both sides. DBax I tend to ... »TimMcElroy: I don't necessarily agree with Dbax on this one. We all know that ... »Dbax: The point is teams get bumped up without running through tournaments. ... »Hobie#10 Gray&Con: First time poster!!! Oh ya - watch out I agree with a lot of items ... »curveball: "We play the game because we love it" Just curious, love the game ... »Hobie#10 Gray&Con: Curveball - We never stop playing - Local tournaments with our ... »Swing14: Just thought we would let someone else win won this ... |
19 | May 8, 2019 | 1583 |
Oil City Classic , Oklahoma» RJB: With all the rain that came down ,I want to give props to those ...»RJB: Would have been nice to give a sponsors something for helping teams ... |
1 | May 7, 2019 | 129 |
AAA with four major players» deep14: If a team has four major players are they still AAA?»DaveDowell: Absent one of those four having a medical exemption re-rating or ... |
1 | May 6, 2019 | 567 |
Rock n Reno» TD. Tom: When will we know what fields all age groups will be playing at?»DaveDowell: Sometime shortly after we get back in Sacramento from Las Vegas ... »yankee9: Have the Field Assignments for Reno been finalized yet. »DaveDowell: YES • TENTATIVE Field Assignments have been posted .. See above ... |
3 | May 6, 2019 | 254 |
a tourney in Tupelo , MS.. Lets make it happen» coop3636: This is not a ssusa tourney, but hopefully some teams will come play ...»coop3636: Bump Hopefully we can get a tournament that has more than 3 teams in ... |
1 | May 5, 2019 | 145 |
Weather report for Texas State in Dallas» TXTrouble3: What is the weather update for the State Tourney in Dallas...rain has ...»SSUSA Staff: All "play/no-play" decisions are made at the fields of play at game ... »JBTexas : Tuesday and Wednesday games were played with just a little rain but ... »Wayne 37: It poured down here last night and earlier this morning and more rain ... »DaveDowell: Wayne ... See above! ... • All "play/no-play" decisions are made ... »Wayne 37: I live just a few miles from Keist and played there several times. ... |
5 | May 4, 2019 | 647 |
Balancing Rotation & Snap with Ryan Harvey, Marieo Foster, Bret SM #103» bogie: Top hitters show how to balance rotation and snap. Swing Makeove ... |
0 | April 30, 2019 | 138 |
WHAT DO WE DO WITH TIMBERWORKS?» DD: The current Rodney Dangerfield of senior softball, Timberworks, can't ...»VegasBob: Well said, as I've had the same thoughts. Our team (Sin City Stars) ... »titanhd: Vegas Bob, DD would either of you guys play for Timberworks if asked ? »VegasBob: Titan, for what purpose? »HSquared: As with any business.. If you want to fix a problem, impact their ... »Duke: Hey Gentlemen, I tried to refrain from putting my usual comments ... »Dbax: Exactly. No more need be said. »Marc: Well all of these thoughts were expressed before the Vegas ... »grayhitter59: DD First things first, the two Cuban guys bought the house next to ... »Dbax: Lighten up Francis. It's an old Rodney Dangerfield joke. »grayhitter59: Hey DBax it's not funny to me, idiot. I am proud of my heritage, ... »Dbax: If you had a sense of humor you would realize it's not even ... |
11 | April 30, 2019 | 1461 |
Vehicle Theft and Vandalism at BLD in Las Vegas» Uncle Mike: @Dave -you and your crew did a wonderful job at BLD over the weekend. ... |
0 | April 30, 2019 | 480 |
Winners of 65 Majors -Vegas» GI: Just checking to see results of the 65 major division as we Rezults ...»Steinbrenner: 1. Timberworks Construction 2. AZ Ancients 3. Top Gun Elite »Robo: You're right GI--we are blessed to still be able to play at this age. ... »Marc: Robo your complaint is right on. To have Timberworks in that ... »Tommygun1: To add to the Timberworks issue, they are without a doubt one of the ... »Steinbrenner: I’m confused. How did Timberworks eliminate teams, when they were in ... »bbullet: Confused?? Really?? Adidas connection..... »Don5: I'm sure Timberworks sets their schedule up well in advance like many ... »Steinbrenner: All are valid points Don. Last year Timberworks, and a few other ... »SD00: As not to lose money on non-refundable plane tickets, hotel rooms and ... »Dbax: Steinbrenner have fun looking forward to the challenge. Lol. What a ... »GI: We will see how the system works. WE Rezults team are now 1 win and ... »bbullet: SD00 is trying to address a key issue with the new Major Plus out of ... »GI: Sorry computer kicked me out. I was saying our 4-5th graders will not ... |
13 | April 29, 2019 | 1907 |
Safety Issue» Dbax: Why is a pitcher (or any other player) who is all armored up with ...»coop3636: Dbax I have only seen that a few times and then it was only the shin ... »Dbax: I see your point. In my opinion I think soccer shin guards may be ok. ... »tattooball: I know a pitcher in young guys ball that does this and slides into ... |
3 | April 29, 2019 | 507 |
for Dave and SSUSA» coop3636: I have a roster rules question that needs to be asked, but not on the ...»DaveDowell: Coop ... Call Sacramento and ask for George or Tiffany. They are the ... |
1 | April 28, 2019 | 299 |
Rockin Reno Field Assignment» yankee9: Looking to make hotel reservations for Rockin Reno, are the 55 majors ... |
0 | April 28, 2019 | 154 |
NJ Instruction» Shaihulud: Hi All. New to the community. Live in New Jersey and was wondering if ...»mck71: Shaihulud - if you go to http://www.sportstechnique.com/index.html ... »Shaihulud: Thanks mck71. By casting I mean pulling my head out as I swing. ... |
2 | April 25, 2019 | 198 |
Balls» CT Baller: Good Morning, With our first tournament up coming I was wanting to ...»DaveDowell: The "official" softball for SSUSA sanctioned events is the BSN ... »CT Baller: Thanks you Dave »VUSA44: Any ideas who has any in stock? »DaveDowell: SSUSA usually has them in stock. Please call Stephanie at the Home ... »D.Litch: Dave, is the choice of the Rock for the two Vegas tourneys due to the ... »DaveDowell: The choice of "The Rock" softball is a contractual agreement item by ... »superfonzie: Dave I have some leftover Rock MCT 44/400 balls from worlds last year ... »DaveDowell: I don't know! ... Still in Sacramento finishing the Texas State ... »superfonzie: Awesome .... thanks Dave »DaveDowell: superfonzie ... Got a good answer ... The WMC balls cannot be used at ... »superfonzie: Thanks for ur help Dave ... I'll bring them and see about trading 'em ... »bkb555: since Dave brought up that each team gets 6 balls and the option to ... »grayhitter59: bkb555 They make an extendable pole, so pack accordingly. LOL The ... »Dbax: After playing several tournaments in the south and east coast I ... »Bobby Buggs: Guys If the ball has the MCT logo on it you will be happy Rock or ... »J R: We have been using the Trump MCT here in Houston since early March. ... |
16 | April 25, 2019 | 920 |
