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New Vapor lock softball» Tom M: My senior league in Florida would like to purchase the new SSUSA ...»TimMcElroy: Contact Stephanie@seniorsoftball.com |
1 | Sept. 23, 2018 | 118 |
HAT MAN - Relocated Post» DaveDowell: Sept. 6, 2018 • HAT MAN • Men's 40 • 186 posts Dave McDowell - I've ...»Exhibition: I’ve done the same thing. I’ve posted something three times and it’s ... |
1 | Sept. 21, 2018 | 330 |
runner not on base at pitch» curty: I have an idea but look to the knowledgeable board members: runners ...»lb16: Barring any league rules that allow runner on 1st to stand on safety ... »TommyPalmer1210: Dead ball; no pitch; out @ third out @ first. Play. »Nancy Allen: lb16 and TommyPalmer1210, well I would agree, and I have called the ... »TommyPalmer1210: Curty states, "Both runners vacate their positions while pitch is in ... »Nancy Allen: TommyPalmer1210, that is why I said assuming that he is on the orange ... »B.J.: as Nancy stated the bases are merged once the batter reaches 1st ... »Nancy Allen: BJ, thank you. You always make it simple. curty, was my ... »TimMcElroy: It's Friday afternoon. Surely you people have more exciting things ... »Nancy Allen: Tim, it is really slow here at work for a change. Now if there were ... »B.J.: tim...lol I'm resting.. played at 9 and umpired at 11.. now what's ... »curty: yes, Nancy, he was in foul territory, toeing the bag, but leaning ... »B94: Unless the runners are leaving so early it's blatantly obvious in a ... »Nancy Allen: curty, if he was toeing the bag at first even on the foul side, he is ... »curty: umpire declared dead ball DUE to runners off base " as soon as he ... »Nancy Allen: curty, thank you for the details. I have never seen an orange bag ... »Wayne 37: Nancy is right It was changed in 2017. Not sure I would be looking ... |
16 | Sept. 19, 2018 | 614 |
Looking.for competitive 75 team for 2019» cyborg45: Will turn 74 next year(2019). Looking for a good 75 team. Rated major ... |
0 | Sept. 19, 2018 | 98 |
ROOKIE SENSATION ARRIVES» DaveDowell: Fran and I are thrilled to announce the newest addition to the ...»Benji4: Congrats Dave to you and Fran both.............. Benji »Dbax: Lol! Congratulations grandpa. »phantomf4j: Hey Dave, my son was born over 8-pounds as well. He was born in a ... »mck71: TOO funny. Congrats to all! :-) »Nancy Allen: Congratulations, and girls win! It was nice of her to come before ... »birdie: Congratulations from the Northern Virginia Force teams. Give em hell ... »West Coast Mayhem #00: Congrats Dave & Fran!!! »Duke: Congratulations Dave and Fran!! Probably not quite the final score. ... »Pop's: Congrats to both of you guys and the family. »Fabe: Aurite Tutu Kane (Grandpa)...great legacy for U n Fran! Aloha, Fabe »audieh: That is awesome and I am sure she will be an excellent player! »Sweet P: Congrats to Nana and Popa Dowell & Family. :-) Phillip »curty: yahoo & congrats to all. Is this Mallory's newest team member? I'm ... »DaveDowell: Congrats curty! ... That's absolutely awesome ... It seem's like just ... »OZ40: Congrats Dave, grandchildren are a true blessing, don't spoil them ... »the car: Congratulations Dave and Fran!! from OG »Shark: Congrats Dave and Fran on the new addition to your roster. Chuck »MPB33: Congratulations to the Dowell family, from the Sweet ... »softball4b: Congrats. I may be in the old folks home before either one of our ... |
19 | Sept. 19, 2018 | 601 |
getting bat bag to tournaments» phantomf4j: My team will leave for Las Vegas next Sunday. This is my 3rd trip to ...»Nancy Allen: We never had one taken or damaged in many trips as a team. I know ... »Garciastars: Have traveled to Vegas many times from SF Bay Area with no issues ... »mck71: Same here, never an issue with checked bags (once of the reason I ... »Q19: I use TSA-approved locks to secure my bat bag. It's all in the zipper ... »Gavin5: I found an oversized golf bag cover (soft), padded all around with ... »DoubleL10: I use a duffel bag with a TSA friendly lock. My Combat upright ... »17Black: I've flown to more tourneys than I can count all over the USA, ever ... »DOLFAN: @phantom...depends what kind of bats...if you have a bunch of really ... |
8 | Sept. 18, 2018 | 648 |
Staff--- Game Balls» garyheifner: 1. Are we using the Rock Ball in Vegas? 2. Are we using the ...»DaveDowell: garyheifner ... [1] YES ... [2] STOTE »garyheifner: Thanks »SKings24: So for the ball in Vegas is the new compression on the ball 44/400? ... |
3 | Sept. 17, 2018 | 470 |
Ratings for new teams» caryp33: How are new teams rated in SPA and SSUSA?»mck71: Usually AAA but you might have to define"new" team. Example: there ... |
1 | Sept. 17, 2018 | 164 |
Arroyo Grande» Graphite: Is Arroyo Grande spectator friendly? Is there shade for the ladies? ...»Rainmans: There are trees along each base line, the bleachers have limited ... »Graphite: Thank you Rainmans, that's a help. »curveball: Very spectator friendly. One of the best venues to play in. Folding ... »Graphite: Thanks curveball,one more question. Are personal coolers allowed in ... »Crusher23: Check out a review of the park here: seniorsoftballaddict.com. »West Coast Mayhem #00: Yes, coolers are allowed. »Jon44: https://youtu.be/NGlhI8hjCLE That link is a review of Arroyo ... »Graphite: Thanks to all who answered. Appreciate it. |
8 | Sept. 17, 2018 | 297 |
Looking for BP partner(s)» Crusher23: I'll be in the Menlo Park/Palo Alto, CA area Sept 25th through Oct 1 ...»AJC: Crusher, your welcome to join us for bp Sunday Sept 30th @ 9am @ ... »Crusher23: Thank Tony. email me at jimcat3@optonline.net. »Nancy Allen: AJC, I looked at the list in pink above. Somehow you hit the bottom ... »AJC: All good Crusher, im not sure how familiar you are with the S.F. ... »Nancy Allen: AJC, thanks for making my day. Did Dave tell you that jerseys are my ... »Crusher23: Thanks again Tony. Pretty familiar with the area, I have family in ... »Nancy Allen: AJC, someone just sent me a nice message that you actually have a ... |
7 | Sept. 14, 2018 | 260 |
Remembering 9/11» Chief144: Let's take a minute away from softball and remember what took place ...»TimMcElroy: Well said, Win. »Nancy Allen: Thank you. You are right that it changed our World forever. »phantomf4j: Chief- I am playing 75 ball now. And I was a Naval Aviator during ... |
3 | Sept. 14, 2018 | 126 |
Cheyenne Park» SCRAPPY: 70 Majors are scheduled at Cheyenne Park for the LVSSA/SSUSA World ...»Jon44: https://youtu.be/9zIg59p_e7k When I reviewed Cheyenne a couple ... »curveball: Just drove by Cheyenne Park, it's as Jon44 described. 4-5 porta ... »SSUSA Staff: curveball ... You have either been misled or have on your own ... »SCRAPPY: We at the Scrap Iron organization strongly support LVSSA/SSUSA but ... »Gonedeep43: Playing at Cheyenne back in the Mid 90's, we were abruptly ... »doker: hey Dave....was there 3days ago just driving thru and went by!!! ... »Brock: LVSSA/SSUSA still has almost two weeks to make some changes. Mike's ... »DaveDowell: doker and SCRAPPY and Brock ... Not at all concerned, with lots of ... »Brock: Then I guess we won't know whether all of the field and other issues ... »DaveDowell: Brock ... [1] We have a very high confidence level that any ... »Pitcher5: The 70 Major will move FOUR teams Thursday to BLD. No consolation to ... »DaveDowell: A rather inauspicious rookie post Pitcher5 ... You might want to ... »Jon44: In fairness, a lot can be done in a short period of time. When I saw ... »DaveDowell: Thanks Jon44 ... As long as you mentioned the fairness concept, ... |
14 | Sept. 13, 2018 | 1592 |
BP at BLD in Las Vegas» Enviro-Vac: Are the soccer fields at BLD available for BP during the Worlds? If ...»coop3636: Hey I am not sure about open fields, but they have nice batting ... »Nancy Allen: Do the batting cages use real balls? The ones here use a ball that ... »mad dog: jimmy i would most likely use the soccer fields there.....most of the ... »DaveDowell: Enviro-Vac ... The soccer fields at Freedom Park (BLD site) are NOT ... »Nancy Allen: In the good old days when we used to take a team out there, we would ... »VegasBob: About 10 minutes away, there is a large open area adjacent to the ... »DaveDowell: For SESSION #2 ONLY, we are not scheduled to use Hollywood Park ... ... »Enviro-Vac: Thanks all for your help. »Chief144: We have taken BP at the Silver Bowl Park, 6800 E Russell Rd. It is ... »silver slugger 702: There is Hartke Park also which isn't too far away from BLD (5 ... |
10 | Sept. 12, 2018 | 603 |
Player Rating» Garciastars: Quick question on player ratings for 40's division. Is the number ... |
0 | Sept. 12, 2018 | 76 |
Ball vs Heat» D.Litch: What ball will we be hitting in the near 100 degree heat predicted ...»mustang: It's a Vegas tournament so we will be hitting the Rock. »D.Litch: Thank you Mustang. Assumed it but wasn't sure. |
2 | Sept. 12, 2018 | 194 |
Looking ti Hit» Turbo 34: Anyone going to hit near St. Louis on Friday or Saturday? |
0 | Sept. 11, 2018 | 51 |
How do you like the 1 n 1 count?» marcster13: I figure since the SSUSA year is almost up I'd ask how everyone likes ...»TXTrouble3: I’m new to SSUSA.....have played in tournaments this year (40+&50+) ... »Duke: In the games that I played this year, I like the 1-1 count, because ... »Dbax: I have seen no change in regards to games speeded up. Rarely played 7 ... »L.Martin: I can say without hesitation that speeds up the game, last year we ... »S24: I play both 60M+ and 65M+. I do not like the 1-1 count in the 60’s. I ... »Duke: I never feel rushed to get the game over with, when we have had the ... »OZ40: "The only aspect of feeling rushed with a 1-1 count, is the batter ... »DCPete: Hey this is slo-pitch softball for crying out loud. No one says if ... »STL0: I have to agree with DC Pete. As an outfielder, it drove me nuts on ... »tc4whlr: The 1-1 is GREAT, no bats on the shoulders. Guys are ready to hit and ... »OZ40: Never said the 50 and over division should have the full count. I was ... »softball4b: I am with tc4whlr, this is slowpitch. I believe the 1-1 favors the ... »ffdonnie: 1-1 count is great. 55M+ and 50M only 1 of our games did not go 7 ... »Jawood: Didn't think this subject would come up again? This season, 25 out of ... »GI: I have been for 1-1 since I started playing senior softball 40's and ... »S24: Well heck, let’s just make it a one pitch tourny then. That would be ... »Jawood: Senior Softball is such a stressful game! lol »r4pitch: Just all around better game with 1-1 »marcster13: Thank you everyone who's responded. I was mainly curious because I ... |
19 | Sept. 11, 2018 | 919 |
ALLPROSOFTWARE» dud: Does anyone know how to get ALLPROSOFTWARE to reply and solve an ...»DaveDowell: dud ... I've had a lot of experience with APS over the years, ... »mad dog: you still use a laptop dave.....thought yours was out of ... »DaveDowell: That's hilarious dog! ... I'm still on the replacement laptop bought ... |
3 | Sept. 11, 2018 | 258 |
9/11 and Senior Softball» Nancy Allen: In 2001 we were preparing to travel to the worlds in Las Vegas. Our ...»Omar Khayyam: Great post, Nancy! Puts things in perspective. »Perl: Very nice message. We should all be proud to be Americans and ... »Nancy Allen: This is really on my mind today. I don't think that I could express ... »JamesLG: Great post Nancy: There are a few moments in our lives we neve ... |
4 | Sept. 11, 2018 | 1574 |
50AAA» TD. Tom: Did I miss the break down of who is in the 50AAA group or is it just ...»DaveDowell: TD. Tom ... We posted a bit early ... The 50-AAA shows 72 teams ... »Nancy Allen: Such a great turn out. I have been bragging to the ladies here. It ... »Nancy Allen: Maybe after talking to the guy from North Dakota, it's time to apply ... |
3 | Sept. 8, 2018 | 257 |
