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classification» jake7: I would like to know if a team that is rated major in one division ... |
0 | Sept. 26, 2016 | 147 |
Umpire Hit by a Batted Ball» SCUBA: SSUSA 2015-2016 Rulebook Section 9.1.X Dead Ball states "When a fair ...»BruceinGa: I agree with " live ball because the umpire was stationed beyond the ... »B94: I've always been of the understanding that the umpire is like dirt - ... »coop3636: It is a live ball since it was pass the infielders. Just a little ... |
3 | Sept. 9, 2016 | 340 |
Solution of underage teams» Davy: I have empathy for the 40's team that went to a tournament in Arizona ...»jrhunch: the reason we pay membership fees is so they have our personal info ... »marcster13: If it is a SSUSA turny the solution is already in place. Have a ... »Hitemdeep: The team in question isn't even a registered SSUSA team. They haven't ... »Dbax: Hitemdeep, please send a formal complaint email to SSUSA. We are all ... |
4 | Aug. 25, 2016 | 509 |
Why are there rules?» Hitemdeep: Why are there rules that players must follow but a director is ...»DaveDowell: With such a multitude of detail information you have provided, it's ... »Hitemdeep: Played in a qualifier this weekend. There was a team allowed to play ... »Benji4: Dave rub the SSUSA crystal ball....C'mon But if I had to guess ... »Dbax: Lol! Nice guess. »ffdonnie: C'mon deep, if you are going to call someone out on here then grow ... »neck10: the tournament director's in Lansing were fine as far as we were ... »Hitemdeep: Really this is how you guys respond to a matter that is supposed to ... »softball4b: Whether I agree with the premise or not. If I want to be taken ... »Benji4: Very well put Mike but unfortunately there are very few of us left ... »E6 in AZ: Let me make sure I got this straight, "Hitem" has an issue, posts it ... »Benji4: Nobody blew him up with negativity. We simply said identify the ... »softball4b: Seriously, you think either of those programs apply. Is the ... »Dbax: I did write a complaint to SSUSA earlier in the year after the Spring ... »16wood: Each person who uses this message board to express himself/herself ... »Hitemdeep: I seriously simply wanted to state why must we follow rules and ... »SSUSA Staff: A few hopefully relevant comments ... • This Message Board does ... »E6 in AZ: Hitem, I hear you and agree completely with you on this topic (check ... »Infinity11: Gentleman, I normally don't post on these but in defense of the ... »Hitemdeep: Infinity11.....rhata some funny stuff you wrote. It's complete BS. ... »Hitemdeep: That's.... »bogie: Dave, you always address things with such wisdom...can i hire you to ... »Hitemdeep: Just a fact for you infinity teams knew they were letting underage ... »ffdonnie: Hitem, I stand by my (probably)inappropriate, (possibly beer ... »DaveDowell: We respect people's privacy here ... The formal complaint mechanism, ... »Dbax: Ffdonnie, the director was named at the beginning of this post by ... »Omar Khayyam: I'm impressed with the eloquence of some of our posters. Well ... »Infinity11: Omar, You are pretty much right on the money. Although, they did ... »OZ40: I personally would feel so much better as I picked up my teeth off ... »Hitemdeep: Infinity I guess your point 1% comes into play here because I am 110% ... »Omar Khayyam: OZ40, you made me laugh! Thanks for the chuckle. »Joncon: From my perspective, 40 year olds are ALL underage lol. |
31 | Aug. 25, 2016 | 2117 |
Using screen for pitcher» JBTexas : Guys, our 40 division(SASSL) has voted to start using a ...»B.J.: I wrote this rule for our senior league...the screen became very ... »coop3636: Before some other rules. Make sure your pitchers know that using the ... »Dbax: 40's using a screen??? »rlspls1974: A. At the beginning of each half inning or when a pitching change is ... »Downs: JH Texas. If you'll send me your mailing, or home address, I'll ... »JBTexas : Downs, e-mail on the way, thanks »DieselDan: Our St. G senior leagues use the portable style screens that teams ... »NYGNYY: Anytime we can protect a player I am all for it. I am not an expert ... »B.J.: Downs I sent you an e mail ...I'd like a copy also...just to compare ... »JBTexas : NYGNYY,Our 40 division uses senior bats but our over 40 co-ed ... »neck10: we put our screen in front of the pitcher ,the pitcher must throw ... »curveball: neck, that's the perfect position for the screen. Solves a lot of ... »Omar Khayyam: Our 50 and over league has mandated a screen for 17 years since a ... »UMBACH: THE screens are used everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! »J R: JB in Houston we use the rule the inside leg of the screen must be ... »BruceinGa: Our screen rules are similar to JR's, inside leg must be touching and ... »J R: I agree t should be foul ball and an out on third strike.I just ... »B.J.: the problem we found with a batted ball hitting the screen on a 3rd ... »mad dog: bj why......its slowpitch....batters in your league can't hit to ... |
19 | Aug. 19, 2016 | 834 |
desinated batter» eraldo: Is the designated batter still allowed in ssusa tournaments. i can`t ...»Duke: As long as you are not trying to say a DH for a fielder. You are ... »B.J.: you can bat your whole roster up to 20 7.1(1) • BATTER ... |
2 | Aug. 10, 2016 | 276 |
Finding Games» gibby59: Question As a 50 + team Your looking for good touraments with good ... |
0 | Aug. 7, 2016 | 183 |
Are time-outs allowed after umpire calls "Batter up"?» Turbobob: I'm in a 65 plus league and want to know if, after the home umpire ...»titanhd: Not the anwser to your question but, players can only request or ask ... »B.J.: i'll assume you mean during an inning change...the umpire will allow ... »Turbobob: B.J. I'm not in a tournament game, so there is no timer. I ... »B.J.: Turbobob...we have one of the largest senior leagues in the country ... »stick8: Unless otherwise specified by a given association there is no rule ... |
5 | July 28, 2016 | 480 |
Is there a penalty for batter not releasing the bat after reaching 1st base?» Turbobob: I'm in a 60 plus league using SSUSA rules. We do not use a runner's ...»SSUSA Staff: Turbobob ... You likely erred (by reference to your own description ... »Dancer: Then again it is senior league. The guy might have been using the bat ... »Omar Khayyam: Dancer, LOL »curty: I believe USSSA instituted a rule covering this a few years back as ... »Hit the gap: The real question is why the heck would you want to carry your bat to ... »k man: Hit the Gap - how about the batter was using a doctored bat, or a bat ... »Turbobob: Hey Gap and k man. There are a few players in our league that hit a ... »dand: I recently played in the Buckeye Classic, an SPA tournament. The ... |
8 | July 17, 2016 | 1059 |
USING COURTESY RUNNERS» NYGNYY: Trying to understand the use of courtesy runners. This past weekend ...»SSUSA Staff: It appears that the umpire erred ... Any player, starter or ... »Omar Khayyam: An often misunderstood concept by umpires and by managers! When I was ... |
2 | July 15, 2016 | 610 |
1-1-----0-0 count» garyheifner: Staff We have beat this topic to death and then eliminated it from ...»Fred S: I like that better than 1-1. It still gives 2 pitches to fool around ... »SS13: I think anything is better than 0-0. I would try that for sure. »Omar Khayyam: As a pitcher, I like gary's suggestion. I have not been a fan of ... »southpaw: As a pitcher, I like this idea as well. After all, we are throwing ... »17Black: I am open to all ideas' not sure about the 8 inning games ... »k man: 17Black- regarding the outfielders, of which I am one, and that only ... »17Black: k man --- AGREED, outfielders defensively/offensively/base running, ... »k man: 17Black and thanks for reminding me, senior bats for SSUSA, double ... »Don5: Personally I like the 1-1 count, with hot bats and balls, the batter ... |
9 | July 3, 2016 | 942 |
I've never seen this before» k man: In our 40+ USSSA umpired league the other night, there was a play I ...»B.J.: This isn't a U-Trip web site....it's senior softball but I used to ... »joel 1975: see if you had have played asa instead of u-trip you would have seen ... »k man: BJ- a) I know it's a senior softball website b) I was hoping some of ... »B.J.: once a pitched ball hits the strike mat or the ground it is a dead ... |
4 | June 30, 2016 | 450 |
End cap reglued Altered Bat» mslacool: I had an old combat that the end kept coming off of, ( happened to a ...»Dancer: In my opinion, no it is not altered. However, ask them if they want ... »SSUSA Staff: mslacool ... We are familiar with the end cap issue with some of the ... »bkb555: can an aftermarket end cap be used if the original cap is broken? »SSUSA Staff: We would think not ... An aftermarket cap by definition is not the ... |
4 | June 28, 2016 | 686 |
2nd base RUN BY LINE» 1jonsey: several years ago I played in the Fla. Senior Games and they used a ...»DieselDan: This rule, as far as I know, is not a rule of any national SB ... »TexasTransplant: Here is the rule as used in the Metroplex Senior Softball Association ... »Omar Khayyam: We play with the run through rule on second base and third base in ... »stick8: Several years there was a winter indoor league we played in that had ... |
4 | June 8, 2016 | 481 |
flip flop and one up in league play» BruceinGa: We potentially had a situation last night in our league game. We are ...»B.J.: Bruce... I don't see flip flop being an issue it's the same rule...if ... »Jawood: A 1 and 1 count will speed up your league play without having to ... »BruceinGa: We already have the 1-1 count. I have proposed we do away with 4 hrs ... »stick8: I'm not certain playing 3-2 speeds the game up because IMO most ... »BruceinGa: I seem to remember a few years ago someone clocked several games, 1-1 ... »DoubleL10: Bruce, Seriously...in slow pitch guys step out and adjust their ... »BruceinGa: You got it LL! To make things worse, he is a teammate on our 50 ... »BruceAZ: Bruce, in our league play we play 2 innings in the field at a time ... »BruceinGa: That might be an option. I'll mention it to our board. »DCPete: Be careful what you wish for; if you flip-flop in the 7th then start ... »Omar Khayyam: We also play double innings in the field and it is neither tiring nor ... |
11 | May 28, 2016 | 681 |
Player touches batting mat after home run» TrooperJim: In a game last week, the bases were loaded, two outs and the batter ...»BruceinGa: This has been discussed here in the past. If it was hit and sit that ... »SSUSA Staff: We concur with BruceinGa ... Since "hit and sit" was instituted a ... »Paco13: This is another one of those of stupid is what stupid does. Another ... |
3 | May 25, 2016 | 886 |
Foul Tip» softball4b: Count no balls no strikes. Ball is tipped directly back and the ...»SSUSA Staff: SSUSA sanctioned event ruling: Foul tip, count is no balls, one ... »Turbobob: In our 60 plus senior league, we just modified the SSUSA rule so that ... »Omar Khayyam: Turbobob, good idea! In our league, when we have too many teams ... »mad dog: most of the assoc's now have it as an out if the ball does anything ... »taits: I concur with the out no matter the height but a caught ball. ... |
5 | May 19, 2016 | 861 |
Confusion on coach's interference.» Dodger Don: In a game at the Southwest Championships in Las Vegas the following ...»B.J.: the play as you describe it....and if the fielder made an attempt to ... »k man: Agree with BJ . Only possibility is that it could be a judgment call ... »OZ40: Runner may not advance on a third strike foul period. Even if the ... »k man: OZ40 - SSUSA rule 9.4 ball 3rd strike foul caught in air batter is ... »The Screamer5: I believe the ruling umpire made the correct call in that ... »mad dog: so oz40...a ball hit down the line that is caught by an outfielder in ... »k man: btw, in our local weekday league, foul ball on last strike is a dead ... »B.J.: Screamer5....yes this is a dead ball situation but the umpire does ... »OZ40: I read the rule and I just don't understand the reasoning behind it. ... »B.J.: OZ40....better yet educate your fielders not to catch a foul ball 3rd ... »mad dog: B.J. yep....now i do know one assoc that does it this way...and its ... »OZ40: It's easy not to catch a foul third strike IF it's clearly foul, what ... »mitch1414: This is a standard baseball/softball rule with one addition. We hav ... »OZ40: I guess I sort of hi-jacked this thread. When a batter comes to the ... »Dodger Don: Apparently I didn't make this clear. It's not what anybody thinks the ... »OZ40: Dodger, again I apologize if I hi-jacked the thread here. I agree ... »Dodger Don: I think by allowing a third strike foul to be caught keeps the game ... »OZ40: On a close fly near a foul line as it stands now the umpire still ... »B.J.: OZ... you keep calling a caught foul ball with 2 strikes on the ... »mitch1414: Oz it is a standard rule that has been changed by several different ... »OZ40: Mitch, I respectfully disagree. If a third strike foul is in the ... »16wood: It can't be a '3rd strike foul out' until it hits the ground past the ... |
22 | May 18, 2016 | 1136 |
Is it a strike if ball hits front edge of strike mat and also kicks up some dirt?» Turbobob: Our senior league uses the official strike mat as stated in the ...»k man: Turbo, you yourself said: ball hits the front edge of the mat. ... »Turbobob: k man, so you are saying that even if the ball hits the front of the ... »k man: just my opinion based on how I've seen things called over the years. ... »OZ40: As long as the arc requirement is met it seems that the upper edge of ... »The Screamer5: As an umpire, I get hear this ALL the time. Batters complain that ... »k man: btw, shouldn't be any different than if it hits the side edge or the ... »neck10: but just think if the ball bounds upward and back toward pitcher then ... »Dancer: We call it a cheap strike, but still a strike. and most likely the ... »Don5: In 2017 they will be using square spongy balls, much like the stote ... »Don5: Yes I used the word "muck" that wasn't a typo, most of you will ... »garyheifner: Have had the post happen many times. Quite often, the ump has ruled ... »patrick jt: did someone strike out »Turbobob: Thanks for all of your input, which is what I asked for. I believe ... |
13 | May 18, 2016 | 962 |
Chopped Ball» Steve in Tucson: If a batter make an attempt to chop the ball but hits a "normal" ...»Fred S: Agree but try and get an ump to call it. »VOODOOSPORTS: the batter is not out unless the attempt and result visually match. ... »mad dog: so voodoo.why would you do so....the guy hit the ball into the ... »k man: mad dog, completely agree with you. I can remember a time I had 2 ... »VOODOOSPORTS: I guess I should clarify. This is how it is in USSSSA. As also seen ... »VOODOOSPORTS: it should say i have seen.....in my original post |
6 | April 26, 2016 | 798 |
