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Interference or incidental contact?» cuda65: In a Senior league,55 and older, no sliding : Runner on first base, ...»stick8: BJ can correctly articulate the actual rule but it’s my understanding ... »B.J.: cuda65 .. no a double play call is not automatic with an interference ... »Bigboy97xp: If this is a ssusa event in this situation the umpire has the option ... »HJ: Disagree with BigBoy. Your interpretation is batter is out if the ... »Wayne 37: 8.6 Not applicable to the original scenario and it doesn't matter if ... »B.J.: HE'S BACK... again please read the rule book.. and if you disagree ... »Bigboy97xp: HJ I take pride in being an ssusa umpire and know the rules I don't ... »Bigboy97xp: I meant a double play not as »stick8: “If in the umpires judgement the runners collision with the defensive ... »B.J.: stick8.. the only time I would call a runner out who "SLID" into 2nd ... »N ID: B.J. you are absolutely correct it should not be interference if a ... »B.J.: N ID.. there is nothing an umpire can do if a runner stands straight ... »Bigboy97xp: B.J. I agree except if the runner going from first to second ... »B.J.: Bigboy.. yes, but to get an intentional interference call I would ... »Wayne 37: For someone whose catch phrase is read the rulebook, I say take your ... »Bigboy97xp: Wayne 37 all organizations basically have the same rule with similar ... »Wayne 37: Bigboy97xp, Interference is an immediate dead ball. I believe as ... »stever: Wayne37...just a question, why does it seem whenever a rule ... »PoollShark: Slide or avoid contact has always been what I thought the rule is. ... |
19 | Feb. 19, 2019 | 798 |
Recent Palm Springs Tournament - One & One Count with one to waste.» baseballbill: We are a 70's team and just completed playing in this tournament. It ...»SCRAPPY: We play mostly SSUSA and are a 70 Major Team. We played ... »DaveDowell: Gentlemen ... Two EXCELLENT arguments on the flip sides of the same ... »baseballbill: Mr Scrappy: WE also play 70 Major "Ponchos" and mostly play ... »baseballbill: Dave: What were the reasons for the 1 & 1 count with one to waste ... »DaveDowell: baseballbill ... A little over a year ago (December, 2017), we sent a ... »baseballbill: Dave: I think SSUSA should take the lead on giving stats on the 1 & 1 ... »DaveDowell: baseballbill ... Not sure what "stats" you may envision, but here's ... »NYGNYY: At 65 and playing almost every inning I am OK with playing 6 instead ... »baseballbill: Dave: That's the Stat I'm looking for, 90-95% of games go 7 ... »DaveDowell: bbb ... I'm not aware of any specific previous "0-0" count ... »baseballbill: Dave: Thanks for the input!!! If nothing changes, the 0-0 count will ... »bbullet: I agree with SCRAPPY. And as a player now playing 70's I agree with ... »baseballbill: Hey Guys: Yes, I am currently a pitcher but only been pitching for 1 ... »Omar Khayyam: My 80s team also played in the Palm Springs Tournament with the 1-1 ... »DieselDan: O. K.: All batters, other than lead off, should have a good read on ... »swing for the fences : Getting a read... 18 mph underhand... what's He got? LOL »baseballbill: You just cant teach old dogs new tricks. I always wonder if the older ... »Jawood: Don't think we'll ever come to a consensus with the 1-1, 0-0 count ... »baseballbill: I think it would make sense for SSUSA to track the 60's(1&1)and ... »DaveDowell: bbb ... It's highly unlikely we are going to expend any resources on ... »NYGNYY: BBB give it a break What else do you need to hear.? »OZ40: My nephew plays in a league and their games always end on time. They ... »curveball: For the very greatest part, SSUSA Tournaments stay on schedule for ... »Omar Khayyam: Curveball, if you are talking about the Palm Springs tournament, I ... »curveball: I am Omar. Our group only used 2 fields, right next to each other. ... »swing for the fences : Omar, saving time is not the reason for 1 and 1 count(all games have ... »swing for the fences : wait.. not weight LOL »baseballbill: swing for the fences: YOU GET IT !!!!!! Its surprising to me how ... »Mason's Grandpa: I also played in Palm Springs this year. What I noticed this year i ... »ffdonnie: Geez guys relax. It's a little back-yarder in January. I look forward ... »swing for the fences : I agree %100 with FFDonnie! total backyard, get some swings and ... »Omar Khayyam: Mason's Grandpa and ffdonnie both make good points. This tournament ... |
32 | Feb. 6, 2019 | 1520 |
Players ratings» Mikel: Is a player who is rated as a 65 major player counted as a chip on a ...»DaveDowell: Nope. Identical player experience history rating index. »Mikel: Dave, I don't understand the answer completely, "Identical player ... »chico senior: Mikel - Click on tournaments at top of page. Then click on rules. ... »BH44: Dave - What would a 55 Major+ player be considered on a 50 AAA team ... »DaveDowell: Mikel ... chico senior referred you to the right place ... A 65-Major ... »Papajoe56: Dave, If I understand correctly a 65 Major player could drop down to ... »DaveDowell: Yes, IF he is otherwise eligible as to residency and the entirety of ... »Seattle Stray Dog: So, I'm just wondering how you find out what your rating is. Is it ... »DaveDowell: Seattle Stray Dog ... The SSUSA does NOT rate individual players, but ... |
9 | Jan. 31, 2019 | 1073 |
Base runner tagging up on a bobbled fly ball to the outfield.» Turbobob: Scenario is less than 2 outs, base runner on 3rd base. Fly ball to ...»Frischd44: From my understanding, once it hit's the glove the runner has the ... »DaveDowell: We concur with Frischd44 ... __________ Rulebook §8.4(8) • WHEN ... »stick8: Turbo bob, legal tag. On a fly ball (with less than 2 outs) a runner ... »DieselDan: I might have this wrong, but I believe this rule changed from control ... »Wayne 37: On a ball over foul territory, the fielder has to complete the act of ... »mad dog: wayne....but yet the runner can still take off on the first touch ... »Dbax: Oh no. It's Deja Vu all over again. Mad Dog you are correct. »lb16: It's amazing how someone will try and twist the words around in the ... »Nancy Allen: mad dog, you are correct. Whether the ball is fair or foul is not ... »Wayne 37: What's even more amazing is I get my information from umpires who ... »B.J.: lol... I have an idea for you, read the SOFTBALL rule book and stop ... »stick8: Wayne37 I’m not certain what you posted in your first message is 100% ... »Wayne 37: I'll break it down one more time for everyone. The rule always said ... »DaveDowell: ** THREAD CLOSED ** • Due to [1] Question already asked and answered ... |
14 | Jan. 19, 2019 | 871 |
Base runner struck by batted ball : Changed Rule» Fearless Freep: I am perplexed by one of the changes that came out of December's ...»DaveDowell: Fearless ... Looks as though the Rulebook editor (that would be me!), ... »Wayne 37: before it passes an infielder (excluding the pitcher), the ball is ... |
2 | Jan. 18, 2019 | 536 |
Interference by a base runner ?????» baseballbill: Base runner on 1st base and the infield is deep with the pitcher ...»B.J.: bbb.. this is a judgement call by the umpire.. but as you described ... |
1 | Jan. 11, 2019 | 190 |
drop down box for rules under the title TOURNAMENTS» cannon: Need to fix the drop down box under TOURNAMENTS = it disappears when ...»DaveDowell: Ummmm, it's supposed to! ... Because when you click on RULES, it ... »cannon: Ummmmm, it won't let you CLICK on rules! »DaveDowell: I just tried it on six different computers and two phones in the ... »TimMcElroy: cannon- I think that I see what you problem is. Try this: Put ... »cannon: Nope, didn't work. Someone else in discussions had the same problem. ... »B.J.: cannon.. yes all the top row that have icons below are hard to get to ... »MartyM: Simple reason is your browser Zoom is a bit too high. Just try a ... »TexasTransplant: canon, I have the same problem on my Mac. Prompted by your post, I ... »k man: canon, I also had the same problem about a month ago. I noticed that ... »T.C.Sr.: Same problem here. But did what Tim said and while that tab was still ... »Nancy Allen: I know that we talked about this a few other times. It just won't ... |
11 | Jan. 10, 2019 | 357 |
Number of Eligible Players?» cannon: How many 78's and 79's are allowed for 2019 on an 80 team? How many ...»DaveDowell: 80+ teams may have up to SEVEN players under age 80, with not more ... »cannon: Thanks, Dave This also falls in line with our NorCal Ass'n rules. »DaveDowell: cannon ... I believe that conformance is the NCSSA's intent ... Our ... |
3 | Jan. 8, 2019 | 123 |
Help settle player eligibility issue» curveball: Player plays entire season at the 75 Major Plus level. The following ...»Lefty: That's a good question. I'd like to know the answer. »missouridave: As is always the case, the best way to get the correct answer is to ... »SSUSA Staff: YES he may play 70-AAA after receiving his release from the 70-Major ... »SSUSA Staff: Forgot to mention the actual rule that governs the original question ... »MurrayW: Please help me clarify this for me. In the example above, the 75 ... »DaveDowell: MurrayW ... Please take a look at the "Team Rating Index" chart ... »MurrayW: Thanks Dave, that's what I thought it was but was just a little ... |
7 | Jan. 7, 2019 | 505 |
Courtesy runner» Wayne 37: §8.5(5) • COURTESY RUNNER OFFICIALLY IN THE GAME A courtesy ...»B.J.: wayne.. i think you meant that you CAPITALIZED.. or maybe you need ... »DaveDowell: Wayne ... This one was pretty simple ... At the 2016 Rules Committee ... »stick8: Wayne37 you’re pretty much spot on. I don’t umpire senior ball as ... »B.J.: Dave, I think a bigger change in the rule is that a C/R can only be ... »DaveDowell: B.J. - I agree on the second sentence (A courtesy runner may enter ... »B.J.: Dave, (. A few umpires actually heard/saw the CR announce, waited ... »stick8: BJ, youre correct about the first pitch to the next batter, that’s ... »DaveDowell: stick8 ... In every Manager Meeting I have either chaired or ... »stick8: Yes, that sounds about right. It helps to have an alert ... »Sisavic: Dave, Please clarify this statement/rule. "A courtesy runner ... »Wayne 37: I understand about the reporting to and being acknowledged by the ... »B.J.: sisavic.. yes a runner can get a CR with every new batter.. BEFORE ... »B.J.: wayne.. sorry, I don't think a decoder ring would help.. especially ... »DaveDowell: Wayne ... "..I can say I've seen an illegal courtesy runner entered ... »B.J.: lol Dave, that's why they $PAY$ you the big money and I will try ... »stick8: Dave that must have been a wild scene!! As an umpire and a hs ... »DaveDowell: stick8 ... I wrestled with that later, since I now believe it was a ... »stick8: Dave, it’s not an appeal play per se but the effect can be the same. ... »Nancy Allen: BJ does it most correctly by making notes on the runners; I fail on ... »Wayne 37: I see the Grinch is back in town. I've raised my questions because ... »Wayne 37: Sorry, just trying to have a civil discussion on the wording of the ... »Nancy Allen: No need to apologize. You started a couple of threads on rules that ... »DaveDowell: Wayne ... Looks like maybe a case of excessive picking at nits here, ... »Wayne 37: Wasn't apologizing to you. Was apologizing to the board. Besides, ... »Wayne 37: Sorry again, Dave. You posted before I did. I understand. I just ... »DaveDowell: No worries, Wayne ... We'll "all in" on improving performance and ... »Wayne 37: Not a problem there, Dave. I just know it's hard to get experienced ... |
27 | Dec. 27, 2018 | 963 |
Purpose of the rule» Wayne 37: I don't understand the purpose of this rule nor why it exists in the ...»DaveDowell: Wayne ... Let's start with an accurate statement of the rule ... »Wayne 37: I copied the new rule amendment. I guess some of it didn't ... »DaveDowell: Wayne ... Thanks for the input, both previous and current ... The ... »curty: At Worlds @ Vegas a few years ago the following occurred: bases ... »stick8: Curry that is a heads up play on your part!! With no outs I’d be ... »curty: stick- we had already discussed going 2nd to 1st to home- confident ... »Wayne 37: Two questions. Did F5 tag the runner going to 3B as stepping on 2B ... »curty: Wayne- 3rd baseman tagged runner about 15' in front of base with ... |
8 | Dec. 27, 2018 | 1079 |
PRIORITY: SSUSA NATIONAL RULES COMMITTEE 2018 • Annual Meeting Minutes» SSUSA Staff: The link below redirects to the Official Minutes of the 2018 SSUSA ...»SSUSA Staff: RULEBOOK AMENDMENTS 2018 • Technical Language Changes The link ... »SSUSA Staff: OFFICIAL 2019-20 SSUSA RULEBOOK ONLINE • The 2019-20 electronic ... |
2 | Dec. 18, 2018 | 2108 |
Carry Bat» seniorsoftballnut: Question can you carry your bat with you to first base after you hit ...»lb16: If it is hit and sit rules it doesn't matter if you touch 1st with ... »r4pitch: Why would you want too.. Dont know the rule.Should be a out.Reid »B.J.: yes in SSUSA you can carry the bat all the way around all the bases ... »SOFTBALLNUTZ: seniorsoftballnut Hope you and yours are doing well. Haven't ... »Wayne 37: yes in SSUSA you can carry the bat all the way around all the bases ... »k man: I know there is no SSUSA rule for this but I knew I saw it somewhere. ... |
6 | Dec. 16, 2018 | 537 |
WALKOFF 4-Base Award» SCUBA: With the game tied and men on base, if a 4-Base Award (Rule 8.4(7)) ...»B.J.: 1) yes all runners would score on a 4 base award 2) a ground rule ... »DaveDowell: SCUBA and B.J. ... A four-base award is treated like a home run under ... »B.J.: Dave, I'm not sure I understand the reasoning on why all the runs ... »DaveDowell: B.J. ... In the SSUSA Rulebook, the four-base-award is treated the ... »Wayne 37: To clarify: Runners are placed from their last legally obtained ... »B.J.: wayne.. there cannot be an award of bases assessed, as in a ground ... »DaveDowell: Wayne 37 ... No clarification required ... This is slow pitch ... »Wayne 37: Clarifying once more: I was referring to SSUSA only. Their rule ... »B.J.: wayne.. a "ground rule double" is called exactly that because of the ... »DaveDowell: And I'm guessing S. I. Hayakawa is turning over in his grave about ... |
10 | Dec. 14, 2018 | 730 |
Pitching screen rules» jfsully: Just a few clarification questions on pitching screen rules (esp ...»DaveDowell: jfsully ... There is no provision in the SSUSA Rulebook regarding the ... »jfsully: Thanks Dave, you are always great and quick to respond. I think FL ... |
2 | Dec. 6, 2018 | 268 |
rules question» cop298: im a reading it wrong under ranking guidelines... a major plus player ...»DaveDowell: cop298 ... I presume you are talking about the Rules Committee's ... »BruceinGa: Bret, is your question in reference to me? :) »DaveDowell: Bruce ... I made the same initial mistake ... This "Q" is by COP298 ... »coop3636: Hey Bruce No that wasn't me, but according to the chart, you are ... »BruceinGa: Dave, wow, only the first two characters are alike! I too should ... »Gavin5: So Dave, in your rules example-- "A player on a 55-Major division ... »DaveDowell: Gavin5 ... A player may play down ONE equivalent rating level if he ... |
7 | Dec. 4, 2018 | 778 |
Major Plus Plus rule.» Gorilla Boy: I did see a post on another social media site Dave and I wanted to ...»DaveDowell: Mike ... Click on the (currently) top message posted here for a link ... »Enviro-Vac: There are some rather interesting changes. Am I interpreting 13.1 ... »Gorilla Boy: Thanks Dave... Will do. Hoping you and Fran have a great holiday ... »DaveDowell: Enviro-Vac ... YES »neck10: why does major plus get all the attention why not 4 for major plus 3 ... »neck10: if a guy moves & still wants to play with his boy's but cant afford a ... |
6 | Dec. 4, 2018 | 895 |
You make the call» HAT MAN: Just for knowledge wanted an answer on a play we had that didn't ...»azmike: well all runners need to touch the next base or it will be a dead ... »B.J.: hat man.. the rule says that the defense can make an appeal before ... »marcster13: First off any defensive player who leaves the ball in fair territory ... »HAT MAN: To be clear the rf played close enough to throw runner out if it was ... »Wayne 37: Actually this isn't an appeal play, so it doesn't matter what ... »stick8: Hat Man, since you stated all but 3 fielders went into the dugout, ... »B.J.: wayne is actually part right on the B/R not touching 1st base .. he ... »TimMcElroy: SSUSA RULE 8.3c (page 45) Batter-Runner is out when he fails to ... »Wayne 37: Why does the runner that was on 1B and that didn't go 2B need an ... »DaveDowell: Maybe, just MAYBE, the two teams involved came to a logical, quick ... »stick8: Dave you make a valid point. We had this discussion the other nignt ... »Benji4: COMMON SENSE. Damn what a novel concept. If we could just make a ... »chico senior: I agree with Dave and Benj4. COMMON SENSE! I hate the umpire that ... »stick8: Benji4, Amen to that!! »the car: this sounds like a major plus game with 7 runs so they have been ... »Bigboy97xp: I can't remember Dave ever saying ignore a rule in this case when the ... »DaveDowell: After re-reading what I posted, it still doesn't appear that I ... »Bigboy97xp: I just thought I would add my opinion as I have worked with you for ... »B.J.: Dave, now I'm confused.. ( Did he make the technically correct ... »B.J.: as for HAT MANS "stump the ump" OP.. after thinking on this and ... »stick8: Dave, I’m not so sure about that scenario. There are teams who have ... »Bigboy97xp: If it was the last play of the game and the umpires had left the ... »B.J.: stick8.. usually the C/R can be called out until a pitch to the next ... »stick8: Sounds about right to me BJ. I might add that when the ump calls ... »Wayne 37: stick8, What can't appeals be made after the umpire says ball ... »Wayne 37: Dave, I can see the original scenario happening in a senior game. ... »stick8: Wayne37 you bring up an interesting situation. Consider what I had ... »Wayne 37: stick8, I can say that is one of the worst calls I've ever heard. ... |
28 | Nov. 30, 2018 | 1177 |
BJ» stick8: BJ, I only know the usssa rule. To answer your question: if the ump ...»Wayne 37: Stick8, When an umpire signals and verbalizes the act of ... »B.J.: lol.. I think we need to start 1 more new post on this wayne .. ... »The Screamer5: Just my 2 cents as a player and coach, but I always thought that when ... »Wayne 37: Here is the SSUSA rule that you so proudly states your case: ... »Wayne 37: The Screamer5, It is umpire jugdement of where the runner(s) are ... »Nancy Allen: I think that the response of "I've got nothing" is perfect from ... »mck71: Wayne: No disrespect but there isn't a Section 7. E in 2017-2018 ... »B.J.: wayne.. lmao.. you are really SPOT ON this time .. congratulations.. ... »B.J.: mck71.. on the 8.4 (10)A 1 .. this part of the rule would be used ... »TimMcElroy: How about you folks just agree to disagree and move on? »T.C.Sr.: Tim, This thread kind of reminds me of the old Abbot and Costello ... »mck71: TIM!!! Welcome back to the cold buddy? :-) BJ - Thx, had to go ... »DaveDowell: T.C.Sr. ... While it's a good analogy about Abbott & Costello, I was ... »B.J.: Tim.. just trying to get the correct ruling for those that ask... and ... »B.J.: Dave.. lol.. spoken like a true Californian .. but it's not legal yet ... »Wayne 37: Before BJ and Nancy pee themselves, I erroneously typed SSUSA instead ... »B.J.: wayne .. even though we always disagree with each other over ... |
17 | Nov. 20, 2018 | 541 |
BJ» stick8: BJ, I only know the usssa rule. To answer your question: if the ump ...»Nancy Allen: stick8, I respectfully disagree. I will use an example of my ... »coop3636: Miss Nancy I have to add a few things. BJ,if obstruction is ... »Garocket: The ASA or USA softball now. The rule is you cannot ever be put out ... »Nancy Allen: Coop, I always like talking softball with you. In my scenario if he ... »B.J.: stick8.. you are correct in U-Trip on the OBS rule I haven't worked ... »B.J.: coop 3636.. I half agree with you.. yes the base award (if any) would ... »Nancy Allen: BJ, spot on as usual. I am sorry if I didn't pick the rules out that ... »B.J.: Garocket.. I'm going to have to half agree with you also.. you ... »B.J.: Nancy...lol .. I know my wife tells me she never makes mistakes all ... »Nancy Allen: BJ, so she potentially made one mistake? I do make mistakes, but I ... »stick8: BJ, the difference I see in ssusa and usssa is in ssusa the umpire ... »stick8: Nancy, what you describe is correct for ssusa. I was in usssa mode!! »B.J.: stick.. yes.. exactly.. there is no automatic award of 1 base in ... »Wayne 37: This is so simple to understand, but BJ and Nanny come along and mess ... »B.J.: wayne.. this is a SSUSA senior softball web site if you disagree with ... |
15 | Nov. 17, 2018 | 500 |
