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| Sept. 16, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 60 Major results 1. BTI 2. OHIO ELITE 3. SONOMA CRUSH 4. WA LEGENDS Congrats to those teams and thanks to all who participated over the weekend. It was a high quality field of teams and a pleasure to be a part of. Tim |
| Sept. 12, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SEEDING- 60 Major from BLD Team names for the top 5 seeds didn't come through on the original post. Here they are - 1….. 2….. 3….. 4….. 5….. |
| Sept. 12, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: SEEDING- 60 Major from BLD Managers received a text with a photo of the brackets. Here's the seeding dump- 1,166 runs scored today- that's a lot of offense! 60 Major Seeding Summary & Friday Start Times Big League Dreams Seed / Team Name / Time / Park 1….. 2….. 3….. 4….. 5….. 6…..< BTI >.…8:30am…Angel 7…..< Team Mars >.…1:00pm…Dodger 8…..< Arizona Old School >.…11:30am…Yankee 9..…< MPH / Tiffany’s >….10:00am…Yankee 10...< Howe Creative / Bank >.…1:00pm…Wrigley 11...< Team Florida / Phoenix >.…11:30am…Angel 12...< Top Gun Warriors >.…10:00am…Wrigley 13…< Washington Legends >.…10:00am…Crosley 14...< D’Amore Law Group >.…11:30am…Wrigley 15...< SMASH >.…11:30am…Dodger 16…< Custom Truck >.…10:00am…Fenway 17...< Hard Hat Café / Latella >.…10:00am…Fenway 18...< Undisputed Truth >.…11:30am…Dodger 19…< Express 60s >.…11:30am…Wrigley 20…< Pope Transport >.…10:00am…Crosley 21…< Minnesota Merchants >.…10:00am…Wrigley 22…< Sidewinders >.…11:30am…Angel 23…< Team Rawlings >.…1:00pm…Wrigley 24…< Sea Glass >.…10:00am…Yankee 25…< Crossfire >.…11:30am…Yankee 26…< Northwest Yeahoos >.…1:00pm…Dodger 27…< Demolition >.…8:30am…Angel 28…< New Life Interiors >.…10:00am…Dodger 29…< Peak Softball / S.I. >.…8:30am…Crosley 30…< Diamondblade >.…10:00am…Angel 31…< Arizona Monsoon >.…8:30am…Fenway 32…< Precision / Wolfpack >.…8:30am…Wrigley 33…< Texas Impact >.…8:30am…Wrigley 34…< Hawaii Five-O >.…8:30am…Fenway 35...< Vegas Elite >.…10:00am…Angel |
| Aug. 9, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Bats Discussion: Bat testing I felt that SSUSA's original answer was pretty clear. So far, the process for testing bats, etc hasn't been without a bit of trial & error. They (SSUSA) are working to develop one that more effectively meets the goal. Rather than raise speculations or create unneccessary panic, I'm respectfully asking that you take a step back and let SSUSA continue to work through the process. |
| Aug. 5, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Last Chance Qualifier Thoughts With 39 million residents, California teams are unlikely to garner any support from the other 49 states on this matter. Here's something else to keep in mind- Las Vegas is driveable for California teams. If they get a case of the last minute roster "shorts" it's easier for them to bring in a player (of any skill level) than it is for a team from, say..... Ohio or North Carolina. |
| Aug. 4, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Last Chance Qualifier Thoughts I am a promoter for a couple of Last Chance Qualifiers. Neither are huge and I assure you that there won't be a new yacht purchase in my future. If padding pockets was the goal, I'd probably require teams to stay in certain hotels so that I could draw a kickback or somethiing of that sort. As a parent of a kid in youth travel sports, I'm aware that "stay to play" hotel schemes are the ultimate cash grab. I don't do that. Rather, I encourage teams to stay where they want, whether that's 5 guys in an Air B&B or 5 guys sleeping on another guys living room floor. Regarding roster make-up, some associations allow managers to "qualify" a team for their worlds by sending an email to a desk 2k miles from Las Vegas seeking roster approval. The recipient of that email has no real idea of who he is really approving to play in their biggest tournament. That's one of the reasons I'm in favor of the SSUSA policy. SSUSA asks teams to participate in their qualifiers during the year so that our directors have a chance to put eyes on the team / player and make a judgment as to whether or not they belong in said division. To DaveDowell's point, it's an integrity of the game / spirit of the game issue. You're asking that a team be allowed to add a "chip" player prior to Worlds simply because roster space is available. Here's my response- When every other team in the country needs to qualify players throughout the season, using a 30 yr old process (that works), why should another team be allowed to circumvent the rules just because they have deep pockets (can fly a guy in) or connections in the softball community? To the extreme point, you're asking about a team adding 1, un-qualified out of rating guy. What happens if a team has all 3 "chip" spots available? Would you then be okay with a team flying in 3 newbies? P, SS, CF ? How about this scenario. 2 pretty strong AAA teams decide to combine for worlds, taking the 7 best from each team. Wouldn't it make sense for somebody to put eyes on that team to make sure that, as a combined group, that AAA is the right spot for them? The line needs to be drawn somewhere, and I'm comfortable saying that the current line is accruately drawn for 98+% of all cases. |
| July 30, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Fields for Eastern nationals All teams in S1 (age 65-80) played on the 300' diamonds. |
| July 30, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Fields for Eastern nationals Women- 2 of the past 3 East nationals were on 300' diamonds. Men 50 AAA- 2 of the past 3 East nationals were on the 300' diamonds. Men 40 Major- 0 of the past 3 East nationals were played on 300' diamonds. |
| July 30, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Fields for Eastern nationals Further to DaveDowell's point 60% (77 of 130) of the teams played on 300' diamonds. 40% (53 of 130) of the teams played on something larger. Do you know where 100% of the teams played? - On fields with covered dugouts - On fields where the grass what cut on Mon & Thur - On fields that have MLB quality infields - On fields that have no lips - On fields that have level batter's boxes - On fields that were prepped and re-chalked after every game - On fields that had staff on-site, ready to help in every way - At parks that were no more than 15 minutes apart - At parks that were near 40 quality hotels - At parks that were near 100+ restaurants - At parks that were near 12-15 breweries and wineries - At parks that were 15 minutes from a major airport Do you kknow what else the teams got? A tournament with teams from 16 states (MD, NY, NJ, VA, FL, NC, PA, DE, MN, CT, OH, RI, WV, IN, MA, AL) Rather than grouse about what you didn't get, try being thankful for all that you did get in Loudoun County. |
| July 30, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Eastern Nationals Results Thanks, as always, for your positive commentary. |
| July 20, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Westerns National Championship Short answer- You are wrong to think this way. Stand by for the long answer- The scheduling process (particularly in a 5 game guarantee situation) has everything to do with math. When you're talking about tournaments of 100, 200 or 700 teams it also demands someone that has their Sh*t together. There are a finite number of people in the country that can pull it off- and your first ever MB post suggests that you aren't one of them. In response to your questions / suggestions, here you go- Suggestion: Tournaments are shrinking. Numbers show that they are not) 65 Platinum Division @Western Nationals (2024) = 5 teams 65 Platinum Division @Western Nationals (2023) = 4 teams 70 Platinum Division @Western Nationals (2024) = 5 teams 70 Platinum Division @Western Nationals (2023) = 5 teams If you have 5 teams in a bracket (1 Major Plus and 4 Major) it IS NOT possible for the Major Plus team to play against all other teams. [this is how Westerns 65s & 70s played out] If you have 5 teams in a bracket (2 Major Plus and 3 Major) it IS possible for the Major Plus teams to play against all other teams. [this is how Rock & Reno 65s played out] Your suggestion: To make things "fair" for everyone, you're advocating for the Major Plus teams to play all other teams in the seeding round at Western Nationals. My question: As the only Major Plus team in their respective divisions, how is it "fair" for Cal Energy (65s) and Timberworks (70s) to play 4 seeding games when everyone else is playing just 2? You stated that every [70s] team in this year's Rock & Reno tournament played against a Major Plus team "AND IT DID WORK" That is false. Oregon Crabs didn't play a round robin game vs a Major Plus team and somehow still didn't finish with a high seed, or in the top half of the bracket. Your review of the EASTERN bracket is again- flawed-- - There are two 65 Major Plus teams in that group and one of them has to play 4 games while the other plays 3. Again- this is purely a math issue. > Your first post strongly suggests that you're unaware of who is who and what is what when it comes to scheduling SSUSA tournaments. The guy that wrote the EASTERN schedule is the same guy that wrote the WESTERN schedule. Circling back to my origiinal point- On this subject, I assure you that he (the master scheduler) does have his Sh*t together. |
| July 19, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Rule covering runner touching base 5.7 SCORING OF RUNS A. One run shall be scored each time a runner crosses the scoring line or touches the scoring plate, after touching all bases in legal order. |
| July 17, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024 • Not an excuse, but a few statements of fact to give you some idea of what all is happening. While the NE Champs were being played in NY, the NW Champs were being played in OR. So too were the Swing for Rings (MI) and Heart of Texas (TX) qualifiers [which was re-scheduled multiple times due to the impacts of Hurricane Beryl]. On top of that, the staff is working on rosters, scheduing, and planning for the upcoming Eastern (133 teams) and Western (148 teams) National Championships. The staff on site in Syracuse battled weather, last minute team withdrawals and on-site schedule re-writes. Those folks didn't have the bandwidth or ability to post results to the website. They've sent the paperwork back to Sacramento and it will be processed in due time. |
| July 17, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Player Renewal Online Link? The reg / renewal process is outlined in the link below. https://seniorsoftball.com/?page=34 Note- if you're trying to register for the 2025 playing season, it's too soon. That typicially opens up AFTER the 2024 World Championships are completed. |
| July 14, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Jim Sherman results The Jim Sherman / Northwest Champs are still being played. The office wouldn't have received results yet. |
| July 14, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Altered bat? You're joking, right? Absolutely altered. |
| July 12, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Brackets See you soon, Mike |
| July 12, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Brackets Classics 15, or anyone else that is wondering where to stay- We are using 5 parks/ 16 diamonds in Loudoun County and all of them are 15 minutes (or less) from the hotels on the Route 28 corridor. I've stayed at all of the hotels listed on the tournament page and would give a thumbs up to each. They all have food, drink & grocery options within a mile or so. |
| July 9, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Tournament map Answer: Nothing. It's not a mileage marker. The first pin location put on the tournament map was assigned the #1. The second pin was assigned the #2, etc. |
| July 9, 2024 TimMcElroy | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Tournament map Red "pins" are tied to parks and green "pins" are tied to hotels. Click on any of them and the property name & address will appear. You can use that info to find out how far 2 properties are from one another. |
