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| Sept. 6, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank You Terry Hennessey for the Bat Testing Article Correction: tested about 80 n about a dozen failed to reach 140 # |
| Sept. 6, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank You Terry Hennessey for the Bat Testing Article AJC, I have owned a bat compression tester for just over 4 years and I have tested well over 1000 bats. 2 things are common on non cracked bats, 1. Barrels test differently in different spots around the barrel due to manufacturing or players not rotating the bat evenly after each swing. I see over n over bats that test lower by 15-25 #s between the manufacturer name n model name. I think some players just get used to looking at the bat a certain way in their hands. 2. Physical temperature of the bat matters. Ever see those guys with a shinny foil lined box aka bat hot box or a bat warming sleeve? That make the barrel more plyable n reduces the compression #. So if your in Vegas n it is 100° out n ur trunk is 120° with ur bat inside, expect that your bat will test 10-15% lower than if ur bat is at 60°. So a bat failing compression in 100° weather, can be retested in a cool office environment n easily pass. Example 135 #s hot n 150 #s cold. My advise. If you have a soft barrel bat that is giving you fast exit speeds, don't swing it in the heat. There is no "un-Xing" a failed bat if it is tested. BTW I recently tested about 80 SSUSA bats at a local tournament here in sunny NorCal that failed. A dozen with no cracks, no chips, most of them from trusted players n they were at 110-135 #s |
| Sept. 5, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Thank You Terry Hennessey for the Bat Testing Article Terry and SSUSA Staff, Thank you for the Bat Testing Article in the latest SSUSA newsletter. It has been a little confusing to this point, so good job clarifying everything. And thanks for working to make things safer on the field, much appreciated. Good Luck to All at Worlds Take Care, Glen |
| Aug. 18, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tentative Field Assignments for Worlds. Thanks Dave, We appreciate the reply and heads up. Safe Travels to you and Terry. Take Care, G |
| Aug. 17, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tentative Field Assignments for Worlds. Asking for a friend, curious when field locations will be announced for session #1 12-15th? Even just tenantivly. Thx, G |
| March 13, 2024 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Tournament technology Good that you bring this up, I was just thinking is there a plan and timetable for SSUSA to implement some modern tech? Every year this is a revolving topic amongst the players/teams. There are so many options out there and some are even free. Many teams use apps and websites to organize their rosters, schedules, stats, etc. So the ability is there for members to utilize anything that SSUSA would implement. Ultimately this would make life easier on the TDs, Staff, Team Managers and Players. |
| Sept. 25, 2023 USAMTZ | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batter out of the box IMO, the main issue is that there is not a unified approach from all the umpires. We played multiple games at BLD last weekend with different umpires behind the plate and they all addressed the batters box differently. 1 was strickly u step out n ur out, 1 was u can step out as long as it is part of ur regular stride, 1 was u can step out as long as ur heel still touches white on contact, 1 was u can go out as long as u don't take an extra step(s). 1 was non specific. Things like 6-12' arc, a pitch that hits the mat, pitcher has to have 1 foot at/inside the rubber, presenting the ball before pitched are all things that are set for the umpires n can be slightly subjective. But the batters box is not and can make an umpire become too much a part of the game, when they should not be. Wbaum is correct in his analysis, at BLD they are set for an over plate strikezone. If ur under 6' may not an issue, but being 6'4" n trying to stay in n take a normal swing is tough. Teams including my own, were affected by this and changed the course of some games. We would have finished nearly the same, but it definitely diminished our overall team experience this year. 2 possible solutions, 1. Head Umpire n TD have a pre-tournament meeting to set a unified approach for the games. 2. Raise the pitch heights, so a front edge strike is more hitable without moving forward. Learning from past experiences can help evolve the game n improve future tournaments. |
| Feb. 19, 2023 USAMTZ | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Nor Cal Player looking for a 55 or 50s team Feel free to contact me at 925 383 2055 to discuss. |
| Feb. 9, 2023 USAMTZ | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Nor Cal Player looking for a 55 or 50s team Looking for an established competitive team with good reputation and players. 54 and I turn 55 later this year. I pitch and play OF or IF. Line to line hitter and can run for myself. I have fundamental game knowledge, I am a solid teammate n I love to compete. I take BP/practice 2-3 times per week. Willing to travel and commit to a schedule. Glen |
| May 23, 2021 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Balls for Rock N Reno Thank you for the response and the heads up. I will bring an empty ball bag and some petty cash. Take Care, G |
| May 23, 2021 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Balls for Rock N Reno Is the Trump Stote SSUSA 44/375 Microcell Ball being used in Rock N Reno? And is that the only acceptable ball? Thx G |
| Aug. 18, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: My compliments to all the umps Well Said. Not easy being out there all day. Thought we were going to lose George on Friday, it was good to see him recover. Stay Safe everyone and keep hydrating. |
| July 30, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Western Championships Thanks Dave, crazy that guys are trying to play that much back and forth between states/time zones and in that heat. Nice of you to do that. Take Care and thanks for all the hard work. G |
| July 30, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Western Championships Dave, so what you are saying is that you are allowing players to play on multiple teams in the same session? And you are scheduling teams accordingly in separate divisions? Seams like all that trying to help them out would go out the window after PP and seeding. Or are you setting up those divisions to be totally separated throughout the weekend? Just curious, because I could play 40s n 50s then too. G |
| July 26, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Western Championships FYI at the USA Preps FP SB tournament there, they had a limit of 5 spectators per team and no spectators allowed on Bleachers. Not sure if it was a City thing or USA Prep guideline. The way we look at it, we are fortunate enough to be playing. Not a vacation or family time away, that is why our team decided to travel n play without families. This will lessen everyone's exposure by having only people there who need to be there. It is not the norm but it is time to adapt until there is a vaccine. Bottom line is everyone stay safe and hopefully we can get back to gathering with teammates, friends, family ejoying life and traveling. G |
| July 23, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Balls for Westerns Ok great, thank you for the reply. |
| July 23, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Balls for Westerns What approved balls will be used for Western Nationals in St George? Thx, G |
| May 14, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Batter Running Time to 1st Base Just Curious, what do you think the time is from batted contact to reaching 1st base(70') for the following: Average 40s RH ? Fastest 40s RH ? Average 40s LH ? Fastest 40s LH ? Average 50s RH ? Fastest 50s RH ? Average 50s LH ? Fastest 50s LH ? Been working some fielding drills with teammates and after looking at the timer on the video, I'm just curious if some of the defensive play times are able to produce outs. Thanks G |
| Jan. 21, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Eye Shield on a Pitching or Fielding Mask Omar, The other team had nothing to do with it. It was odd, game was starting and I was walking to the rubber with my helmet under my arm. The umpire(who I had never seen before) walked toward me and told me that I had to remove it! I hadn't even put it on, thrown 1 warm up pitch, etc. The other team was totally unaware, in fact as a courtesy I approached the opposing manager and asked him if it would bother them. He said "you having a visor will not be a factor in us winning or losing this game, I am ok with it" In 8 years of playing SSUSA, I have never heard of anyone complaining about visors, that is why I was stumped about him saying it was a new rule this year. Oh well, hopefully in the future this guy can just stick to calling the game and nothing else. |
| Jan. 20, 2020 USAMTZ | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Eye Shield on a Pitching or Fielding Mask Thanks Dave. I was hoping that is all it was. Take Care, Glen |
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