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| Nov. 20, 2024 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Ball for 2025 I believe that the Baden Fire 44/375 balls come with red stitching and black stitching. Are both allowed? Can teams bring their own balls to tournaments, or do they always have to be purchased at the tournament? Any info you could provide would be appreciated. |
| June 27, 2024 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Coaches who are jerks? It doesn't seem reasonable that they can hold them on that roster against your friend's will. I would call the SSUSA office and talk to someone there about the situation. They should at least be able to let you know what your options are and point you to the right people to contact if nothing else. |
| June 13, 2024 STL0 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Rule Question Had that happen to us in ISSA in Knoxville. The umpire said the runner had to allow the first basemen to field the throw which I disagreed with. That makes no sense that the runner can't make it to first because of a bad throw. It was pool play so we didn't get too excited about it. I just asked the umpire to think about it logically and that a bad throw by an infielder shouldn't have to make the runner just stop and accept the out. It's surprising that you don't see that more often. The first baseman in our instance had both bags blocked and the batter couldn't get to either of them so he stopped instead of colliding with the 1st baseman which was the safe thing to do. |
| May 3, 2024 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: New Bat testing standard I think everyone wants to and needs to know the answers to the questions that JohnO28 asked. It makes no sense to issue that policy without providing that information. The current policy as it exists isn't clear regarding what happens if a bat fails compression. I would also add an additional question which is how many bats can someone have tested and available for use at a specific tournament. |
| April 22, 2024 STL0 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Process for Scheduling Tournament Schedules and Venues There was a lot of discussion at the Midwest Championships about why the tournament was moved to much earlier in the season this year and why SSUSA chose to use a complex that had very unusual field dimensions to host this year's tournament. Could someone with SSUSA explain what goes into making the choices they did for this year and what goes into that decision making process? |
| March 6, 2024 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Exit Velocity/Bat Speed Thanks EV and Bruce for the comments. It would be great if there was a device that could both show bat speed and ball exit velocity. Not sure that exists. Bruce. Seems like there are a lot of different versions of the Pocket Radar. What model are you using? I'm assuming that it measures your exit velocity of the softball. Is that correct? |
| March 4, 2024 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Exit Velocity/Bat Speed What are your recommendations for devices that measure bat speed or exit velocity of a softball when hitting? There are a lot of discussions about bat speed vs what type of bat you should use. I would like to find out what my bat speed actually is and I know others would like to do the same. Seems like it would be a useful tool to tweak your swing with as well. Thanks in advance for any recommendations you have. |
| Nov. 28, 2023 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Renewal You should have a separate login and password for the renewal if I remember correctly. It's odd that it works that way but that's how I remember it working. |
| Nov. 21, 2023 STL0 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships Thanks for the reply, Dave. It looks like my team wants to play in the Midwest Championships so I'll be able to provide some feedback whether I like it or not :). I know scheduling isn't easy and there are a lot of factors involved. I would just prefer to play important tournaments at a time where the probability of good weather is a little higher. My only point was that I think most would take a lesser complex and better weather if the decision was made based on a new complex being available. The question was somewhat rhetorical because I know nothing will change once you publish the schedule for the year. I appreciate what you all do for us old farts still trying to play this game. Have a great Thanksgiving and hope 2024 brings you and the staff there the best. |
| Nov. 14, 2023 STL0 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Midwest Championships Is there any chance of rescheduling the Midwest Championships to something later in the year? The weather in KC in April is pretty crappy for playing softball historically. The Cowtown was held then and there have been plenty of times I've had to scrape ice of the windshield before heading to the ballpark from the hotel. Also broke a few bats since it was so cold. Nice complex but if the price for playing there is having an important tournament in April, that's a mistake. I quit playing in the Cowtown...now it looks like I'll vote against that one when we make our team schedule. |
| Nov. 1, 2023 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bhall Bat Bags Thanks Titanhd. Not much feedback on the bhall bag. After thinking about it, they are probably heavier so may have to pay extra when you travel by air because it exceeds 50 lbs. |
| Oct. 25, 2023 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Bhall Bat Bags I'm looking for feedback on the Bhall bat bags that have a chair and cooler included. Have any of you used these and have any feedback on them? Any other recommendations on bat bags would be appreciated. I have a Demarini Special Ops bag but zippers have broken and the rubber railing on the bottom came off. I really liked the bag but didn't hold up to airport baggage handling very well. Thanks for your time! |
| Oct. 17, 2023 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: World Championship Medals I guess size really does matter. |
| Sept. 22, 2022 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Just heard this about BLD Taking the fans out of Wrigley Field made it look more realistic :). |
| Sept. 22, 2022 STL0 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Left behind at Worlds I've been frustrated after tournaments before but never just left all of my equipment there and walked off :). Must have had a bad day. Joking aside, if it didn't have a name tag somewhere on it, it was probably someone relatively local who thinks it is in the trunk of their car. Anyone who checked the bag would likely have a name tag on it. |
| Sept. 21, 2022 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Hows the new ball performing at worlds Dave? I play 55 AAA. I hit as many out as I usually do. It's not a Rock but I personally think the Rock us too much. The ball did get dirty quickly and did retain the color of the dirt which I thought was strange. I never saw a ball do that before. Anyone who hit an HR earned it and that's the way it should be. |
| March 28, 2022 STL0 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batting out of order If the runner on third was paying attention or anyone else on the team (scorekeeper, coach, etc.), you should know that you have to attempt to score from 3rd on that at bat under that circumstance so you tag up and go on the fly ball. You try to keep it quiet or the other teams just walks the batter and the inning is over. I would think that the runner on 3rd had to know that he was up next. Did he attempt to score? |
| Oct. 1, 2021 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: OYO Hotel - Be Aware For anyone staying at OYO, I am aware of a few reports of rooms being broken into and items stolen. If you do choose to stay there, be aware that you should make sure your door closes all of the way to your room and deadbolt it. SSUSA: I would recommend not using this facility as one of your sponsored hotels. They don't deserve the business. I know they are not your responsibility but I would not want to be associated with that place in any way. |
| Sept. 16, 2021 STL0 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: 55 AAA Seeding information I don't see an opponent for the 9:30 game at Wrigley Field. I only see STL Road Dogs. |
| Aug. 25, 2021 STL0 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Looking for opinions and or thoughts Does anyone know whether or not you can decline the equalizer in an SSUSA sanctioned tournament? We were told once at a tourney that it had to be taken. Is that correct? The rule book doesn't seem to address whether or not it is required. it just explains what the equalizer is and when it applies. |
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