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| July 20, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Batter pops up, doesn't run; defense lets ball drop to get a double play. Legal? Good points Benji, There shouldn't be any rule that says a fielder must catch a ball rather than play it on the hop..... If the defense picks up on a batter/runner not, well, running, then more power to them. The rule book shouldn't compel a catch just the same as it wouldn't compel someone to hit a homerun. Offense/Defense. Kind of like a 'I think I play this ball on the hop (my choice) or I think I'll try for a single instead of a homerun' (my choice) scenario. |
| July 20, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: C-19 case at St. G tournament In other earth shattering news it was reported that Madison Square garden was shutdown as one of the reported dogs at the Westminster show tested positive for flea antibodies! Further testing revealed that the dog in question actually had ear mite antibodies. :-) |
| July 18, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: EVENT UPDATE • Rocky Mountain Championships 2020 Cancelled Correction, 12 straight weeks, not months! Yipes! |
| July 18, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: EVENT UPDATE • Rocky Mountain Championships 2020 Cancelled Omar, a very prophetic post on your part, another 'shut down for a few months' brings us up to the election. Many say that was the plan all along. More testing equals more cases so it's no surprise that the death rates have now dropped for the 12th straight month. IMOP: we are seeing the feared 2nd wave right now which is much weaker. Playing ball is what we should be doing be it sanctioned or getting together informally. It's amazing the hoops the governments are making the organizations jump through just to hit a ball with a stick, especially when inherently, the participants are spaced yards, not feet from each other. |
| July 13, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Just my Opinion Capt., around here we have drugged drivers (both legal and illegal), fly by night driving schools, distracted drivers, foreigners who can't read the traffic signs, ragers who don't like bikes taking up 'their' road, drunk drivers, speeders, illegals driving, and impatient drivers, watch yourself out on the roads; Your chances of being struck by a vehicle are probably higher than getting the virus. The same goes for mountain/trail biking and the unforeseen hazards involved with that. To use a phrase that's already overused these days, stay safe. |
| July 10, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Website comments Discussion: MESSAGE BOARD PROTOCOL • Update Understood to a point. But as far as political goes, there is nothing that is supposed to be as apolitical in their duties as SCOTUS. My thought is that aside from certain posts I find offensive but say nothing about....well never mind. Suffice it to say I don't believe as senior citizens and we have lived through and saw 60+ years of death, epidemics, plagues, manmade and natural disasters, riots, wars and destruction, but a sentence or two on a forum board can offend us. To me THAT is what's political . . . that said, as you say, it's your board, do as you wish with this whole thread. |
| July 10, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Website comments Discussion: MESSAGE BOARD PROTOCOL • Update My bad. I wasn't aware that facts posted regarding decisions of our country's highest court posted under the 'General Discussion' Topic tab and directed at my senior softball brethren in Oklahoma violated the sanctity of the forum. Heck, even one of our bigger associations (SPA) is based in Oklahoma (Mustang, OK) My apologies to all the offended party's. |
| July 4, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Renewal of ID cards. I can see it now an SSUSA Go Fund Me page to help keep grandpa active and off of the streets and out of gangs! |
| July 4, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Independence Day Happy Independence Day to all the senior softball players. A heartfelt Thank You to those of you who are veterans who served to keep the greatest country ever in the history of man free. American Exceptionalism, celebrate it 365! |
| July 3, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Renewal of ID cards. We also purchased vehicle insurance, so far because of this bogus virus scare they have sent us two checks due to lack of driving. It's one thing to voluntarily choose not to engage in an activity you paid for (kinda like most guys with gym memberships). It's another thing if the gym takes your money and doesn't deliver a service. That said, I have a five year SSUSA card, even now having played pre-virus, I feel I've got good use out of it and personally I don't want any money back. |
| July 1, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Restarting with Pandemic Measures We started up Monday of this week. We are doing our best to stay apart, no one's perfect. The catcher is wearing a mask, a social gesture at best, umpire is wearing one, it improves his looks! Some bat sharing, some hand sanitizing, haven't noticed if the balls going foul are being treated upon reentry. We wave or tip the hat at the end of a game Most of the guys are either fist bumping some with gloves on or bumping elbows with teammates to compliment good plays or good hits.. Everyone is bringing their own hydration source. (If you bring bottled water put your name on it or keep it in your bag to avoid confusion) The usual porta-johns are not in place but the building restrooms are open. The women are bringing sanitizer into the building with them and the guys are hitting the trees. Admittedly, it's not as bad as I envisioned, are we strictly adhering to all the rules, no but we are trying. We all go to our sponsors pub for lunch after the game and they open up early for us so spacing out in the room is no problem but we do get close from time to time. Hope this helps. Bottom line, enjoy the game and don't dwell on the negative and you'll still have some fun. |
| June 19, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Bats Discussion: Which bat to buy? I still compare every bat I swing to the MIKEN line of bats. I believe the MIKEN bats are the only ones still made in the US and NOT in China. Personally at this time, since China has basically ruined our summer with their virus, why support them by buying their products when American produced products of the same or better quality (MIKEN) are available..... |
| June 17, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Fountain Hills Tournament That is fantastic but not unexpected. I suspect the rest of the tournaments we are 'allowed' to play will have similar results. Eyes on the prize fellas! Soon we may be able to just play without all the hoops we have to jump through. Dare to dream! |
| June 16, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIPS SYRACUSE, NY DEJ13-Not sure if I agree with you. As much as the whole mask thing I consider folly, if they are requiring it, well bats and gloves are required to play and we do provide our own. BUT at 10 bucks a crack for a logo mask I can't help but feel there is some gouging going on here. Cotton masks at best filter at 69%. Thin ones, I don't know about the effectiveness. I wonder if SSUSA isn't legally stepping in it a little by putting their logo on these or will they come with an effectiveness disclaimer? |
| June 16, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: NORTHEAST CHAMPIONSHIPS SYRACUSE, NY I'm not sure of the effectiveness of 'thin cotton' masks but if that's what you seek they are way cheaper on eBay w/no shipping charge than off this homepage. 5-Pack Masks Thin Lightweight Cotton Face Masks Breathable Washable Reusable 14 viewed per day $25.00 Free Shipping Get it by Thu, Jun 25 - Fri, Jul 3 from Honolulu, Hawaii • New with box condition • No returns, but backed by eBay Money back guarantee The mask has 2 layers. 2 thin layers of cotton. Breathable, made for people who have difficulty breathing but must wear a mask. Not sold individually. Read full description See details- 5-Pack Masks Thin Lightweight Cotton Face Masks Breathable Washable Reusable |
| June 15, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Fountain Hills Tournament Just curious..."On average, symptoms showed up in the newly infected person about 5 days after contact. Rarely, symptoms appeared as soon as 2 days after exposure. Most people with symptoms had them by day 12 ..." Well I guess it later enough, anyone report any serious issues? |
| June 13, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Catchers will wear a mask “Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with SYMPTOMATIC Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. Okay, half inning or not, game time is still 90 minutes. I guess between being on defense and offense the catcher can remove the mask, oops! Not so fast, don't touch your face. On/off with the mask through the course of a game involves at least 13 (egad, it would have to be 13) face touchings! 13 times touching your face and then handling the newly sanitized softball and infecting your pitcher and fielders, not to mention the coaches or spectators who retrieve and toss in foul balls. Then setting the mask somewhere when it's your turn to hit, oops, now you've infected the bench or fence. Well of course you could just pull it down around your neck and soak it with sweat rendering it useless and dangerous!! Sounds ridiculous? You bet. Just as this post was intended to be absurd, sometimes you need to be absurd to illustrate absurdity. It is indeed everyone's own decision whether or not to play, a decision I've yet had to deal with so far. |
| June 13, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Catchers will wear a mask If six feet is a safe distance then why do we have to wear a mask and if masks do the trick why do we have to stand 6 feet away? |
| June 13, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Catchers will wear a mask No one should be shamed for wearing a mask and no one should be shamed for not wearing one. It should be a personal choice. Some in our pick-up games have one, most don’t, no one remarks either way. Did you know that the CDC says the disease “spreads mainly among people who are in close contact (within about 6 feet) for a prolonged period”? It takes close contact with an infected person for several minutes to get infected yourself, a take agreed-upon by none other than the New England Journal of Medicine, which covered both sides in the debate over the use of universal masking in hospitals early on in the pandemic: “We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from infection,” the article reads. “Public health authorities define a significant exposure to Covid-19 as face-to-face contact within 6 feet with a patient with SYMPTOMATIC Covid-19 that is sustained for at least a few minutes (and some say more than 10 minutes or even 30 minutes). The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is therefore minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic. I would be remiss not to mention the strong case made by Dr. Russell Blaylock in his article for Technocracy, contending that mask-wearing is not only useless but possibly even dangerous over the long-haul. It’s worth a read, even if you’re skeptical. Just from a common-sense perspective it definitely doesn’t seem wise to breathe one’s own breath for long periods of time. Our overlords told us this virus would kill, at the very least, one to two percent of those it infected. Some predictions even approached five. In reality, the rate is well under half of one percent and declining rapidly as antibody test reveal the extent of the original infection. Do the scientific studies that support mask wearing point out the fact that the things are, by everyone’s admission, Petri Dishes? |
| June 13, 2020 OZ40 | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: ISA Senior Worlds Columbus Indiana ISA hosts a great tournament there. We had a torrential downpour one year there leaving various parts of the infield under standing water. Honest to God we were resuming play in 45 minutes on dry fields, unbelievably well draining fields and a very nice complex and great grounds and crew. As an added bonus we stayed at a local hotel that featured an all-you-can-eat prime rib buffet on Saturday night! :-) |
