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Mike Leighty
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Oxnard, CA
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Men's 60
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| April 6, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Centennial Park Kingman Southern California has 5 BLD Parks within an hour and a half of each other. Close the registration a week or 2 earlier to make out the brackets- and it would make it easier to book rooms closer to the park you are playing at for us. |
| March 25, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Centennial Park Kingman Well, the short fields did play a factor in our tournament. Especially when we played on a field with the wind blowing out- we were out of HRs by the 4th inning. It didn’t cause us to the lose the tournament though, neither did the umpires, or the choppy outfield grass. We lost because it was really our 1st tournament because of the rains in So Cal this year and we were rusty !! With that said, the fields are just too small to play the Major division on. If Utah continues to ask for to much $$$ for their fields, we will probably keep playing in Bullhead City/ Kingman. All I ask is that you rotate the fields between the fields and put us at the Bullhead City fields next year- plus we’d get to sleep in another 30 minutes each day !!! LOL I know that you have to crunch number of teams in a division and the number of available fields in a given area, etc..... before assigning a complex to the divisions. But please try !! |
| March 20, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Centennial Park Kingman @Jon44 The last few tournaments in So Cal have been rainouts for us. We are chomping at the bit just to get out there !! As always we will adapt, or play 5 games ! LOL ! Which is 5 more games than we played last month Not complaining at all !! |
| March 19, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: 60 Major team needs another player for Kingman Az on Friday-Sunday From California |
| March 19, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: 60 Major team needs another player for Kingman Az on Friday-Sunday Due to injury and work schedule we could use an outfielder for the Spring Worlds this weekend. Doesn’t have to be a long term agreement. |
| March 17, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Centennial Park Kingman Wow, even the pop flys will go over the fence !! We will hit 6 home runs in the first 2 innings ! 285’ is suspect, 275 is way to small !!! I guess it’ll come down to bat control and our pitchers ability to make them hit fly balls !!! |
| March 14, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Spring worlds I saw that a 60 Major team dropped out- and now they have to redo the whole bracket and figure out how to mix them with 3 Major + teams in the seeding games- and make it fair to all to get 1 of the top 3 seeds and not have to play an extra game. |
| Feb. 28, 2019 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Cannabis topical - non THC Does anybody have any experience with a great Cannabis topical ? I have had both knees replaced and just want an upgrade over Magic Stuff for my surrounding muscles and tissue. I have heard some great things about it- but I haven’t gotten a recommendation from anyone. Appreciate any input you may have ! |
| Nov. 17, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: WINTER WORLDS- Papago Park Thanks Tim, really appreciate the updates ! |
| Oct. 30, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Think of picking up the bat again I have 4 guys from Oak View and Ojai. A few others from Oxnard and Ventura playing 60s What position(s) ? |
| Aug. 10, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Partial vs Full knee replacement I had a total knee replacement in February 2014, I had foot and ankle problems as well. So I had a little more trouble than most people- I didn't play again until 3/2015. My knee doesn't hurt at all- the surrounding tissues get sore, but my joint is no longer an issue. I am having my other knee replaced next Friday. I am hoping to be able to run again and play a decent outfield. I am 60 years old playing 55 Major- moving up to 60 Major next year with my team. Obviously I haven't had a partial- but I had a friend that had a successful partial done on his knee. It lasted 4 years before he had to have a total knee replacement done. |
| Aug. 7, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: TOC qualifier The 2019 TOC list teams is at the bottom of the Tournaments tab- 2018 Events-then open the TOC 2019. Once that opens, look under the Worth logo and click on Teams currently qualified for 2019 TOC. |
| April 11, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Las Vegas - 55 Major Tournament Draft Excellent point Dave !! I knew there was a reason for the schedule as written. Thanks again for always trying to keep it consistent for all |
| April 11, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Las Vegas - 55 Major Tournament Draft I was going over the 55 Major seeding games at 8am and 9:30. I noticed that after the 8am game we have 9 teams moving to a new dugout or sitting out for the 9:30am games. You could modify the schedule so that 4 teams stay put for the 2nd game- it might speed things up. You could change the field numbers only for the 9:30am games to 3, 4,1, and 2. So your 9:30am games : OC 55 Braves vs RG Outlaws on field 3- not 1 D&K Tradition vs AOS 55 field 4 - not 2 Rookies Hard 10s vs West Coast Water l field 1- not 3 OG 55s vs WPI/ Wilson and Sons field 2- not 4 Not a huge deal either deal either way, but may save some time. |
| Feb. 23, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Players looking to join a team Discussion: Looking for 55 AAA or Major Tournament Team Nor Cal area Hey Donnie F, Didn't respond before because we are in So Cal. Was looking to see if a Nor Cal team responded to you. What infield spot(s) does your friend play ? Did you play with the Elks team ? Anyway, I am with the Oxnard Rookies- we just recently got bumped to 55 Majors. I am trying to gauge if you would be interested in playing 55 Majors- all 3 of you for the year. We plan on playing Las Vegas in April, Perris in So Cal in May, Reno in June, Huntington Beach in July, San Clemente in August, Worlds in September. Although we could probably do another Nor Cal- either Can Sirs or Western Nationals. E mail is michaelleighty@yahoo.com - let me know |
| Jan. 23, 2018 Uncle Mike | Topic: Bats Discussion: Critical read on utilizing engineering & physics while selecting your new senior bat Great post ! You are exactly right. I need to hold and swing a bat before I commit to buying it. I’ve known for a long time that I prefer a heavy end-loaded bat. Remember the old Easton Redline with the Mother Lode. I don’t know why- it may be from following my dad around the softball fields back in the 1960’s, and swinging his bat all of the time. Most of the senior bats on the market perform well- I loved the Melee, Hyper Z, Dudley Lightning, the original Miken, the old black Combat, etc... the problem I have - is durability. All of those bats broke on me in less than 1 year. This is my 11th year playing Senior Softball and I have gone through 13 senior bats. I finally found a bat that made it through that 1st year- the Miken Freak Jason Kendrick model. When this one breaks, I plan on buying another Miken Freak- but I’ll be going up to the heavier end-load. I almost bought the Rocket Launcher a few years ago, but it just didn’t feel right when I swung it. But there was some hype about how hot that bat was “in and out of the wrapper”. And I did see a guy hitting rockets with it in Utah- but I never saw many more on the field. With that said, a special thanks to you and David Velasquez for posting your bat reviews !! I know that I really appreciate it !!! |
| Dec. 25, 2017 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: T.O.C. Florida 2018 I had 2 major guys play in 2017, in 55AAA. We played in the Worlds in Las Vegas. One of my 55AAA players went the following weekend to Las Vegas with a Top Gun 50AAA- they placed 3rd. I went to register for the Winter Worlds 2017, the start of the new year for SSUSA- and I tried to add a 60 Major+ player to our roster, he would of been our 3rd Major player in 55AAA. But they told me 2 of my guys had been re-rated because of Top Guns 3rd place finish in 50AAA. One of my guys that didn't even make the trip with Top Gun, was re-rated because he was on their roster. They immediately dropped his rating back to 55AAA when that was pointed out. The other guy was a substitute who played in half their games and hit .284,he got re-rated to 50 Major- and they wouldn't re-classify him to 55AAA. So we had little re-course but to sit and fight it, or accept it and move up. The funny thing is we tied for last place in the World Championships out of 40 teams- and we only hit 7 or 8 home runs with the Rock ball- in 5 games. Now they are going to allow us to hit 30 home runs in 5 games. Makes sense right And that 60M+ guy has 2 lifetime HRs- inside the park type. Go figure |
| Dec. 20, 2017 Uncle Mike | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: T.O.C. Florida 2018 Oxnard Rookies are going.It's our last tournament in 55 AAA. We had to play 55 Major in the Winter Worlds because 1 of my guys took 3rd in the 50 AAA and his rating got bumped up too with that team. So on paper, we had 4 guys rated 55 Major. |
| Oct. 30, 2017 Uncle Mike | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Winter Worlds- need 2 55AAA OF, P, or middle infield Thanks for responding gentlemen. We have moved up to 55 majors- long story. But we have picked up a middle infielder, pitcher, and an outfielder already. Sorry for the slow response- |
| Oct. 26, 2017 Uncle Mike | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: When did our generation become such cry babies I love the idea Dave. Highest rated player will keep people from sandbagging. We just moved from 55AAA to 55M because we had a player play in the 50AAA tournament the following weekend after ours. He was a substitute, only played in half their games and hit .384 and got re-rated as a 50M, because they took 3rd. Obviously he wasn't an impact player, yet he still carries the same rating as all of the others.Since we already had 2 guys rated 55M, and we were adding a 3rd one this year- we had 2 options. Cut 1 of them, or move up. If his team had taken 5th or 7th, we would still be 55AAA. Last year we had an 11-6 record in 55AAA, we averaged 17.7 runs and hit 2HRs per game in the Las Vegas tournaments- with the rock ball. We won the Winter Worlds , and hit 5HRs in 6 games with the Stote. We didn't play more because of injuries and a wedding. We were allowed to hit 51 HRs and only hit 27. If we translate that to the Major division, we could of hit 102 HRs. So we have our work cut out for us. From my point of view, the major difference in the Major division is fitness, strength, and flexibility. If we can improve those attributes across the board, we can compete at the next division level. It would help us score more runs, be better defenders and allow fewer runs. I feel a little nervous about the move, nobody wants to be embarrassed, but ready to see how we fit in. |
