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| Sept. 12, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: desert breeze fields The new fields (#5-8) are slightly SE of the original Fields #1-4, a 200± yards guesstimate from the east gate) ... None of the satellite imagery seems new enough to have it, but Google Earth does show the early stages of construction ... Phase II is basically just over the dog park and across the loop access road ... There's a very convenient parking lot directly adjacent (North) to the new fields, but it's probably no more than a 5-minute walk at most between the two quads ... Construction completion/occupancy permits have not been received on all four fields, but have been issued for Fields #5 and #8 ... Those are the two north side fields in the quad ... |
| Sept. 11, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Confusion About 60 Major Schedule for Worlds Nope, they are presented this way any time we have games on multiple days in the same section of the schedule ... The games that play on Friday in this instance are indicated by the word "FRIDAY" above the game time and Field # in that bracketed game ... The light-yellow highlight is not new, either, but it's designed to show on a monitor but not to show on printed output ... This has been my methodology for a couple of decades ... Good luck next week! ... |
| Sept. 10, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: Confusion About 60 Major Schedule for Worlds Hi Joe ... There's no mistake in the 60-Major Bracket ... Winner's Bracket games #1-16 play on Friday ... Also, Elimination Bracket games #18-19 and #22-23 play at 2:00 PM on Friday, and are labeled accordingly ... That's a total of 20 games FRIDAY, and that's the maximum we can schedule because we have to vacate for Local League play that evening ... All other games numbered up to and including #48 (there are 28 of those) play on SATURDAY ... Games #49 through the "If" Game #55 play on SUNDAY at Arroyo Grande ... Good luck! |
| Sept. 10, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Bases 70' ... See Page 12 of the SSUSA Rulebook ... __________ 2.4 • BASE DISTANCE Bases shall be set 70’ (21.34 m) apart for all age groups and divisions. NOTE: For men’s 75+, and older and women’s senior divisions (50+ and older), bases may be set at 65' (19.81 m) if, in the tournament director’s sole discretion, such an adjustment is feasible. |
| Sept. 7, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Rules about Player Pickup for Vegas JohnO28 ... Please call the SSUSA Home Office tomorrow and ask for Tiffany ... Be ready to discuss the specifics of your roster and the actual affected players ... That's the best (and maybe only) way to get definitive results that justify the efficient and productive use of your time ... The generalized inquiries appearing in this forum are largely a waste of everyone's time because of the narrow scope of allowable last-minute add rules ... Good luck! ... |
| Sept. 6, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: 75 M+ game times Tony ... You are scheduled in those time slots because there are members of all three of the other teams in your 75-M+ Division who asked not to be scheduled during the Opening Ceremonies and Hall of Fame Inductions or the 90+ Championship game that day ... Several players are either being inducted into the Hall of Fame, are speaking as presenters of the inductees, or are current or former teammates of inductees and wish to observe this lifetime achievement moment ... If you believe you are at risk of a health difficulty similar to the one that befell Gary Kearney last year, by all means take the afternoon off ... Nobody will second-guess your decision ... Good luck ... |
| Sept. 4, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Bats Discussion: California Bat Company No reason to go to Flakebook when the up-to-the-minute current SSUSA Approved Bat list is right here in this website... • Approved Bat List: Current List |
| Sept. 3, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: individual player rating We don't publish individual player's "team rating experience history" information ... The ratings division at the SSUSA Home Office checks every pre-tournament roster for the type of compliance you mention, specifically the number of "out-of-rating" players allowed ... They have the data that might affect that history and publishing it would be similar to stepping on a tube of toothpaste ... It becomes a very difficult task to put that mess back in the tube! ... If you have a specific question, have the manager (if that's not you) submit it in writing and we'll look it up ... The request should be specific as to requester AND the team and individual(s) that are the subject of the inquiry ... Thanks! |
| Sept. 3, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Worlds in Vegas 60 AA teams I suspect he may have been asking for a fully completed bracket (previously "UNDER CONSTRUCTION") because he must already know where they are going to be seeded ... That's normally something folks "WANT" well before they "NEED" it later in the process ... This one was fairly complicated because his division is sharing the Desert Breeze facility with the 44-team 60-AAA AND the 7-team 55-AA brackets ... The two smaller ones also want out on Saturday ... It took a bit of time to wave the magic wand to make that happen in the 567-game Session #1 schedule ... Mission accomplished! ... Good luck everyone! ... |
| Aug. 28, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: What is a Chip player A "Chip" is the nickname term describing a player on a roster who is one of that team's three (3) allowed "out of rating" players ... A Major team may generally have three Major+ players on their roster, AAA may have three Major, and AA may have three AAA ... A team that has been recently reduced in rating following an appeal may not add any chip players for a period of one year ... Your manager will know if he has any chips on your team, and who they are ... There's no public list maintained for reference ... |
| Aug. 26, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Field Assignments 1st session Las Vegas Worlds Harv ... They'll be posted two days ago ... |
| Aug. 26, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Cheyenne Sports Complex Broph88 ... North Las Vegas' Cheyenne Park has risen significantly in the rankings ... All of the fields have been re-done over the past few years, lighting is much improved, new bleachers have been installed for fans and "Batter's Screen" fencing is in place for improved hitter's visibility (we believe that's the only facility in the area to have done so) ... Those who haven't been to or played there recently are very likely poorly informed about the changes ... In Session #1, the 44-team Men's 60-AAA will be jointly scheduled there and at Desert Breeze, which also has a new Phase II development in progress ... You shouldn't be disappointed in either facility ... Good luck! ... |
| Aug. 25, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: Tournaments Discussion: divisions american/national outlaw44 ... After the 41 seeding games conclude on Thursday evening (last game should end round 8:00 PM), the teams will be ranked #3 through 41 (the USA Champion gets the overall top seed, #1 in the American pod, and the USA Runner-up gets the overall second seed, #1 in the National pod) ... The remaining 39 teams are dealt out in a serpentine draft: N2, A2, A3, N3, N4, A4, etc., all the way thru the last seed, N21 ... Brackets proceed through Friday and Saturday and the pods merge with the surviving teams for Championship Sunday ... Good luck ... |
| Aug. 25, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Dave Dowell Thanks John ... It's been fixed and should be more to your liking ... Good luck the rest of the way! ... |
| Aug. 24, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Dave Dowell Stay classy, John ... The schedule was posted under last minute pressure and before final review ... Maybe you were destined for the 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM super straddle ... It'll get looked at tomorrow and you're still over three weeks out front of it ... Cheers! |
| Aug. 24, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Happy Birthday birdie! A couple of our granddaughters came into town for the weekend, and they wanted a deck of cards ... I went to the store and bought one ... When they opened it, the Joker had your picture on it ... Happy Birthday, my Friend! ... |
| Aug. 21, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: ejection rule? Hi curty ... If you're "playing with kids your (our) own age", the team may play with 10 defensive players, one less than your normal 11-man configuration ... If you drop to two-down, the game ends via forfeit ... Absent some other behavior, like intentionally running over a defender in an interference call, there is no automatic out for being ejected ... An out would be imposed only on offense in the event there was no substitute available to fill the slot in the batting order during the next at-bat ... There is no justification for imposing an out for playing one man down on defense ... Curious call to say the least ... |
| Aug. 20, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: ejection rule? stick8 ... Following an ejection, there is no batting order penalty of an out if they have a sub to replace the ejected player ... Without an available sub, it's an out every time that spot in the order comes around ... |
| Aug. 19, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Plate Rule Rob64: This was SSUSA SANCTIONED PLAY and the mat didn't cover the plate. ... We have a sneaking suspicion we know where this SEMI-SANCTIONED event occurred ... To be a fully sanctioned SSUSA tourney, the presumption, and our expectation is that the independent director administers it in full compliance with our rules ... That includes the correct number of AA HR's (1), and a strike mat that complies with the Official Specifications for same (34½" x 19") and properly positioned to completely overlay the home plate installed on each diamond used ... Please accept our apologies for what apparently happened ... |
| Aug. 18, 2026 DaveDowell | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Plate Rule dog ... I agree with you if it's not SSUSA sanctioned play ... The larger mat size with us completely covers the plate if it's positioned properly, making the question irrelevant in our events ... In other sanctions, well, that's up to them ... |
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