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rfireman44: Can a 50 Major plus player play on a 40 Major team
DaveDowell: YES, presuming he is otherwise eligible as to residency and an ...
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Quicksilver: I'm still confused about the batting box: Can the front foot be ...
Quicksilver: 7.3 says the guy told me wrong apparently, which is what I thought ...
Mason's Grandpa: Quicksilver, The only part of the Batters Box you can step out of is ...
Bruce M: Section 1.29: The batter will be called out if he hits the ball when ...
Bai: Confused. So if my front foot is completely out of the front edge of ...
Bruce M: Yes, Bai. Think of it this way for your front foot. At the time you ...
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garyheifner: What is the official SSUSA size in inches of the strike landing mat?? ...
DaveDowell: From page 84 of the Official SSUSA Rulebook: 34.5" (l) x 19" (w) ...
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garyheifner: First baseman dives and knocks down a grounder. He is on the ground. ...
Dbax: Out. No different than your foot.
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Double Dee: Last weekend, we had a situation where an outfielder made a play on ...
marcster13: I have seen this now and then in league which is not a big deal. ...
DaveDowell: ...and this probably isn't the time to make the observation about a ...
marcster13: ^^^haha^^^
B.J.: DD.. that is no way to talk about DM or NA :)
stick8: Did the outfielder demonstrate possession of the ball on the catch? ...
Double Dee: Stick, IDK about the catch. It could have gone either way. She said ...
stick8: LOL. I know what you mean Double Dee. Pandora’s box is opening ...
Bruce M: As an umpire, I do not ask players what they saw. If there is ...
TAKO88: I will say that last year in the world championships at Las Vegas my ...
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wardo: A foul tip went directly back to the catcher and was lodged between ...
Donna McGuire: Wardo; The answer depends on what sport/association you are playing. ...
JohnO28: Donna McGuire, USA took out the phrase "that it must go above a ...
Donna McGuire: John028: USA (ASA) changed its foul tip rule in 2008, I believe. My ...
stick8: SSUSA: foul tip above the batters head that’s caught by ...
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Randall: Our league plays with a roster of 10 players. If a player needs to ...
DaveDowell: Randall ... You mentioned this situation arose in a "league" play ...
Randall: Dave, thank you for your response. I am aware that league plays with ...
Randall: Dave, sorry for my first sentence. It should have said that our ...
DaveDowell: Randall ... Take a look at Rulebook Section 7.1(1) on Page 40 ... ...
stick8: Senior house leagues normally are under the guise of ISSA,SSUSA or ...
Randall: Thank you Dave and stick8!
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1goat: When did SSUSA go to a 1/1 count?
DaveDowell: The 40+ Masters Men and Women went to the 1-1 count for the 2017 ...
1goat: Dave Thanks
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South Florida: Looking for a ssusa rule number that applies to this situation. ...
DaveDowell: NancyAllen ... Can you and Butch Drake handle this one? [grins]
B.J.: south florida.. the home or visiting team have nothing to do with ...
Dbrown5: I would respectfully disagree with BJ’s answer. It is not the ...
Dbax: B.J. Is correct.
B.J.: Dbrown5.. in a pre-game meeting with both mgrs. I go over what is ...
Dbrown5: If that is something you are specifically discussing in pre-game then ...
Nancy Allen: Dave, hey, you and I handled it on Diamond 3. Ricky could not argue ...
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FTP: I read the minutes for this past rules committee meeting. I'm a ...
B.J.: FTP.. yes .. when caught it’s an out and a dead ball
LMR: Just out of curiosity, why is it a dead ball? A popup to any other ...
hitnrun5: B.J.for clarification, are you saying a foul ball caught by the ...
NYGNYY: LMR. Great point regarding dead ball. If a catch happens to track ...
Donna McGuire: In conjunction with the Rules Committee minutes, it is best to pull ...
B.J.: Donna.. I was just going by what was posted from the national rules ...
B.J.: I admit this is confusing.. one more thing I would consider is ...
JohnO28: Curious as to why when pretty much every association has changed the ...
Mistersoftball12: I am correct--a foul tip (not higher than the batter's head) can be ...
Donna McGuire: JohnO28: SSUSA did not change its rule. The wording change was made ...
DirkPitt: My understanding is the change was made to avoid/eliminate arguments ...
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Woody22: Can some one from staff please respond to my previous post? I have a ...
SSUSA Staff: In response to your seven questions... • See SSUSA Rulebook ...
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Lumberjack16: At the recent SSUSA Rules committee meeting, SSUSA decided to change ...
4040club: As a manager of an 80s team, I agree that this is a significant ...
spider9188: Rich and 4040club...couldn't agree with you more...bummer. Sorry to ...
Lumberjack16: Could someone at SSUSA please provide us with the reasoning behind ...
DaveDowell: The underage player allowances were created over a decade ago when ...
readytoplay: now that we are starting 2025 season, where do we stand with 75+ ...
SSUSA Staff: r2p ... You stand with the identical rule as last season ... In 2025, ...
treeguy: Totally confused. Dave Dowell said there is a phase out of 74 yo ...
DaveDowell: OK, fellas, let's get caught up a little bit here ... The initial ...
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SSUSA Staff: The link below redirects to the Official Minutes of the 2024 SSUSA ...
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DPlayer: The bases are loaded with less than two outs. A ground ball is hit to ...
IDon'tKnow 3rdBase: Scenario 1)by touching the base first, the force is in effect and the ...
Mason's Grandpa: DPlayer, 1). IF, 3B is touched first, the force is no-longer in play ...
stick8: 1) Runner going from second to third is OUT. Runner that was on third ...
DaveDowell: stick8 ... They might be correct, but only if the runner who started ...
B.J.: I hate to say this but for "ONCE" I agree with DD and stick8 they ...
Webbie25: Many years ago, I believe in Winter Worlds, we faced second and ...
Dbax: I know who that third baseman was.
stick8: Dave you might be right if this happened in a senior league. This ...
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TOMAR77: Can a 70's team add an 69 year old to a 70's Team ? If so how many ...
DaveDowell: YES- You may add up to three (3) if they are otherwise eligible as to ...
TOMAR77: Thanks Dave, I was told by others yes, no, maybe so. Tommy
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Randall: First of all, thank you for your previous help. There is a hit and a ...
B.J.: Randall.. if the runner leaves the field and enters the dugout he ...
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Randall: I understand the rule requiring the batter to not have the back foot ...
B.J.: Randall the new wording says.. The batter "MUST" take an initial ...
JohnO28: BJ, pretty sure you as an umpire are overstepping your authority by ...
yankeesfan12: O-boy here we go again with the batters box. Just go back to the ...
JohnO28: yankeesfan12, so what do you do for turf fields where the batters ...
DirkPitt: BJ's right and is enforcing the rules as written. By rule, the ...
yankeesfan12: JohnO28 The turf fields I've played on are either all dirt infields ...
B.J.: john028.. below is the rule RULE 7.1 BATTING POSITION The batter ...
JohnO28: Yankeesfan12, Have you never played BLD in Vegas? We played 4 ...
JohnO28: B.J., Where exactly does that rule allow you to preposition a ...
nickname36: "EXACTLY" Just go back to the way the batters boxes were when slow ...
DirkPitt: In football, there is no rule that says the ref cannot put the ball ...
garyheifner: All this talk brings me back to why have a batters box? A batter has ...
Bruce M: The back foot needs to be parallel to the front edge of the plate or ...
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Randall: With no outs, R1leaves 1B on a line drive hit fo F9. F9 catches the ...
B.J.: Randall.. this is a tough scenario to answer without actually seeing ...
JohnO28: BJ, the fielder is not allowed to stand or touch the bag until he ...
B.J.: JohnO28.. below it states it would be OBS if a fielder "does not have ...
JohnO28: That is not what that says. Jezzus. The fielder is 100% allowed to ...
Nancy Allen: So the call didn’t occur according to your feelings. B.J. is ...
JAB: This is a little different but, I believe still an "interference" ...
B.J.: Jab, the SSUSA umpire you asked on site gave you the correct call..
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1goat: At a recent rec league game this situation occurred. Runners on ...
DaveDowell: Yes ... But your terminology is incorrect ... This is NOT a "force ...
1goat: Dave. Thanks for the quick reply. Didn’t know what else to call ...
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Fuzz: How do we go about including Coaches/Managers in the annual rules ...
Fuzz: Perhaps set up a series of group meetings using "zoom".
SSUSA Staff: Fuzz ... Coaches/Managers have been encouraged and permitted to ...
Fuzz: Thanks for the quick follow up and information. fuzz :)
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