Recent content by MaverickAH

Bump because someone asked….

The best bat I’ve found to hit Clincher Gold’s with is the og TPS Genesis.

Hey AD, Haven’t talked in a long time! I’ll try to reach out some time this week. I disagree with you about the laces on that Vinci BV1929-L. They just require a lot of conditioning and breaking in. In fact, the entire glove does. The colored leathers are particularly tough and not for the...

It’s a Rawlings Pro Preferred PROS3029-6BR (12.75"). It was a limited production run that Rawlings did a few years ago. It’s an exclusive release in bruciato with pittards sheepskin lining.

I’d agree with you about that but it does happen at the lower end of the skill level especially with players who are either just starting out or are uncoordinated.

Had someone ask me about this thread so I’m bumping it up. I’ll probably be putting up some of these for sale soon. So inquiries are welcomed!

Eddie’s has given you the rule book definition. In practice, a foul tip is as indicated the the USA rule book. “A batted ball that goes sharply and directly from the bat to the catcher’s hand(s) or glove/mitt and is legally caught by the catcher.” In other words, no discernible change in...

New? Used?

It used to be teammates who took me out of my zen either through not playing smart, being selfish or just being annoying. These days it’s old age…..

How I handle such situations: If I have an ongoing problem with a manager or player overstepping their boundaries when it comes to calls that are my responsibility, I will shut them down. I learn long ago to not let things like this go on. I will quietly walk over to the offending party and...

I’m going to be highly controversial here: 1. Get composite bats out of the game. They make things too easy and too dangerous. I’m dating myself, but back when singlewall bats were the norm, the best ones had a sweet spot of 3.5” max. Even when doublewall bats made their entrance, the sweet...

Vinci hasn’t made the BR45 for a long, long time! It’s a discontinued model. Good luck in trying to find one. The current model in their lineup would be the BR4600-22.

It’s just softball in general & it’s always been that way IMHO. Offense over defense….. That attitude just naturally extends to the equipment. I’ve played on a lot of good teams over the years and the better the team, the more prevalent the attitude. It usually works until you have an off...

In all honesty, you’re creating a potential problem by giving the runner permission to perform that action. You’re also giving yourself something else to have to look for! For the sake of the question asked, I will assume that it’s a standard thing that this league allows for safety reasons...

The only similar ball that I currently know of is the Dudley ZN Kapok 12” (4KP12W). One of the organizations I umpire for tried to use them this year but there was a problem with the balls being off-centered making for a perpetual knuckleball!!! 😵‍💫 If Dudley fixes the issue, they’d make for a...