Recent content by Ratmoss

Noting is really close to live pitching imo. I have a pop toss and use it from time to time. Not a staple of my training. I just hate hitting off a tee. I find this more "fun" than using a tee if that makes any sense. It's helpful to get some swings in if you can't find someone to throw BP...

I used something similar to this after a sprain about a year ago. It's really just fabric used for compression. No plastic or anything like that for support. A top notch job with an ACE bandage will do the same thing. It sounds like you are probably at the point in your recovery where this...

Nice to be the "old guy" at 33. Old guy is also the most mature guy (most of the time). Probably 95% of the conflicts on a softball field occur at or near the plate. Nice to have a level head back there to defuse situations and play nice with Blue.

Seems a little off for big mashing dudes like ourselves. The formula might be designed for girls?

I've got a 33/25. To be honest with you, the 1 inch drop takes a lot more getting used to than I would have thought. It takes quite a few swings in BP for me to find my groove with it. I have never swung a 34/26 phenix, so I can't really speak to straight performance. I do have a 26 oz...

I recently purchased one of these things. I like it as a live BP substitute, I never feel like I'm doing anything useful with a stationary tee. This makes it a little more realistic I guess. It does suck to reload every swing. It says to use the handle of the bat to push down the...

I picked up a used DST about 6 months ago just cause it seemed like a good deal at the time. I have to say, I am impressed with it. It's within a couple feet of my Recoil. It's not a bad stick by any means (IMO). But I guess I could be one of the "lucky ones." Plus it makes a nice team...

Played against Carlos Zambrano in an indoor winter league outside Chicago 3-4 years ago. Couldn't figure out what he was doing in Chicago in January. I figure he would have spent the offseason in Venezuela? He played RF and MASHED.

yjsep, I have also found that my skills acquired in a previous life as a hockey goalie have helped on the mound. I played goalie from about age 6 to 18. Then I went to college, got fat, and took up softball. The reflexes are still there, but now my padding is natural. The things you are...

Does anybody know if there is any difference between the 2010 and 2011 versions of the One MLC? From what I can tell, the 2010 MLC has the Squid inside the lettering on "The One" and the 2011 has a smaller squid depicted on the barrel between "Demarini" and "The One." Are there any...

I subbed for a co-workers team on that UIC field a couple of months ago. Beautiful view, home plate faces right out to the skyline. It reminded me a little of PNC, except you get to look at Chicago instead of Pittsburgh. The field was legit, no doubt, but there were some pretty low-level...

Growing up in the NW suburbs of Chicago, I thought 12 inch was just for girls. It wasn't until I went downstate for college that I was exposed to the men's game. I never showed up to a game down there without a glove, but I did bring along some old school heavy lumber at first. I still...

I picked one up on the bay NIW for a decent price a few months ago. Was going to sell it to a friend who was starting a team and needed to add some bats. The deal fell through and I had this thing rolling around in my trunk for a while. I took the wrapper off last week and hit some BP with it...

Wasn't this kind of the idea with the Reveal line? That didn't work out so well...

Does anyone have any input on the Easton metal bats? CV12, SV12 etc? I just broke my out of warranty F3 this week. It didn't get much use except for really humid nights with the mush ball. I would like to pick up another metal for a replacement, but don't want to drop $200 plus on an F4...