csullivan0185
Softball Psycho
We have a very bad problem with doctored bats in our league and the LD wants to switch to all wood, but isn't sure if we will be able to keep our ASA sanction. Any help on this question??
We have a very bad problem with doctored bats in our league and the LD wants to switch to all wood, but isn't sure if we will be able to keep our ASA sanction. Any help on this question??
where do you play BTW? I play city of mesa leagues.. I sure hope they dont pull something like this..
We have a very bad problem with doctored bats in our league and the LD wants to switch to all wood, but isn't sure if we will be able to keep our ASA sanction. Any help on this question??
I also play at skyline currently, so this is good news. We have played at red mountain and crappy kleinman before too..E - I play at Skyline on Tuesdays. Just asked Tiffany (our LD) and she says we are not making any changes in the near future. Also, she said we wont be getting a bat tester as the city takes on more liability when they put a stamp on a bat.
where do you play BTW? I play city of mesa leagues.. I sure hope they dont pull something like this..
I agree with you here, BUT those of us that DONT cheat, and enjoy the bat aspect of the game, it would suck. I have alot of bats I have paid good money for, and to have them useless would piss me off to no end!I seriously doubt this will have any impact whatsoever on the league's affiliation with ASA. If he's that concerned about it, he should contact the AZ ASA Commissioner. He can look up Don's info here.
I've heard a lot of guys say they have a lot of fun in wood bat leagues. Real home run hitters can still hit them out, and it usually solves the typical BS whining about bats, bringing the game back to its roots.
I also play at skyline currently, so this is good news. We have played at red mountain and crappy kleinman before too..
Our league tried this for fall last season. 10 of 12 teams (not us) said they wouldn't play, and only one team from outside the league tried to join up. The main reason for the teams leaving as they stated at the meeting was that if they can't swing their good bats they'd rather not even play, or switch leagues.
That is really sad. Hope none of these quitters have children to which they will hand down such an attitude.
demarini and combat make a maple/composite for baseball that is besr certified and legal for wooden bat leagues. they outperform solid maple or bamboo and dont crack/break easily
I seriously doubt this will have any impact whatsoever on the league's affiliation with ASA. If he's that concerned about it, he should contact the AZ ASA Commissioner. He can look up Don's info here.
I've heard a lot of guys say they have a lot of fun in wood bat leagues. Real home run hitters can still hit them out, and it usually solves the typical BS whining about bats, bringing the game back to its roots.
Does ASA have a Wood bat division? (State, Regionals and Nationals)
We tried a wood bat in our fall league, we had teams that wanted to change the summer league to wood bats. Our team all so plays in a Wood Bat Tourney on Labor Day Weekend, its a lot of fun. Sure makes the game a game again. I'm all for wood bats. ASA here in Vt. did a Wood Bat States, our team could not go due to other commitments that weekend. We have all ready made plans for 2012 to attend ASA Vt. Wood Bat States.
Hillerech and Bradsby?According to the folks at H&B, maple doesn't break/crack, it shatters which has been a point of discussion in baseball safety.
Hillerech and Bradsby?
Not to say that there isn't some validity to their statement, but I remember a few years ago (during a burst of maple bat drama) a lot of debate going around with one side (I want to say it was SAM BAT, the first to get a maple bat approved by MLB) claiming that the reason bats were shattering was because other manufacturers were making their handles too slim or the players were sanding down the bats in the area between the handle and the barrel in post-manufacture to reduce the weight. I don't know if there was actually anything to these claims though.
According to the folks at H&B, maple doesn't break/crack, it shatters which has been a point of discussion in baseball safety.
Hillerech and Bradsby?
Not to say that there isn't some validity to their statement, but I remember a few years ago (during a burst of maple bat drama) a lot of debate going around with one side (I want to say it was SAM BAT, the first to get a maple bat approved by MLB) claiming that the reason bats were shattering was because other manufacturers were making their handles too slim or the players were sanding down the bats in the area between the handle and the barrel in post-manufacture to reduce the weight. I don't know if there was actually anything to these claims though.
I ran a wood bat league in Syracuse and at the park we used it's usually umped by USSSA umps. To make it more interesting we wanted to switch to an 11 inch ball hi COR and compression . USSSA told us we couldnt; use that ball so we went to the ASA director for the area and asked if we could get a waiver on the ball we wanted to use since we were using wood bats.. ASA gaves us the waiver to use the 11 inch hi COR /compression ball so we became an ASA league. It was a lot of fun .. using those balls really opened things up offensively .. the previous 2 years we used the standard approved USSSA ball and you just couldn't generate much offense .. we'd have 7 inning games ending 5-3 and being over in 30 minutes .. so .. we also extended the games to 9 innings ..
That sounds awesome, actually. I'd LOVE to ump those kinds of games. Eliminates all the whining and crying over this guy having that kind of bat, blah, blah, blah...
It brings the game back to its purest state. I, for one, would give anything to call in that league!
I ran a wood bat league in Syracuse and at the park we used it's usually umped by USSSA umps. To make it more interesting we wanted to switch to an 11 inch ball hi COR and compression . USSSA told us we couldnt; use that ball so we went to the ASA director for the area and asked if we could get a waiver on the ball we wanted to use since we were using wood bats.. ASA gaves us the waiver to use the 11 inch hi COR /compression ball so we became an ASA league. It was a lot of fun .. using those balls really opened things up offensively .. the previous 2 years we used the standard approved USSSA ball and you just couldn't generate much offense .. we'd have 7 inning games ending 5-3 and being over in 30 minutes .. so .. we also extended the games to 9 innings ..