Short story long, I play in a pretty competitive Co-Ed ASA league here in VT. Plenty of people who know what's up and ASA vs USSSA & our rules.
Played a team tonight in a close back-forth game... until we collapsed in T7 (errors & hot hits by other team)... but something made me go "Hmmmm"... it was a Yellow Worth 454 Legit... did not remember a ASA in that color... but I was busy (Captain & Pitcher), and I hate being a **** during the game about such things... especially if I am not sure...
So, after I got home, I decided to check out the web/Worth and see if that bat was what I thought it was, and I appear to have been right... looks like a USSSA/etc. bat, but NOT OK for ASA...
http://worthsports.com/slowpitch/bats/sb4lus
Hot grounders got through Infield, and one girl even hit it over our LF's head for a 3-run ITP (we have no fence on this field... HATE that!). It got used all game by various people. I am SURE of what it was (I pay attention to bats, and this site has educated me well on these matters). I had 5-6 hit @/by me that I could not catch (too fast). I got a couple. I have fast hands. No beer.
I was a little pissed once I confirmed, being the guy at risk the most, and so I said F it, and I wrote the other Captain to call him out on it. He is actually our league Prez, and should know better, and maybe he did not realize... but it is his job to make sure his people know & what they use. Especially him.
I told him that changing the result was up to him (a little guilt to do the right thing, maybe), but at the very least, I wanted to make sure he knew (and knew that I knew), and that they did not use it again...
Personally, if it was me, and I F'd up and got caught, and I checked it out, and they were right, I would forfeit the game... but don't expect him to... but perhaps I do not give him enough credit... though I usually give too much...
So, now I wait for his reply... likely tomorrow... tbd...
I hate to do these sort of things, generally, but feel this case was not cool, as he is Prez, and definitely knows wassup. It could be legit (pun intended ) error, but seems to me there is a "right thing" to do here...
Just curious on how others here feel about this... what would you do? Not sure of rules around this, and if post-game is too late (I needed to make sure before basically saying to him "You cheated")... ?
In other news, my new Z1000 for ASA is $$$. 3 for 3 tonight for 6 RBI's.
Just wanted to throw in a "Kewl Story" for the SBF Bros...
Both my leagues are now in full swing... good to be back after my traditional VT Winter Snowboarding Hiatus. Even if we lose to cheaters...
Played a team tonight in a close back-forth game... until we collapsed in T7 (errors & hot hits by other team)... but something made me go "Hmmmm"... it was a Yellow Worth 454 Legit... did not remember a ASA in that color... but I was busy (Captain & Pitcher), and I hate being a **** during the game about such things... especially if I am not sure...
So, after I got home, I decided to check out the web/Worth and see if that bat was what I thought it was, and I appear to have been right... looks like a USSSA/etc. bat, but NOT OK for ASA...
http://worthsports.com/slowpitch/bats/sb4lus
Hot grounders got through Infield, and one girl even hit it over our LF's head for a 3-run ITP (we have no fence on this field... HATE that!). It got used all game by various people. I am SURE of what it was (I pay attention to bats, and this site has educated me well on these matters). I had 5-6 hit @/by me that I could not catch (too fast). I got a couple. I have fast hands. No beer.
I was a little pissed once I confirmed, being the guy at risk the most, and so I said F it, and I wrote the other Captain to call him out on it. He is actually our league Prez, and should know better, and maybe he did not realize... but it is his job to make sure his people know & what they use. Especially him.
I told him that changing the result was up to him (a little guilt to do the right thing, maybe), but at the very least, I wanted to make sure he knew (and knew that I knew), and that they did not use it again...
Personally, if it was me, and I F'd up and got caught, and I checked it out, and they were right, I would forfeit the game... but don't expect him to... but perhaps I do not give him enough credit... though I usually give too much...
So, now I wait for his reply... likely tomorrow... tbd...
I hate to do these sort of things, generally, but feel this case was not cool, as he is Prez, and definitely knows wassup. It could be legit (pun intended ) error, but seems to me there is a "right thing" to do here...
Just curious on how others here feel about this... what would you do? Not sure of rules around this, and if post-game is too late (I needed to make sure before basically saying to him "You cheated")... ?
In other news, my new Z1000 for ASA is $$$. 3 for 3 tonight for 6 RBI's.
Just wanted to throw in a "Kewl Story" for the SBF Bros...
Both my leagues are now in full swing... good to be back after my traditional VT Winter Snowboarding Hiatus. Even if we lose to cheaters...
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