Teh Official Lounge Co-ed Softball Team Sign In Sheet

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Poll question: Teh Official Lounge Co-ed Softball Team Sign In Sheet

also please post your batting order. also, please note if this is slow pitch or fast pitch.kthxbai.

[Ptah]

1. My name is Who. I'm on first.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. who...I need your batting order, please.

:D

:hi:

[Ptah]

32. Put me in coach, I'm ready to play.

I would like to bat fifth or six.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

33. It is looking like 6th...ok by you?

:pals:

[Ptah]

36. I'll take it!

:hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

91. hey you

don't call me coach :scared:
why me? Just cos I started this thread :shrug:
:yoiks:
I'm just here for the beer:D :beer:

[Ptah]

113. But you might be able to tell me, Who's on first?

:shrug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

126. I don't know is on third

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml

Costello: I don't know.

Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him.

[flvegan]

2. Left field, please.

I batted clean up (4th) for our law firm. It was slow pitch.

I've watched some of the women's fast pitch stuff, and I don't think I could hit off some of those ladies.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. I am thinking slow pitch, too. High Arc, drop it in and tee off --

:D

short field, lead off batter in co-ed here :hi:

pitcher, clean up batter, womens league ;)

[Richardo]

8. If this game involves throwing female pigs I'm going to have to rethink my options

:D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. typo fixed ,,,, now sign up !!

is you is
or
is you ain't :D

[quip]

25. A fellow mound denizen!

Do you have the Holy Grail in your arsenal? I don't, but I'm working on it. The Grail of which I speak is the knuckleball. :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. Phil Niekro is my hero --

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://165.29.9.6/museum/exhibits/extrainnings.htm&h=542&w=394&sz=113&hl=en&start=20&tbnid=4WyKZdPN4z5a-M:&tbnh=132&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphil%2Bniekro%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS243US243

[quip]

41. His brother, Joe (RIP), a Twins Legend!

The Niekro Bros. were awesome!

I am also a big fan of Tim Wakefield!

The knuckleball is quite simply an amazing pitch. I call it "the great equalizer," even in slow pitch. :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. it will make your eyes -- go like this

:crazy:

:D

[quip]

47. A good knuckleball defies physics-- it is literally magic!

:rofl:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

146. it is a beauty to behold and you can wham the hell out of it....IF

you can keep your eye on it. I will give my Dad credit. He can (back in the day) throw a hell of a knuckler both in baseball and slow pitch, high arc softball...YES, it can be done.





http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/advanced/knuckleball-01.html&h=357&w=500&sz=48&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=SJcCGdUurIkyKM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dknuckleball%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS243US243

Knuckleball

First, we need to understand that a knuckleball is different than a "standard" curve ball. The knuckleball is the most difficult pitch to master. The knuckleball is thrown with no spin and at a slower speed. The ball appears to "dance" in the air as it leaves the pitcher's hand and on the way to the batter.

The ball moves through the air in an unpredictable fashion. At first, some people thought the "dance" was caused by passing breezes. However, the most likely reason for the "dance" is a very slow spin. Researchers have learned that a slight change in the orientation (position) of the ball with respect to the air flow results in dramatic changes in the forces acting on the ball. Not only does the magnitude (strength) of the force change, but the direction also changes. This is why the ball seems to dance.

How the forces change magnitude and the direction of the baseball is not known. However, one theory is that the stitches in the ball play an important part. The stitches most likely cause turbulence on and around the surface of the ball. The flow separation is reduced. As the ball slowly rotates it may change to laminar (smooth) flow, which is more separated. This altering state of flow from laminar to turbulent (and separated to attached) could cause the forces on the ball to fluctuate (change) thereby causing the ball to "dance".

It is important to note that even if the pitcher throws the ball without any spin, the flow changes created by the stitch pattern of the ball will cause the ball to spin.

[quip]

19. Do you have yard power in those pipes, flvegan?

B-) :hi:

[flvegan]

31. I usually interrupt the basketball game

in the court just past the left field fence. I'm not much of a base runner, so I find it easier to make it a lazy jog.

[quip]

45. I know your type! In fact, I had one season where I parked almost half of my hits.

It's fun to touch them all and bask in the brief moment of glory! :P What a great game it is!

[sasquatch]

5. Left field, batting third

:)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

42. okie dokie

:hi:

[Richardo]

6. I'm a lefty with a weak arm - 1st is perfect, but I've played 2nd too

I'd bat in the middle of the order.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. gotcha

;)

never mind about above :D

[SPKrazy]

7. Third base or Shortstop

batting order, right after Ptah :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. We are awaiting word....

word is ...:D

[SPKrazy]

29. 3rd base then

i'll bat 5th

[Tuesday Afternoon]

158. the 2nd lead off batter --

run pretty fast, do ya ? :D

[AlCzervik]

9. Fast pitch, sign me up.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. and ,at what position??

I think, according to above comments, that this will be slo-pitch :shrug:

still in? come on. you know you wanna :D :hi:

[AlCzervik]

14. i hate high arc. i'll take care of the beer, how about that?

[Richardo]

15. Here's the most valuable player right here.

:toast:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. Hell yeah!!

:headbang:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

16. well, I guess word is still out on the high arc...just going by

what has been posted so far ...but hell yeah!! pass me a beer :toast: :beer: :D :hi:

[quip]

18. Hurler (slow pitch)

In little league, I started out catching but moved to third. As an adult, I started out in left field, but after 20+ years, I let the youngsters shag the flies; now I pitch. Don't have the power I used to, so nowadays I hit 2nd or 5th, depending upon who's hot. I'm usually hot... :D

Our first game is this Tues. :applause:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. good luck dude!!

Tuesday ...hmmmm ... it is in the cards :D

[quip]

23. Thanks!

Although we definitely play for fun! I'm past my competitive years (for the most part) :evilgrin:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

24. Glory Days

~sigh~

[quip]

27. I fear that I've peaked. Last season was the first one in a long time where I didn't go deep.

~sigh~ :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. go practice on the little league fields...

guaranteed to hit one over the fence ;)

[quip]

43. It really is weird to see fields that you played on as a kid; it's as if they have been shrunken

when you revisit them as an adult!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

46. yeah...and looking back -- that fence looked so far away --

:wow:

We grew and they shrunk...I swear, it is the time warp :D

[quip]

48. As I am wont to say: growing old is a kick in the pants!

:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

50. damn it all --

I am kicking back :D:kick:

[TZ]

87. Really? Those skinny little arms of yours can throw the ball?

And it can reach home plate?:P
I'm kidding of course. You appear to have the strong, wiry frame that many baseball players have...
Good luck! Now..we need to see a pic of you in uniform....:hi:

[quip]

105. Skinny????? Who are you calling skinny!!!

"Wirey?" I've never been so insulted in all my life! TZ, you have emasculated me!!!11!!! :rofl:

I have already posted a pic of me in uniform:



Pay no attention to my tighty-whiteys showing there, pev!

[TZ]

109. Thats me...

ball buster extraordinaire! - I inherited that trait from my mother who once had a guy in a bar tell her "You got Fangs, Lady!
:rofl:
BTW, thanks for the pointer on the tighty whiteys..I would not have noticed otherwise...:9
(nice pic though)

[quip]

111. Nice post, Pinocchio!

Some pev you are! :rofl:

[BeachBaby]

110. Well hot DAMN.

Nice....




















hat. :P
Phillies are in first place in the NL East! Woot! :woohoo:

[quip]

112. D'oh! Too much dissing for my fragile ego!

:rofl:

My Twins destroyed Detroit last night, having just come home from humiliating the Chisox.

Always good to beat the Windy City Wussies. :P

[Dr. Strange]

114. I think I just got a hernia.

From all the laughing.

Must go have some ice cream while I catch my breath.

[lost-in-nj]

20. I can be

the player that sits on the bench and gets to play when the score is like
20-1 in the 8th (our team) and thats only to give someone else a break!!!




:rofl:

I use to hit a ball
now.. not so good!!!



lost

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. cool!! Our first bench warmer....

:hug:

:hi:

[quip]

54. Hey, Coach. Have lost be our first base coach. It will give us guys a little added

incentive to reach first to get that little pat on our buns after getting a hit! :evilgrin:

Third base coach should also be a hawtie, too! :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

60. cool --- ----and oh,shit ---

did you call me :D

[quip]

62. Would you prefer "Skip?"

:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

64. I have never been coach--

I have only been asst coach or manager...

who the hell is driving this bus? surely, not me :yoiks:

[quip]

66. Look, Skip: Your thread, your team!

I should do up a jersey design! Maybe you should solicit color combination ideas!

We are called the Lounge Lizards, I assume?

[Oeditpus Rex]

68. I always called managers and coaches 'Skip'

They seemed to like it. :D



Okay, here's our logo:







It'll need a little Photoshoppin' to replace the banjo with a bat. Same with the banner:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

69. It is a democratic society -- I say we put it to a vote...

what say you?

Do I have a second on it?

[quip]

73. You got it!

Take nominations for color combos, and take a poll!

My nom: red, white, and navy!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

79. also --- feel free to take a poll for coach...

The floor is open to nominations for coach. Be it duly noted that TA is only driving the thread and NOT the whole bus :think:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

124. Skip ....

I dunno...Maybe I can get used to the sound of that. Power...it is mine ??

[Redbear]

26. 2nd base

definite no. 9 hitter

slow or fast

[Tuesday Afternoon]

38. a good 2nd baseman...

can win the game :woohoo:

welcome aboard :pals:

[BarenakedLady]

28. I'll bring the beverages

:toast:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. thanks ever so much, love

:beer:

:hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

35. I was the catcher all through High School

I think I can play that position again.


I will bat 8th or 9th, I am not a power hitter, but I do have control.


























(Cue the jokes from the pevs...)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. think your knees can still take it?

:D

:pals:

[Pierre.Suave]

40. hell yes

My arm is laser accurate too, NO ONE will steal a base with me behind the plate.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

52. I love it when the catcher makes the play --

as a pitcher, I can really appreciate a good and noble catcher :pals:

[Pierre.Suave]

77. Thats me...

good and noble!

:pals:

[quip]

53. Duuude!

No wonder we "fit" so well together! Like that one night; I pitched and you caught!

:rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

76. yeah, I knew that was coming...

It is not as funny when it is so easily predictable...


:P

[LeftyMom]

49. Team Mom.

I suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck at softball (when we have lounge hockey or football signups, let me know.) But I can bring snacks with the best of 'em. :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

51. Hey Mom !! Don't forget the sunscreen --

:D

:hug:

[quip]

55. Bars. We will need bars!

Some sheetcake would be nice, too.....

:rofl: :toast:

[SoxFan]

56. 1B

Hey, I'm slow afoot and left handed, so my options are kind of limited!

I'll bat in the 6 or 7 spot. I'm more of a line drive hitter than a pure power guy. Sort of a Kevin Youkilis with love handles...

[Oeditpus Rex]

57. I can catch or play third

That is, I could 20 years ago. :)

Since nobody's signed up for third yet, I'll take that.

Doesn't matter where I bat. All I hit are ground balls and soft line drives.

Let's make it slopitch. Otherwise, somebody'll bring in a ringer from the NCAA, and I ain't fixin' to hit anything goin' 70 mph from 45 feet. :scared:





Monica Abbott, prolly the best in NCAA history. She's a local girl.

[quip]

58. She is WICKED!

Now, Oedi, what is this "slop itch" about which you are speaking? :shrug: :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

59. It's what ballplayers get

when they overcook the man beans.

[quip]

61. "Overcook the man beans?"

I'm crying here! :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

65. I never saw Abbott pitch, btw

About the same time softball season started in her freshman year in high school, I went from sports to the city desk. Here's what I missed:

One of the most sought after pitchers in the nation, Abbott averaged over 300 strikeouts in her three seasons as a prep star at North Salinas High School in Salinas, Calif. In her junior season, the southpaw tossed seven perfect games, while compiling a 0.17 ERA. She threw back-to-back perfect games in the Division I CCS playoffs of that year, striking out 14 of 15 batters in her first contest and 18 in the seven-inning championship game.

I did see quite a bit of her predecessor, though — Jennifer Deering, a three-sport athlete who went on to pitch at Cal and is now pitching coach at Boston University.

[quip]

70. I saw a story on her on ESPN or something once. Domination doesn't begin to

describe her accomplishments! :salute:

[Oeditpus Rex]

74. I've seen Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman and Lisa Fernandez on teevee

It's amazing how hard those girls can bring it. :wow:



Here's something I forgot about Deering: She struck out 49 Gilroy High batters in one of the epic prep softball games of all time; it went 34 innings and had to be played over two days, three weeks apart. :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

72. Holy Shit ---

can I instigate the designated hitter rule ? plskthxbai :scared: :D :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

78. Yeah, you can DH for me if you want

I'll just sit at the far end of the dugout and be quiet while we're up. :(

[Tuesday Afternoon]

80. no ....I need

someone to designate for ME... if she is the pitcher :D


good.lord. :scared: :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

84. What's the problem?

She's only 6' 3". :shrug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

86. are ya double-dog daring me?

plsdon't.kthaxbai

[davsand]

63. Medic and Dugout Mom.

I do an amazing job of keeping the dugout running and I am very good with an ice pack. My most recent experience has been coaching and running a dugout full of 9 and 10 year olds--so a DU team should be no huge change or challenge. Right now I am on IR, and that seems to be the most likely place for me until my blown ankle heals up. I am just now tapering off the crutches--so I probably have a couple more weeks sidelined.

If you need to pick up players later in the season, I used to play out in right field, and I usually put the ball in play when I bat. Put me wherever you need to in the lineup. If you are playing fast pitch I am usually good for some nice Texas Leaguers, and if it is slow pitch I promise to keep it on the ground and away from the runners.

Can I bring my water displacement bat if we play slow pitch? They are legal in some places and not in others...


Laura

[Oeditpus Rex]

67. I shall require your services frequently

Bring the industrial-sized drum of this:

[davsand]

71. You need the most supplies for the first practice and the first game.

I am very serious when I say you NEVER get through the first practice and the first game without using a bunch of supplies. Better lay in a big supply:




Remember: Cold ALWAYS goes on first!!!

[Oeditpus Rex]

75. As I got older, I started rubbing down with Sportscreme before games

and practices. I'd slather the stuff all over my legs, then stretch. Saved a hell of a lot of misery. :)

One day when I was about 24 and stupid, I didn't rub down or stretch or anything, and caught 14 innings that included a full-tilt collision with the pitcher while chasing a foul pop.

It was two days before I could walk properly.

[davsand]

81. I can dip you in a vat full of Sportscreme, tie a rubberband around my fanny...

...and run around you screaming "I'm an airplane--make me take off!" * if it will keep you healthy!

As a medic you do the best you can for the team--and trust me if a sparkly bandaid will cure a ten year old girl, a vat of sportscream and a rubberband will do fine for an adult male.

:evilgrin:



Laura


*Apologies to Jim Stafford.

[Oeditpus Rex]

83. Mmmm... maybe we could do that after the game

Give ya a dollar. :evilgrin:

[davsand]

85. Hon, Once that game is over you may be too crippled up to even lift a beer.

Just sayin...

Probably oughtta stop here lest we get a softball thread locked!

:rofl:



Laura

[BeachBaby]

82. I'll be the third base coach.

I'll be a damned good one too! I will have cups of beer at the ready - because surely, if someone has made it to third base, he/she must really be thirsty.

I'm just thinking about the health of the team. Gotta keep 'em hydrated.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

94. sounds like you got the job!!

keep 'em cold :toast: and send me home :beer: :D :hi:

[quip]

107. Congrats on getting the job at third, Sugah!

Don't blow it.

:yoiks:

[Ava]

88. i'll be the water girl

as my arm injury a bit go proved, i'm dangerous with swinging bats. :rofl:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

95. what about ---

you be our mascot? :hug:

[Ava]

98. as long as i don't have to wear a mascot costume that is hot and stuffy

:rofl:

[TZ]

89. I'd have to be umpire I think

I have never been very good at softball...But I love saying "Yer Out!"

[Tuesday Afternoon]

93. alrighty then

turtles remind me of umps :D :hi:

[quip]

99. To what?

:hide:

[TZ]

101. PFFT

Out of luck you would be..I would call you out always..of course I can be bribed with a ten minute back rub....:P

BTW:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7704617&mesg_id=7705209

[SalmonChantedEvening]

90. Right field k

I have most of my arm left

OK some :)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

92. Hey ---we still need a center field ...got a friend?

:shrug::pals::hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

96. I could draft my nephew

He's 14 and fast, he can cover ground, and I can be immobile and just peg runners. :rofl:

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

103. sounds like a plan --

:toast: :hi: :loveya:

[crimsonblue]

97. I call drunk base!

[Fox Mulder]

100. I'll sit in the stands and cheer everyone on.

:)

[quip]

102. You must be extroverted and frequently start "the wave"

:P

[DarkTirade]

104. I'll be... um... the guy who doesn't know shit about baseball?

:shrug:

[quip]

106. Scorekeeper!

Piece o' cake.

[Oeditpus Rex]

117. I resemble that!

Took me a long time to hone my mad skorekeeping skillz to the art form that they are. x(

[DarkTirade]

169. They get a point when they get back to home plate, right?

But they have to get through all three bases first, otherwise it doesn't count.

But if they get tagged, they're 'it' and they have to count to 50 before they can start tagging other people, right? :P

[bigwillq]

108. Second base for me!

And I would like to bat leadoff! :) :hi:

[NMDemDist2]

115. I need an option for "cheerleader/beer runner" since I can't

catch, hit or throw

[Tuesday Afternoon]

129. cool. I have a feeling you will be making lots of runs for cold beer

:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-ldJ9Iy9g

B-double E double R U-N beer run
B-double E double R U-N beer run

all we need is a ten and five-er,
a car and key and a sober driver.

B-double E double R U-N beer run

A couple of frat guys from Abilene
drove out all night to see Robert Earl Keen
at the KPIG Swine and Sworea Dance.
They wore baseball caps and khaki pants.
They wanted cigarettes, so to save a little money they bought one off this hippie that smelled kinda funny.
And next thing they knew they were both pretty hungry and pretty thirsty too


B-double E double R U-N beer run
B-double E double R U-N beer ru-unn

All we need is a ten and five-er,
car and key and an able driver.

B-double E double R U-N beer run

They found a store with a sign that said
their beer was coldest.
So they sent in Brad 'cause he looked the oldest.
He got a case of beer and a candy bar, walked over to where all the registers are
laid his fake I.D. on the counter top.
The clerk looked, and turned to look back up and stopped.
He said "Son, I ain't gonna call the cops, but I'm gonna have to keep this card"
the guys both took it pretty hard.

B-double E double R U-N beer run
B-double E double R U-N beer ru-un

oh how happy we would be-
had we only brought a better fake I.D.

B-double E double R U-N-beer run

They met another old hippie named
Sleepy John, claimed to be the one from the Robert Earl song.
So they gave him all their cash-he bought em some brews.
Was a beautiful day out in Santa Cruz
They were feelin' so good it shoulda been a crime.
The crowd was cool, and the band was prime.
They made it back up front to their seats just in time to they could sing with all their friends "the road goes on forever
and the party never ends".

B-double E double R U-N beer run

all we need is a ten and a five-er
car and key and a sober driver.

B-double E double R U-N beer run
B-double E double R U-N beer run

[NMDemDist2]

168. and I'm a sober driver for sure

:evilgrin:

[Inchworm]

116. Cooler Guard

Someone has to do it with this lot!

:)

[quip]

118. I submit for approval: A Lounge Lizard Softball Team Logo:

Go, Lizzahs! :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

119. are you going to be coach? --

green and gold (and white:D) ...works for me.:toast: what say the rest of the gang?:shrug:

who do we play against? The Freepers? :D

[quip]

121. As I mentioned before, this is YOUR thread; you get to make the decisions!

Hmmm, I wonder what the Freeper logo would look like....

[Tuesday Afternoon]

123. wonder if there is a way to play a virtual game ---

hmmmmm....

[Oeditpus Rex]

134. If those are the colors

I ain't gonna play. Those are A's colors. x(



I won't insist on Dodger Blue, but I will insist on National League unies.



(Pinstripes are okay, though. That's the one decent thing the Jankees have ever done.)



:P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

136. you haz a point. A point you haz.

www.elkexpressions.com/jerseys.html

[Oeditpus Rex]

137. Now you wanna put us in SHORTS??

How the hell do we slide?? :wtf:



I've always been amazed that so many high school and college women's teams play in shorts. They wear sliding pads, but the ones I've seen are just on the knees and calves. The thighs take it in the ass, too.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

138. just a suggestion...

of course! me and my girl brain :eyes:
for the guys:



doesn't matter to me...I have worn both, course I am a girl :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

140. That works

And this shall be the mode o' sock:







Because wearing jammies to play ball is horseshit.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

141. I totally agree with that ---

:toast:

[Oeditpus Rex]

147. Thinking of uniforms

I think I've discovered why women's rugby has never really caught on.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

148. oh.lord.

:rofl:

[quip]

151. Oedi, you are going to have to somehow wrap your mind around the fact that

we are talkin' SOFTBALL, not baseball. Believe it or don't, wooden bats are illegal in most softball leagues. That's right: we have to use alubinum bats! :P

[KitchenWitch]

172. I will wear the long pants...

Not a big fan of softball shorts.

And yes, Oedi, I will wear my pants and socks in the correct fashion (but you knew that).

[quip]

149. Those aren't As colors! Perish the thought. That's green and ORANGE!

:shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

152. Close the fuck enough

:P

[quip]

154. ...

:spray:

That's funny! :rofl:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

157. what about pinstripe uniforms --

with the logo in navy and red with a touch of gold for class :shrug:

all American colors for an all American sport?

[Oeditpus Rex]

162. As long as it's navy letters

with red and/or gold trim, yeah.



:patriot:

[quip]

163. I love it, but what will those who hate America say????

:shrug: :rofl:

[Coyote_Bandit]

120. Catcher

Played there as a kid for many years and was good enouygh to get a small college scholarship offer just after my sophomore year - before I tore my ankle up the following year. Had a strong and accurate arm. Never was a strong hitter. But I'm a dman good bunter. Fearless even with two strikes.

It's been awhile. Playing again might be a death wish. I hurt just imagining the possibilities. Maybe I should just be the relief catcher - and designated bunter.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

122. I think according to the rules in my area --

If there is a man pitiching then we need a woman catcher and vice versa...so good deal. Welcome aboard :toast:

[quip]

125. Also, according to the rules, there is no bunting in softball!

Hey TA, in your area, do you begin with a 1-1 count? We do, and we also have 1 courtesy foul, and then it's a K.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

127. you mean, you come to bat with the count already 1-1? --

am I understanding you correctly? What is the purpose/theory behind that? are you talking about for the guys? what about infield fly rule...do you have that? also, seems like there is a rule about over the fence being an atuomatic out on the power hitters....been a while...need to find my old rule book :shrug:

4 fouls and you're out.

[quip]

131. Speeds up the game. Makes the pitchers through strikes. Makes the hitters hit.

Most other baseball rules apply, including infield fly.

As per HRs, there are many variants-- it all depends on the league. I'll played in unlimited HRs, 3 limit, 4 limit (additional ones either counting as strikes or outs, once against depending on league). I've also played in a league that had a wild "ratcheting" system. Your team hits an HR, then after that, they are outs. But if the other team hits an HR, then you are able to hit another. In theory there could be dozens of HRs.

We are the same with fouls, only the number is 3. The second foul is referred to as the "courtesy foul."

[Tuesday Afternoon]

133. okay,, gotcha...

I have never played the 1-1 rule. I have seen "over the fence" handled a lot of ways. Three strikes and Four fouls,,,that is the way I am used to playing. Do you guys plays round the clock tournaments? We don't want anyone hurrying up our games for us :D sounds like sacrilege to me

[quip]

139. "Round the clock?" Don't know what that means. All night tourneys? Sounds fun!

In the leagues I'm in, there is a 1 hour time limit. That's simply for logistics. Usually 3 games are scheduled a night. No inning can be started after 1 hour. Five inning minimum. Many times we don't reach 7 innings. In the event of a tie after one hour, the innings begin with 1 out and a man on second.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

143. yes, takes all weekend to play the tournament

double elimination...it is hell to come up and win from the loser's bracket. Although, I have played on a team that has accomplished that very thing :woohoo:

yes. 5 inning minimum.

also seems like there is a rule about being so many runs ahead at the end of five...then the game is over.


:wtf: man on second and one out :wtf: Forget that!!

PLAY BALL!

[quip]

153. Okay, that's basically just a regular weekend tournament. Oh yeah, I've played

in many of those! Three brackets- B, C, and D. You play three, then you get placed in a bracket where you then play double elim. There are 3 final tourney Champs. Guaranteed 5 games.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

155. so, you have played ball at 2 am --

so.much.fun :D

[quip]

159. No! But it does sound like fun!

Games begin at 8am and run all day through until 10pm. Sunday's begin again at 8am, and the championships are usually finished by 5pm.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

160. that is standard ...and then we have "round the clock" tourneys, too

I am almost ashamed to admit how much ball I used to play back in the day :blush:

I have played in 3 summer leagues simultaneously :eyes:

and then came the fall leagues :D

[quip]

164. ONLY three? My peak was four!

Hmmm, fall league: double-headers! :9

[Tuesday Afternoon]

165. well,

you know how fall season starts up as summer season is winding down...so during that period of time I was technically playing in 4 leagues.
Plus volleyball leagues (2) and water ski-ing (slalom):blush:

I used to be kind of a jock:yoiks:

[quip]

166. Wow! The "busy" kind!

:D :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

167. uhmmmm

never mind ...tmi.

[Coyote_Bandit]

130. Never heard of that before

The summer after I torn up my ankle I umpired softball games for kids age 6 to 16 in my little town. I was THE umpire. There was no budget for field umps in our little town. I knew the rules very well at the time. Bunting was allowed. Bunting foul with two strikes was an out.

Granted it's been awhile and I suppose the rules could have changed. But no bunting? Seriously? Bunting is a life skill....

[quip]

132. Remember: we are talking slow pitch softball here. Of course there is bunting in

Little League (I hope!)

[Coyote_Bandit]

145. OK

We played softball - but not slow pitch.

Our rules were essentially like baseball except we played with a softball which had to be pitched underhand. We did allow bunting and base stealing.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

135. This might be helpful

http://www.slowpitch.org.nz/differences.htm

Bunting

There is no bunting, or "chopping" down on the ball (batter is ‘out’).

[Coyote_Bandit]

128. Oh goodie

I like playing with the boys.....

:evilgrin:

:toast:

[JTG of the PRB]

142. Hey Skip! I wanna play right field!

I'm a righty, fielding and batting. I'll gladly hit down around 7th or 8th if you need to fill a hole there!

I can also be a utility outfielder. I'll play left and center... Just don't make me play too much center because I'm not great at diving catches yet. :P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

144. sure thing !!

:toast:

Skip. That's me :blush:

[Rhythm]

150. No matter what i'm playing, I'm always either behind the plate or in the net

Slow-pitch is a hell of a lot more fun, and means that you can enjoy the occasional 'adult beverage' between at-bats.

Put me in the line-up batting 8th... the 2nd 'clean up.'

[Yavin4]

156. Um, Who's Bringing The Beer?

You cannot have a softball league without beer.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

161. you got the job ---

lots of beer :beer: :D :hi:

[SKKY]

170. If there's one thing I still do exceedinly well on the softball field...

...it's the flip at 2nd on a 6-4-3 or a 5-4-3 double play. I was blessed with a pretty strong arm, so I get it out of my glove and to first pretty damn quick.

[KitchenWitch]

171. Third base here.

Or First base.

I would love to be a shortstop, but I have no range.

I can bat 6th or 7th.

I prefer fastpitch.