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Dec. 18, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Plate & Mat as Strike Have not posted in over 3 years: There seems to be some semblance of sanity now, so I will start posting again. Would like your opinion(s): please indicate if you are a pitcher or a batter. If you do not support SPA or SSUSA by purchasing a membership card, please do not post; I am ONLY interested in people who care & sponsor these programs. We all played SB for many years, then suddenly we come to SSB & the plate becomes a strike. I do not mind the mat being there, but as a batter I do not like the plate being a strike. Would you like for SSB associations to repel the plate as a strike? Or repel both: plate & mat? Tater50 |
Dec. 18, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | i like it as it is hard to separate the 2,so as to be able to tell ball and strike sometimes. |
Dec. 18, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | I should have said repeal, instead of repel. MadDog; do you pitch or are you a batter that plays another position? Tater50 |
Dec. 18, 2010 southpaw Men's 60 945 posts | Hey John, how are you? I am an average hitter and hopefully a pretty good pitcher. Play SSUSA and SPA with seniors; U-trip and ASA with youngsters. I can take or leave the plate as a strike, it does not matter. I, personally, do not like the mat. I try not to throw many straigth pitches; everything cuts into or away from the batter, passing through the strike zone, but not always hitting th mat! |
Dec. 18, 2010 Mr. Manassas 242 posts | I like it as both a pitcher and a batter. It tends to standardize the strike zone from tournament to tournament. I am sure that we all have had that umpire with the wild strike zone and I for one can't stand it. I think by having the plate as part of the zone it gives the pitcher a hair more control in the situation with out slanting it too heavily in his direction |
Dec. 18, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Southpaw/Steve: have batted against you & you have a great curve; have to add you to the list of my Bro. Winkey, he has a classic curve. I think the mat takes away from great pitcher's like yourself. I have tried to find the origin of the plate as a strike & I have Struck Out;could not resist the pun LOL!! Tater50 |
Dec. 18, 2010 Pitcherman Men's 50 41 posts | Tater, I am a pitcher and I play SPA and SSUSA. I am fine with the mat as a batter and love it as a pitcher. I think it removes a lot of often questionable umpiring and arguing from the game. As a pitcher, I sometimes don't like that what would have been a strike without the mat is not one with it. But on the other hand, I love throwing a curve ball that hits the back inside of the plate for a strike without ever crossing it. |
Dec. 18, 2010 hitman Men's 65 332 posts | Hey Tater, As a pitcher I like the matt and plate as a strike, as said above it comes as close to leveling out umpires as possible. My pitches go both ways and it depends on the wind on where the knuckle ball goes. I also like it as a hitter again because it levels out the umping again and you can mostly tell if it's going to hitfor a strike. I think I have a pretty good eye but not like ACTION JACKSONS. The Hitman |
Dec. 18, 2010 Airbosn Men's 65 323 posts | Pitch in the over 35 league locally and pitch from time to time with senior team. I like the mat and I like the 8 foot pitching box in SPA. Also like Winky's curve...It was great to go backside when it broke. |
Dec. 18, 2010 ShaneV Men's 55 394 posts | I umpire NSA tournaments and a local NSA rec league. I wish they would go to the mat! I like umpiring with the mat. I like pitching to the mat when the umpire is paying attention. I like batting with the mat as well, makes balls and strikes easier to judge. There are still edge strikes that work like the borderline strikes but it requires less umpire judgement, good for everybody including umpires! Related to this in a general sense, I wonder what it was like when "slow"pitch was born? Did it start out as a recreational-only sport then develop into a more competative one? I ask because I can imagine plenty of "purists" mocking the sport in the beginning. Again I generalize by saying slowpitch must have been so offense heavy from the beginning. Compared to baseball and fastpitch softball, slowpitch must have always been offense oriented and allowed the most rec players and beer guts to have fun and stay active. All forms today seem to be more serious and competitive while still giving hitters much of the advantage. The point being that the larger strike zone (mat) slides the advantage slightly in the direction of a good pitcher and defense in general. The equipment takes us the other direction significantly but makes the game fun in the extreme, in my view. Time for another thread - What was the birth of slowpitch like? ShaneV |
Dec. 18, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Good to know: so far, I am in the minority. Some great views in reference to equalization of the game; giving a little more edge to the pitcher. Definitely helps in the determination of a strike!! Still have never found the origin of the plate as a strike?? Puzzling!! I can live w/it either way, just prefer playing w/o the plate as a strike. Tater50 |
Dec. 18, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | tater,yes to all three,LOL.i pitch both call and mat over here now.i pitched a lot of mat ball in cali before i moved here and loved it,we used everything as a strike,mostly just a mat covering everything,couldn't even see the plate.i liked that type until i came here and got to throw call strike again,and i'll tell you,trying to hit the mat can be very trying now,like my call strike pitching. as a batter i like mat ball to be able to zero in on a specific area. |
Dec. 18, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | shane v,slow pitch got started between 2 colleges after some event(sporting)in the early 1900's,by someone rolling up a boxing glove and threw it at the other college rooters,he defended himself with a paddle and it was on... cliffe notes of the history.... |
Dec. 18, 2010 audieh Men's 60 246 posts | I love the mat and occasionally pitch. I find that seniors that also pitch Utrip don't like it as the mat requires a slower speed with the 6' to 12' height and better control of your pitches to hit flat and up front or high and deep. The faster ball pitchers have not honed their game to be competitive with the mat as it takes more skill to throw a curve, screwball, knuckle, etc. with the mat. I think the mat helps the pitcher and is detrimental to the hitter as the pitch that hits the front of the plate and bounces back at the pitcher is not hittable and the extremely high pitch that hits the back inside corner is just about as impossible to hit. The mat also reduces arguments on pitched balls, speeds the game up and I predict that some day it will be used in most phases of slow pitch. |
Dec. 18, 2010 Omar Khayyam 1174 posts | I am primarily a pitcher and I like the mat and plate as a strike. I was often frustrated by umps who were poor judges of the strike zone. No pitcher wants to just groove the ball to compensate for a weak umpire. I also throw a lot of high pitches, some probably more than 12 feet, and the mat helps determine if the ball is a strike (never mind if it passed through the strike zone). i also agree with others that it has really lowered the level of complaints against an ump, whether by the batter or his teammates. The only complaint now is the occasional height call (after an inning or two, the pitcher knows the umps range). As a batter, it took me quite awhile to get used to the plate being a strike. And yes, the ball that hits the front of the plate and bounces back is a tough one to gauge. But now, I don't mind it, primarily because it is pretty obvious when it is a strike, whereas in the past as a batter, I thought the ump was blowing a lot of calls.:=) |
Dec. 19, 2010 leftyfalcon Men's 65 158 posts | The only reason I like the mat is it makes it easier for the ump. I think it helps the pitcher a little but that's alright with me. |
Dec. 19, 2010 Hippe Men's 50 13 posts | I like the plate and mat, if not you might as well put the ball on a tee and I feel you`ll have alot more walks because strike zone will be way too small |
Dec. 19, 2010 curty Men's 60 143 posts | I like the plate as a strike because the true strike zone is the area above the plate, shoulder to knee and it seems that in order for the ball to hit the plate it must pass through this zone. this is not necessarily true as by the mentioned curves, low, fast balls, etc, but if not illegal then it meets the requirement. As an umpire the mat takes the questionable call away. As a pitcher it creates a consistent zone and as a hitter it leaves little to "discuss" thereby speeding up at bats. Just how I see it. A good history of softball was around about 6-8 years ago from Worth and it may still be available, but memory escapes me as to actual name of this publication |
Dec. 19, 2010 Webbie25 Men's 60 2190 posts | I really think it is time to take home plate as a hitting entity out of the Senior game-it serves no purpose as runs are now scored on a secondary plate and pitches that hit it are strikes. We can just put the mat down and the catcher can touch that for an out. --------------------------------OKAY!!! I'm just kidding, Dirty. Couldn't help but tweak you a bit on that one. Actually it makes no difference to me as a hitter whether we have a mat that includes the plate or not. With the plate as a strike, I just moved forward a bit in the box so I am relatively even with the middle of the strike zone. I do like the fact that having a mat takes a lot of arguing over balls and strikes out of the game. |
Dec. 19, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | webbie isn't that what we do now ,basically..lot of the cali leagues did that,the mat was considered the whole plate for runner and catcher(non-senior league). |
Dec. 19, 2010 Player25 Men's 55 50 posts | I am a batter. Have pitched in the past but no longer. I am okay with the plate being a strike but I believe the batters box should be lengthen in the the front by the approx 17" to keep players who want to stand in the front of the box from being called out for being out of the box. I believe the plate being a strike has caused more players to "walk up" in the box. I believe this has also led to less control of where the ball is hit. (Potentially more shots at the pitcher) As to the mat, absolutely hate it. Balls are called strikes that never cross the plate but hit the mat. Others are called balls that crossed the plate but did not hit the mat. High pitches hit the back of the mat but do not cross the strike zone. If they want to use the mat as a guide it would be okay but to have a rule if the ball hits the mat it is a strike is unfair in so many ways. |
Dec. 20, 2010 Dirty Men's 50 1375 posts | Strike zones are supposed to be vertical and tailored to the height of the batter, NOT horizontal and the same size for a guy 5'8" as for some guy 6'7". Another terrible idea! |
Dec. 20, 2010 curty Men's 60 143 posts | Dirty, this is true if the ball is traveling on a vertical plane, but shouldn't it be more attuned to the arc of the pitch? in slo pitch it would seem to me that the zone is drawn across the plate vertically but the pitch,if legal, crosses horizontally.Just how I see it. |
Dec. 20, 2010 curty Men's 60 143 posts | sorrry, got the directions back ass wards. Should be ball travels vertically, zone drawn horizontally. |
Dec. 20, 2010 Dirty Men's 50 1375 posts | curty, yes there is more arc than in baseball, but the ball is still travelling at less than a 45 degree angle. Pitches are still much more horizontal than vertical, that is just geometric fact. Especialy with the arc limits we use. And strike zones were NEVER intended to be one-size-fits-all. |
Dec. 20, 2010 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | Give me the mat. All those years of hearing umpires giving those "corny" verbal descriptions of each pitch ( too deep, you're over him,just missed etc,etc,etc.)And then there were a lot of "corny" pitchers hollering at the ump wanting to know "what's wrong with it"? Personally,I liked umps that only said "ball","strike" & thats all......TATER,I totally agree with you about this site getting rid of that "trojan horse virus"......PLAYER 25,yes the chalk should go further out in front of the plate to compensate where a batter has to stand with a mat vs.a plate nowadays. |
Dec. 20, 2010 Dirty Men's 50 1375 posts | So we are going to a horizontal strize zone that is the same size for EVERYONE just so you don't have to hear a few words exchanged between the ump and pitcher????????????? |
Dec. 20, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Dirty: are you a member of the SSUSA or SPA? |
Dec. 20, 2010 DCPete 319 posts | For those that do Not want a mat, be careful what you wish for! The last time we played in an ASA tourney, about 5 years ago, they had some extremely old umps who called batters out on pitches that would have landed 6 to 10 feet behind the plate. These umps claimed they were calling the pitch where it crossed the batter and the plate had nothing to do with it. Another reason why we haven't played ASA since . . . |
Dec. 20, 2010 curty Men's 60 143 posts | i can't find where any one has said that the strike zone should be the same for everyone? |
Dec. 20, 2010 Mr. Manassas 242 posts | Again...I reiterate...It was developed to reach some kind of concensus on a strike zone...Yes, in a perfect world all the umpires would be consistant. It does give the pitcher some chance to challenge the hitter in giving him the short and deep pitch. I like it as both a pitcher and a hitter. |
Dec. 20, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Mr. M: I still have not found the origin of the plate/mat; heard one scenario that early SSB only used one Ump & it made it easier. I guess that one ump was positioned somewhere else on the field & could easily visualize a srike??? Still a puzzler how it originated?? Tater50 |
Dec. 20, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | i watched them in the mid 80's and can't remember if they used a mat,i would say most likely b/c there were a bunch of mat leagues in Sacramento back then. |
Dec. 21, 2010 Dirty Men's 50 1375 posts | "i can't find where any one has said that the strike zone should be the same for everyone?" Curty, you find it everytime you see the mat. It IS the strike zone, and it NEVER changes size based on the batter. 5'4" or 6'9", we all use the SAME size strike zone. Wrong, just wrong. |
Dec. 21, 2010 Mario Men's 50 450 posts | The mat is a good idea for consistenency from one umpire to the next. The plate being a strike is another story. We all played softball for many years and got used to the plate being a ball. Now all of a sudden its a strike. From a safty stand point, I think the plate should still be a ball. My reasoning behind this is I have to hit that short pitch somewhere as hard as I can. Most of the time it goes back up the middle. I'm a pitcher/1B so I don't like hitting it up the middle. But it always happens in Senior ball, you get 2 strikes on you and here comes the shortest pitch of the at bat. I don't think the game would change that much if they went back to the plate being a ball, other than I think there would be less balls hit up the middle. |
Dec. 21, 2010 DCPete 319 posts | The problem is Without the mat the umpires also range from 5'4" to 6'9" and everyone of them will call a Different strike zone which is also just wrong for both the pitcher & the batter. |
Dec. 21, 2010 ShaneV Men's 55 394 posts | It occurs to me I need to propose in our senior league that the front of the batters box should never be enforced. We have had issues with the box being called in league, local tournaments and even Western here in Lacey last year. The reason is with the mat covering the plate and the whole thing a strike, the short ones force a batter to hit pitches they never had to hit before, and they're 12" or more shorter than the old strike zone! SSUSA shold consider this too. On many dirt infields anymore they don't even paint boxes. Our problem is they are painted on the artificial turf! ShaneV |
Dec. 22, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | I don't care what strize zone the ump calls, as long as he/she is consistent a good pitcher and batter can adjust. That is all anyone wants, be it softball or hardball, is just consistency and knowing what to expect. Oh, and I would like a strike zone that is at least somewhat tailored to my height and not Magic Johnson's. |
Dec. 22, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Gary19: glad you got your old handle back. I do not like the plate/mat as a strike; but any dislikes we have in SSB can only be addressed if enough players platoon together & eeeeeeeee the associations to put them to a vote. Everyone banning together can get rules changed. If the Plate/mat stays, SBats stay; I can live with it, but I just prefer it the other way. As far as protection for the pitcher; if he wants it,more power to him; dbl 1b; split home plate.....great, injuries at our age take forever to get over. Tater50 |
Dec. 22, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Thanks John. Good to hear from you, I remember you well from SBF. I agree with you, I live with these but don't really see why seniors need special rules in most cases. |
Dec. 23, 2010 Corky Men's 55 451 posts | As an NSA umpire that listens to players cry about balls and strikes that are close and then swing at something a mile out of the strike zone.....I love the map and the 1 and 1 count. On the 1 and 1 count....all games Except championship games.....SHANE V as umpires how do we suggest NSA across the board use the mat? |
Dec. 23, 2010 samg 32 posts | Being new to senior league this coming year in Ohio I will have to get use to the plate as a strike zone. As for the mat we have played with it in Ohio for several years now. I like the mat in it takes some of the younger players arguing and creating issues that cause delays and in some cases games away from theit teams. The height has alwasy been 3-9 and 6-10 unless in an unlimited height tourney. As for the short pitch, you are true in that most hitters will send it back up the middle on you. I know as I have pitched now fore several years with the younger guys, but it has actually kept me honest and on my toes. :-) Like southpaw I usually wont give a batter a straight pitch to hit unless I know they will take a first strike. Then I will get ahead and start with the angles and yes even a short or deep pitch here and there. :-) The mat did speed up play as far as an umpire is concerned with the calls, but there are times when the ball will hit left, right, or back hitting a small rock or clod of dirt and dart leading to a bad call by an umpire. I have done this and had it done to me. I try to look around the mat before a game to see if the ground is level or not or if there are any areas that may cause a ball to take off like it caught an edge. :-) Just using the field to my advantage? The only issue with short pitching a person is at the rec level and up to some of the higher ones we still have issues with the "young" guys using illegal bats that send a ball on you right now! Those are usually the ones that have no real talent or control of their bats, and probably cheat in everything they do. |
Dec. 24, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | samg, what part of Ohio? |
Dec. 24, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Beside making it quite large and not really correctly fitting anyone, a good pitcher can make a joke of the mat. Try placing just a toe on the side of the rubber, extend way out to the side and release the pitch a good 4, 5, maybe 6 feet off to the side of the rubber depending on how tall you are and long your arm is. Now, just knick the edge of the mat on that side. NO way the ball ever came anywhere close to the real strike zone, but you will get the strike call every time. It just totally changes/eliminates the real, intended strike zone if done correctly. |
Dec. 25, 2010 samg 32 posts | Prospect Ohio. Just south of Marion and North of Columbus Gary. You from Ohio? |
Dec. 25, 2010 samg 32 posts | Gary I will agree with you that most mats it will give a pitcher a wider margin of "error" since the mat is wider than the plate by in some cases 4 inches or more. I believe the intent was to make the games faster for league play and squash some mouth from players to umpires. |
Dec. 25, 2010 mad dog Men's 65 4108 posts | 19,do the same with called strike and most likely will get a strike,well,maybe need to get it 2-4" into the area behind the plate,but the same scenario you just described,and it'll be called a strike,been there had them call it for me.i say 90% of the umps look to see where it lands before calling it. samg,put that 4" (2" each side of the plate and you are still taking an 1.5" from me(diameter of a softball,approx 3.5" across).mat ball has never has bothered me,been playing it since the 80's. |
Dec. 25, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | samg, I live in Shaker Heights, in suburban Cleveland. mad dog, you probably have a point, though I know when I umped back in the 90s I never just looked at where it landed. But yea, I know a lot/too many umps just look at that and little else. |
Dec. 25, 2010 samg 32 posts | Who do you play with there? I am the rookie this year playing senior ball. Been playing with a team from delaware ohio in league and got picked up for a recreational tournament which we won. I really had a good time with it though. My brothers team from cali won the 55 Major+ in Vegas and I hope some day to have an opportunity to play with or pitch against him. :-) I got the chance when I was in the military to play with a team in LR Arkansas with him. I had a great time. Maybe we will see you around this year. I will play on Weekdays with Universal Mechanical from Powell Ohio. |
Dec. 25, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | I play in the Silver League in Barberton (near Akron) two nights a week, and last year played with the Ohio Silverstreaks in some tournaments. We played Universal three times, I believe, in various tournaments last season. Good bunch of guys! |
Dec. 26, 2010 tater9 62 posts | The game we played as a youngster is gone, not only from a philosophical standpoint but also from a business standpoint. The organizations need to turn a profit and will make changes to the game to keep players involved. As silly as some of these rules are a change back to the past would only mean less participation which in turn means less profit....you don't remain solvent on less for long. |
Dec. 26, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | tater, you are probably right. It is just a shame so many seniors want so many silly rules. |
Dec. 26, 2010 taits Men's 65 4538 posts | Gary19, for those wanting specific ones like i do the open roster, and having any become reality especially as stated by them isn't going to happen. I wonder how may have? This would be truly interesting. The players have no say or vote, only feedback positive and negative with the suggestive. |
Dec. 27, 2010 Webbie25 Men's 60 2190 posts | Gary-you say seniors want so many silly rules-I slightly disagree because we have reached the point where we need the silly rules. We are not spring chickens any more. I have been hurt more in the last two years than ever in my career.I feel like a Klingon--I'm Klinging on because I can still hit, but am run for every time I get on. We have many guys on our team that would not be playing if not for these silly rules. So which ones do you think really should be canned. The CR rule? That allows 7 or 8 guys on our team to be able to play that could not play if it was otherwise. Do we suffer defensively-big time, but we are there to compete. Cut out the CR rule and I think we would be gone as a competitive team because we are a family team. The five runs an inning? With these bats and diminished defensive skills we would be playing 3 and 4 inning games. HR rules? Again, with these bats it could get very out of hand. The outside plate? Again diminished physical capabilities-that we cannot do what we used to do physically dictates we need it to prevent collisions protect bones that are older from breaking-or worse. The mat-debatable-I don't personally like it from a competitive standpoint, but my observations are that it does cut down the arguing over balls and strikes and the really bad ump can at least get that part right. It is getting harder to get good umpires. We just roll our eyes anymore in league-we are beyond arguing with some of the people they put out there. We are blessed to be playing at our ages. When I was 25-anyone playing past 40 was an absolute fossil. Now look at us!!! A lot of us would love to play old style open softball. However, we would lose a lot more people and teams than we gain by having the rules. |
Dec. 27, 2010 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Webbie25; Well said!! Tater50 |
Dec. 27, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Webbie, For starters, the mat has nothing to do with our age, and again causes all guys no matter their height to have the same strike zone, which is fundamentally wrong. Our age does not cause us to have to use two home plates. Sure there could be collisions at home, but there also can be at second and third yet no one seem concerned with those. Why are collisions with catchers who can see the runner coming worse than collisions at second when many times the infielder has his back to the oncoming runner while taking a throw from left field? Our age does not require us to use special bats, and actually I would (and have) argue the special bats cause more problems and silly rules. Guys don't need to be able to do in the 50s and 60s what many could not in their 20s and 30s. It just doesn't. The bats cause, or at least contribut to, the time limits and the run limits. Again, one silly rule causing many others. I could live with the CR, I suppose, but NO need to allow rabbits to run. None at all. That is just scamming the original intent of the rule. Pitchers looking like hockey goalies. Yes, that one has part to do with our age, and a large part to do with the special bats. Again, no need for them. Webbie, those are what comes immediately to mind. |
Dec. 27, 2010 Webbie25 Men's 60 2190 posts | Gary-I agree with you on problems with the mat, but I think it solves more problems than it creates. Collisions at home and intentionally running down the catcher are the bad ones. The base collisions are rarely intentional. There is always some kamikaze guy out there who will still mow down a catcher if given the chance. A lot of the catchers are our older players that may be hurt, but still want to play. It is such an easy thing to have the second plate. No argument on the bats. No argument on pitchers, but even WITH toned down bats, at our ages with diminished reactions, it would be a good idea to have the protection. CR's I addressed in that thread. Thanks. Mark |
Dec. 27, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Obviously we have seen different things. In 37 years of playing I can count on less than one hand the number of times I have seen a catcher intentionally run into, but have seen many times where an infielder is taken out (which is perfectly fine if done correctly, it is part of the game, always has been) trying to turn a double play. Like I said, age certainly has something to do with some pitchers needing protection. For me, if/when I get to the ponnt that I do I will either switch positions or stop playing. To me that would be the sign that the time has come, as it does with all of us at some point. I responded to you in the other thread as well. |
Dec. 27, 2010 Webbie25 Men's 60 2190 posts | Interesting-that's 2 things you say you have rarely seen, but I have seen a lot-enough to comment on them and support a rule that takes it into consideration and that's balls hitting the rubber and collisions at home. When younger, taking out the catcher used to be the accepted-in baseball, then fast pitch and then slow pitch. There are still kamikaze win-at-all-costs guys out there in our game that could really do some damage to a catcher. I'm glad you are still a 'specimen' yet, and admire you for what you have gone through. Unfortunately, time takes its toll on us. I like that second home plate, as long as I can remember not to bat from it!!! Mark |
Dec. 27, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Again, in 37 years I have NEVER had a ball take a bad hop off a rubber in front of me and I have rarely seen a catcher intentionally run into. Now I have seen collisions when the catcher is out of position, and that in on him NOT the runner. I know time takes a toll, trust me I am not as strong as I once was. But I still say that collisions happen at second and third as well, yet we don't have double bases there. How is running into someone there safer/better than at the plate? As far as what I have gone through, thanks and so far so good. Another round of checkups next week. Only 3 1/2 years to go and I think I am considered 'cured'. :) |
Dec. 27, 2010 DCPete 319 posts | Obviously there were enough home plate collisions for the rule to be implemented years ago in ASA that if the Catcher already had the ball the Runner has to slide or give themself up, otherwise it's an Out and they're ejected if deemed flagrant. Needless to say, this rule has never been implemented for 2nd or 3rd base because most of those plays are Force plays that don't involve collisions. |
Dec. 27, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | Pete, I completely agree with that. With that rule, there is no need for the second plate, which has been my point. I have seen plenty of collisions at second over the years. They are called breaking up the double play. |
Dec. 29, 2010 jimjoes-gman Men's 55 80 posts | Gary 19,I am the pitcher on the team that Paul R. (Bullet) plays on out of Indy that won the 55 AAA Winter Nat's. Been doin it "forever". I have never had an injury from a ball hitting the mound , but I have had some close calls. I also can recall seeing a few other instances (past 35 yrs),where an opposing pitcher got hit by a "worm burner" hitting the rubber......As far as the CR,I have a titanium knee (1 1/2 yr.), am on base a lot & can get to 2nd quickly. But,Paul will tell you, that the more CR's I have, I will swallow fewer hydrocodones, have less pain on Sunday morning & be able to go to work on Monday morning. That's what a CR means to me. Without them,I could not get through the weekend.....RG, "Expert Car Care". PS ,Hope to meet you some day. |
Dec. 29, 2010 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | I know Paul well. I believe others have seen it happen, and maybe I have been very lucky, I just don't recall a ball hitting one in front of me. I have seen my share of bad hops, but just not off the rubber that I remember. If CRs are really needed, that is one thing though it really should be the last out or some other way than just letting the manager send out a rabbit. But I am sure you have seen plenty of cases where a healthy guy is replaced just because the CR is faster. I still maintain that is NOT the spirit of the rule. That is my real point to all this. Hope to meet you somewhere as well. Hopefully we will have a team out of this area next year and I can get around a bit to some tourneys. |
Jan. 4, 2011 pitcher55 Men's 55 130 posts | i started pitching in 1972,with a 14 inch corkball,unlimited arc,the plate and mat was a strike.always playing in so.calif.i have seen a mat that fit behind the plate,an extended mat that fit behind and had a 2 inch strip up each side of the plate,and the extended matthat totaly covered the plate.the last one is the best.with a scoring line behind the plate,might as well cover it up.one consistant stike zone is best.it is not as easy in sb to locate your pitches as it is in baseball.i,ve pitched them both alot.the pitcher does not have an advantage greater than the senior bat.i have watched a friend of mine get his eye socket shattered from a shot off the front edge of the mound.he has double vision in that eye.all mounds in slowpitch should be flush with the ground.i can not believe some complexes have a raised mound.that is so dangerous.each inning as i take the mound,i pull dirt up in front of the rubber.when i say mound,i meant rubber.in vegas,the rubbers were 2 to 3 inches above the ground.crazy and extremely dangerous.and when a pitcher must put on hockey gear to allow him a better chance of not being killed,it is way past time to eliminate the threat.most players that disagree,play deeper. |


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A relaxing cruise in Amsterdam
For a while I tried to set aside Friday's post as an amusing, or interesting to me at least, You Tube video. While the internet has never run out, I feel at times You Tube has. If I look at You Tube, it is a case of either 'not interested' or 'seen it already'.
However I came across this one that amused me. The first three minutes are where the action is. The rest is just the couple chatting with the boat driver.
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- Colin8:37 am
Very amusing. Now I know why I avoided Amsterdam. The bicycles of Copenhagen were fun avoiding, the mad drivers in Rome tested your nerves and skills crossing roads and that includes the so called zebra crossings! Sometimes I got the impression that the zebra crossings were akin to waving a red flag at a bull in the bullring!
I soon learnt the method - just don't stop, keep walking, if you stopped they would hit you - ha ha!
No wonder the boat driver needed a ciggie at the end! I think a bottle of scotch and two "ciggies" might be more nerve settling! Elisabeth, indeed she did get them there and left them with plenty of to dine out on later. She is quite likeable. Surely you would need a license. The canals can get pretty crowded.
Colin, I've not been to Italy and no great desire to. The cyclists were bad in Amsterdam too, mainly because so many were stoned when they were riding. I agree, the woman was entitled to decent drink after that effort, unless she had to take the boat back to somewhere.

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The cruise contol on my E39 just stopped functioning. The indicator symbol appears on the dash when depressed but thats abt it. Any ideas ?? Thanks
i would look under where the pedals are and make sure the switches are engaged for the brake and clutch, there are rubber stoppers that once you hit the brake or clutch it'll let out the switch to disengage the cruise control. I had one mess up on me once.
I see what appears to be a round black rubber pad where the clutch pedal meets the capet but no switch. Maybe I am missing something ??
No, the pad on the carpet is not what I was refering to, that doesnt do anything but make it so you dont have to put the pedal all the way to the floor. The rubber pads i was refering to are kind of under the dash above the petal, you may need to take the panel off to get to them.
It appears the rectangular white/red plastic switches are reversed. The switch for the brake remains on the "in" position untill the brake pedal is depressed. The switch for the clutch remains on the "out" postion until the clutch pedal is depressed. Neither of the switches stick. If this is correct it then must be something else.


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[this is the twentythird installment in the double dippers posts. here are the previous posts - brett butler, omar daal, eric young, nick willhite, chris gwynn, mickey hatcher, dave anderson, don zimmer, rafael landestoy, dave hansen, jose vizcaino, hideo nomo, greg maddux, mike maddux, jon garland, chan ho park, vicente romo, gene mauch, denny lewallyn, von joshua, joe moeller, and dioner navarro.]
you might argue that rudy seanez is really a dodger 'triple dipper'. you might be right. but, i am making the rules about these posts, and i am only considering players who have appeared in a big league game as a dodger before leaving the organization and then returning. that's why guys like denny lewallyn and joe moeller qualify (even though they didn't appear in a game for the other team they were acquired by in between terms with the dodgers) and guys like ted lilly and ron coomer don't count.
seanez, who was acquired from the indians by the dodgers in 1991 in exchange for mike christopher and dennis cook, didn't appear in the bigs for la until 1994. by then, he had spent time in the rockies' and padres' systems including some time in the majors with the pads. in fact, seanez was the guy the dodgers sent to the rockies in 1992 for jody reed.
seanez spent 2 seasons in the majors with the dodgers, going 2-4 with 3 saves in 54 innings of work over the 1994 and 1995 seasons. here's his 1995 topps traded card
seanez spent 1996 in albuquerque with the dodgers' aaa team, and then became a free agent at the end of the season. he signed with the mets, who traded him to the royals in may of 1997 before he appeared in a game for them. he didn't pitch for kansas city in the bigs, either. he finally landed with the braves for the 1998 season, and put together his best years there. he went 12-6 with 7 saves and a 3.30 era in 125 games for bobby cox from 1998 through 2000 (plus a month of 2001 when he became a braves' double dipper).fast forward to 2006 and seanez is in boston as evidenced by his 2006 upper deck card
seanez had also pitched for boston in 2003. in between, he spent time in the cubs organization, and then pitched in the majors for the royals, marlins and padres (for the second time). the red sox released seanez in august of 2006 and the padres brought him in for a third time (a padres' triple dip!). as a result, seanez was on the mound in the bottom of the 10th in the 4+1 game and walked kenny lofton before giving up the walk-off homer to nomar. thanks rudy!
in gratitude, the dodgers brought seanez back to chavez ravine after the '06 season. he spent 2007 in dodger blue, and was one of their most reliable relievers. he posted a 6-3 record with one save and a 3.79 era in 73 games. he was rewarded with a card in upper deck's 2008 set
he re-signed as a free agent in early 2008, but was cut by the dodgers in spring training. seanez quickly signed with the phillies, and pitched for them during their run to the nl east title. unfortunately, he was not on the postseason roster. i am guessing he still got a ring, though.
seasnez finished his big league career with the angels in 2009, although he didn't appear in a game for them. let's recap - that's a 17 season career in which he appeared in a game for 9 teams and was part of 13 organizations, including multiple stints with the dodgers, royals, braves, padres, and red sox. and he wasn't even a lefty!
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Sometimes it's best to come straight out with it. If, like me, you've spent the time since 1996 eagerly awaiting a sequel for Sega's cult classic Nights into Dreams, this is going to come as a big disappointment.
The original Nights was hopelessly equipped to do the job Sega wanted it to do - be the Saturn console's answer to Super Mario 64 - but it's still fondly remembered as one of the freshest, most original games of the era. In a way, it felt like an aerobatic version of the Sonic games; despite the 3D looks, the titular jester-like hero spent his time flying through a world of dreams along an essentially 2D path, speeding and looping through rings and crushing enemies using a high-speed 'drill-dash' attack or cool 'paraloop' manoeuvre. Nights didn't have anything like Mario's revolutionary 3D worlds or open gameplay, but it did have a mysterious main character, a quirky, dreamlike story, eccentric bosses, and - most of all - the graceful, flowing nature of its flight. On release, Nights came bundled with an all-new analogue pad, and that totally made sense. No digital D-pad could pull off such acrobatic loops and twists.
Now, you might think that, launching on the Wii, the long-awaited sequel would use the system's innovative controller to take that feeling one stage further. Has the Wii remote been harnessed to send Nights swooping, turning and soaring, perhaps in full, free-roaming 3D this time around? In a word, no. In the flying sections of the game, Nights behaves pretty much as he always did, flying on a preset, 2D plane along a trail of rings and orbs. At times the game does take on an into-the-screen 3D view, but these work in pretty much the same way as in the 3D Sonic games - as quick, spectacular scenes that offer limited player control or scope for manoeuvre.
Sadly, the implementation of the Wii controller is a disaster. Using the remote as a pointer, you control a cursor on the screen which steadily drags Nights towards it when you press A. This works reasonably well when you're just flying in a straight line, but try pulling off complex aerobatic combos or even staying on path when the camera suddenly shifts perspective - which it does - and the system simply isn't responsive enough to cope. Anyone with any sense will rapidly switch to the Nunchuk option, which uses the analogue stick to steer and the buttons on the remote for the drill-dash. It's a bit dull, but at least it works.
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Gene expression
Gene expression is the process by which the heritable information in a gene, the sequence of DNA base pairs, is made into a functional gene product, such as protein or RNA. The basic idea is that DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is then translated into proteins. Proteins make many of the structures and all the enzymes in a cell or organism.
Several steps in the gene expression process may be modulated (tuned). This includes both the transcription and translation stages, and the final folded state of a protein. Gene regulation switches genes on and off, and so controls cell differentiation, and morphogenesis. Gene regulation may also serve as a basis for evolutionary change: control of the timing, location, and amount of gene expression can have a profound effect on the development of the organism.
The expression of a gene may vary a lot in different tissues. This is called pleiotropism, a widespread phenomenon in genetics.
Epigenetics[change | change source]
In biology, epigenetics is the study of inherited changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence.
These changes may remain through cell divisions for the remainder of the individual's life and may also last for multiple generations. However, there is no change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.[1] Instead, non-genetic factors cause the organism's genes to behave (express themselves) differently.[2]
The best example of epigenetic changes in eukaryote biology is the process of cellular differentiation. During morphogenesis, totipotent stem cells become the various cell lines of the embryo, which in turn become fully differentiated cells. In other words, a single fertilized egg cell – the zygote – divides and develops. The daughter cells change into the many cell types of the mature embryo. These include neurones, muscle cells, epithelium, blood vessels an so on. This happens by activating some genes while inhibiting others.[3]
Epigenetic changes are long-term, and usually survive the process of cell division (mitosis). Changes occur in the chromatin, which is a combination of the DNA and its surrounding histone proteins in the chromosome. The details of how this happens are still being worked out, but it is fairly certain that the wrapping of the DNA and histone is a key feature.
Gene regulation[change | change source]
Up-regulation and down-regulation[change | change source]
Up-regulation increases the expression of one or more genes and as a result the protein(s) encoded by those genes. Down-regulation is a process resulting in decreased gene and protein expression.
Induction vs repression[change | change source]
Gene regulation can be summarized as:
- Inducible systems: an inducible system is off unless there is the presence of some molecule (called an inducer) that allows for gene expression.
- Repressible systems: a repressible system is on except in the presence of some molecule (called a corepressor) that suppresses gene activity. The molecule is said to repress expression.
Regulatory RNAs[change | change source]
There are a number of RNAs which regulate genes, that is, they regulate the rate at which genes are transcribed or translated.[4] The following are two important examples
miRNA[change | change source]
Micro RNAs (miRNA) act by joining an enzyme and blocking mRNA (messenger RNA), or speeding its breakdown. This is called RNA interference.
siRNA[change | change source]
Small interfering RNAs (sometimes called silencing RNAs) interfere with the expression of a specific gene. They are quite small (20/25 nucleotides) double-stranded molecules. Their discovery has caused a surge in biomedical research and drug development.[5][6]
Related pages[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
- Genes and gene expression - The Virtual Library of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- DNA transcription - Educational animation, Copyright John Kryk
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Adrian Bird (2007). "Perceptions of epigenetics". Nature 447: 396–398. doi:10.1038/nature05913. PMID 17522671. PMID 17522671
- ↑ Special report: 'What genes remember' by Philip Hunter | Prospect Magazine May 2008 issue 146
- ↑ Reik, Wolf (2007-05-23). "Stability and flexibility of epigenetic gene regulation in mammalian development". Nature 447 (May (online)): 425–432. doi:10.1038/nature05918. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7143/full/nature05918.html. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ↑ Morris KV (2008). "Epigenetic regulation of gene expression". RNA and the regulation of gene expression: a hidden layer of complexity. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-25-7. http://www.horizonpress.com/rnareg.
- ↑ Hamilton A & Baulcombe D (1999). "A species of small antisense RNA in posttranscriptional gene silencing in plants". Science 286: 950–2. doi:10.1126/science.286.5441.950. PMID 10542148. First description of siRNAs.
- ↑ Hannon G & Rossi J (2004). "Unlocking the potential of the human genome with RNA interference". Nature 431: 371–8. doi:10.1038/nature02870. PMID 15372045. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v431/n7006/full/nature02870.html.


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Recently, Florida State hired Vic Viloria from SMU as their new strength and conditioning coordinator. At SMU Viloria was used the Hatch system which involves more Olympic style lifts rather than powerlifting. The idea is more focused upon the speed at which the weight is moved rather than raw power alone. In this video Viloria explains some of the philosophy behind this and discusses the program at SMU.
This seems to be a trend in high school football programs as well as more programs are trying to increase speed as well as power. One hurdle in high school athletics however, is the time required to teach proper technique in olympic style lifting. High school coaches often don't have as much time with their athletes as college coaches do to develop this technique.
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Walter Williams' concept of conservative management has been revealed in his Wednesday column "In greed I will place my trust." "click here" By exploiting workers unprotected by any kind of minimum wage law or union protection "people trying to get as much as they can for themselves" could earn greater profits by hiring someone to do the job of a protected "worker for only a fraction of the wage." In the column Mr. W referenced statements by southern congressmen back in 1931 such as "That contractor has cheap colored labor that he transports, and puts them in cabins, and it is labor of that sort that is in competition with white labor throughout the country."
In Walt's work world he would repeal the minimum wage law, pass legislation to disband unions, offer no benefits and have a total at-will labor market so that people trying to get as much as they can for themselves would not have to pay a living wage or offer any benefits to their workers.
His conclusion is "There are many examples from around the world of how people have used legal and extralegal means to thwart people trying to get more for themselves, or what I like to call greed."
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This morning Walter Williams finally deciphered the conservative mind for me. I've wondered my whole adult life what type of person can ignore the people hurting in our society, as well put by Hubert Humphrey, "those in the dawn of life, the children; those in the twilight of life, the eldery; and those in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped."
Well, ole Walt said greed is good, (his headline is "Greed actually is good for US") that what conservatives aspire to is "people trying to get as much as they can for themselves." [my bold] "click here" He admits that free market capitalism "is ruthless in its profit and loss discipline," and we can only assume he means that as long as it is legal capitalists can do anything they choose to do, keeping wages low for workers, laying off staff, cutting back hours, closing plants, sending jobs overseas, not offering benefits to working folks - the list is endless.
The dictionary definition of greed (Dictionary.com) "an excessive, extreme desire for something, often more than one's proper share", "excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions", "avid desire for gain or wealth", "excessive desire as for wealth or power."
The word "excessive" is repeated over and over in these definitions - so excessive is okay with Walter as long as it is for one-self, and a greedy person is a good person. The mind-set of the conservative is finally revealed to me. Thanks for that enlightenment, Walt!
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