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    earlg3 reacted to njparent's post in the thread U.S.A./USSSA age chart changes with Like Like.
    School cutoff dates vary from state to state, and sometimes district to district. Those dates don't necessarily align with either age...
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    earlg3 reacted to The Man In Blue's post in the thread Drop Dead question with Like Like.
    “TIME! Ballgame!” When the stalemate is evident and nothing is going to happen, we’re done. Yes, I have done that once. Same thing...
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    earlg3 reacted to Ken Krause's post in the thread The Art of Pitch Calling with Like Like.
    Whenever a group of fastpitch softball fanatics gets together to talk about pitching, they (we) often talk about the three S’s – speed...
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    earlg3 reacted to Softball1967's post in the thread U.S.A./USSSA age chart changes with Like Like.
    Yes, the "held back kids" are the reason they still have a year requirement in USA. It eliminates playing against the dunce that was...
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    earlg3 replied to the thread Drop Dead question.
    Would this technically be an endless stalemate if the runner never went back to 3rd and the catcher never tried to tag her?
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    earlg3 reacted to PJR202's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    It's interesting that this discussion came up. This happened to my daughter over the weekend. I looked over at her between innings and...
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    earlg3 reacted to CoachCeetar's post in the thread Drop Dead question with Like Like.
    imo if you want to played timed baseball (And not just time limit for field use reasons) then do so. no mound visits, strict pitch...
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    earlg3 replied to the thread Drop Dead question.
    How many other sports allow a coach to do random stuff to waste time to run the game clock like softball does in these drop deads...
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    earlg3 reacted to eddieq's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    The 2024 Interpretations specifically say that rubbing dirt into the ball and rubbing the ball into the dirt are both defacing it. The...
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    earlg3 reacted to Comp's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    Well, I said I was done but got dragged back in on several things that need to be addressed. rule interpretations ARE NOT RULES. They...
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    earlg3 reacted to Fluid Fastpitch's post in the thread Drop Dead question with Like Like.
    Unless they did a good enough job with the ball placement and the only way to hit it would be to leave the batter's box, which would...
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    earlg3 reacted to marriard's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    First there is 100% clear direction on this call. There is no discussion to be had other than how the rules committee has decided it is...
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    earlg3 reacted to Comp's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    Im done, you have the rule interpretation. It is illegal to put ANYTHING on the ball.
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    earlg3 reacted to Comp's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    Why can you not accept the fact that it is illegal?????? By the way, every ruleset I am aware of has rules about applying any substance...
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    earlg3 reacted to marriard's post in the thread Defacing the Ball with Like Like.
    Clearly they are changing the ball. Otherwise why are they doing it. And there are rules on introducing balls into play - at the end of...

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