RockRaines Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 02:03 PM) Jesus Christ that's heavy. I have a 38oz too if you want to get real beastly. Its all about weight when playing 16in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 02:03 PM) Jesus Christ that's heavy. Â yea, 16 inch is a different game altogether. Light bats = lazy flies unless you are built like a mack truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) yea, 16 inch is a different game altogether. Light bats = lazy flies unless you are built like a mack truck  16 inch softball sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) 16 inch softball sucks. Ah, no way, its the best. Gloves are for girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 03:14 PM) Ah, no way, its the best. Gloves are for girls. Â So are non-broken fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) So are non-broken fingers. I've gotten more hurt in 12 in. That ball is hard as hell. Â Have you ever played 14in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 03:21 PM) I've gotten more hurt in 12 in. That ball is hard as hell. Have you ever played 14in?  Never played 14". My first year of softball was in the financial district league at Grant Park. I hated every minute that I wasn't drinking on the bench. I started playing 12" a few years after that at home and fell in love with it. My game translated much better to 12". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) 16 inch softball sucks. Â Not a fan either. 12" is much closer to baseball, which I love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm definitely getting a Demarini J3 now. Hit a HR opposite field with almost no effort. Amazing bat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 First spring game tonight and I felt terrible for the other team. In the spring you run into teams that thought it was a great idea but put no thought into it. Tonight was one of those. Â Went deep twice and hit a mercy single the last time up and the game was over. They played me so shallow in the first that it rolled past the other field and the guy had to wait to go get it. Nice people but they need to find another hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:25 PM) First spring game tonight and I felt terrible for the other team. In the spring you run into teams that thought it was a great idea but put no thought into it. Tonight was one of those. Â Went deep twice and hit a mercy single the last time up and the game was over. They played me so shallow in the first that it rolled past the other field and the guy had to wait to go get it. Nice people but they need to find another hobby. Â You guys don't have a fence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:27 PM) You guys don't have a fence? Nah city field usually don't have a fence except for a few. Hamlin has four fields. They played me like 20 feet passed the infield. I'm not a crazy power hitter but I do go deep and it was ridiculous. Took minutes to get the ball back. Â The only field that has a fence for real is UIC and also Pulaski but only in left ( my favorite field). Edited April 25, 2014 by RockRaines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway. Â I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:32 PM) Nah city field usually don't have a fence except for a few. Hamlin has four fields. They played me like 20 feet passed the infield. I'm not a crazy power hitter but I do go deep and it was ridiculous. Took minutes to get the ball back. The only field that has a fence for real is UIC and also Pulaski but only in left ( my favorite field).  I guess it's a bit different in the city due to space limitations.  The fields out here in Austin are all 300 (some fields are 285 in sections) or 315. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:32 PM) Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway. I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.  What kind of league is this? ASA? USSSA? NSA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) I guess it's a bit different in the city due to space limitations. Â The fields out here in Austin are all 300 (some fields are 285 in sections) or 315. I play 16 so maybe they think it's overkill? It's definitely strategy since teams adjust and you have to as well. Â The men's league I play in has a fence (UIC) and it gets a little boring to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:41 PM) I play 16 so maybe they think it's overkill? It's definitely strategy since teams adjust and you have to as well. Â The men's league I play in has a fence (UIC) and it gets a little boring to be honest. Â How often do fielders make errors in 16 inch? I have to imagine that there'd be a lot more since you don't have the luxury of gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) What kind of league is this? ASA? USSSA? NSA? Â ASA I am pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:45 PM) How often do fielders make errors in 16 inch? I have to imagine that there'd be a lot more since you don't have the luxury of gloves. Depends on the team and league. In men's almost never. In coed once in awhile. The infield is harder. In men's one maybe two errors a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 11:32 PM) Our first game was Tuesday night. Freezing cold, but luckily we got slaughter rule'd so we didn't play more than 5 innings. lol. I had a rough night at the plate. 1 for 3. 1 of my outs, a groundout to pitcher, the other out was a foul out that squibbed towards 1B. The opposing pitcher kept quickpitching us and the ump kept forgetting to hold him. I realize I should have just taken the pitches, but I was so cold I just wanted to swing at everything. Oh well, we wouldn't have won anyway. I'm considering getting a bat, I just don't think I have the power to hit a HR unless I get a really nice bat. The one I have now is pretty dead, but I only use it for singles to RF, so I never cared.  http://www.softballfans.com  A lot of my teammates trade bats and buy broken in bats on the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Our first game is next thurs...at 10pm...vs the worst team. Waste of time. Edited April 25, 2014 by Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 07:21 AM) Our first game is next thurs...at 10pm...vs the worst team. Waste of time. Â Nah, the only waste of time is when you get to the park and the other team doesnt show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 07:32 AM) Nah, the only waste of time is when you get to the park and the other team doesnt show  We've never had that. Our league is tight when one team doesn't have enough, they'll call to director and they call us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 07:52 AM) We've never had that. Our league is tight when one team doesn't have enough, they'll call to director and they call us. Â It usually happens in the fall in AH. For some reason it always seems that certain bad teams fall apart in the last few weeks. And they never tell anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Where's the strike out king of Soxtalk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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