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My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by DW on May 23, 2022, 11:19 am
Edited by board administrator May 23, 2022, 11:32 am

Sadly I have to again post this as there are many misconceptions about me and my involvement in the Conference.

From 2008 to 2014 I was an independent reporter on upper level softball posting my content on SoftballKingdom.com, SoftballCenter.com and the SW48 YOUTUBE channel.

From 2014 through February 2022 I was a part time contractor with USSSA posting my content on SoftballCenter.com, ConferenceUSSSA.com, and the SW48 YOUTUBE Channel.

From 2015 to 2019 I ran the Conference Classification Committee, put up livestream cameras, entered the stats and roster moves.

From 2020 to 2021 I was on the Conference Classification Committee, put up livestream cameras, and entered stats and roster moves.

In 2022 I am a full time contractor with USSSA and my content goes on ConferenceUSSSA.com and the USSSALive YOUTUBE channel. I also enter the stats and put up the livestream cameras when I am at a tournament but have NOTHING to do with rosters or team/player classification, conference awards, major or watch lists, bracket/seeding etc.

That is it folks, I don't have anything to do with classification, rosters, and I am not the Conference Commissioner nor have I ever been the Commissioner nor have I had anything to do with running the tournaments ever.

It has been many years since I had any kind of voice in Conference issues. My time of being a voice in the conference or having any influence has long past and never was effective to begin with. And that's ok.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Raphael Rambo Cancun Cruz on May 23, 2022, 11:56 am, in reply to "My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

DW: Those with an ounce of common sense know you have no attachment to the items you mentioned.

But... as long as you are involved in Major softball you are the "Person" that many are going to voice their opinions towards and it's not fair but it is what it is.

You are an easy target, no difference than blaming gas prices and inflation on those that were or in office right now.

And once again those with common sense know that they are not the reason.

Keep doing you, we all appreciate your efforts

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Joe Watcher on May 23, 2022, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

I will say this Dale.... you are far more open to suggestions and critique about the conference than you were 3-4 years ago.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by DW on May 23, 2022, 12:34 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

There was a number of conspiracy theories 3-4 years ago that I knew for a fact were not true because I was actually there in the meetings when things were decided. So it may have come across as I was not open to critique but it was because I knew the critique wasn't true.

For example the automatic runner for the pitcher was not Andy's idea, it wasn't put in for Andy, and Andy was actually against the idea as was I. But everyone else wanted it and it turns out the teams love it.

That is just one example.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Joe Watcher on May 23, 2022, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

The one I would love to hear is the explanation on the 44 400 again. I believe it was Andy who posted on here about being lighter or something, blah blah and never admitted it was just as good if not better than the classic M.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by DW on May 23, 2022, 12:47 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

If we are talking about the Pro-M there is no doubt there have been less injured pitchers since they went to the pro-m but I was not a part of any meetings where they decided to change to it.

The initial pro-m's knuckled a lot more than the current ones and we still get really hard batches and really soft batches.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Joe Watcher on May 23, 2022, 12:54 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

The batches being different is just part of poly core softballs. The manuf process is just not exact enough to dial in compression #s to the lb. If it was, we'd be paying 25-30 for each ball.

A 44 400 can transfer less energy in some circumstances upon impact than a 40 325. In 95 degrees no. That part is true. Gun makers don't talk about how bullets make the gun less lethal though, safety is will always be about the bats. With the pro m, came a reduction in bat limitations as well.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Brandon on May 23, 2022, 9:17 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

You are an easy target, no difference than blaming gas prices and inflation on those that were or in office right now.

WTF!!!!!!!

It is all my administrations fault!!!!

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Biden on May 23, 2022, 9:49 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

I hope you dont mean that its not my fault for inflation and gas prices cause it 100% is my fault.

- President Biden

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Indy on May 23, 2022, 11:09 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

No, No, shutting down the pipeline was a great idea 🤦‍♂️

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Dum Dum on May 24, 2022, 7:52 am, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

The pipeline that would not have been completed until 2028? that pipeline? That would have little to no effect on the pricing today? I suggest instead of posting "I could go for some mean tweets and cheap gas" You instead post "I could go for some mean tweets and a basic understanding of supply and demand"...Shocking gas was $2 during the lockdowns when no on was driving... Gas is $8.50 in Germany. Last I checked Biden wasn't president there.

Blaming Biden for Gas is just as stupid as blaming Trump for Covid.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by averageplayer on May 24, 2022, 8:32 am, in reply to "My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

DW will the videos for field 1 from battle of the bull be available on usssa? i see most of the fields but not field 1.

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by DW on May 24, 2022, 8:41 am, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

I don't believe field 1 recorded

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by Indy on May 24, 2022, 1:33 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

I was talking about the one completed in 1977

Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference

Posted by DD….TM60+ on May 26, 2022, 2:07 pm, in reply to "Re: My (DW's) involvement in the Conference "

If you haven’t followed the democrat war on energy and it’s destruction for the last 20+ years you are not worth debating

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