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PARTY TIME '70

Posted by Ike Pursell at Oct 22, 2023 2:57PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
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Here is a great bunch of guys the party time 70 gold medal winners in the C bracket.

FINAL REPORT FROM THE HUNTSMAN SENIOR GAMES

Posted by Ike Pursell at Oct 22, 2023 2:56PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
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As it turns out both party time ’50s and the party time 55 finished one game short of getting the metal. They had a great time and enjoyed it immensely.
In the ’70 division both party time ’70s and Cutlass ’70s went into the championship game undefeated. Party time beat the silver speakers from Bakersfield to win the gold and cut loose lost the first game but came back in the second game and one the gold medal for the 70 AA. Congratulations to all

LABOR OF LOVE OR LOVE OF THE GAME...

Posted by Ike Pursell at Oct 8, 2023 7:38PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
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This is what you get after 20 years of traveling to St George and playing in the Senior Olympics. Thank you one and all.

DUSTY DIAMOND '70S WINS SAN DIEGO SENIOR GAMES

Posted by Ike Pursell at Sep 20, 2023 4:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
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Linda Smart and her crew of Dusty Diamonds won the San Diego women’s 70 division and took home gold. Congratulations to you Linda Smart and the rest of your crew.

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MISUNDERSTANDING OF A RULE.

Posted by Ike Pursell at Aug 28, 2023 10:52PM PDT

OK folks, here it is: In the top of the 5th inning score tied 15-15; the first two batters singled then a pop up to shortstop for the 1st out. Next batter singled to bring in one run and putting runners at the corners. A deep fly to right was caught and the runner on 1st forgot to tag up. The runner on third crossed the plate before the out at first was record. The run was allowed and the team out in field claimed the run did not score due to the force out at 1st. The offense team claimed that the run scored before the 3rd out. When the offense team then was going to protest the game the umpire asked me what the proper rule was.
I then explained the rule on page 138 Rule supplements 43 which state the following:

An appeal play on a runner leaving a base too soon on a caught fly ball is a TIME PLAY, NOT A FORCE OUT. When the appeal results in the third out of an inning, any run scored prior to the appeal counts.
Thus the run counts since it crossed before the out was logged at first on the appeal.
I do wish people would learn the rules and not make a judgment that someone is cheating. When asked a question, I need to give the right answer. This I will do for any team request the umpire to ask what the rule is.

As taken from Official Rules of Softball – 2023
43 – RUN SCORING ON THE THIRD OUT OF AN INNING
A run can not score when the third out of an inning is a putout of the batter-runner
at first base, or at another base if a preceding runner is forced because of the batter
becoming a batter-runner.
Bases missed could result in a force out. FOR EXAMPLE, should the runner from first
base miss second base on a base hit and, when properly appealed, that is the third out
of the inning, any runs scored do not count. Remember, on an appeal play the force out
is determined when the appeal is made, not when the infraction occurred. Therefore, if
the batter-runner or trail runner is put out prior to an appeal, the out on the appeal will
not be considered a force out.
An appeal play on a runner leaving a base too soon on a caught fly ball is a time play,
not a force. Any runs scored prior to the runner being appealed count.

Good call Ike.