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Discussion in 'Softball Forum' started by Cardinalgirl93, Sep 11, 2007.

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  1. Sep 14, 2007 at 1:56 PM #11
    Softball Guru

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    I Promised Cheese !!!

    :42: ------ I promised Cheese that I would be GOOD !!!!--:cuss:
     
  2. Sep 14, 2007 at 5:47 PM #12
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    VERY RARE TO GET SPIKED...

    In over 40 years of playing and watching baseball and softball I've only seen 2 people get "cleated",or gashed by cleats, and both were baseball (professional baseball)
     
  3. Sep 15, 2007 at 7:16 AM #13
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    Oh my gosh. 6" spike gashes?...Where are you playin?, the California Penal League....

    Up until this ruling, softball was the only major sport where high school teams could not wear the same equiptment as the colleges and pro's.
    This new rule is a good thing for softball....it will force the coaches to teach their players how to slide safely and within the rules... as for your comments about aggressive play and blatant collisions at the plate with intent to injure, there is no place in softball for that, and anyone practicing or coaching in that manner will not be in the sport long. I seriously doubt it is as bad as you claim.

    I believe ASA will approve this very shortly. Here's a clue...anybody paid attention to the 2008 catalogs of every major manufacturer of softball equiptment. They are coming out with new styles, new lines, etc..and the focus is on the metal lines....

    Mizuno has some great stuff. There is a reason they are producing these lines...

    We are beating a dead horse on this subject... the ruling is in effect.
    Let's accept and promote it positively. It is a good thing for softball.
     
  4. Sep 16, 2007 at 1:22 PM #14
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    california penal league, are we watching major league again???? where's wild thing???
     
  5. Sep 16, 2007 at 2:07 PM #15
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    agreed.
     
  6. Sep 17, 2007 at 9:54 AM #16
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    Leaping "slides" are not widespread. There are one or two teams that you run across that do this, and I will admit I've not seen it in an ASA sanctioned tournament. (The most recent occurences were at a WFC event).

    Of course manufacturers will be looking to provide product for the new market (NFHS sanctioned contests). But I just don't necessarily expect that to extend to ASA. I don't know about NSA, ISA, USSSA or WFC (or...). I'm sure that I'd rather not have to keep my daughter in two sets of cleats. At least her foot growth has slowed down considerably.
     
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