Adult Softball

[J0eybb]

Originally Posted by IBQTEE1

Is that per person or the whole team?

One league is $450 for like 10 weeks and playoffs and my other league is $750 per team for like 12 weeks and playoffs. We tend to get sponsors for our teams so we play for free.

This is per player, at a city park, this also includes all of the umpire fees. The ump fees, are as high as the league fees.

[IBQTEE1]

Originally Posted by J0eybb

This is per player, at a city park, this also includes all of the umpire fees. The ump fees, are as high as the league fees.

Wow I am not that good to pay that much!!

[J0eybb]

Originally Posted by IBQTEE1

Wow I am not that good to pay that much!!

I keep telling myself that I am. It's once a week for 5 months. so it's really not that bad. I pay 165 every 10 weeks to play hockey.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by J0eybb

The umpires/fields better be amazing.

I pay just under 200 for a 17 game season + playoffs.

The field isn't bad by any stretch, but it's far from a cathedral. When the closest competition is over an hour away, I guess you can name your own price. People pay it (or more specifically teams get sponsors who pay the fees) so it's maintainable. Huge cash cow for the city's parks & recreation department.

[CigarSquid]

Team, 200 for 17 games... GREAT

I have a 9 game season, guaranteed 1 game playoff, $350 per team.

[IBQTEE1]

Played two games Friday night. Won one and lost one. Had a little rain delay. Gets interesting when the ball is wet. Then subbed yesterday and we won. Good times.

[CigarSquid]

We play in ALL weather. I've played in snow a few times.. Light flurries. Real fun!

[J0eybb]

The softball league out here is 75 bucks a person I think. Its then 3 dollars to get into the park.

Replica MLB stadiums.

http://www.bigleaguedreams.com/

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by J0eybb

The softball league out here is 75 bucks a person I think. Its then 3 dollars to get into the park.

Replica MLB stadiums.

http://www.bigleaguedreams.com/

As an aside, I HATE having to pay entrance fees to get into a park when I've already paid fees to play in the league. It's like buying tickets to a concert, only being charged once you get there to get into the venue.

[J0eybb]

Originally Posted by Stephen

As an aside, I HATE having to pay entrance fees to get into a park when I've already paid fees to play in the league. It's like buying tickets to a concert, only being charged once you get there to get into the venue.

I agree. it's stupid. I sub in for a friend of mine, and it costs me 3 bucks to play.

[acruce]

I use to play five nights a week untill I blew out my knee on the softball field.

[MiamiE]

I play 3 nights a week here in Miami. I play C, and D ball, which are very competitive leagues and tournaments. Shaved bats are a big problem down, to the point where if you arent using them, you arent competing! Our league fees for 10 games and playoffs are usually $500-$550. Tournaments are $250-$300, but most upper level teams have sponsors.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by MiamiE

I play 3 nights a week here in Miami. I play C, and D ball, which are very competitive leagues and tournaments. Shaved bats are a big problem down, to the point where if you arent using them, you arent competing! Our league fees for 10 games and playoffs are usually $500-$550. Tournaments are $250-$300, but most upper level teams have sponsors.

Shaved bats, heh. There's a team that we played several times that was sponsored by an auto body collision repair shop. Anyways, the team had a collection of Miken Ultra II's, Miken Freaks, Easton Z-Core Titanium Senior League, etc. and they'd give them to this shop and have them strip them down to the metal and repaint them to replicate Miken Freak 98's and Easton Synergy's, complete with authentic decals.

I had a teammate who acquired a shaved Miken Recoil that I tried out once just to see what the big deal was. I didn't like it, but probably had a lot to do with the flex handle.

Myself, I rolled my bats. When I quit playing I had three bats in my bag; the original Rip-It Reaper ASA (could drop serious bombs with this bat), Easton Synergy Extended SCX3 and a Easton SCN9 Stealth. Got the Stealth by trading a Worth JH Mutant 98, cause I just couldn't stand the flex handle.

[MiamiE]

If you guys have any bats please let me know. I'm always buying those as well! I like the Eastons and Worths as well Stephen.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by MiamiE

If you guys have any bats please let me know. I'm always buying those as well! I like the Eastons and Worths as well Stephen.

I can ask around to some of my former teammates to see if they're trying to move anything at the moment.

Softball bat collecting is a crazy subculture. Just like cigar smoking, if one finds a particular smoke you especially enjoy AND it's a limited run, it's not unheard of for someone to track down a dozen boxes for future use. Same thing with softball bats. There's guys that I know that still to this day have half a dozen brand new SCN3's, and those were released five, six years ago? These older bats are in higher demand because they're still ASA compliant, yet have a lot more pop in them due to the ASA a couple of years ago forcing manufacturers to comply with the 98 MPH regulation after a bat is, "broken in", not prior. Really can't speak for bats from this year, but I know the ones I hit that were made in '09 & '10 felt like logs compared to their predecessors.

[MiamiE]

Yea the Easton Synergy Flex and Extended are probably the two best ASA bats ever after the now banned Freak 100.

[IBQTEE1]

Played two tonight and both. Ended up with a triple and double in the first game. Then it was down hill in the second game. One single and a couple of pop outs. At least they were in the outfield.

[CigarSquid]

I played last night. Man my coed team sucks! Got 20 run ruled again, Making us 0-7. I am in a slump. Through the first 4 games, I was 8 for 9,the next 4 games I am 1 for 9 with 3 walks though. I am hitting dead center, To the warning track on a 300ft field. Just a little to much air under them. I can't seem to get out of the hitting slump.

On the other hand, My fielding has been great. I pitch and play first. Last night, at first, People were pulling my way.. Lots of action and a dive to stop it. The other team thought I was 'real good' so I heard them say. I told them, I'm not that good, I am just having a good game.

[IBQTEE1]

Looks like tonight is the last day of softball for the season. Looking to win the companionship.

[CigarSquid]

Last day here too. Everyone makes playoffs in this league. We are 0-9. Holiday ball starts November 14.. No more cored, back to men's league.