When I see a fastpitch softball/baseball bat (-10 oz. Drop), what does (-10 oz drop) mean?
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a 32 inch bat that weighs 22 onces has a -10 drop. A 32 inch bat that weighs 28 onces is -4.
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Hi. I'm 14 and I play on a 14U AA team. I've been playing select ball since I was 10 and I'll say that of the many bats I've seen the Plasma is probably the best. It's currently on clearance right now everywhere. Every person I've talked to that has one (including me) says the ball comes hot off the bat and the balls that used to be the popfly to an infielder are now the ones that travel all the way to the outfield. Look on online baseball stores for good discounts. I bought mine 2 months ago for 25% off. Good luck. Also. If you don't find this useful be sure to not get an "Air" model becuase the air chambers inside will break by the end of 1 season. 1 setback from the Plasma though is that you must not overuse it. If used continously multiple times during the season (i.e. hitting the ball in the cage on the same spot on the bat) it will lose its pop. However, it does come w/ a 300 or 400 day warantee. Yes. They are pretty cheap at http://www.kellysultimatesports.com/products.asp?catid=107&prodid=725 or http://www.baseballwarehouse.com/store/Baseball_Bats___Senior_Youth_Bats___RAWLINGS_LIQUIDMETAL_PLASMA_BASEBALL_BAT___8___SLLMP?Args=
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It is Ballpark figure.  The expression means educated guess or your best estimate.\n\nIn the old days, baseball games were only played during daylight hours. News reporters covering the games wanted to know the attendance so they could report it in the evening paper. Managers would never want to reveal a low figure, so they guessed - giving a broad or ballpark figure.\n\nTaken from the article below.
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Not All Softballs are harder.\nIt's the new material they're made from and the compression of the center core.\nSoftballs are measured by core rating and compression.\nCore are rated from 40 core to 50 core\ncompression is rated 300 compression(restricted flite) to 525 compression (Hot and long flite).\nBaseballs are the same way you have live core and dead core.\nWhen see a lot of Home Runs hit in a season they're using a live core. When the Home Runs are lower they're using a dead core.\nIn the Hone Runs Derby they have during the All Star Game. Those balls are hot, along with their bats.\nSame way when you get to batting practice and see the guys hit a lot of Home Runs those balls are hot to put a show on for the fans.\nIn Softball you have different associations ASA,NSA. ISP, USSSA,Super League(The big boys of softball).\nThe bats have hotter too. Also the prices reaching up to and a past $400.00 per bat.\nAll the different materials these softball bats are made of is crazy.\nIt has taken the game to a crazy level(and somewhat dangerous for the players the way the ball comes off the bats.\nIt has taken the fun out of the game when there were wooden bats and the first Alumiunm bats came out.After 1986 the bat market got crazy.\nSame way with the hotter softballs . Red Dot, Steele. Rocket Ball. Now the balls are hotter and some are getting hotter to match the bats.Then other ways they make the balls hotter(in the microwave & freezing(or cooling what some call it)the softballs). Anything to get that edge rather than using their abilities.\nI've seen guys weighing 135 pounds hitting the balls 350' with no trouble with the bats and balls out there.\nIf you need anyother information you can go to different softball websites and check out the band bats and balls(because how hot they are).\nwww.asasoftball.com, USSSA.com\nI hope this help and answered your question.
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It's a rating that indicates the quality of the play.  This is typically a self-assigned rating by a team.  In tournament play, the level goes from B (lowest) to AA (highest.)  This is not only in USAV but is also used in many local leagues.  A team can sign up to play any level but the higher levels are VERY competetive.
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a bat that is -12 is like a 33 inch bat that weighs 21 ounces. a -9 is 33 inch bat that weighs 24 ounces. its the difference between the length and weight
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The sound of a wooden bat is what makes the game great.  Metal bats were developed as a cheap and durable alternative to wooden bats for little leaguers.  They were never intended to be the performance enhancing tool they have become today. How they made it as far up the ranks as college baseball is very disappointing.
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Spend some time on this site;\n\n\nhttp://eteamz.active.com/fastpitch/boards/fastpitch/
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It means hold. It's when a pitcher comes into a game in a save situation and doesn't blow the save...but leaves before the game ends and doesn't get a save. This is the stat category to "judge" a setup pitcher.
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All baseballs are mudded up before the game and are rubbed to be a similar color. Baseballs like all other products can have defects. Most balls that are rejected are because of a defect in the leather or consistency in the stitch. Pitchers like the ball to feel good in the hand. High seams are not bad or disliked by pitchers... they can do more with the ball. But a seam that is uneven, high and low can feel awkward in the hand. Sometimes a ball will be foul tipped into the dirt/gravel and get scuffed badly, umpires check the ball for a smooth surface before they put them back in thier bag. They will unspect every ball that hits the ground and either put it out of play or put it back in thier bag. Pitchers don't always agree that the ball is smooth enough to continue.  Hope this gives you a better understanding!
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What? Never heard that rule. I was of the understanding that if the ball hit the top of the wall/fence and went out, it was a home run. I guess there could be a different rule for softball.
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Softball pitches are thrown underhand, with a bigger ball. Also, they use wooden bats.\nBaseball pitches are thrown overhand, hard, and with a smaller ball. They use metal bats. (I think...)
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Instead of holding the ball with the regular fastball grip you turn it to a two seam fast ball grip and rotate it a litlle so you are only holding one of the seams. This will give you a fastball that will explode down and in towards a RH batter if you are a RH pitcher and opposite if you are a lefty.
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There is no standard weight for a bat -- different players like different weights.  Different players even like different woods.
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nbabest9 confuses baseball with basketball.  6 - 3 mean the shortstop threw to the first baseman for the putout.  The fielders are numbered to enable shorthand scoring thus:  Pitcher 1, catcher 2, first baseman 3, second baseman 4, third baseman 5, shortstop 6, left fielder 7, center fielder 8, right fielder 9.  \n\nFor example a fly out to right field is scored "F9."  Or "F-9."  Another example:  a double play on a grounder to second baseman who throws to shortstop, who then throws to first is simply scored "4-6-3."
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A regular size baseball is supposed to be exactly 5.9 ounces(oz).
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An official baseball is required to weigh between 5 ounces and 5 1/4 ounces, according to the official rules on www.mlb.com. So, my guess is you should say that.