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COVID symptoms are so hard to discern from other ailments (the common cold, allergies, stomach bug, etc.), I really don't see anyone anywhere pushing for umpires to look for any evidence of infection amongst players or coaches.
Seems to me this would really be a school responsibility. Have they put some kind of protocol in place before a team goes out to the field? Do they check the players' and coaches' temperatures? Do they ask them if someone in their family is quarantining?
Again, no way should we look at our role vis-a-vis concussions and expand it to COVID. But that's my humble opinion.
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"Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist." -- Bob Uecker
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