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DG:
I'm sorry that you feel we should be sheep,and blindly follow whatever edict is issued without question.HHH does
not,to my knowledge, umpire in this state, and he is
the only one I've heard mention a union.
I don't agree with everything our State requires of
us,but I won't stop working games because of it.The
point of my initial post was to get feedback from people
in other states,and to find out if these standards were
upheld elsewhere.I find it interesting that my state's
high school athletic assc. disallows some practices
which are common amoung major league umpires.
I'll not be garnering a suspension,because I agree
that I too must follow the rules,no matter my personal
opinion.Do not mistake my questioning for whining or
disention.