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Originally posted by akalsey
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but I know some guys who work cupless
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Just in case anyone thinks this is a good idea, a little story...
I was at my son's winter ball LL game and the ump didn't show up. I had my gear in my truck, but no uniform, no jock, and no place to change. I figured that this was 9-11 year old ball, I'd just throw the gear on over my clothes and help out. Not having anywhere to change or a jock, I didn't wear a cup.
Between innings, I was explaining to a coach why the hands aren't part of the bat when the 10yo pitcher warming up lost his grip and the ball came sailing my way. Didn't even see it coming. Sometime next month I'm having my second surgery to correct the problems that this caused. (But I finished the game).
Wear a cup. No matter what.
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My partner on Saturday told me an interesting story. He was checking the bats before a game once, and he set his mask on the ground next the dugout. Eventually the game gets started, and his mask is still on the ground by the dugout. Pitcher finishes his warmup pitches, he dusts of the plate and gets behind the catcher. He calls play, and the pitcher pitches. He calls the pitch a strike, and then one of the coaches asks him if he is seeing the pitches really good today, at which point he realizes that he is not wearing his mask. He was lucky he didn't get killed.