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Originally posted by Lawrence_Dorsey
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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. [/B][/QUOTE]
I actually saw a partner of mine (I wasn't working the game, just stopped by to watch) work a 14-15 game for a 1/2 an inning with no mask. This guy was a stickler for starting the game on time and he forgot his mask. When he saw I was at the game, he motioned for me to come to the backstop. I got his mask for him. Absolutely insane.
Lawrence
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YIKES!!! That is insane. Why didn't he let the other umpire work the plate (if there was one)?