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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by TwoBits
ASA people, be honest. Is it really going to cut down on injuries at the high school level?
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I agree with Mike about the busybodies, about how there was nothing keeping teams, parents, players, schools, etc., from buying and using this equipment in the past. I see tremendous irony in the constant whining and moaning that brought about this rule which has resulted in so much whining and moaning.
However, regarding preventing injuries. No question.
Check this out.
The University of Tennessee's Sarah Fekete had surgery to stabilize a broken jaw suffered when Fekete was struck in the face mask by a pitch, according to news reports.
Complete story.
Imagine the incident without the mask!
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Sarah only went to using the mask after a foul ball hit her smack in the middle of the forehead while she was on deck during a game against California back in February.
(I think I must have put a hex on her helmet; I wore it a while back because I wanted to take batting practice off Monica Abbott...she got hit in the head in that California game like 3 days later.)