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Originally posted by DG
I have never seen a play where a few seconds made any difference in the extent of an injury. I saw the worst case of ball off the bat to the pitcher's head this Spring in a HS scrimmage game. Runner on 1B at the time. The new umpires working this game let play continue until the 1b man picked up the ball and runner seeing this stopped at 2B. 3-4 seconds, tops. This guy was not unconscious and I don't understand how. The delay before he could be helped off the field was about 10 minutes. I thought the new umps did a good job.
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I feel this play would be a bit different. I think a shot to the throat would necessitate an immediate kill of the play. What if the ball collapsed something in his throat and he was choking? THEN the extra seconds are important.
JMHO on that. I personally would error on the side of safety if i wasn't sure. If he was hit anywhere else, i don't think i would kill it.... except maybe the eye (like when my buddy hit a line drive back to the pitcher and the pitcher actually lost an eyeball. like it came out of the socket. true story, but that's another day, another discussion).