[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by Rog

re: "In Denver, we have been get lightning storms about every night. If we stopped for every storm that was close, we would never get a game in. I think, unfortunately, there is some risk in playing baseball in a state where lightning is commonplace. However, I do my best to get everyone off when I think there is real danger. Unfortunately, its hard to tell when to keep on playing or not."

You asked a very legitimate question; which, numerous people all gave you the same basic answer = get the he!! off the field and into a protected area!!!!!

Rog I'm not going to play Mr. Spock out there and try and figure out how close the lighting is and at what point it becomes dangerous. All of a sudeden the lightening could be traveling at WARP speed.

Bottom Line in all this is: get the kids off the field. Now as you mentioned some live in states where you have that thunderstorm period , so perhaps a written policy should be in place for those states to protect one from liability.

Unfortunately, no matter how safe you think it is, it only takes one accident and IMO a baseball game isn't worth the risk.

Pete Booth