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Originally Posted by David B
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Originally Posted by PeteBooth
Lawsuits will eventually ruin the game of baseball as we knew it when we were growing up.
Combine the mentality we played with, "if he's in the way run over him" with the rule changes of today and kids can't help but be confused.
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David
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David IMO you are right-on about insurance companies ruining amateur baseball.
Do not know about the rest of the country but in my area HS baseball is "low on the totum poll" when it comes to budget allotment.
Without all these safety rules (and they seem to be modified each and every year) the schools could not afford the insurance costs, hence the rules have been 'watered down"
I envy the baseball officials from my generation. basically all they had to do was show up and call the game balls / strikes / safes and outs. The game was policed BY US and none of this checking of equipment.
Also, when I played even if you were 100% correct we could not argue with an official. if we did the coach sat us down. He was the Only one who would go out and question an official.
Pete Booth