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Originally Posted by jkumpire
I have not thrown my .02 because I wanted to hear other thoughts. Frankly, I don't care that much about a girl playing Baseball, except she will be totally physically outmatched if not this year, next year. The problem as I see it for an umpire is this, when she gets thrown at, or she gets run over at 2B, or gets treated like any other player, her and her family's first response is going to be to sue the school, or player, or umpire. Further, what if the coaches decide not to play her?
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Jk I hear you but there are frivilous lawsuits throughout this country.
In LL there were parents who sued EVERYBODY over the following incident.
Their child was playing the field and couldn't catch. One day a fly ball was hit his way and it hit him in the head. I can't remember the status of all injuies the kid sustained but it wasn't life threatening etc.
The parents sued the coach saying that the coach did not properly teach their child how to play the game. They sued the umpires, and the entire BOD.
That's the last I heard about it because most lawsuits in this country are settled out of court hence no official record. I am not saying this case was settled but as mentioned there was no official record hence no more info available other than what was said on the news.
There was a recent case about the parents suing LL Incorporated over the use of the metal bat.
If people are going to sue they are going to sue whether it's a boy or girl playing. That's the world we live in and why insurance costs are high and we have to belong to an association to keep the costs down.
We treat a female on the playing field no differently. It's akin to someone's race. We would not treat an Hispanic player any differently then an Afro American Player or a Jewish Player, etc.
if someone is going to sue they are going to sue and it doesn't matter if they are male or female.
I see this type of issue more of a problem for the team members than umpires.
Pete Booth