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Old Wed May 20, 2009, 11:09pm
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Originally Posted by Bishopcolle View Post
I agree with DG, and disagree with Johnnyg08....no way you're gonna get the numbers of the participants in this brawl...better look at the bench and see who is left....Then forfeit for a lack of legal playing personnel....You are much better than me to get the numbers down in this situation.

I also think you've got your priorities mixed up, if you're trying to write numbers down when you should be separating kids, and stopping the fight...no time for writing.....IMHO
And you would not be handling it the way my state wants it done, mixed up priorities or not. We are told to stay out of the fray, and take down numbers, even if it's the numbers of players who remained where they belong.
Speaking just for myself, I'm not getting in the middle of a fight between HS kids. Kids these days are far too big and strong for me to want one to turn on me, even accidentally. I don't make my living umpiring baseball, and I won't sacrifice my family's standard of living by being injured doing something I shouldn't. Plus, as Mr. Washburn said before me, there's no way I'm putting my hands on someone else's son.
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