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Old Tue Aug 18, 2009, 11:55am
MrUmpire MrUmpire is offline
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Originally Posted by GerryB View Post
I'm in agreement with most here. I can throw back and will when F2 is busy.

However I don't do it all the time, by choice, because
a) a colleague broke the nose of an F1; was sued for $2m, insurance settled for 800 large. Maybe I am covered, but that is at the minimum a hassle I want to avoid (experienced PU to DII pitcher, yup it happens).
Could you provide the name of the pitcher or umpire or team, approximate date and jurisdiction, please.

An exhaustive search for "umpire liability" lawsuits conducted last year did not reveal this one.

Last edited by MrUmpire; Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 12:09pm.