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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
In my opinion, if an umpire fails to check the bats at the beginning of the game, then they are blindly and in blanket-fashion telling the team, "I approve of all of your equipment." There is no excuse for not checking bats at the beginning of the game (unless it's an outlaw league/tourney).
An umpire should get his/her @$$ CHEWED if they fail at that one basic task. That's just plain laziness, and it completely opens them up in terms of liability should someone get hurt when an illegal or non-approved piece of equipment is used. Just plain irresponsible.
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No, because there is no inventory. There is absolutely nothing documented. For as much as anyone knows, that particular bat was not presented for inspection. Are you going to go through their equipment bag?
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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