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Old Mon Feb 01, 2010, 09:35pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by Stevetheump View Post
It is left up to the umpire's judgment whether it is considered "dangerous" or not. For sure, I am NOT going to let a 13-year old wear "hoop" style/pierced earrings on to the field. If someone makes a swipe tag on her and catches that earring, it will be ripped out and she will bleed.
Again, preventive umpiring.
If it cannot harm another participant, I'm not worrying about it. Mama Gump was right, "stupid is as stupid does."
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