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That was an issue waiting ti happen. Glad nothing came up. I had a similar issue that happened when I was doing my pre-game field inspection. Coaches were informed and they said they would play at 40'. I informed them that we could not start the game untill it was at 43'. They both got ticked and whined for a few minutes. They finally moved they rubber back with the help of the ground crew. On parent came to me after the game and thanked me for making sure it was correct. He stated they had the same issue last week and no corrections had been made. I took it with a gain of salt and moved on.
NFHS is California is very specific about the rubber being at 43'. If it is not corrected the game will not be played. IMO it is the first thing that should be checked before every game that is played that we umpire. Just takes on ball on a batters nogging or a catcher gets injured before we are saying, No you honor...I forgot to check the distance. Please dont let them sue me for my house.
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