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Originally Posted by LilLeaguer
Oh, no, another "expected call" justifying ignoring the rule book. Tell me, where in the rule book does it say we are to be concerned with player safety? Well, 4.14 tells us to light the field when conditions are hazardous, but that just points out that other cases are not our responsibility.
I'll be posing this question tonight at our LL State Tournament game. I work with some very fine umpires there, and we hold ourselves to higher standards than "the safety of the kids," "what our evaluators want," or "what everybody expects." I guess we're still waiting for that self-righteousness to filter down to MLB and beyond.
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You might want to discuss this with your higher ups at LL. While at most levels I agree with you, LL specifically addresses players injured during the game.
And since when do things filter DOWN to MLB... it's the other way around, sir.