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Right handed catcher as a kid. However, as a catcher, you rarely have to get the mask off as quickly as an umpire. Started umpire when I was still playing, but, as previously stated, had no problem using my left hand w/indicator. BTW, the masks back then only had horizontal bars, not the cages you have now.
Everyone has a comfortable way of doing things, guess I'm lucky I had good mentors at the time.
AFA laying down my mask, I just don't do it. To me, it is a piece of my uniform and tool of my trade. Not to mention I feel it is unprofessional on my behalf.
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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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