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Old Sun Sep 04, 2011, 12:25pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by BuggBob View Post
Years ago, the day be for a family vacation, I took a foul bal off the snot bucket, and upper lip. It actually tore off some of my cool 'stash. Sment most of the trip sitting on the sidelines because of the pain. I still have a scar clump on the inside of my lip. I wear a mask now. I know that umpires of vastly more experiance than I will tell you that the slot may protect you -- it won't.
No, it doesn't really protect you, but places the umpire in an area least likely to get hit.

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Besides I have been told that our insurance won't cover an injury if we're not wearing a mask.

Bugg
Well, somebody is blowing smoke up your tail now.
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