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Old Sat Jan 21, 2012, 09:43am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by EsqUmp View Post
Actually we have the rule that empowers umpires to rule on anything no specifically addressed in the rule book. No one seems to ever read that rule.

That would be true if the location of the safety grip were NOT mentioned in the rules. But it is, so that option would not apply. Hopefully, now that the NUS is aware of the wording lost over the past couple years, there will be a clarification.
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