Tue Jun 24, 2014, 07:13am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
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Originally Posted by Manny A View Post
It started during the equipment check. Not one batting helmet had a chin strap, as required by ASA rules. When my partner and I pointed it out, we of course got the, "Well, the other umpires..." whine. Against our better judgment, we let it go and told them they needed to get chin straps for the next day's play.
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That is not your call. The is up to the TD, not the umpire
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Even when it is a book rule ?? 
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