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Old Tue Jun 24, 2014, 02:42pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by Andy View Post
Are chin straps required to be on the helmets at the pre game inspection?
If the purpose of the inspection of "hats and bats" is to ensure compliance with the rules, absolutely, IMHO. Otherwise, why bother having the inspection at pre-game? We could just do a cursory exam as each batter comes to the plate.

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Originally Posted by Andy View Post
My experience is that a team will have a number of chin straps that they switch between helmets.
That's always been my experience as well, until this particular team showed up.
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