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Old Wed Jul 23, 2003, 08:36am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally posted by Timmy
Maybe I need to clarify. I have no problem if players borrow another team's bat with their permission. That happens all the time. In this case a player is saying that the rules say the the other team has to let him use their bat even though they don't want him to use their bat.
Which is one of the dumber AA rules claim I've ever heard. Hell, ASA doesn't even allow the on-deck batter to stand on the opponents side of the field, let alone give them access to equipment they don't have the right to share.

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