Umpire's Liability?

[DownTownTonyBrown]

Originally posted by DG

I sometimes work an adult league here that actually has it written in their rules that batting helmets with double ear flaps are encouraged, but not required. The batter must wear a hard shell though. Most of the batters wear double flaps, some of them use single flaps, but there is one guy who wears a hard shell, no ear flaps. The first year I said "you can't bat like that" and they drug out their league rules and showed me. This guy must be close to 50 and they always run for him when he gets on base. That's another league rule, 2 guys in the batting order can be run for at any time. [/B][/QUOTE]

I guess if he still hears okay and wears no flaps... he's never been earholed.

Being too old and slow to run the bases minimizes his opportunity for getting drilled during that time too.

Sounds like a pretty stupid league rule. When this old guy does get earholed perhaps he will sue the league for allowing such a stupid rule. That seems to be the way our legal system works - we make laws that force us to protect our own self and then sue others when we don't follow the prudent course of protecting ourselves. It's always someone else's fault.

Have you tried "You stupid schmuck, wear a helmet with flaps or quit playing. It's only a matter of time before you get hit in the ear.... Hello! Anybody home in there? Flaps, Buddy!"