Lack of Proper Equipment

[gordon30307]

Originally posted by mcrowder
Peruvian, surely you were kidding, but I didn't see a smiley. Don't you think it's a bit heavyhanded for an umpire to make decisions about the bottom of a catcher's equipment and enforce it via 9.1.c? It's not our business to add rules to the book - and the catcher was wearing the required equipment here.

If I thought that a catcher was not wearing the proper equipment no way that I let him catch. The safety of the players comes first. The obvious solution is to share equipment. Had this happen a number of times and it's never been a problem. If the other team refuses. I'm leaving no way I'm exposing myself to litigation for a few bucks. Risk VS. Reward makes no sense.