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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChapJim
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Originally posted by tmp44

Why is it so hard to believe we would discuss this?

Because baseball is the all American game and pasttime. Because it is sacred and holy and proper.
Because we love this game so much that we can't imagine someone demeaning this game with firearms and violence.
Yet we read in the papers that sports like ours are experiencing these kinds of events all too frequently. And all too frequently, the official is at the center of these conflicts.
That is why it is so hard to believe that we have to have this discussion. But we do have to have it. Because our well-being is at risk more and more with each game we officiate. The greater the number of contests we officiate, the greater the odds that we will be exposed to that violent situation.
That is the commentary of the sports enviornment we live in today.