Legal Acountability

[Dave Hensley]

[QUOTE=PeteBooth]

Hi Garth

Off topic but speaking of Dave Hensely do you know why he has been absent from the discussion Forums?

This is a first for a few things this year meaning

1. No 2007 BRD and
2. This is the first time that Dave didn't post his infamous LL Tournament "cheat sheet"

Hope Dave is OK and it's just a matter that he is busy with family / work

Pete Booth

Hi Pete - I'm alive and kicking, just, as Garth noted, buried with work in the real world. Haven't umpired this year and although I still participate on a couple of mail lists, I've not had much time lately for the Internet boards.

I'm hoping that's not permanent, but the job still has me running full speed just to stay even.

Thanks for thinking of me.

Dave

[BigUmp56]

It's good to hear from you again on OF, Dave.


Tim.

[SAump]

I would like to throw this out there. I hope it meets the criteria for this thread. I don't see much of a difference between this type of accident and a lightning strike injury.

LL softball, R3, F2 retrieves pitch bouncing back from backstop which stops R3 in her tracks. Batter decided it was time to take a step out of batter's box and take a practice swing. The girls like to slap the back of their shoulder with the bat for some odd reason. Happens to whack the catcher in the face, knocks her to the ground and sends the poor girl to the hospital.

Well that is what happened. Tears were flowing on both sides. The girl was ok, maybe a broken jaw and the concussion. I don't know if there was a lawsuit over the medical bills {probably not}. I did wonder if the umpire near home plate could have been held liable for not clearing the batter away from possible action near home plate. That could happen to anyone at the LL level.