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If I'm on the plate and you are on the bases, Im looking out and you are looking in.........and you see lightning..........throw your hands up and call time............. I dont know of anyone I work with that would criticize you for stopping the game........ To me, its just understood that that is one of those things we have equal jurisdiction over.......... |
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Seems as though nobody really carries such a device regularly. -Josh |
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The unit that the original poster was referring to is made by Strike Alert and it works very well. I have several friends that officiate soccer and they always wear them when the weather warrants. I am told that the units rarely give false alarms (unless you are near a welder) and the units have given ample notice for the officials to clear the fields for an impending storm.
That said, I never invested in one. I check the radar on my cell phone before the game and if there are cells moving in our direction, I inform my partner that we need to be on the lookout. We inform the managers at the plate meeting of the possibility of a weather problem and that thunder will be the first clue that we may clear the fields. I have never had a problem with HS, Summer or Fall leagues using this formula: Now, we don't have the advantage here in CT of being able to see for 30 or 40 miles out. Hell, we are lucky if the terrain allows us to see 4 or 5 miles! So when we see lightning (during daylight hours), it's right on top of us.
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Exactly Oz...
Since I have a few alternate vocations in the 'Youth Arena', I purchased one of these units.
It is reliable, rarely falses (cell phone calls, motors and fluorescent lamp starts), and gives a decent heads up in my neck-o-the-woods. Which is usually actually IN the woods (Scouting)! For baseball, it has given me no advantage over simply being alert (and having an alert partner). One time, it indicated a series of strikes 20-40 miles away. At that time, there was a clear blue sky above. Nothing to indicate trouble brewing. In about 45-50 minutes, the storm was upon us and the game was suspended. That was the only time an alert was associated with a game I was in. I have used this device more so while camping and hiking since the skyline is even more obscured there. FWIW.
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There is also one called Sky Scan (About $200 with Power Adapter). Sky Scan also has a more rugged version for about $800. We have the $200 one at our park. The permanent one with siren etc. is probably a ThorGuard. It seems to be fairly widely used. From what I've heard form a couple of users, expect to pay 5 figures.
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