Cup while BU?

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by BretMan

(Don't take this the wrong way, as I'm not trying to argue or persuade you to change your mind. I think that anyone should be free to wear any piece of protective equipment they see fit. Just take it as a me playing the devil's advocate as we kick around the subject of cups on the bases.)


Does anyone wear a mouth guard, polycarbonate safety goggles, helmet or heart guard while working the bases?

I would find the prospect of losing some teeth, an eye, having a brain injury or having my heart stopped as bad or worse than the one-in-a-million chance of losing one of the boys. It seems like you would have an equal chance of getting hit in any of those unprotected areas.

Excellent point. While I have not seen statistics based on umpire injuries, for years emergency room and insurance industry stats have shown that on players in the field, the the vast majority of injuries stemming from impact with a baseball occur to the face and head.