Who Is "They?"

[Adam]

Late this season, I'm working a ms boys game, and in pregame I notice a home player with identical bandaids on each ear. I call him over and ask, "what's under the bandaids?"

"Oh, it's just earrings."

"They have to come out if you're going to play."

"But they said I could play with them if I taped them over."

"Sorry, they were wrong."

Since I didn't care at the time who they were, I didn't bother to ask, but I do sort of wonder who "they" are.

[JRutledge]

Coaches? Some administrator?

Peace

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Adam

... but I do sort of wonder who "they" are.

"They" would be the coach that told the player to put tape over it and see if the officials notice and/or let them get away with it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[MD Longhorn]

And I wonder what your response would have been had the player said, "nothing".

[#olderthanilook]

"They" is a close relative of "Idontknow".

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

"They" is a close relative of "Idontknow".

Doesn't IDon'tKnow play second base.

MTD, Sr.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

And I wonder what your response would have been had the player said, "nothing".

I'm not checking under the bandaids.

Would you?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not checking under the bandaids.

Would you?

Yep. Under NYS girls' rules I have to. When I'm working under NFHS rules it's standard practice for us to check in my area.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Yep. Under NYS girls' rules I have to. When I'm working under NFHS rules it's standard practice for us to check in my area.

Um ... really? What rule do they use to justify that? (Or is it a special NYS rule?)

There's ZERO chance I'm going to be asking to look under a bandaid of any sort. (In fact, I probably never get in Adam's situation as I would not have asked). They've got a bandaid, I'm assuming it's there for what it's supposed to be for - and there's no way I want to see some kid's open sore (much less make them possibly have to get another new bandaid when they mess up the first one from me asking to see.)

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not checking under the bandaids.

Would you?

Heck no. Dumb kid tells you he's wearing jewelry, we have to address it. He tells me there's nothing under there, I believe him.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not checking under the bandaids.

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Heck no. Dumb kid tells you he's wearing jewelry, we have to address it. He tells me there's nothing under there, I believe him.

Agree. If he ends up being a liar with a ripped ear lobe, then so be it. I did my job by asking about the bandaid, if the player tells me that there's not an earring under the bandaid, then I feel that I have fulfilled my duty as an official. Just my opinion, and the opinion of my local interpreter. As usual, when in Rome, check your local listings.

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm not checking under the bandaids.

Would you?

Yep. If we let that go, then we become "they".

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Smitty

Yep. If we let that go, then we become "they".

Bad call.

Where does that stop? You checking for belly piercings too now? Or worse?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Coaches? Some administrator?

Peace

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

"They" would be the coach that told the player to put tape over it and see if the officials notice and/or let them get away with it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I think this coach knows better. My guess is it was the lady who took his money when he got them pierced over the weekend.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by Adam

I think this coach knows better. My guess is it was the lady who took his money when he got them pierced over the weekend.

I still think it's best for men to leave this life with the same number of holes in their bodies as God gave them when He brought them into this world. That precludes earrings and bullets.