Field Conditions Question

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Well, there are some that I wouldn't mind throwing out into a field of rattlesnakes, but they would have nothing to worry about. Snakes don't bite their own, do they?

If a rattlesnake bites Mr. B-itchy Batter, and the snake dies, are we still liable?

[Dakota]

We had some city fields where on one of the fields the home plate was below the surface of the dirt by a good 2 inches. We played the game, but on the next business day, I called the city's park and rec department and asked to speak with the head of the department. I identified myself, stated that I was an umpire, and that I considered the condition of the field (that is, the below-level home plate) to be a potential safety hazard for young kids and requested that they do something about it.

I was corrected by my next game on that field (about a week later).

I figured that they decided that if a player was injured, they wouldn't want a game official testifying for the plaintiffs that he had warned the city of the hazard.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

If a rattlesnake bites Mr. B-itchy Batter, and the snake dies, are we still liable?

Was the snake on the ASA Non-Approved Snake list?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Was the snake on the ASA Non-Approved Snake list?

Did it pass through the bat ring? As long as it's less than 38" and weighs less than 2 lbs, 4 oz, you're fine.

Don't ask about the safety knob. Just... don't ask.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Did it pass through the bat ring? As long as it's less than 38" and weighs less than 2 lbs, 4 oz, you're fine.

Don't ask about the safety knob. Just... don't ask.

You're quoting bat standards, not snake standards. Keep reading, it's somewhere in either Rule 3 or Rule 4...

[justcallmeblue]

Thanks all. .. .I appreciate it. .. .especially the snake humor. . . .

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SRW

You're quoting bat standards, not snake standards. Keep reading, it's somewhere in either Rule 3 or Rule 4...

I must've skipped over that part. Hang on, let me whip my book out.