Would you allow this (ASA)?

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Take a look at this picture. Ignore the cone-shape to it. Would you allow this on a bat? The ring is for the finger, and it's supposed to come off the bat when the bat is dropped. The ring stays on the finger of the batter after the bat is dropped.

are you talking about thumb protectors? commonly seen in baseball to dampen the vibrations when getting jammed??

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obviously the rules arent written with knowledge of every product out on the market, if the product violates the spirit of the rule, then disallow it.

The thing that gets me, as a player, is donuts arent allowed. According to the ASA umps in my league, there is a risk of a donut slipping off the BARREL when being swung, thus the injury risk is too high to be allowed. I dont know if anyones ever swung a bat with a donut on it, but you could take 1 million of the most violent cuts ever and that donut wont move an inch.