Slow pitch: Mask or no mask

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi

I am not really concerned about which particular canine will do what, exactly. What does concern me is taking a shot to the face. It happens, to umpires in the set position and those who aren't, in both SP and FP. While I have never received a face shot in SP, as I stated earlier, to ME, it just isn't worth the risk. MY preference.

And didn't you just mention earlier a fellow umpire losing teeth and getting a broken nose?

That's plenty of justification in my book.