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Originally posted by Dakota
I don't get it either (as I've said before). Sure, it is unlikely that getting hit in a 10U rec game will be fatal (but not beyond the realm of possibility), but in a State playoff???? What is this guy trying to prove? Why does this guy even get assigned to the state tournament? It his brother-in-law in charge of assigning umpires? He can't be doing a quality job and doing duck and cover at the same time.
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First of all, 10&U are capable of injuring you. I had a lump and bruise on the back of my hand from Sunday until yesterday. I guess it's a mix of false bravado and cheapness. I naively started out with just a cup and mask, but learned the hard way pretty quickly.
Second of all, beyond availability, assignments are as much political as anything. In HS States here, it's pretty much the coaches' friends and those who have been here the longest.
Wed Jun 04, 2003, 11:53am
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