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Old Mon May 27, 2013, 11:07am
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Originally Posted by chapmaja View Post
I think you state exatly why you should kill this play. You are not a trained medical professional. When the player goes down screaming in pain, you are not trained to know what the issue is. At that point you need to kill the play. If the player had simply slipped and turned an ankle, but isn't screaming in pain it is one thing. When they are immediately screaming in pain you don't know why since you are not a trained medical professional.

The safest bet is to kill the play when you suspect an injury may be serious.

Also, something to remember. An injury such as a dislocated shoulder can actually be potentially life threatening. Joints have a lot of blood vessels running in them. When a joint is seriously injured, the extent of the injury is not know immediately, thus it may need immediate treatment.

Always play it safe, and assume the injury is serious and kill the play. It's better to use the safety discussion than have someone who might not be seriously hurt be hurt.
Well, I'm old school and there to umpire a game played. I assume nothing and to me a scream is just a scream. Seen way too many players scream and cry and are attempting to steal a base on the next pitch or so.

IMO, if they want to alter the rules of the game on a maybe and what if, that player should need to sit. If it was bad enough to stop the play, it is bad enough for the player to stop playing.

My brother would claim this is just another example of the continuing weakening of America and while I am not of the same train of thought, I would not necessarily disagree with him.

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