So last night when the ump was checking our girls' bats and helmets for all the right decals and stickers, he pulled me aside and told me one of my players couldn't use her helmet because though the NOCSAE seal was molded into the helmet, the face mask was lacking a NOCSAE sticker. I said "But Bill, you just looked at all this gear the night before last and everything was OK" - thinking swiftly after immediately realizing I just told the ump he was wrong - I then said "Oh you know what Bill - she was late that night and you didn't have a chance to look at her helmet... let me go give it to her Mom". When I got back, Bill thanked me for helping him keep the girls safe...
Incidentally, Bill DID see the same helmet the night before last and he was OK with it then.... but blue is always right...
Incidentally, Bill DID see the same helmet the night before last and he was OK with it then.... but blue is always right...