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From: dwv@ihuxt.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: George Brett
Message-ID: <230@ihuxt.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Jul-83 10:15:50 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 28 10:15:50 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 29-Jul-83 02:45:03 EDT
Organization: BTL Naperville, Il.
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I have to side with the umps on this one. If the protest
is granted, it could open a whole can of worms. Maybe
baseball should outlaw pine tar (like stickum in football)
and avoid this whole mess. Personally, I think Brett would
have hit the home rum with a Dr. Pepper bottle, but a rule
is a rule. Unfortunatly, I can see the day when every manager will be
asking that the bat be checked after every hit. In softball, the
umps have to check the bats BEFORE the game and rule if they are legal.
Maybe that is a solution.

					Dave Vollman
					BTL - IH
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