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An Obituary printed in the London Times.....Absolutely Dead Brilliant!!

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:

- Knowing when to come in out of the rain

- Why the early bird gets the worm

- Life isn't always fair

- And maybe it was my fault

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death:

- by his parents, Truth and Trust

- by his wife, Discretion

- by his daughter, Responsibility

- and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers:

- I Know My Rights

- I Want It Now

- Someone Else Is To Blame

- I'm A Victim

- Pay me for Doing Nothing

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

June 12, 2014

Meeting was called to discuss how the season is going, to look at a change in the courtesy runner rules, and to look into pitcher safety issues. Due to time constraints, a group of managers from the early games met with Bo around noon, and the remainder of the managers and the Executive Committee met after the noon games.

1) Discussion on the courtesy runner from home crossing the rubber before the batter makes contact with the ball. Rules state the courtesy runner may not cross the rubber, this can be viewed in several ways. If the runner flinches and moves a leg, that's not crossing the rubber. If the runner steps across the rubber or leans most of his body across the rubber, he can be called out. The responsibility for this rests with the field umpire, not the home plate umpire.

2) Discussed the proposed rule change from having the last out be the courtesy runner to the last batter from the previous inning. The main issue is having a rule that may force one player to run multiple times in one inning. No vote taken, the consensus of the early group was to change the rule, the group meeting after the noon games was to only change the rule to stipulate that a person can only run once per inning. The managers will be polled in the next week to have any rule change placed into effect by July 1.

3) Discussed the need for each team to keep a book for the game, including runs and outs. This is especially important to settle disputes on the number of runs scored, and to determine who the courtesy runner is.

4) Pitcher safety was discussed. We have had pitchers hit in the past, and have been fortunate that none has suffered a serious injury. Bo stated pitchers have been afforded the opportunity to wear a face mask purchased by the league. In addition, currently each field has a pitching screen that pitchers can use if they want to. Some leagues have rules governing the use of pitching screens. The group agreed that if a batter hits the screen one time, it's a dead ball. If, during the same at bat, the batter hits the screen again, the batter is out.

Richard B. Mullins Secretary, OTS