I like this discussion. Let's automatically look for reasons to include new innovations instead of automatically excluding things because of our fears.
That's what I think is great about David Nichols of the Oxford League. A guy came up from Florida with at least 5 pennies stacked between the base and the player. Instead of disqualifying him or refusing to play, David played him and won. Unfortunately the guy hasn't been back, but it wasn't because his equipment was outlawed.
This guys figures were painted very nice, and it was obvious he took pride in his team, as it should be. We need guys like that. If you automatically disqualify them, you eliminate the chance of something good happening.
Bring on Al's kicker, bring on the boiled bases, bring on the custom figures. Let's play!
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