At a high school championship game in Cartersville, Georgia, an umpire was struck in the face with a pitch when the visiting team's catcher ducked.  A much-viewed video clip posted on YouTube brought a lot of unfamiliar notoriety to the generally quiet rural area, and on Monday the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on subsequent actions taken by the school.  In the latter article's comments, local readers have things to say.



Opieandy sums it up thus: It's hard not to call people goofballs for the ridiculous arguments being made here.

But ultimately, as BASEBALL MOM reminds us, God forgave us for killing his son, who are we to throw blame and judge?