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but one day you will find yourself in a position where Angels are raining holy hell on you from five different angles and there's nothing you can do about it but shoot air. Are you gonna sit back and take the hit or are you gonna act?
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I have been in that situation before, personnaly, I would have just called myself out and get ready for the next game.
The "Dead man's walk" rule will vary from field to field and event to event.
If the field owner/event organizer, says the rule is legal, then go for it and let the people who are not happy deal with the higher powers.