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Great story here on a checked swing. We are playing an amature baseball game in this small town. They only have one umpire to do the game, an old guy named Earl. Anyway, about halfway through the game, a 3-2 count on the batter, our pitcher throws one out of the strike zone, batter checks his swing, Earl, umping from behind the plate, calls a ball. Batter drops his bat and starts heading to first when our pitcher asks for an appeal. Catcher turns around and says "Did he go, Earl?" Without missing a beat Earl replies "Yes he did!!" and rings him up.
Never have seen an umpire make an appeal to himself before.
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