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How about from my partner?
Preseason NFHS game. I'm on the bases with the PU a guy that's new to our org, but says hes been calling for "many years."
Speedy, the lead-off, has gotten on and stolen 2nd every at bat. Top of 5, two outs. Speedy walks and then steals on the first pitch. I see it perfectly and signal a routine safe.
Then I hear my partner, "She's out! She's out!" Speedy looks at me unbelievingly but just leaves. (I'm thinking maybe batter's interference.)
Coach signals me with up turned palms as if to say "What the heck just happened." He goes and talks to my partner and then walks away shaking his head. He looks at me with this half-laughing grin.
After about a half inning, the coach comes to me and says, "You know it this was a real game during the season, I would be ejected and you'd be having a @#$%$# time trying to explain your partner." When I ask why, the coach told me that when he questioned the PU he said, "I overruled the call at second because my partner completely missed it. The PU is the UIC for in the game and suppose to overrule any calls that are wrong."
That was preseason. He didn't make it to the regular season with us.
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Dan
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