[SRW]

Co-Rec Slowpitch:

Pitched ball hits the edge of the plate, I call Ball. Pitcher continues to hit the edge of the plate, I continue to call Ball. Pitcher walks up (happens to be the team's coach) and wants to know why I'm calling balls for the ball hitting the "black part of the plate". I tell him that when the ball hits the plate, it's a ball. He looks at me and says, "The black part of the plate isn't part of the plate!"

I just stood there and gave him the knowing "duh" look, and said, "Coach, if the black part of (using my fingers like quotes) 'the plate' isn't a part of 'the plate', then what is it? It's certainly not dirt."

He walked back to the pitcher's rubber, shaking his head and didn't say another word. Catcher's standing there laughing.