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Originally Posted by GarthB
Years back, I was assigned to work a JV game. My partner did not show. One of the head coaches was known for his constant whining.
Around the fifth inning, I called a check swing: "No, he didn't go." This buffon yelled, "You gotta get some help on that!"
I looked around the field and then back at him. He yelled again, "C'mon, you gotta get some help!"
So, since there was a runner on second at the time, I pointed to left side of the mound and yelled, "Did he go?" I then jogged out to the "C" position, turned around gave the safe sign and yelled back, "No, he didn't go."
I jogged back to the plate, staring at the doofus coach all the way. About half way back, I saw that he finally showed some sign of recognition of reality, put his head down, and slinked back under his rock.
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Hi Garth:
Nice one.
I had a different incident when working SOLO.
When working SOLO we give the best game possible.
During a check swing in which I called a ball NO he didn't offer, the Manager asked me to check with my partner. Instinctively I pointed to the first base coach before Reality sunk in.
Now after I pointed to the coach and got back to reality I said to myself "Pete what in the he** are you doing"
However, to my surprise the base coach gave me a strike signal on his own player. I said "hey if this kids own coach thought he offered who am I to argue" and I changed the call from ball to strike.
You should have seen the look the manager gave to his base coach. I had to call TIME for a minute because I started laughing.
Pete Booth