My story...
A few weeks ago, I was PU on a HSV game.
I will admit that it was one of those games that I just could not get comfortable behind the plate and I am sure it affected my judgement of the strike zone. There were several pitches that I would normally call strikes that I did not.
On the first few close pitches that I called a ball, one catcher would politely ask "Where did that miss?" So I told her.
As the game went on, her tone when asking became more sarcastic, as if she was questioning the call. Finally, about the fifth inning, close pitch, I call ball, she starts again...Where did that one miss, Blue?
My reply: "It was out of the strike zone....understand?"
Looking back, I probably let it go on too long, but after that reply, I didn't hear anything else from her for the remainder of the game.
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