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Originally Posted by Chess Ref
When i first started I know I confused them by just calling balls,strikes and DDB illegal pitch.
But my favorite is when the pitcher, usually with 2 strikes, pitches one into the ozone layer, I call illegal and then asks "TOO high blue ? "
I've thought about replying something smart-a$$ey but they might not get it....  |
After tonight, I might be starting to understand why some of these guys need things like this explained to them in greater detail.
In one of tonight's men's games, I had an R1 at 2B with 1 out. Batter hits a fly to center, which is caught. R1 tags and runs for third, arriving there safely without a play. The pitcher calls for the cut off and goes to appeal that R1 left too soon. R1 panics and leaves 3B, sprinting back to 2B. R1 runs past the pitcher, and the pitcher doesn't think to tag him. The pitcher steps on 2B to appeal and I rule the runner safe just as R1 steps on 2B without being tagged. The pitcher then turns his back to R1, who has stepped off the bag towards 1B (his dugout is on the 3rd base line so I have no idea what in the Hades he is doing). R1 realizes I never called him out and steps back on 2B.
We finally call time and R1 looks at me and says "So what do I do now?" I reply, "Be thankful you're still safe and stay on 2B."
"But blue...I WAS on 3rd."
I give him the "You've gotta be kidding me" look, just then the light bulb goes off in his head and we resume play.
This is one of the strangest "simple" plays I've seen in quite some time. I think I need to start calling "low, high, deep" and maybe even "gotta be".
