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Originally posted by GarthB
He faked out an idiot umpire.
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I can recall Rich Fronheiser making similarly disparaging remarks about base umpires who get struck by batted balls. I'm sure he felt strongly about that until I witnessed one day when a batted ball struck him during a game we worked together.
Until it happens to you, it only happens to idiot umpires. Now, it's never happened to me, but I at least know that it potentially can. I don't require the pitcher to show me the ball in his glove before I put it into play.
The very nature of the offense is for the offense to be sneaky. They can fool the umpire. It's not that difficult. And it does not make the umpire an idiot.