Quote:
Originally Posted by Welpe
I am not a believer in the FYC, but the anecdote of a batter drawing a line and the umpire telling him "You just drew your strike zone for the rest of the game" does make me chuckle.
|
I have tossed a couple of guys for drawing a line, and, based on youth, let a couple off the hook and remain in the game (after their stern, eye-opening warning). One of the guys I let stay came out later in the game to pitch. I stood behind the catcher while he loosened up and said, incredulously, "He's a
pitcher?" The catcher said, "Yeah, can you believe that? [the way he shows up umpires]" So, as he's catching each warm-up pitch, every one that was even near a corner or a high spot, he says, "That's a ball." It was like he was telling me to go ahead and squeeze the little a------. He did this five times in eight pitches. It was hilarious.