Yowsers!
If it's Little League, all the gear is required by rule. The locals are running a HUGE risk when, not if, this kook gets clocked.
When I was managing 13-14's, we ran across a guy who didn't wear shinguards. He just hid behind the catcher, and claimed to have never been hit. Fair enough.
So I instructed my catcher to set up a foot off the plate for every pitch. Not shift over, but to squat straight down in the other batter's box. Sure enough, DumbDumb was calling strikes a full foot off the dish all day long.
We never lost a game when this guy was calling. Loved 'im. But what a tool.
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