Umpire HIT BY PITCH

[chris s]

Originally posted by Kaliix
Hey Dave, don't bring any macho crap into this. I have a total body stitch count of well over a hundred. I have done my job bleeding, exhausted, in great pain, and in need of surgery. I don't fear being hit and I have a pain thresh-hold that is better than most.

A catcher has one job and one job only and that is to be in front of that ball with his glove, his equipment or his body. If he vapor locks and doesn't move even a bit to that ball, he gets to make that mistake ONCE!

It happens again and it is intentional, whether he professes to have had a brain fart or not. He is getting tossed and if the manager has any problems with it, he'll go right after him. If you believe after a second occurence that the kid didn't do it intentionally, well... you know!

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Drop and block, good catchers know how to take care of us..just use a few FYC's. Ball a cock-shot or ring em on a ankle biter....that'll learn em.