Please verify that I'm not a drooling idiot.

[IAUMP]

Originally posted by mcrowder
Oh. My. God.

Initial poster - you are not a drooling idiot. Dead Ball, Strike Three.

IAUMP - you say you are not a baseball ump. That is clear. What does the moniker "IAUMP" mean? You are obviously not a softball ump either. What would your answer have been had the batter swung and the ball hit the batter's foot? Dead Ball. Strike Three. Right? (I sure hope so). So why the difference between the foot and the hand. (And PLEASE don't say "The hands are part of the bat" --- if you do, you'll be laughed off the site.)

mcrowder,

I am a football umpire and was just taking a look at what is going on in the other forums. I found this intreging and thought I would take a shot. As you all have pointed out (in such a tactful way), I was wrong. I know that the hands are not part of the bat. I was simply wrong.