Jeez umps are as egotistical as I have heard, I didn't call time, soory for the incorrect syntax, I ASKED for time and the umpie was gracious enough to give it to me.....better Bannarama?

It's kind of like the chirping from the coaches and the fans. If you can't stand the heat you will not be a good future ump.

better? not really. the ball was dead when the batter got hit. time was already out. he wasn't gracious. he was probably laughing at you when you "called" time like i was when you wrote it in your post. and the ego comes with the territory. if i didn't have one, i'd get eaten alive by rats like you.

Ya damn Skippy we're egotistical. That's because we know like a thousand times more about baseball rules than the average rat. Rats who are knowledgable about baseball rules are a rare breed. We also don't like terms like "umpie" very much, so I don't suggest you use it in your next game.

We started off being nice to you, and it was jokingly suggested that we should have been meaner to you. So then ozzy jokingly got meaner and asked why you were arguing balls and strikes, all in good fun. Then Bobby reminded everyone that coaches can't call time. So what? We hear it all the time. Coaches will say, "hey, I called time out, Blue...didn't you hear me?" as if they actually believe that they can do this. That's what we thought you were talking about. I glad you know that rule, at least.:)

Bye, lil Skippy, nice reading ya ;)