My Pitcher was Balked Tonight

[GarthB]

Sounds like an error by the umpire. Also, sounds like you handled it well.

On a side note and slightly off-topic, you say your pitcher was "balked". Whenever I hear this, I wonder what it really means. Pitchers "balk". They don't "get" balked. Umpires "call" balks. Umpires don't balk.

I have the same petty nitpicking problem with umpires who say, "I safed him." What? Oh, you mean you called him safe. Do you also "out him?" Do you also "strike him?" And, heaven help you if you should "ball him."

I realize this matters to no one, and as I said, it is definitely picking of nits,but, I just got home from working five basketball games and I'm a bit rummy.

I've got five more tomorrow morning and then six on Saturday and six more more on Sunday. Eight await me next Monday. These 50-something year old legs are getting a real test.