Coaching Comedics

[kylejt]

"Time!"

"Hey, that's the best call you've made all night"

[jxt127]

Batter fouls the ball of the plate, under the catcher who had stood up and up into a rather a rather painful meeting with a delicate part of my anatomy (yes I was wearing a jock and it still hurt).

After a minute or so while I get my breath back the D coach comes out of the dugout and yells "Hey ump was that a strike or a baaaallllllllll!"

F2 and the Batter sure thought that was funny.

[ajjl22]

Originally Posted by jxt127

Batter fouls the ball of the plate, under the catcher who had stood up and up into a rather a rather painful meeting with a delicate part of my anatomy (yes I was wearing a jock and it still hurt).

the trick is to put a cup inside the jock, then it won't hurt so much next time

[tibear]

Once had a catcher get so frustrated with his pitcher who was having a heck of a time throwing strikes that he yelled, "Come on Tim, put it right in my glove! I'm the one squatting down in front of the umpire!"

I had to call time to clear my eyes because I was crying from laughing. The coach took the time to talk to the catcher about using only positive comments.

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by ajjl22

the trick is to put a cup inside the jock, then it won't hurt so much next time

Now THAT is funny.

[LakeErieUmp]

This one wasn't a coach but another ump in a 14 yr old house league game I was watching today. In the 5th inning of a 4-0 game home team starts putting in pitchers that have clearly never pitched before. half an hour later it's 25-0 and the young home plate ump is still calling a 7th game of the World Series strike zone. Veteran BU is leaving him alone for the "learning experience". It is also getting dark and quite chilly.

Finally F2 throws to F5 on a steal. Runner was safe by ten minutes but BU rings him up, then after the game we're talking and BU is shaking his head about PU and adds "as long as F5 held on to the ball I was calling that out. Heck, if he dropped the ball I'd still call him out!"

My kind of umpire!

[jxt127]

Originally Posted by ajjl22

the trick is to put a cup inside the jock, then it won't hurt so much next time

I'd taken some pretty good shots with that cup when I was playing Goalie in hockey.

Mind you years and years ago I was coaching 1st base. F1 tries the pickoff I yell back and look at the runner. Throw was pretty bad and I got hit there too. Learned my lesson that even 1st base coaches need to wear one lol.

[U of M Sam]

This happened couple years ago just prior to start of LL seniors baseball game (I was PU).
Coach: (His home crowd can hear him) "Hey Blue, do you have any balls?"
Me: I smiled and responded "Yes coach, I have been told I do."
Coach: Paused, smiled and said "I mean game balls."
Me: "Yes, what did you think I was referencing?"
Coach: Smiled, shook his head and walked away.
Game went smooth.