Ump Intentially Hit By Pitch?

[d26]

The vid, IMHO, shows a FU pitch based on C's actions in frame by frame mode.

[dash_riprock]

Dump the battery, the HC, anyone who laughs, ban them all for life, and pull the baseball program for a year at least.

[RKBUmp]

That was intentional. The catcher pretended to be blocking a pitch in the dirt, but the pitch started out high and never dropped. Even the best breaking ball doesnt drop that much.

I saw something similar in a softball game. Coach had been on umps all night about every single call. They finally told him one more word and he was gone. Next batter, inside pitch, catcher leans way to the side, lets ball go by, but it missed the ump. Ump went and got the UIC and asked that he watched the rest of the game because he expected more trouble. Later that night I was talking with UIC and he asked my opinion if it was intentional or not. I told him that in my opinion it most certainly was, catcher made blatant attempt to move to let ball pass.

[waltjp]

Definitely intentional. For those that didn't see the video, the catcher starts to drop to his knees as if blocking a pitch in the dirt just after the pitcher releases the ball.

Catcher, gone! Pitcher, gone! If the manager or anyone else makes a peep, gone!

[MajorDave]

About it! Wow, if anyone knows this crew please get the real story from them whenever you can and post it without naming names or name names, we all want to know what the heck went on.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

They finally told him one more word and he was gone.

"Word!"

[mbyron]

Can somebody please post that link again? The first three times weren't sufficient. TIA.

[LMan]

Here's a followup on the case if you havent seen it:


http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...wild_0605.html

[SanDiegoSteve]

Wow, just like the old TV show "You Asked For It."