Did anyone see all of this?
 

Mariners/Twins tonight. Adrian Beltre up to bat. He checks his swing, then asks the umpire to appeal to U1?

Huh? I had looked away for a moment so I don't know what the original call was. I'm assuming ball because the appeal was made and U1 ruled he made an attempt.

Rita

Wait!!!!
 

The batter appealed on his check swing? Had to be a strike and he thought the base ump would reverse the plate guys call...

interesting...did the BU take a strike away from the hitter? :-)

Say what? The batter appealed his check swing... hmmmm, sounds like if he's that dumb he deserves a strike.

Having not seen the play, I am going to guess that Beltre felt that he had checked his swing and asked the PU why he didn't ask for help before making the call. Probably pointed down to the BU when he pleaded with the PU.

Nope, the call was made after he pointed.

Who knows?

Rita

Uh, I confused. PU did not call a strike and batter appealed after which a strike is ruled by BU?

Rod Serling is surely smiling?

Enuff
 

As a Mariner fan in the Northwest, and an umpire to boot... I had to join this wonderful forum after months of just being an observer... because this topic was killing me..

This is what Beltre does every time he checks his swing...

Beat me to it, Nige...I heard Rizzs or Niehaus (M's announcers) explain it last year, and they also said they don't know why he does it since it doesn't do him any good.

Mystery solved.

(I hope that wasn't too controversial for my first post!)

found it ;)

I just thought he knew him really well.