Did anyone see all of this?

Rita C · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 12:39am

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

w_sohl · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 01:19am

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

johnnyg08 · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 07:49am

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

tjones1 · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 07:57am

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

SanDiegoSteve · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 10:35am

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.

Rita C · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 07:44pm

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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

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

DG · #7 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 06, 2008, 10:10pm

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Originally Posted by Rita C

Nope, the call was made after he pointed.

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?

Nigel Tufnel · #8 (**permalink**) Thu Aug 07, 2008, 02:19am

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...

SethPDX · #9 (**permalink**) Thu Aug 07, 2008, 02:37pm

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!)

SethPDX · #10 (**permalink**) Thu Aug 07, 2008, 05:03pm

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Originally Posted by SethPDX

Beat me to it, Nigel...

found it

SanDiegoSteve · #11 (**permalink**) Thu Aug 07, 2008, 05:27pm

I just thought he knew him really well.