What's the ruling?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by DG

What's the problem with having a memory? I remember when junior was born too.

You remember when Babe Ruth was born!

[Kevin Finnerty]

I got punched out on an inside pitch by this tall, young, well-known local umpire in a Babe Ruth game in 1969.

Last month I umpired a 18-over game with him. During the pregame, I described the pitch he punched me out on like it was thrown hours before. I even remember the sound of my coach saying "Good eye"!

Yeah, you remember.

[BretMan]

Oh, yeah...you remember...

My 1975 Pony League championship game ended on a play at the plate, when a squat old cuss of an umpire we called "Barney Google" ruled a bunt that sure looked foul as fair, and the runner from third snuck in as our catcher lollygagged after the ball.

Remember it like it was yesterday...

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by BretMan

Oh, yeah...you remember...

My 1975 Pony League championship game ended on a play at the plate, when a squat old cuss of an umpire we called "Barney Google" ruled a bunt that sure looked foul as fair, and the runner from third snuck in as our catcher lollygagged after the ball.

Remember it like it was yesterday...

"Ya lollygagg onto the field, Ya lollygagg off the field. So, do you know what that makes you?"

"Lollygaggers!"

thanks to the movie Bull Durham for that remark

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

"Ya lollygagg onto the field, Ya lollygagg off the field. So, do you know what that makes you?"

"Lollygaggers!"

thanks to the movie Bull Durham for that remark

Better to be a lollygagger than a scamperer. If you scamper, the Langoliers will get you and eat you alive.

We have Stephen King to thank for that imagery.

[Emperor Ump]

Yeah, I remember sitting on the bench every game and then our coach remembering the 2 defensive innings rule and cussing as he had to find places to put me where I could do the least damage. Sometimes that meant I was the catcher.

I really want to apologize to those umpires who were behind me. What goes around has now come around and I think I have now paid my dues.

[DG]

Originally Posted by Emperor Ump

Yeah, I remember sitting on the bench every game and then our coach remembering the 2 defensive innings rule and cussing as he had to find places to put me where I could do the least damage. Sometimes that meant I was the catcher.

I really want to apologize to those umpires who were behind me. What goes around has now come around and I think I have now paid my dues.

I remember a mother asking me why her little Johnny did not get to play infield. I told her little Johnny did not have the hand-eye coordination to play infield. Within seconds after making the comment a line drive screamer was headed for my son's head at 3B which he easily caught. It would have given little Johnny a skull fracture. She sat down and never said another word about playing infield. By the way, my son normally played catcher but we were winning big in this game and it was an opportunity for us to use another catcher, so I don't quite understand putting someone who can't catch in to play catcher.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

You remember when Babe Ruth was born!

Or Babe Ruth's gay brother... Gabe Ruth

(since we're on movie lines. haha!)