Gray Area Strikes

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by SAump

I am stealing a strike. Always have, always will!

If R1 makes it to 2B or 3B, batter better be schwinging.
Batter better be working hard before I pick him up.
Hitchhiking hitters won't get a free ride from me.
I prefer to see B?R running to 1B and then pivot.

I can hear the music now, "Swiped Out!"
Everyone knows what happens if a run is close.
Balls or runs don't make up the missing pay from my hourly rate.

Come on, that is some of the biggest BS you've posted yet! If you are doing your job correctly, you should be watching the pitch and calling it for what it is! I've balled plenty of pitches in this situation and hear F2 complain to me about how his pitcher can't hit the mark under pressure!

And yes, I have heard that adage but from MLB umpires, not amateur umpires.