Post Script to: "I played pro ball! Did you play pro ball?"

[JR12]

All these HOF players, turned broadcasters don't know anything about the rules, so why should any former pro player impress us?

[Kevin Finnerty]

EXCELLENT point.

Look at Joe "Thanks Skycap, here's a quarter" Morgan.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Had a game in 2006 skippered by Kurt McCaskill on one team and (Black) Jack McDowell on the other. They whined and complained somewhat during the game, and were overall butts, but they knew that everyone else knew who they were, so they didn't pull the "I played pro ball card." They didn't need to. If any former pro player made an issue of their career with me, I would probably yawn in their face, as I have umpired way too many former and current big leaguers for them to impress me much.

[tballump]

Kevin

There is a good chance that he was drafted in the June draft (no spring training or extended spring), played in the first 10 games and was released without even finishing the season because he was so bad.

Tell him

You were a one hit wonder. You didn't even last long enough to learn "class".

or

The hitting instructor realized how horsesh!t you were, so they didn't even bother teaching you class.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by tballump

You didn't even last long enough to learn "class".

Or the rule he was arguing, apparently!

[bhawk32]

We have one in our area who has a very poor reputation. I haven't been involved in any of the games he coached, but I have been told he liked to play the "big shot" card all the time. Poor little fella, I guess he's still sore from booting an easy grounder in the World Series 23 years ago.

[jwwashburn]

Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner (Billy Buck)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

[Klokard]

Last year I had Kache Beauchamp as the Pro Tem Manager for one of the teams in the GBL before the contracted Manager was available. We had a 2 man crew for the first weekend of Indy Minor League ball in Blythe California. By the end of the game my partner and I had enough of his antics and he was tossed. He proceeded to kick dirt on my partners shoes, do the chicken walk, and throw bases. My partner and I were just laughing as his team had won. Come the end of the game as we were changing out in the fantastic umpire facilities of the parking lot, he came over and said " I was just giving a show." Why is that a show? It only "shows" how big of an idiot he is. Check out YouTube for Kache Beauchamp for a fun view of his antics.