Ways for batter to get ejected......

[aceholleran]

Summer league: college players, some ex-pros, guys just looking to get some at-bats. Verry little grumbling in general. One night, hotshot D1 college batter drew a line past the outside corner after my strike call to make it a full count. I dummy up and put the incident in the hard drive.

Then St. Chylak, the patron of all umpires, intervened. The pitcher (now my buddy for life) threw the next one right down Broadway, maybe 3-4 inches above the belt. The line-drawer took the pitch. Thanks again, Nestor.

My usual strike-three ring-up is short and sweet. I drew this one out like I was Kiri Te Kanawa doing Carmen at the Met. Batter-rattus was a good 5-6 feet down the line toward 1B when I finally finished my aria. He turned toward me, mouth majestically agape. I beat him to the punch.

"Draw a line up there, Meat," I said.

Not a word from him, his coaches or teammates for the rest of the game.

As the Shakers say, sometimes things turn around until they come out right.

Ace in CT

[mbyron]

That's a heartwarming story of grace and redemption, Ace. Thank you.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by aceholleran

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"Draw a line up there, Meat," I said...........................

Nice! Very Nice!

[rookieblue]

"Draw a line up there, Meat," I said.

Nice. That's one for the books.

[Kevin Finnerty]

"Draw a line up there, Meat."

I'll have to use that. Very clever. Very.

[Welpe]

I am not a believer in the FYC, but the anecdote of a batter drawing a line and the umpire telling him "You just drew your strike zone for the rest of the game" does make me chuckle.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I am not a believer in the FYC, but the anecdote of a batter drawing a line and the umpire telling him "You just drew your strike zone for the rest of the game" does make me chuckle.

I have tossed a couple of guys for drawing a line, and, based on youth, let a couple off the hook and remain in the game (after their stern, eye-opening warning). One of the guys I let stay came out later in the game to pitch. I stood behind the catcher while he loosened up and said, incredulously, "He's a pitcher?" The catcher said, "Yeah, can you believe that? [the way he shows up umpires]" So, as he's catching each warm-up pitch, every one that was even near a corner or a high spot, he says, "That's a ball." It was like he was telling me to go ahead and squeeze the little a------. He did this five times in eight pitches. It was hilarious.

[aceholleran]

Truth be told, I did not originate the line. A friend who used to do organized ball gave it to me.

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

"Draw a line up there, Meat."

Did you follow it up with "rose goes in the front, big guy?"

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

Did you follow it up with "rose goes in the front, big guy?"

I was only quoting

[DG]

3-4 inches above the belt is a strike by the book and I will get that one every time. Heck, 3-4 baseballs above the belt is a strike by the book, but we don't see that very often.