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

I had a situation last night were the batter didnt like my strike call, was right over the plate, JUST below the knee.... hittable ball!!

He stepped out of the batter's box, started to say something under his breath. I told him lets go, then he proceeded to turn toward his dugout, practice his GOLF SWING. I again told him lets go.... he then proceeded to tell me "I CAN TAKE AS LONG AS I WANT"..... so I said give me a new batter, the batter is EJ!!!

What other situations have we all had were the batter can get a chance to listen to the game on the radio in his car?

Take your bat and draw a line in the dirt will get you to the parking lot early!

I do not remember if it was here or another forum, but someone posted a time when after a coach drew a line in the dirt the umpire drew an arrow to the parking lot, and the coach to follow it.

That is one of those things I would love to do to a coach, but fear that it might appear over line (really no pun intended) and arrogant.

I would also love the chance to sit in the stands with my gear on. Plop down next to a mouthy fan, and say play ball. Then when I start to get odd looks say, "Well obviously this is the best place in the park to call balls an strikes from."

But to get back to the question at hand, most any time a player/coach begins or ends a sentence with the magic word... you.

"Sure, take as long as you want. Pitcher, pitch. Sssstttttrrrriiiikkkeeee!"

The batter's actions definitely caused him to get ejected but WHY are you calling a pitch that is below the knee a strike?

MTD, Sr.

The greatest batter-draws-line-with-bat story I ever heard was similar to this. It was from one of the eminent veterans from our L.A. unit:

"One time I had a guy reach out and flip his bat and use the knob to draw a line to show me where the last pitch was. I asked him if I could have that bat for a second. He gives me the bat, and I flip it and use the knob to draw a big curve toward the guy's dugout, and then I drew a little arrow at the end."

This is how I would have handled it.

Me too. That way you get to call a "penalty strike" AND dump the prick.

JM

Cause that's where the holler be.

I was waiting for someone to ask that.... it was at the knee caps.

I believe, but I'm not for certain, that the gentleman in question was our own Brian Curtain. And yes, I do know I'm a poet.:)

No need to justify. It's your strike zone, not his.

I had a BU do that once. Looked like a complete idiot. That is not funny, just stupid. So, I don't suggest contemplating the idea. Especially after seeing it. I have heard people say they want to do it, but after seeing it, it is a stupid idea.

Pretty sure he was just fantasizing, not really planning to ever do it. We often say things here that we "would love to do," or "would love to say," or other things of this nature. It's because we come here to vent our frustrations and we have come to expect that the other members understand this. We say things we could never really get away with at our games, because we are all umpires, and we all can relate to our mutual disdain for rats and fans. Try not to take things spouted off here too seriously.

Modesty Forbids
 

I believe you need to work on your poetry.

Find something that works with "Tim C" . . .

Then it was at the knees, not below the knees.