batter swings and is hit in chest.

rbmartin

Last night. Junior high level game. FED rules. I am HP. 2 outs. 2 strikes on batter. Pitcher throws a curveball that didn't curve. Batter swings aggressively at the ball (waaay out in front of pitch) and pitch hits him directly in the center of the chest. I signal dead ball and say "strike 3, batters out!" No argument from batter, but coach comes out and does not argue the strikeout call, but wonders why his BR was not able to attempt to advance to 1st because the catcher didn't catch a 3rd strike. I explain that when a ball contacts the batter for any reason, it immediately becomes dead. He looks at me like I'm speaking chinese.

RPatrino

You can't fix stupid.

mbyron

rbmartin wrote
I explain that when a ball contacts the batter for any reason, it immediately becomes dead. He looks at me like I'm speaking chinese.

When that happens, I'll sometimes explain it again in Chinese, to see if it makes more sense to him. 😉

ozzy6900

mbyron wrote
When that happens, I'll sometimes explain it again in Chinese, to see if it makes more sense to him. 😉

.meht rof sdrawkcab ti yas I ,emit ts1 eht titeg t'nod yeht fI

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

If they don't get it the 1st time, I say it backwards for them.

cbfoulds

ozzy6900 wrote
.meht rof sdrawkcab ti yas I ,emit ts1 eht titeg t'nod yeht fI

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

If they don't get it the 1st time, I say it backwards for them.

You just watch, and one of these nights,
those that talk backwards will demand their rights.
They'll rise up angry and demand a solution,
in the form of an amendment to the Constitution
that guarantees Freedom of Reverse Elocution.
And every TV show that airs,
will have to be captioned for the forward-impaired.
TALK BACKWARDS!

SanDiegoSteve

cbfoulds wrote
You just watch, and one of these nights,
those that talk backwards will demand their rights.
They'll rise up angry and demand a solution,
in the form of an amendment to the Constitution
that guarantees Freedom of Reverse Elocution.
And every TV show that airs,
will have to be captioned for the forward-impaired.
TALK BACKWARDS!

Yeah, it looks like we're headed in that direction all right. God help us all! Nice poem.

UMP25

rbmartin wrote
我解釋，當球接觸麵糊以任何理由，它立即成為死。

Did he understand your explanation?

DG

rbmartin wrote
Pitcher throws a curveball that didn't curve.

A curveball that didn't curve, so what made it a curveball?

thumpferee

DG wrote
A curveball that didn't curve, so what made it a curveball?

:confused:🙂

Steven Tyler

SanDiegoSteve wrote
Yeah, it looks like we're headed in that direction all right. God help us all! Nice poem.

I thought that was the Tea Party slogan? "Take Our Country Back". How far back to they want to go, the Civil War? I prefer my country go forward.

rbmartin

DG wrote
A curveball that didn't curve, so what made it a curveball?

The pitcher's intentions.

Rich Ives

Hanging curves don't usually make it to the batter's chest or the catcher - at least as the batters get older. Kid need more BP. 😀

cbfoulds

SanDiegoSteve wrote
<snip> Nice poem.

Credit where due: the late, great Steve Goodman [also wrote "City of New Orleans"].

thumpferee

The poem was really good!

Do you do resumes?

Carl Childress

Steven Tyler wrote
I thought that was the Tea Party slogan? "Take Our Country Back". How far back to they want to go, the Civil War? I prefer my country go forward.

Me, too! I do that already by "Leaning Forward" with MSNBC.

Steven Tyler

cbfoulds wrote
Credit where due: the late, great Steve Goodman [also wrote "City of New Orleans"].

And "You Never Even Called Me By My Name".

pob14

Steven Tyler wrote
And "You Never Even Called Me By My Name".

And most important, "The Dying Cub Fan's Last Request." We played that recording at my mom's funeral dinner. 😎