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And the cather turns and says, "Hey Blue.....
Only in my 3rd year as an umpire, but I about died laughing (inside) when I heard it. Can you top this one?
Situation; 2nd game of high school DH, it was a long day of poor weather and not-so-good baseball. Score at the bottom of 5th was 11-3 with the home team winning. Pitcher walked the bases loaded, then a pass ball...score is now 12-3 with runners at 2nd & 3rd. This is when the catcher turns to me and says, "Hey Blue, one more pass ball and we're outa here!" I'm not going to tell you how, but the game ended with then next pitch.
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I was doing a game for a high school that I used to umpire at a lot, so much in fact that I knew most of the player's and coaches by name. The catcher was a big kid, powerful, and he had a wonderful sense of humor and was committed to protecting me at all costs.
Not surprisingly, his great attitude behind the plate changed, though, when he was at bat. I remember two humorous situations with Steve. One time, I called a strike just above his belt. Without turning around he said, " That wasn't high?" I responded, "Steve that's hittable"...no more words are exchanged. Next pitch was in the exact same place, and he crushed it over the left field fence. Rounding third he had the biggest grin on his face and as he passed me he said, 'Like that?" Second situation was when I rang him up on a beautiful curve ball, which he was terribly fooled on. After I do the ring up, he turned to me and said, "Hey, I liked that pitch too, but you didn't have to enjoy it THAT much..."
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They cheerfully do accept surrender by the vanquished foe. There were several teams I used to umpire with very bad teams that would wave the white flag and cry uncle.
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