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oppool Mon Mar 26, 2001 04:00pm

All right guys just when you thought you've heard and seen it all.


Randy Johnson pitching yesterday in expo game killed a dove on a pitch in front of the plate.

My call would be no pitch, dead ball who's going to pick up the bird?


Have fun


Don

Steve M Mon Mar 26, 2001 05:52pm

Here's another real but lighter side tale. Years ago I somehow ended up with a women's game - til then I only did men's fast pitch. Anyway, I've got the plate and during the game there's a batter who fouls the ball off of her leg. I throw both hands up (like I've got a good field goal) and holler "Dead ball. Got 'er in the box." Very calmly - and I think cruelly - the batter turned to me and said "No, Mr Ump. That ball hit me on the leg." Only then did I realize what I had said. I was kinda useless for about 5 minutes - and they coulda called me "Red" for a while after that. Now, I just holler "Dead ball".

Gulf Coast Blue Mon Mar 26, 2001 07:21pm

A "Classic" story Steve......I remember when you first told that on McGriff's........It made me useless for more than 5 minutes. I had <b>until</b> that point.....always said the same thing............:D

Joel

whiskers_ump Mon Mar 26, 2001 08:25pm

Lighter side
 
Steve, things could have gotten worse, cause some wise
guy in stands could have hollared rub it blue. Happened
to me when catcher took one, and then they had not made
women cups.

Gulf Coast Blue Mon Mar 26, 2001 10:35pm

Guys.........the obvious call on this is a FOWL ball.

Joel:D

bluezebra Tue Mar 27, 2001 01:24am

I was PU in the second game of a double header at a small Christian college in Costa Mesa, CA. A home team batter hit a drive to the fence and did a head first slide into 3B. My partner follows the play, calls and signals safe, and then calls time. The runner gets up, and is brushing herself off and talking to the coach, when my partner gets a big grin on his face and walks away. Between innings I asked him what happened. When the runner got up, the coach asked her if she was okay, and her reply was, "I just need a new set of nipples". No wonder my partner was grinning.

Bob


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