Submission for quote of the year, 2006

[tcannizzo]

Just last week, I was PU.

I call BALL on an inside-low pitch with the batter checked swing.

Batter turns and looks at me and asks, "Did I go?"

I asked her if she wanted help from my partner.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Just last week, I was PU.

I call BALL on an inside-low pitch with the batter checked swing.

Batter turns and looks at me and asks, "Did I go?"

I asked her if she wanted help from my partner.

I think I would have asked for help - PRAYING my partner said, "Yes she did!"

[argodad]

OK -- I'll throw one in from an early-season JUCO game. With no runners, ball slips from pitcher's hand during her pitch and rolls toward the 3rd base dugout. Infielders laugh at their teammate and the quick-thinking catcher looks at me and says, "Did she go, Blue?"

[Uncle George]

Here's one after BU, according to a fan of the team that it affected, several seconds after the call was made, fans yells, hey blue, I found your cell phone and it's got a call for you!

Another, first game of a DH, which started at 10 am. Runner stealing 2nd. Ump calls the runner safe! Timing is everything in comedy right? Well at the right moment, fans yells, hey blue, I know you showered this morning, but did you forget to wash your glasses too?

It amazes me where they come up with some of these!

[BEAREF]

Originally Posted by Uncle George

Here's one after BU, according to a fan of the team that it affected, several seconds after the call was made, fans yells, hey blue, I found your cell phone and it's got a call for you!

It amazes me where they come up with some of these!

I've seen this in the [I]Referee[I] magazine. The one that I saw was "Hey ref, I found your cell phone...it's got three missed calls".

I heard one the other night that I'd guess most have heard but it was still stupid... "Hit by pitch? The ball bounced, Blue. How can it be a hit by pitch?"

[BuggBob]

During the pre-game meeting I told the coach that if players were going to were hats and visors they needed to be similar in design. She assured me they were. I pointed to the young lady who was attending the meeting, "But this player is wearing a visor advertising Orlando." The coach replied, "Orlando? The State?" I hope she is not the geography teacher at that school.

Bugg

[benbret]

This is not a quote but it happened to me. NFHS fast pitch, Two best teams in the conference. Bottom of 7th score 1-1 2 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd.
Best batter (player of the year in the state) coming to bat. Coach says he wants to walk her so she goes to first. I explain that his pitcher must throw 4 balls to the batter. He told his pitcher quote " Just throw it in there honey" The pitcher while standing on the pitcher's plate threw the ball to the catcher overhanded like a baseball pitch. IP game over!!

[bluezebra]

Originally Posted by BuggBob

During the pre-game meeting I told the coach that if players were going to were hats and visors they needed to be similar in design. She assured me they were. I pointed to the young lady who was attending the meeting, "But this player is wearing a visor advertising Orlando." The coach replied, "Orlando? The State?" I hope she is not the geography teacher at that school.

Bugg

Maybe she was an Orlando Cepeda fan.

Bob

[Andy]

Originally Posted by tcannizzo

Just last week, I was PU.

I call BALL on an inside-low pitch with the batter checked swing.

Batter turns and looks at me and asks, "Did I go?"

I asked her if she wanted help from my partner.

Along the same lines....

I'm working a rec level FP game solo, RH batter checks her swing, I call a ball.
Somebody shouts "go for help, Blue!" I'm having a pretty good time with this game, coaches are low-key, focusing more on instructing and helping the girls have fun, so I decide to have a little fun, too.

I pull off my mask, point down at the first base coach and yell "DID SHE GO?!?" Without hesitation, the coach yells back "YES!" and gives me the hammer!

After I did a double take, I said "OK", adjusted my count, and went back for the next pitch.

I think it took the first base coach about 30 seconds to realize that he had just called a strike on his own batter!

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Andy

I think it took the first base coach about 30 seconds to realize that he had just called a strike on his own batter!

Now THAT'S funny!