pointing on strikes?

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Originally Posted by bniu

hmm, i'm kinda curious, now what if the next incarnation of Ron Luciano and Durwood Merrill took over ASA? The two most flamboyant umpires in baseball governing softball, a sport known for its robotic signals...

Here we go, another ******* who hasn't got a clue. You are obviously too young to know the real umpires of baseball. AFA flamboyant, Dutch Rennart made those two look like clowns on the field. Durwood wasn't that bad. Luciano thought he was being entertaining while the players laughed "at" him. Luciano would probably think that a line like, "His best shot was his last" would be funny, but he chose cabon monoxide instead.

sometimes i think about "shooting" a runner out just to see what kind of reaction I'll get, though I don't want to risk losing future game assignments for doing it. Maybe I'll try it at my high school's preseason alumni scrimmage next year...since i won't be allowed to umpire their real games anyway due to a conflict of interest....

As previously stated, showmanship, just like P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb.