Funny/Crazy partner situations

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by LIBlueASA

The previous post about dropped third strike reminded me of an interesting sitch I had with a partner about two years back.

I was working the plate on a game. Two strikes on the batter. t was a dropped third strike. The batter was tagged out for the final out. End of inning. My partner then comes to me and asks how come I did not rule her out automatically? I answered "because the ball hit the ground...dropped third strike rule." He looked at me with a puzzled face and then stated, "No, dropped third strike is when the catcher DROPS the third strike, not when it hits the ground. If she catches it, she didn't drop it. So it's not a dropped third strike."



My head hurt for a while after I heard that one.

Anyone have funny, weird, interesting, crazy, bad or other situations that you have had happen with a partner? I have a few more I'll share soon...

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

Yeah, but we're umpires and we always know what we are talking about and are never confused!

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Yeah, but we're umpires and we always know what we are talking about and are never confused!

You and Mike are very funny today.

[LIUmp]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

And yet, even on this forum it is more often D3K instead if U3K.

I will, from now on, call this play the "third strike rule" or uncaught third strike.

Thanks

[JEL]

YouTube - Crazy Umpire!!! Just Listen To Him!!

Actually titled as "Crazy Umpire."

This guy is one of ours! A good umpire, fun to work with and yes, it was a foul ball!