This Ranks Right Up (or is it down?)There.....

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Heard a new one tonight that left me speechless....

35+ mens league....a weird combination of FP and SP - they use a Clincher for their ball, for example ....the play gets sloppy at times, and so you sometimes get caught a little out of position.

Anyways - R1 is going into second on what should be a routine force...ball gets thrown away, and he starts for 3rd. I am PU and was a touch slow going up to 3B, and the throw comes in, and I bang R1 out on a close one. Of course he started arguing - but this was his argument:

"Hey Blue, some of us are playing hard out here, and you got to give us some calls - Just because it LOOKS like I was out, doesn't mean you have to CALL me out!!!

I had no answer for that one.....

[argodad]

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

"Hey Blue, some of us are playing hard out here, and you got to give us some calls - Just because it LOOKS like I was out, doesn't mean you have to CALL me out!!!

I had no answer for that one.....

No, I called you out because you WERE out!

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Originally Posted by argodad

No, I called you out because you WERE out!

I was way to tired to think of that at that time.....

I WAS able to use the 'the strike zone changes after midnight' one, though - even though it was probably 'only' 11:30

[derwil]

Actually, it looked like you were safe. I called you out 'cause you're an ***hole!

[Andy]

Working a Men's FP tourney a couple of weeks ago. I have known and called many games for the pitcher for team A.

About the fifth inning, he is getting frustrated with his defense not helping him, errors in the infield, dropped balls in the outfield, etc, and he walks a batter...

He yells at me...."I'm not that good of a pitcher Andy, you've got to give me those corners!"

My reply..."A foot off of the plate is not a corner...bring it in to about six inches and we'll talk!"

At that point, he removed himself from the game (voluntarily).

[outathm]

Originally Posted by derwil

Actually, it looked like you were safe. I called you out 'cause you're an ***hole!

The ***hole tax will get you every time. Just like a coach starting an argument with " I used to umpire and ..." Not the way to get on my good side, LOL

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by outathm

The ***hole tax will get you every time. Just like a coach starting an argument with " I used to umpire and ..." Not the way to get on my good side, LOL

Well, most of the time there are good reasons the coach "used" to umpire, but no longer does. Either he wasn't in shape to do so, couldn't stand the political side that didn't suit him or, and most likely the case, couldn't stand *******s like himself.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by outathm

The ***hole tax will get you every time. Just like a coach starting an argument with " I used to umpire and ..." Not the way to get on my good side, LOL

Or anything that includes "footprint"

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by outathm

The ***hole tax will get you every time. Just like a coach starting an argument with " I used to umpire and ..." Not the way to get on my good side, LOL

I almost always try to throw into the reply to these jackwagons... "Since you used to umpire, then you know what umpires think about coaches who say they "used to umpire."