Dumbest Thing a Player/Coach has said

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by rwest

What's the dumbest thing a player/coach has said during a game?

Mine was just last week. I'm PU in coed SP game. Ball hit down the first base line. It's going to be close whether it is fair or foul. I can't get on the line like I would like to because the runner and F3 were converging on first. So I take a step inside fair territory. Not the best mechanic I know, but it still gives me a good angle on the play. I would have been blocked if I was on the line. A step into foul territory would not have given me a better angle. The ball just hits the line on the foul side of the line. I point fair (between innings my base umpire confirmed the call). F10 is yelling..."Its foul. It hit the line!". Base umpire said he was complaining about it for a while after the call.

The line doesn't have a foul side.

I believe anytime I hear "The hands are part of the bat" - from whoever - it's the stupidest thing I hear that day.

But this one the other week struck me as particularly stupid. R1 on 3rd, batter draws a walk. Ball back to the circle, R1 is dancing. As soon as BR rounds first base to head to second, I look over and verify that R1 is still dancing. After calling her out and explaining why, coach says, "But that's what we teach her to do - she's only doing what we taught her." I could not stop the reply from coming out of my mouth - "Well, coach, that out's on you then."