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Old Tue Apr 30, 2013, 09:58am
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One of my pet peeves is home plate being referred to the "dish" I have had many partners ask me if I wanted to work the dish the first or second game. The only dish I work is at dinner time. Dave
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Old Tue Apr 30, 2013, 10:15am
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One of my pet peeves is home plate being referred to the "dish" I have had many partners ask me if I wanted to work the dish the first or second game. The only dish I work is at dinner time. Dave
Odd. "plate" doesn't bother you but "dish" does? They both evolve from the same place. "Dish" has been around since before any of us were born. And I'm sure you work plates at dinner time too.
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Old Tue Apr 30, 2013, 12:35pm
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Geez, y'all really ought to lay off the caffeine.

I have no problem with umpires referring to the plate as "dish", indicators as "clickers", going to the outfield as "chasing", and taking responsibility for third base as "Going to Three".

Heck, I can even tolerate (much to my baseball counterparts) our southpaw umpires who signal outs with their left hand.

What I do have a problem with is unshined shoes, salt-crusted caps, and laziness.
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Old Tue Apr 30, 2013, 01:57pm
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Geez, y'all really ought to lay off the caffeine.

I have no problem with umpires referring to the plate as "dish", indicators as "clickers", going to the outfield as "chasing", and taking responsibility for third base as "Going to Three".

Heck, I can even tolerate (much to my baseball counterparts) our southpaw umpires who signal outs with their left hand.

What I do have a problem with is unshined shoes, salt-crusted caps, and laziness.
How do you're baseball buddies feel about vebalizing DEAD BALL?
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Old Tue Apr 30, 2013, 02:25pm
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How do you're baseball buddies feel about vebalizing DEAD BALL?
About the same as when I verbalize "Strike" while I'm down, and then come up with the mechanic.

About the same as when I verbalize "Obstruction" and hold my left arm out on catcher's interference.

About the same as when I verbalize "Illegal Pitch" on a balk.

About the same as when...
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