Story told to me by an old friend....

[Thunderheads]

.....Please...if this story is an "umpire urban legend" please tell me, but this is the story he told ...(my first assignor who I worked numerous games with and taught me a bunch!). Anyhow ....

Fed game, ....16u, ..can't remember, ...anyhow ......one of the teams has a heckler, complaining about balls and strikes. My friend, between pitches, is looking around and spots where it's coming from. Not easily annoyed, ...he puts up with it for a while, and it just continues.

So....

Between innings about 3 or 4 innings in, ...he goes and gets a drink of water, and quickly leaves the field and wanders over to the bleachers on the 3rd base side, ....comes up the bleachers and takes a seat close to the heckler.

He says hi, and says, ..."wow , it's hot out there" .....no response ....

Then , still sitting there, he says, ...."balls in" ....."let's have a batter" ....

Once set, he says....PLAY BALL.....

The heckler says, ..."....uhmmm Blue,....what are you doing???"

My buddy says ...."well, you seem to have the best view of the plate from here, ...I figure I'd give it a shot!"

The heckler looks, .....drops his head,.....looks up , smiles and says...."fair enough,..I'm done" .....my buddy pats him on the shoulder and continues on with the game!

I love that story ....have no reason to doubt him, ....but have wondered if that's an urban legend umpire story!

Anyone ever heard that?

I laugh every time!:FIRE:

[LMSANS]

I've heard a half dozen guys take credit for doing that.

It's still a fave!

[BrianC14]

I've heard a half dozen guys take credit for doing that.

It's still a fave!

I've heard half a dozen guys say that half a dozen guys who said that another half a dozen guys have actually done that.

I award it 4 of 5 stars for 'Best Urban Legend' in the 'Biggest BS Stories' category.

Yeah, it's still a favorite of mine, too - but can you imagine someone actually doing it? They'd be an NFL* umpire in my association.

* - Not For Long

[Thunderheads]

Thanks guys....I had a feeling that might be b.s. ...:FIRE: