Is this ok during innings?

[mazzamouth]

I wonder if I can get away with doing this during a game?

Also do you think that is a real umpire?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egZU6YrOpYg&feature=grec

[mstaylor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p02VNGxqMhc&feature=related

Either that is a real ump and they set it up well before hand or there is always an assistant with him for the routine because it looks like the same steps. I will admit usually the asst is more obvious because of improper uniforms.

Edited February 18, 2010 by mstaylor

[Umpire in Chief]

I seriously doubt its a real ump. But it is pretty entertaining.

[BrianC14]

Yeah, that's a real umpire ... and I'm the Pope.

No plate shoes?

No baseballs in the ball bags?

Two quick dead give-aways.

Here's a few more:

Throwing his mask on the ground?

Perfect choreography?

Flopping around on the ground like a moron?

Yeah, that's a real umpire. ;)

[carolinablue]

Yeah, he's real. That's how my strike three mechanic looks. What's the problem ?;)

[arbiter22]

The guy is an entertainer. The real umpire goes to the dugout or the tunnel to the locker room and the actor/entertainer comes out.

[mstaylor]

I agree that it's not a real guy but it is one of the better fakes I've seen. Some I have seen used with mascots have white socks, don't match the crew and other dead giveaways. At least this guy does a decent job looking the part. Throwing the mask down in both clips is a dead tell but not a bad job overall.

[widac]

I have seen Birdzerk out here a couple times. They are really great. That dancing ump thing cracked me up the first time I saw it

http://www.birdzerk.com/

Edited February 19, 2010 by widac

[NFUA_44]

mazz

I'm thinkin if you kept it to less than a minute or 5 pitches you should be golden. Then again we need to check and see if this is workable in short right or not.

Mask on the ground definitley let's the cat out of the bag.

[basejones]

This is how it works with the mascots, etc. They come to the locker room before the game and talk with the crew chief about what they are going to do. The umpires have the option to either participate or have a stand-in. And yes, many, many, many more times than not, they will take the stand-in option. So the safe bet is that it's not a real umpire.