Eagle-eye

[moblue]

I worked the championship 13U game at a tournament this weekend behind the plate. As the pitcher got ready for the pitch, I see CF throw something. At first I thought maybe it was a rock, but it bounced. Rocks don't bounce, so I'm thinking that we have an extra ball in the outfield. The pitch comes in and I call it, although I'm a bit distracted. It must have been slightly off because it drew moans from one crowd. I called time and ran to my BU who was in C and let him know I thought we had a ball in the outfield. I ran partway to CF and asked him about it. He ran and got the ball, which he had thrown to the fence, then tossed it to me. I ran back into the infield with people calling me "eagle-eye" and were amazed I had even seen the ball. Apparently I was the only one in the whole place that had seen the CF throw the ball. They thought I had actually spotted it at the fence.

Now, it gets better. After the game the TD asks me if the pitch was a ball or strike. I don't honestly remember. He said that after everyone moaned I called time and started running into the infield, and both he and my partner thought I was going to get help on a ball/strike call. Then to top off the fiasco, I run out to CF and ask "Was that a ball?" CF knew exactly what I was talking about, but to everyone else it sounded like I was asking him what the last pitch was. Apparently if I hadn't of run back into the infield with something I would have been in deep trouble. Everyone was getting on me pretty good before that, but seeing the ball stopped it because they all suddenly (wrongly) believed I had incredible eyesight.

[DirtyDawg]

Nice story!!

[carolinablue]

Should have told them that you didn't really see the ball because it was covered by the grass but you knew that ant out there bumped into something.

[catoblue]

:rollinglaugh: :rollinglaugh: :rollinglaugh:

[mstaylor]

That's funny.

[kcfan102]

He said that after everyone moaned I called time and started running into the infield, and both he and my partner thought I was going to get help on a ball/strike call. Then to top off the fiasco, I run out to CF and ask "Was that a ball?" CF knew exactly what I was talking about, but to everyone else it sounded like I was asking him what the last pitch was.

Best part of the story B)