My Weekend

[Umpire in Chief]

Saturday they moved my game (1st of a DH) from 1:00 to 11:00    This is a college summer summer league and apparently so many of the guys from both teams were planning on going to the Tim McGraw concert they really didn't have a choice but to move it up.

 

Well Game 1 went 15 innings. Fortunately it was only in the low 90's because I had the dish. And unfortunately I'm too good of an umpire  . Bottom of the 9th 2 out R1 solid shot to the OF R2 was breaking on the pitch F8 apparently had a cannon and shot him down from deep right-center field and I correctly called him out at the plate. OOOPS. Had I just kicked that call  hmmm  

 

The teams agreed to cancel game 2 so the incoming crew only got travel pay.

 

Sunday, was a much hotter day. I had the bases. Here we go again, extra innings.

 

Ump81 was scheduled to work game 2 of both of these games. So as we begin extra innings I'm catching grief from the incoming crew and so from my spot in shallow right center field I give a really pompous bow to them.  

 

We had no base runners for a while. Then in the final inning the visitors get someone aboard on what I wouldn't even call a banger. The coach comes to pay me a courtesy call. 

 

Coach: How can you call him safe?

Me: Using all my might to refrain from saying "Like this, 'Safe'" so I just say, "He beat it"

Coach: No the correct answer would have been he pulled his foot.

Me: No his foot was there, the runner beat it

Coach: How can you say that everybody in the stadium knows he was out. 

Me: He beat it. We're done and I walk away.

Coach as he walks away: That's the worst call we've has all season.

 

Now my partner told me this after the game...

Catcher to my partner: My coach is such an ass he clearly beat it lets just move on. 

Partner to Catcher: If that's the worst call you all have had you've had an awesome season. 

 

 

After the game I'm chatting with the incoming crew and my partner. Apparently this guy has a bad reputation as a complete DB in what ever conference he's in that I don't work. They were giving me $h1+ for not tossing him. 

 

I am physically and mentally beat after this weekend. Thank goodness no games for a while for me. 

 

 

[BigUmp56]

You only regret the ejections you've missed!

 

Tim.

[BigUmpire]

Saturday they moved my game (1st of a DH) from 1:00 to 11:00    This is a college summer summer league and apparently so many of the guys from both teams were planning on going to the Tim McGraw concert they really didn't have a choice but to move it up.

 

Well Game 1 went 15 innings. Fortunately it was only in the low 90's because I had the dish. And unfortunately I'm too good of an umpire  . Bottom of the 9th 2 out R1 solid shot to the OF R2 was breaking on the pitch F8 apparently had a cannon and shot him down from deep right-center field and I correctly called him out at the plate. OOOPS. Had I just kicked that call  hmmm

 

The teams agreed to cancel game 2 so the incoming crew only got travel pay.

 

Sunday, was a much hotter day. I had the bases. Here we go again, extra innings.

 

Ump81 was scheduled to work game 2 of both of these games. So as we begin extra innings I'm catching grief from the incoming crew and so from my spot in shallow right center field I give a really pompous bow to them.  

 

We had no base runners for a while. Then in the final inning the visitors get someone aboard on what I wouldn't even call a banger. The coach comes to pay me a courtesy call. 

 

Coach: How can you call him safe?

Me: Using all my might to refrain from saying "Like this, 'Safe'" so I just say, "He beat it"

Coach: No the correct answer would have been he pulled his foot.

Me: No his foot was there, the runner beat it

Coach: How can you say that everybody in the stadium knows he was out. 

Me: He beat it. We're done and I walk away.

Coach as he walks away: That's the worst call we've has all season.

 

Now my partner told me this after the game...

Catcher to my partner: My coach is such an ass he clearly beat it lets just move on. 

Partner to Catcher: If that's the worst call you all have had you've had an awesome season. 

 

 

After the game I'm chatting with the incoming crew and my partner. Apparently this guy has a bad reputation as a complete DB in what ever conference he's in that I don't work. They were giving me $h1+ for not tossing him. 

 

I am physically and mentally beat after this weekend. Thank goodness no games for a while for me. 

You are getting soft on crime.

[Dannytheman]

I still don't see anything there to toss him on!  He was just trying to rally his troops.  Part of the game.