Dehydrated Strike Zone

[Penguin]

I heard a new one this weekend. I had finished up my games in 16U tournament and was eating a hot dog and watching the next game. It had been a crappy day all along with on and off misting to light rain - but never enough to delay games - just make people a little miserable.

The game in question started out dry and things were progressing nicely. Then the mist started. Then a little heavier. I know I was not the only one that noticed the pitchers must have suddenly gotten better because the PU was calling a lot more strikes. Then it happened.

At completion of inning, coach, on way back to dugout asks PU, "what kind of strike zone are you using?" I am waiting for the PU to tell him he won't be discussing that but instead the PU blankly looked at him and told him he was using the dehydrated strike zone. The coach had to ask what the hell that was. PU's reply, "you know - when you add water it expands!" You should have seen the coach's face. I had to get up and walk away. :wow:

[MCLEOD36]

Now that one I might use...

[BrianC14]

I heard a new one this weekend. I had finished up my games in 16U tournament and was eating a hot dog and watching the next game. It had been a crappy day all along with on and off misting to light rain - but never enough to delay games - just make people a little miserable.

The game in question started out dry and things were progressing nicely. Then the mist started. Then a little heavier. I know I was not the only one that noticed the pitchers must have suddenly gotten better because the PU was calling a lot more strikes. Then it happened.

At completion of inning, coach, on way back to dugout asks PU, "what kind of strike zone are you using?" I am waiting for the PU to tell him he won't be discussing that but instead the PU blankly looked at him and told him he was using the dehydrated strike zone. The coach had to ask what the hell that was. PU's reply, "you know - when you add water it expands!" You should have seen the coach's face. I had to get up and walk away.

I don't care who you are - THAT was funny.

Time to clean the atomized coffee off the keyboard.. ....

[jjb]

I'm expecting showers for tonight's game: I promise that I'll find a way to use that one.

[blue32]

Funny. I thought this thread was going to be about how your strike zone goes to hell when you get dehydrated. That's happened to me on occasion. I am a firm believer in the effects that dehydration has on decision making.

[Majordave]

You got me too!

I just laughed out loud while reading this OP. That was funny.

[MCLEOD36]

We are now almost in Hurricane Season....so yes, that one will be used here.... I too thought it was going to be about drinking fluids and bananas...

But turned out, the guy from WI is kinda funny...

[BT_Blue]

Honestly I think he got all of us.

[Mr Umpire]

Honestly I think he got all of us.

Probably.

[BT_Blue]

however Im going to be moving to the portland area by the end of the summer so this could come in handy.

[nolanadair]

I was reading the original post and I was just laughing my head off as I read it to one of my friends. That is classic. Was the game a close game?