JJR12
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I offered an umpire 1K to show me in the rule book where it says that a ball will be called a "ball" because it landed to far back. Too bad he didn't take me up on the offer....
I did first ask if the pitch crossed over the plate... "Yes".. then I asked if it was in the hitters strike zone..."Yes".... Then I asked why it was called a ball... "It landed to far back"
I don't understand why he wouldn't take me up on my offer to pay him a Thousand dollars cash if he could show me in the rule book that balls and strikes are determined based on where they land behind the plate....
I have also had some good umpires too... In one case I threw a knuckle ball that was moving and it crossed the plate in the strike zone catching the corner and it ended up landing on the chalk of the opposite batters box... Batter gets upset pointing out that the ball landed on the chalk... Without missing a beat the umpires replies "Yes it did, but it also crossed over the plate in your strike zone." I really liked that umpire...
I did first ask if the pitch crossed over the plate... "Yes".. then I asked if it was in the hitters strike zone..."Yes".... Then I asked why it was called a ball... "It landed to far back"
I don't understand why he wouldn't take me up on my offer to pay him a Thousand dollars cash if he could show me in the rule book that balls and strikes are determined based on where they land behind the plate....
I have also had some good umpires too... In one case I threw a knuckle ball that was moving and it crossed the plate in the strike zone catching the corner and it ended up landing on the chalk of the opposite batters box... Batter gets upset pointing out that the ball landed on the chalk... Without missing a beat the umpires replies "Yes it did, but it also crossed over the plate in your strike zone." I really liked that umpire...