Calling them as he sees them This is a true story that actually happened during a high school baseball game. Since the individuals involved are quite well known, at least in Davidson County, I have purposely not referred to them by name. A certain high school baseball coach has always had a tendency to disagree with any umpire’s call that does not favor his team. In a recent game, he had constantly questioned the consistency of the man in blue’s strike zone. When one of his players was thrown out in a very close play at home, Coach charged the ump and protested the decision vehemently. Having put up with the coach’s antics to his limit, the umpire ejected Coach from the contest. Following the rulebook, which states that a banished player or coach must be “out of sight and sound,” the abused official told the coach, “You must go where I can’t see you.” This
was the coach’s opportunity for the perfect squelch, and
he countered by going directly to home plate and saying, Kent Crim |
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