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Old 11-04-2019, 07:16   #6
Ret10Echo
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Originally Posted by Badger52 View Post
- Pitchers (and catchers) these days who have to have a new ball whenever it collects too many dust particles in mid-air. My solution:
UMPIRE (tossing the ball back to the mound): "This is the ball I gave you son and that's the one you're going to use. I'll decide when you need a new one."
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Love this thought as I've had the same
The circumstance you note

1. Pitch in the dirt, catcher blocks the one-hopper hands it to the ump -Result- New ball

2. Ball hit to shortstop, one-hopper in the infield dirt knocked down by the short stop, throw to first baseman who digs it out of the dirt - Result- Ball thrown back to the pitcher, play continues.
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