Umpire Imposters at Fenway

[soupcan]

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Just before the first pitch of Tuesday's game at Fenway Park, I saw someone in the front row behind the backstop screen also put on an umpire's mask.

He and his friend were often out of the TV frame, but when right-handed hitters were batting, you could sometimes see them, mimicking (or shadowing) the home plate umpire's every move and utterance -- every strike call and foul tip, putting up fingers to indicate the count to the pitcher, checking with the foul line umps on checked swings, even reaching into their pockets for a new baseball.

[MFS62]

I'd take either of them over Angel Hernandez.

Later

[Fman99]

Full article and video here





Just before the first pitch of Tuesday's game at Fenway Park, I saw someone in the front row behind the backstop screen also put on an umpire's mask.

He and his friend were often out of the TV frame, but when right-handed hitters were batting, you could sometimes see them, mimicking (or shadowing) the home plate umpire's every move and utterance -- every strike call and foul tip, putting up fingers to indicate the count to the pitcher, checking with the foul line umps on checked swings, even reaching into their pockets for a new baseball.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mentally transport yourself to a game where these guys are sitting in front of you.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Mentally transport yourself to a game where these guys are sitting in front of you.[/quote:2j02ohbn]

That would require my brain-travel to an alternate reality, where I have the money to afford field-level tickets and still be irritated about something.

[Valadius]

Wow, the epitome of super-douchey-ness.