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The pitcher, Cody Martin, and his brother, Ethan, had been arguing with the ump all game, according to the guy doing the play-by-play. (And, really? Play-by-play for a high school baseball game? They take their amateur hardball seriously in Georgia.):
"Those two, the pitcher and his brother, the entire game had been riding the umpire about balls and strikes, and [Ethan Martin] got rung up in the top of the fourth, so that was payback in the bottom of the fourth. I don't know what was going through their heads, but when you see a catcher go to his right, it's like 'Good God!'"So, if it was payback, bravo to the Martin bros and catcher Matt Hill. That was hilarious, and also way better than just arguing with the ump. This way you get your point across and inflict pain without even getting thrown out of the game. Genius.
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That is horrible. I seriously hope that you are being sarcastic with this encouragement. If not, you are sick.
by pv845 on Jun 3, 2008 8:16 AM EDT reply actions
I really need to come up with a “sarcasm” tag for these posts. Yes, I was being completely sarcastic. I would not encourage minors to throw baseballs at the faces of umpires.
by cmottram on Jun 3, 2008 8:19 AM EDT reply actions
I apologize then. I fiigured it was, but I haven’t read enough of your articles to know your writing style. The article is a lot more funny knowing that. Again, sorry!
by pv845 on Jun 3, 2008 8:23 AM EDT reply actions
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