baseball umpire

Dave says, uh, "Mr.

Umpire, take a look at that baseball." Gets, uh, looks at it, says it's okay, and returns it to Shellenback.

As Bill has told you, uh, in the baseball, uh, terminology, uh, here's a quick throw to first base.

Uh, Shellenback is sometimes referred to as a junk baller, but, uh, he also will use the fastball, and he spots it, uh, occasionally and does not try to throw it really for strikes.

A ball fell out of the umpire's

umpire'sSack.

Out, out of his ball bag.

[laughs]

He started to swing at the next pitch, but saw that it was a low hook, and he pulled back the swing and got what he thought was a base on balls.

But instantly Gabby Hartnett whirled, and umpire Moran yelled, "Foul tip!" just as Gabby caught the ball, and he yelled, "Strike three!" Now Moran agreed with Hartnett that it was a foul tip, and he called strike three on Gehrig, who by that time was jogging on his way down to first base.

The minute Gehrig turned his back and started toward first, Umpire Moran had his arms up in the air and his fingers stuck out, three of them on the right hand, but he did not call until Gehrig had gone down probably five or six feet toward first.

Of course, Gehrig's protest was useless because he was protesting on a decision that involved an umpire's judgment.

There was no use in protesting in a case of that sort.

Ready for the next pitch to come over.

A strike and a look toward first.

Umpire says the ball is low.

Called out on strikes and the inning is over.

Says a word or two complaint to Umpire Brehmigan and moves back to the dugout.

In the seventh for the Red Sox.

Now they have no runs on, uh, no hits.

As you know by now, Ralph House.

has been suspended for five days for a run-in with umpire Ed Hurley after the game on Sunday.

Umpire Hurley charging this cocked pumpkin.

Right here on his way to the dugout.

The story actually was seen on TV.

Here's the pitch and it's inside.

Or did it hit the bat? I couldn't tell if it hit the end of the bat or hit the ground.

I see some fingers, Mr. Umpire.

Seven ejections this year.

Umpire's going to...

I probably just kind of treated him like shit, you know, if you ask me.

But, you know, he needed to stick up for himself a little bit more.

And maybe a lot of that was bully ball.

Umpire said, "Hey, welcome to the big leagues, kid.

This ain't college ball no more.

Don't, don't threaten me.