softgabby
Gear Empress
As a former catcher ... don’t get me started. May be why I have a low tolerance for that chicanery now that I’m an umpire.
Gabby, how do you get hit in the chest with a butt?
It happened earlier this summer. A ball was hit out to right field and the baserunner was starting from second. There was a runner that had scored from third, but the runner that started from second was trucking it around third trying to score as well. Throw came in from first. I was positioned with my left knee on home plate with my toes behind the plate. I just caught the ball and was turning when the runner was attempting to get around me, she swung around and hit me solidly in the chest with her butt and hip. I got knocked down but managed to hold onto the ball getting the out. I had the breath knocked out of me but the baserunner helped me up. My teammates and I laugh about it.