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My son told me a story last night that cracked me up --- rather a creative heckler.

The pitcher was pulled after giving up a few runs, with no outs recorded. As he trudged off the field, head down, the heckler called out, "Smitty, I got a joke to cheer you up. A priest and a rabbi go into a bar. The priest says, 'I'll have a Guiness' and the rabbi says, 'Smitty, you suck!' "

The whole team, including Smith, had to laugh.

Before this one, my favorite was from an International rugby match when the Irish team had a series of bad calls made by a linesman who was from the western counties. The man behind me called out, "Sean, Sean, when I see a man like yourself, I'm reminded that the Wise Men came from the East!"

What's the best you've ever heard?
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." --- Terry Pratchett
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Fan to an umpire: If your eyes were as big as your butt you wouldn't have missed that call.

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Coach in dugout: Looks like to strike from here, Blue.

Umpire: That's why they make me call it from over here.

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Yelled at Chris Cates, 5'3" Louisville shortstop: Mow the grass so the shortstop can see. He said it's one of his favorites.

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For short players: Are you the last one to know it's raining?

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For short pitchers: Someone left their cleats and hat on the mound.

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For wild pitchers: You couldn't throw it in the ocean from the beach.

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To a wild righthander: Maybe you're a lefty.

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For left side infielders with wild arms: Hey fifth row. Women and children first.

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When a baserunner falls down: You're supposed to untie the cleats when you buy them.

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For the player who gets sawed off at the plate and the bat breaks: Black and Decker would be proud.

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After kicking a grounder: The cow that gave his life for your glove just rolled over in his grave.

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To a hitter: That's a $300 bat and a ten cent swing.

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After a hitter pops up on the outfield grass: Outta Little League.
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For umps:

"Hey, poke a hole in that mask, will you?"

When a hard thrower isn't getting the corners: "I guess that sounded outside."

For a pitcher, after a hard line out: "Hey, you got 'em popping up!"

Back in the days when I was a skinny pitcher (hard to believe if you look at me now), I once heard, "Hey, if you'd stick out your tongue, you'd look like a zipper!"
This one happened two summers ago in a major tournament (USSSA Super NIT semifinal). I get along well with most of the umpires so I couldn't help razzing one. The HPU was a very good umpire. There was a rain delay of over an hour. When play resumed he yelled, "We have runners on first and second, 1-1 count, two outs, play ball." A few pitches later the hitter pops up. The umpire yells, "Infield fly, batter's out."

After he realized he had called infield fly with two outs, I yelled from behind the backstop, "Want to get away for a while." He shook his head and laughed along with all the people in the stands. He had a mind f@rt from the rain delay. He told me he was very happy the infielder caught the popup.
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