Which Way is Up, Eh?

by Sooze, Babes Love Baseball

You'd think, as a big league ballplayer, you'd know when your at-bat is coming up. You'd also think, as a big league manager, you'd realize when one of your players is batting out of order.

The official lineup cards given to the umpires prior to the Toronto Blue Jays game against the Seattle Mariners Saturday had second baseman Aaron Hill as the No. 6 hitter and first baseman Lyle Overbay batting seventh. Not too difficult to remember, I guess.

For Toronto, it apparently was. Overbay led off the second with a fly-out before Hill came to the plate and doubled to left.

Mariners skipper John McLaren rushed out to argue and the umps convened. After agreeing with McLaren that the Jays were either trying to cheat or incredibly confused, the put out was given to the catcher and Hill's double was ruled a groundout. Toronto had the last laugh however, as they pulled out the 2-1 victory.

Today's lesson is brought to you by this Hot Official.

When playing in any professional baseball event, always remember your batting order. Confusion due to the absence of a standard metric system in Major League Baseball is never excusable, even for Canadian ballclubs.