I was about nine and I use to think that every time the batter fouled one back that the umpire caught the fouled ball because he would always give the ball back to the catcher to throw back to the pitcher. It wasn't until I actually went to a baseball game did I notice that the fouled ball went back into the stands and the umpire pulled a new ball from his bag. I just remembered thinking "those umpires have some fast hands."
A childhood belief about sport
others believed things like this
- I used to think volleyball was actually called "ball-y ball"Anon
- "mom can you getu ball back for me? "Sure I'll bring it to you in a jiffy." "What's a jiffy?"— A
- I was told as a kid that when it thundered, God was playing basket ball. LOL! — Tony
- I used to believe that your brain was a red rubber ball inside your head.— Greg
- I used to belive that the New Years ball exploded, and people who were near it died.— Angela
- I used to believe that eye-lash curlers were eye-ball eating aliens in disguise— Eliza