Tap 'er Light: Holy buckets, we need to learn the rules

The ButteCast with Bill Foley · May 5, 2026 · 11m

Baseball is our national pastime. So, too, is yelling at the umpires.

Yelling at the men and women calling balls and strikes is as American as Apple Pie, road rage and not being able to afford health insurance.

It is something that we all do from time to time.

It is, however, a good idea to know what you are talking about if you are going to yell at the umps during a game. Most fans have not read the rule book, and that usually shows when they yell at the umpire who did.

When that happens, the fans are the ones who look bad in the end. We saw that recently when the umpires got the call right…