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DumbfoundedByIdiocy says: "I know Texas is a football state, but you'd have thought that the people behind homeplate would be more interested in the play than in looking at their mobiles so often."

St Louis Cardinals 16, Texas Rangers 7 - as it happened 2011

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images New York Yankees' catcher Jose Posada tags out Oakland Athletics' Jeremy Giambi at homeplate from scoring the tying run during the eighth inning on October 13, 2001.

Hip! Hip!: Ten Moments That Defined Posada's Career Brian Costa 2012

And then another hits the homeplate umpire in the jaw, bouncing out of the dirt.

Detroit Tigers v New York Yankees - live! | Steve Busfield 2011

Another hit and the Tigers almost score, but Martin catches the throw to homeplate and tags the runner, his opposite number Alex Avila, before he can score.

Detroit Tigers v New York Yankees - live! | Steve Busfield 2011

What if the homeplate umpire called a 3rd strike on a full count when the pitch was not actually a strike?

The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010

Joyce doubles and Rodriguez charges to homeplate, crashes into catcher Napoli and the ball bounces free.

MLB playoffs - as they happened 2011

What if the homeplate umpire called a 3rd strike on a full count when the pitch was not actually a strike?

The Volokh Conspiracy » How Baseball Gets It Wrong, and Hockey Gets It Right 2010

He felt empathy for Joyce during their homeplate reunion before Thursday's game.

Jim Joyce Impressed By Support After Botching Perfect Game (VIDEO) 2010

Karp was in his homeplate stance, batting two-handed, wailing away, smashing faces and limbs, and all the time possessed by a sense of unreality: this is not really happening.

Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002

Karp was in his homeplate stance, batting two-handed, wailing away, smashing faces and limbs, and all the time possessed by a sense of unreality: this is not really happening.

Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002