Anyone who has participated in sports remembers the thought. It struck first when you woke up, maybe again after lunch. It triggered anticipation, butterflies and delight. I’ve got a game today.

Rangers shortstop Josh Smith hit a towering fly ball that refused to get out of play, which allowed Peraza to settle under it ...

He shed his shoe and sock, presumably to reveal a telltale sign of where the ball struck. (Watch the videos below.) Umpire Brennan Miller was not amused or moved. He threw him out of the game.

Altuve chopped a pitch from closer Robert Suarez, right at Machado at third base ... him home plate umpire Brendan Miller. Altuve then got down and took off his shoe and sock to show the umpire ...

Hernandez could not hide his surprise at first-base umpire Rob Drake’s positioning during the sixth inning of Thursday’s game against the Houston Astros. Drake stood in front of the first-base ...