The inspiration came from, as Jason Klein described it, “the absolute kill shot.”
But don’t let me steal the moment any further from Klein, who was working as a minor league umpire in 2007 when this happened:
“I know exactly where I was, in North Carolina with the Durham Bulls. Frankly, I had a good catcher in front of me that I trusted, but I got hit (by a foul ball) right in the chin. It’s the absolute kill shot.
“I was feeling around, I thought my teeth were knocked out. I thought I was bleeding. It was bad. It took a while to get myself up and going.
