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My job as an umpire is to make sure teams follow the rules, call balls, strikes, and outs, and control the game. There is no question that the main purpose of the umpire is to maintain control of the game so I have to dissagree with the idea that an umpire can't control the game unless he makes himself the focus of every player, coach or fan. My use of the word invisible references invisible from wrong judgment, or wrong rules interpretation. The only way I want to be noticed is when someone says... "Good call blue". After a game is completed, I don't want anyone to walk away and the first thing they say is... "That Ump was horible!" If the umpires have a good game... no one mentions the umpires. That is what I mean by being invisible. Invisible from criticism. Have you ever heard anyone ever say "Man that ump was terrible! Had no idea on the strike zone and kicked three plays at the plate... but man he sure controled the game."
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