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I have a REALLY bad back, so I HAVE to have good posture to umpire even 1 game. Use the legs, not the back, to get into position. Lower just as the pitcher starts the pitch, no earlier. Back should be straight up and down, not bent forward.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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