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Old Tue Jun 12, 2007, 10:11pm
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Originally Posted by Dakota
I have no clue about the authority of MiLB umpires, but it sounds OOO to me. Even though this particular PA announcer seems to have a history of playing sound bites that get under the opponents' skin, anyone who doesn't laugh at the line by Bob Uecker is humor challenged.

Also, requiring a PA announcer to be U3 in a professional baseball game as "punishment" would seem to say that anyone can do this job.

Anyone can do this job..

The point will be, to do the job well and to be a knowledgeable umpire is where the real effort comes in.

Sitting in a box 200 yards away playing sound bites is not umpiring.
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