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Originally Posted by RichMSN
..."One of the really wrong theories about officiating is that a good official is one you never notice. The umpire who made that statement was probably a real poor official who tried to get his paycheck and hide behind his partners and stay out of trouble all his life. Control of the ballgame is the difference between umpires that show up for the players and the managers." -
Umpire Bruce Froemming
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You'll not find too many MLB umpire groupies on this site. But, regardless, there is a big difference between wanting to hide to stay out of trouble with his call versus wanting to showboat with
Naked Gun mechanics and patent leather ball bags.