Can't say that I have seen or heard the audio from this game, but in a related story; I was in Clearwater a couple weekends ago when Nebraska beat Florida. Several of the umpires working that weekend were on hand in the stands and the guy you describe sounds very familiar. Our heckler was so bad (relentless, calling corners from behind the rh batters box, misapplying sandlot rules, etc) that I couldn't help but heckle him whenever he had a comment. After a couple innings I had the Florida fans around us cracking up. Seems that was enough to shut him up, for that game anyway.
What can I say, I got a chance to give it back and he couldn't take the heat. It's amazing how inflated some fans get when there is a fense between them and the target of their comments.
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Wade Ireland
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