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Originally Posted by dfwump
I first heard "rodeo clown" as it pertains to umpires at a clinic here in north Texas back in 2007. We were covering handling situations. It seemed then and now to be an apt description. Treblehorn was the clown, not the umpire.
I was using the phrase as a verb...not a noun.
Mike C
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I respectfully disagree--watching a rodeo clown in action, it seems that the umpire is playing the role of the rodeo clown in these situations. But I do not take this negatively against the umpire; rather, I take it negatively against the manager. Treblehorn was the out-of-control bull that needed to be distracted and guided off the field.