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I sure hope he's OK too.
My son and I were watching the game together. As an umpire, I pay a lot of attention to the umpires, always trying to learn a little somthing. I thought he was doing a great job in the first 3 innings. Very consistant strike zone etc. Then came the 4th inning when he rang up a guy on a ball that was at least 10 inches off the plate and had 3 or 4 other generous calls that drew the attention of ESPN announcers (Orel Hersheiser and Mike Patrick). I didn't say a word but my son (a catcher) commented somthing like "hey, it seems like that guy's strike zone is getting a lot bigger".
In retrospect, him feeling ill may have contributed to him maybe wanting to move the game on a little quicker.
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