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Originally Posted by Rich
It is only the practice of bad baseball umpires.
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That's what I suspected.
I still believe that at some point in the past, it was a common thing, and it's being kept alive by umpires who learned from those old-timers who did it.
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"Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist." -- Bob Uecker
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