anyone wish Ron Luciano was still around?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Sure, the umpire should be there to take the attention away from the players, and to take the job of entertaining the paying customers onto himself. Very professional.

I wish Luciano the author was still around, but not Luciano the umpire.

I love it when I call a whole game that's being watched by people that I've known for years, and they don't even notice that it's me until I'm leaving the field. That is a clear indication that I did my job and left the attention for the players.