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Old Sun Jun 09, 2013, 06:48am
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The MLB umpires I've run across over the years have never struck me as being that bright, or charming. Quite the opposite, I'm afraid. So doing something like this doesn't shock me.

It's one thing to make a mess of the dugout, locker room, or umpire room. But the field, to me, should be held in the respect it deserves.
Spittle, oysters, hillbilly hanky products, sunflower seed shells, tobacco juice... There isn't a baseball or softball field on the planet that is getting that kind of respect.
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Old Sun Jun 09, 2013, 03:09pm
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Spittle, oysters, hillbilly hanky products, sunflower seed shells, tobacco juice... There isn't a baseball or softball field on the planet that is getting that kind of respect.
True, but gum is in a different category. It is equivalent to taking a dump on the field due to the consequences of stepping in it. Actually, gum is worse.
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Old Sun Jun 09, 2013, 03:32pm
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True, but gum is in a different category. It is equivalent to taking a dump on the field due to the consequences of stepping in it. Actually, gum is worse.
I would much rather scrape gum off of my shoes. It's not even close, IMO.
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