Odd Gum Ritual?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by kylejt

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.