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...Rams led off the inning with a single to right followed by a run-scoring double to left center. The next batter singled to center moving the lead runner to third. Another base hit followed, and an error on the play by Huling allowed the runner to score from first, cutting the lead...
...ball is hit deep to center and the outfielder throws his glove up at the ball, and he hits it and knocks it down in the field of play, what's the call? Or how about this one: a batted ball hits a fielder and then hits a runner, who then walks off the field but is never tagged. Is she out or safe...
...also learned not to confuse the drama of a close call with any sense of urgency. Too often, a young umpire will try to make a call before a play has developed, assuming a sequence of action that eventually fails to unfold. The runner may beat the throw, but will he touch the base? The fielder may coax the ball into his mitt, but will it stay there? The ball may beat the runner, but does...
Patience, patience, patience, as an umpire, and then unwavering insistence. If you're afraid of making a mistake, don't open your big mouth until you're good and ready. One of the worst things that can happen to an umpire is to find that you've waved a runner "safe" with your hands but with your mouth you've called her "out." Which to believe? Occasions like this raise an interesting philosophical dilemma, testing the umpire's loyalty to action and language, and forcing him to choose between the two. Although actions may speak louder than words, the action...
...England Senator who runs against Stanton until being felled by a heart attack, could be the physically frail Paul Tsongas. Cashmere McLeod (Gia Carides) stands in for Gennifer Flowers. And Fred Picker (Larry Hagman), the white knight who comes out of retirement to threaten Stanton's front-runner status, is a kinder, less kooky, more kinky H. Ross Perot...