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America Could Use More Umpires: Will

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2009 10:01 AM CDT

(Newser) – Umpiring is often a thankless job. In Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, they’re typically beheaded as soon as they make a controversial call, and modern fans routinely abuse them and question their eyesight. “But their integrity is...   Read full story »

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