ump
Example Sentences
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How much baseball culture revolves around the home plate ump?
But he was respected sufficiently by his peers to be chosen president of the Major League Umpires Association at a time when umps were demanding better pay and time off during the season.
Yes, the Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball is far too outlandish ever to be compared to the major leagues — from flaming baseballs, rump-shaking umps and dress rehearsals.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet I think it has more to do with the inconsistency of refs and umps than favoritism or clumsily trying to rig a game.
From Los Angeles Times
Rich Garcia, a major league umpire from 1975-99 and ump supervisor from 2002-09, faults the ABS system for not being as accurate at matching human calls as the strike zone usually is applied.
From Washington Times
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