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The Men in Blue: Conversations with Umpires
Larry R. Gerlach
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| #928287 in Books | 2016-03-15 | 2016-03-15 | Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.75 x.50 x5.25l, | Running time: 12 Hours | Binding: MP3 CD||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Wish there were more books of this nature.|By M. Hearing|I have been interested in the umpire's world since I was a kid. I was never a good athlete but was hyper-fair in decision making on the ballfield and knew the rules, so I enjoyed being the arbiter from time to time. The book is quite interesting because it covers a long range of time, from the 1930's to the 1970's. The um||
"Despite their importance, umpires are the invisible men of baseball. Players and fans insult them, though never by printable names. Official histories ignore them. . . . Now, through the efforts of Larry Gerlach, the umpires strike back. . . . As The
The philosopher Jacques Barzun thought that "whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball". And whoever wants to know baseball had better learn about umpires. As Larry Gerlach points out in The Men in Blue, these arbiters transform competitive chaos into organized sport. They make it possible to "play ball," but nobody loves them.Considering the abuse meted out by fans and players, why would any sane person want to be an umpire?...
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