“Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.”
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I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.
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The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.
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Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes.
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