SF Giants Finally Take One From the Dodgers Despite The Umps’ Pathetic Efforts

Although what follows will lead many readers to the contrary, I'm actually sympathetic to Major League Baseball's umpiring collective. They don't get paid the big scratch to do their job yet they can often catch as much heat as the millionaire athletes they scrutinize.

More importantly, the average umpire gets the vast majority of his calls right on the money and has a consistent strike zone.

Additionally, they are human. Like the rest of us, baseball's boys in blue are entitled to the occasional rough day on the job.

To put a personal spin on a Paul Mooney special—that's what you call a preemptive Sammy Davis cleanup. With it in the open, awaaay we go...

Bill Hohn (last three paragraph...

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