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  • As They See 'Em

  • A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires
  • Written by: Bruce Weber
  • Narrated by: Charley Steiner
  • Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
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As They See 'Em

Written by: Bruce Weber
Narrated by: Charley Steiner
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Publisher's Summary

Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong. As They See 'Em is an insider's look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure America's favorite pastime is conducted in a manner that is clean, crisp, and true.  

Bruce Weber, a New York Times reporter, not only interviewed dozens of professional umpires but entered their world, trained to become an umpire, and then spent a season working games from Little League to big league spring training. As They See 'Em is Weber's entertaining account of this experience as well as a lively exploration of what amounts to an eccentric secret society, with its own customs, its own rituals, and its own colorful vocabulary.

©2009 Bruce Weber (P)2009 Phoenix Books

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