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A botched call in the corner. A phantom foul ball at home plate. Big misses on the bases. Umpires are getting a ton of attention in these playoffs, and that's never good for baseball.
"We're judged not by excellence, but by perfection. Our job is to get every call correct," Gerry Davis, the crew chief for the Philadelphia-Colorado series, said. "That's what we aspire to do. Perfection is very tough. That's a tough aspiration. I don't know what else we can do."See the full content of this document
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Getting Out of the Ump Slump
Looking ahead to next postseason, here are five ways to help break the ump slump:
Eject umpires from the foul lines: The...See the full content of this document
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