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“Advantages Of Being A Major League Umpire”


  1. Mud used on baseballs tastes mighty good on a Ritz
  2. Blow a call, sign some autographs, make a bundle
  3. You used to get all of Sid Fernandez’ leftovers and I ain’t talking about food
  4. Castroesque job security
  5. Spit just beads up and rolls right off your ScotchGuarded blazer
  6. Can control the destiny of a billion-dollar industry with your thumb
  7. Repeated clicking of your ball/strike indicator in a bar is a guaranteed babe magnet
  8. You can get sloppy fat and nobody cares
  9. You can bare-hand kill a player on the field and your union head will stick up for you
  10. Chest protector makes a bad-ass boogie board


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