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“Umpire Contract Demands”


  1. Controversial video screen replays replaced by highlights from The Food Network.
  2. Ball/strike indicator now dispenses Pez.
  3. Mud used to rub down balls replaced by a delicate Hollandaise sauce.
  4. Cleaning service hired to brush off home plate.
  5. Physical fitness test now consists only of opening a flip-top can of pudding.
  6. Umpires take the field accompanied by a laser-light show and a Blue Angel flyover.
  7. Home plate umpire ball bag enlarged to accommodate Dunkin’ Munchkins.
  8. Between inning organ music replaced by soothing ocean wave sounds.
  9. All vendors must add the basepaths to their routes.
  10. The head of Roberto Alomar.


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