Kahn: Angel Hernandez, Joe West, And Respect

By Andrew Kahn
I’ve attended hundreds of sporting events and have yet to hear any of the following: “That fly-over was lame.” “The beer line is too short.” “The refs/umps/officials are doing a great job.”
That last non-comment comes with the job for baseball umpires and their counterparts in other sports. Umpires should aspire to be seen and heard but not discussed. That they’ve been in the news so much lately is not a good look. To recap:
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