A good umpire is the umpire you don’t even notice. He’s there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don’t even remember his name.
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Ban Johnson2 quotes“A good umpire is the umpire you don’t even notice. He’s there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don’t even remember his name.”
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