Umpires: Classic Baseball Stories from the Men Who Made the Calls

by John C. Skipper

They are known by a variety of names, many of them unprintable. Like the big league players, they are the very best in their profession and spend years honing their craft, yet some fans pretend to believe they are incompetent boobs. They are the men in blue on the baseball diamond, major league umpires.

In this work, nineteen umps provide their unique insight on some of the most important and pivotal moments in baseball history. Don Denkinger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786403640
• ISBN13: 9780786403646
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher