ach year in my provincial association, we see a turnover of upward to 40% of our umpires. While that seems high, I suspect it is the norm, rather than the exception. Why is that so? Well, I think that the most popular inquiry the new umpire asks at his first clinic answers that question. Invariably, the new umpire will ask: “When do you know it’s time to throw someone out?” Those are the words, but their import is: How do I survive out there?
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