Textbooks

hen I go to church, I take my textbooks with me, hymnal and bible. When I visit my water closet in the morning, I peruse my textbooks. They patiently await my daily arrival, neatly arraigned on a podium. Rule books, J/R, mechanics manuals, Baseball Rules Differences, etc. Today, dear readers and fellow students, we turn to page 17 of 50 Ways To Ruin A Baseball Game.

Item number 10. Neglect to sell a close call.

Mr. Childress identifies the newbie umpire who verbally over emphasizes his "Out!" decision. At the other extreme, "A weak signal and soft voice do not turn away wrath when the play is close and the cheese is hard," according to our esteemed South Texas mentor. Both examples are textbook.

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