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Baseball

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2015, 10:08 AM Jul 2015

Why are Umpires becoming like cops... [View all]

...in that they feel some need to escalate tense encounters. Just like rogue cops who succumb to their own biases when entrusted to uphold the public interest, Umpires are increasingly 'pulling their guns' metaphorically and intimidating hitters and pitchers alike with their inappropriate ejections.

Is it some kind of end-times condition?

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Why are Umpires becoming like cops... [View all] CanSocDem Jul 2015 OP

Their egos are threatened SwankyXomb Jul 2015 #1

Last night... CanSocDem Aug 2015 #2