As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

Millions of American baseball fans know, with absolute certainty, that umpires are simply overpaid galoots who are doing an easy job badly. Millions of American baseball fans are wrong.

As They See â€™Em is an insiderâ€™s look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure Americaâ€™s favorite pastime is conducted in a manner that is clean, crisp, and true. Bruce Weber, a New York Times reporter, not only interviewed dozens of professional umpires but entered their world, trained to become an umpire, then spent a season working games from Little League to big league spring training. As They See â€™Em is Weberâ€™s entertaining account of this experience as well as a lively exploration of what amounts to an eccentric secret society, with its own customs, its own rituals, its own colorful vocabulary. Writing with deep knowledge of and affection for baseball, he delves into such questions as: Why isnâ€™t every strike created equal? Is the ump part of the game or outside of it? Why doesnâ€™t a tie go to the runner? And what do umps and managers say to each other during an argument, really?

Packed with fascinating reportage that reveals the game as never before and answers the kinds of questions that fans, exasperated by the clichÃ©s of conventional sports commentary, pose to themselves around the television set, Bruce Weberâ€™s As They See â€™Em is a towering grand slam.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-03-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743294133

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-03-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780743294133

As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

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