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As They See 'Em : A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires by Bruce Weber (2010, Trade Paperback)

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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 'Em is an insider's look at the largely unknown world of professional umpires, the small group of men (and the very occasional woman) who make sure America'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 'Em is Weber'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 isn't every strike created equal? Is the ump part of the game or outside of it? Why doesn'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 clich s of conventional sports commentary, pose to themselves around the television set, Bruce Weber's As They See 'Em is a towering grand slam.

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Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743294130
ISBN-13
9780743294133
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74174279

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Book Title
As They See 'em : a Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires
Author
Bruce Weber
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / Essays & Writings, Baseball / General, General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.1 Oz

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"Bruce Weber's As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires might be the most original piece of reportage on the baseball front in years..." -- BookPage, "Sympathetic, thoughtful, highly engaging...an outstanding book that demands a place on any sports shelf." -- Booklist , starred review, eoeThe best baseball book Ie(tm)ve read in a long time eSo little is known about umpires, yet they live amongst us like one of those primitive societies that keep getting discovered in the jungles of Africa. The light Weber shines on them is illuminating, for their sake and for ours.e e" Michael Silverman, The Boston Herald, "A wonderfully detailed look at the craft of umpiring...I never realized what it takes to be an umpire." -- Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four , in The New York Times Book Review., The best baseball book I've read in a long time ...So little is known about umpires, yet they live amongst us like one of those primitive societies that keep getting discovered in the jungles of Africa. The light Weber shines on them is illuminating, for their sake and for ours., "Hugely entertaining...makes you see baseball in a whole different way." -- Allen Barra, author of Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee, "The best baseball book I've read in a long time ...So little is known about umpires, yet they live amongst us like one of those primitive societies that keep getting discovered in the jungles of Africa. The light Weber shines on them is illuminating, for their sake and for ours." -- Michael Silverman, The Boston Herald, The best baseball book I've read in a long time â€¦So little is known about umpires, yet they live amongst us like one of those primitive societies that keep getting discovered in the jungles of Africa. The light Weber shines on them is illuminating, for their sake and for ours., 'The best baseball book I've read in a long time?So little is known about umpires, yet they live amongst us like one of those primitive societies that keep getting discovered in the jungles of Africa. The light Weber shines on them is illuminating, for their sake and for ours.'— Michael Silverman,The Boston Herald
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.357/3
Dewey Edition
22

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by heyblue32Mar 22, 2012
Would recommend to any that enjoys the avocation of umpiring
As an umpire for many years, it has been a very enjoyable read and one that I can relate to. Wish more "fans" could read and understand that the umpire is not the "bad guy"....they are the only ones that are expected to start perfect and get better!!

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