An Industry Of Umpires

In baseball, the players play the game and the umpires'
make sure there is a smooth and decorous process.

The fans come to see the
talent of the players. When umpires impose themselves
disproportionately on the flow of the game they are roundly booed.

The best umpires are the ones who are virtually invisible. The worst umpires are the ones who think the game is about them.

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