Bill Klem, a renowned baseball umpire during the first half of the 20th century, was known to respond to those who questioned him by saying, “It ain’t nothin’ ‘til I call it.”
The point behind the remark was that his job made him the authority on what was a ball or a strike, or fair or foul, and that was not subject to debate.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here to view your options for changing you subscription level.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
