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Knowing the mechanics of umpiring is not the same as thinking like an umpire. This title is Carl Childress' 42nd book. It's unlike any other book on umpiring baseball you've ever seen. PREFACE Dear Reader, I’ve made a few assumptions about you. You’re already an umpire, likely for at least two years. I imagine you began by working in Youth Ball: Little League, Pony, USSSA. As a “veteran,” then, any tips you gain from this book will be nothing more than rehabilitation. That’s because I assume you never had actual training in thinking about your avocation. Sure: You’ve been schooled in how and when to make your calls. “Choose angle over distance when you set to make a call” is as familiar as your home address. As I write, I also work under the assumption that you’re a pretty good official. I also figure you’ll have resistance to some of my philosophical” ideas. “Hey,” you’ll tell a colleague after you finish reading, “don’t take everything Carl says as
