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The Umpire Strikes Back

by Ron Luciano · 1982

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Here is Ron Luciano, the funniest ump ever to call balls and strikes. A huge and awesome legend who leaps and spins and shoots players with an index finger while screaming OUTOUTOUT!!! Now baseball's flamboyant fan-on-the-field comes out from behind the mask to call the game as he really sees it.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
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sportssportsMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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