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Article: Blue Jays Make a Good Call in Selecting Replacement Umpires
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 31, 1998
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Things got a bit silly at the Toronto Blue Jays' final
exhibition game against their Class AAA affiliate, Syracuse,
yesterday in Dunedin, Fla.
When the scheduled umpires didn't arrive, Blue Jays officials
found substitutes: two members of the grounds crew and a minor
league assistant general manager. Steve Richie worked the plate, Ed
Vonnes worked first and Don Birge took third.
When Juan Samuel homered in the second inning, he got a
high-five from Richie.
"Why not?" said the groundskeeper. "He hit it good."
Vonnes, the ...