Mind your manners: In one southern New Jersey town, those in the crowd who heap abuse upon youth-league baseball umpires are sentenced to become umps themselves if they want to come back.
Deptford Little League President Don Bozzuffi poses at the Deptford, N.J. Little League complex, May 10, 2023. Baseball is steeped in the tradition of fans wanting to jeer the umpire. One Little League in New Jersey is taking a more hands-on approach. The fans could become the umpires if they won't follow league rules on sportsmanship. Deptford Little League President Don Bozzuffi poses at the Deptford, N.J. Little League complex, May 10, 2023.
DEPTFORD, N.J. — Back in Mudville, when mighty Casey took an unheeded pitch for a strike, there went up a muffled roar: “`Kill him! Kill the umpire!′ shouted someone on the stand.” Even in 1888, well before pitch clocks, $17 beers and instant replay, a common thread for the fans in
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