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- noun Plural form of
umpire .
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Examples
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These players, although champions, are what you call the umpires '"I'm not to sure who gets the votes, players, so I will put him in."
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Interesting also one of the umpires is Goldspink who was giving Hawthorn players hell for touching up Davey and Melbourne in game last week.
DEES VS EAGLES TODAY Ben Barren 2006
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Interesting also one of the umpires is Goldspink who was giving Hawthorn players hell for touching up Davey and Melbourne in game last week.
Archive 2006-05-01 Ben Barren 2006
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Solomon, who with vice president Mike Port oversees umpires, is disturbed with all the attention the blown calls this postseason are getting.
USATODAY.com - Umpires do decent job, don't need instant-replay help 2005
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Solomon says the selection process for postseason umpires is exhaustive.
USATODAY.com - Umpires do decent job, don't need instant-replay help 2005
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By 1845, Eton had introduced referees and linesmen, though the latter were at the time called umpires, another legacy of cricket.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] John Leach 2010
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Because it is a home run call the umpires are allowed to use video review.
Detroit Tigers v New York Yankees - live! | Steve Busfield 2011
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The umpire Darrell Hair, not one to be overawed by the fact that the umpires are the "sole arbiters of the game", called him for throwing.
Chucker or castigated hero, Murali always incited impassioned debate 2010
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Sponsored Links for olympics referee fail referees terrible sports calls umpires what's this?
The 5 Worst Officiating Blunders in Elite Sports | Manolith 2010
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No one seems to bother with the abundant calls the umpires get right, all in an instant.
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