TY - BOOK AU - Scott,Dale AU - Neyer,Rob AU - Bean,Billy TI - The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self SN - 9781496232052 AV - GV865.S388 S368 2022 U1 - 796.357092 PY - 2022/// CY - Lincoln PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - Discrimination in sports-United States KW - Baseball umpires-United States-Biography KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- 1. Nutcutters, Polebenders, and Shithouses -- 2. Eugene -- 3. Playing the Game -- 4. "You Were Terrible!" -- 5. "He's That Blind SOB" -- 6. Only in the Dominican -- 7. Getting the Call -- 8. When Sparky Quit Chewing -- 9. "Mike, Your Mom Is Blasting Me" -- 10. Sophomore Slump -- 11. For the Last Time -- 12. "I Can Put Two and Two Together" -- 13. TK -- 14. Hardly the First -- 15. "What Do You Mean, Colorful?" -- 16. Nolan and George -- 17. Hello Again, Boss -- 18. Jeffrey Who? -- 19. A Long Way from Bradenton -- 20. "What Flavor Was the Kool-Aid?" -- 21. W. -- 22. Like a Human Blood Clot -- 23. "Hell Has Frozen Over" -- 24. "Hey, Lou, You Missed a Spot" -- 25. "I Am the Walrus" -- 26. Postseason from Hell -- 27. Get the Hell Out of the Way -- 28. From Frank's Friendly to Jimmy Fallon -- 29. Flip -- 30. "I Can't Believe This Is Happening Again" -- 31. No Complaints, No Regrets -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Index N2 - This is the fascinating story of Dale Scott's umpiring career and his journey as a pioneer for LGBTQ people within baseball and across sports UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6903606 ER -