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The Umpire Is Out : Calling the Game and Living My True Self.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (312 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781496232052
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Umpire Is OutDDC classification:
  • 796.357092
LOC classification:
  • GV865.S388 S368 2022
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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