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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
1496230442
ISBN-13
9781496230447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15050094561
Product Key Features
Book Title
Umpire Is Out : Calling the Game and Living My True Self
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Baseball / History, General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Sports
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-039681
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Dale Scott umpired for more than thirty years in the big leagues. He's seen it all, and most of the best parts seem to have wound up in these pages. But heck, I'd buy the book just for the chapter on the José Bautista Bat Flip Game!"--Dan Shulman, "For more than ten years, Dale Scott made me laugh every day. As a mentor, he taught me how to not only survive but excel in the major leagues, and I am forever grateful for his friendship and leadership. This memoir delivers the humor, excitement, and knowledge that only a true insider can provide. Make the right call and read this book!"--Dan Iassogna, "For more than ten years, Dale Scott made me laugh every day. As a mentor, he taught me how to not only survive but excel in the Major Leagues, and I am forever grateful for his friendship and leadership. This memoir delivers the humor, excitement, and knowledge that only a true insider can provide. Make the right call and read this book!"--Dan Iassogna, "A rollicking new memoir. . . . Scott is cheery yet candid about the indignities of umpiring."--John Swansburg, New York Times, " The Umpire Is Out offers so many inside stories on great names in baseball history. Scott is honest in how he explains each encounter. He's a man you can't help but to root for in his coming years as a private (baseball) citizen. Scott truly is one of the better ambassadors of the game."--Don Laible, Bradenton Times, "[ The Umpire Is Out ] is highly recommended as a biographical memoir of umpiring and the game itself over the past forty years, and also as a non-salacious, candid portrait of gay life in American sports over the same era. It is generous, humorous, enjoyable, and is a great source for learning about both subjects--"The Wedge," as it were, of Scott's professional and personal life."--Tim Wiles, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, "Dale Scott was both consistent and approachable, perhaps the two most important qualities for an umpire. Dale's personal story is inspirational, but his book also features vivid game stories from a truly great run at the top of his profession."--David Cone, "[ The Umpire Is Out ] is highly recommended as a biographical memoir of umpiring and the game itself over the past forty years, and also as a . . . candid portrait of gay life in American sports over the same era. It is generous, humorous, enjoyable, and is a great source for learning about both subjects--"The Wedge," as it were, of Scott's professional and personal life."--Tim Wiles, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture, "Dale's personal story differs dramatically from those of his umpiring colleagues. And yet, what also shines through is what he and so many of us have in common: an abiding love of baseball and an appreciation for what the game has meant to our lives. This is a textured story, both entertaining and meaningful. And told with uncommon grace."--Bob Costas, "As the late, great Ernie Harwell once said to me about Dale, 'A great umpire is like a great driver in traffic: you never notice they're there.' That was Dale Scott. He had a great, consistent strike zone, and I don't recall him ever missing a call on the bases. But as good an umpire as Dale was, he's also one of my all-time favorite people."--Harold Reynolds
Dewey Decimal
796.357092
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Foreword by Billy Bean 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
Synopsis
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., Dale Scott's career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including thirty-three in the Major Leagues, from 1985 to 2017. He worked exactly a thousand games behind the plate, calling balls and strikes at the pinnacle of his profession, working in every Major League Baseball stadium, and interacting with dozens of other top-flight umpires, colorful managers, and hundreds of players, from future Hall of Famers to one-game wonders. Scott has enough stories about his career on the field to fill a dozen books, and there are plenty of those stories here. He's not interested in settling scores, but throughout the book he's honest about managers and players, some of whom weren't always perfect gentlemen. But what makes Scott's book truly different is his unique perspective as the only umpire in the history of professional baseball to come out as gay during his career. Granted, that was after decades of remaining in the closet, and Scott writes vividly and movingly about having to "play the game": maintaining a facade of straightness while privately becoming his true self and building a lasting relationship with his future husband. He navigated this obstacle course at a time when his MLB career was just taking off--and when North America was consumed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Scott's story isn't only about his leading a sort of double life, then opening himself up to the world and discovering a new generosity of spirit. It's also a baseball story, filled with insights and memorable anecdotes that come so naturally from someone who spent decades among the world's greatest baseball players, managers, and games. Scott's story is fascinating both for his umpiring career and for his being a pioneer for LGBTQ people within baseball and across sports., Dale Scott's career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including thirty-three in the Major Leagues, from 1985 to 2017. He worked exactly a thousand games behind the plate, calling balls and strikes at the pinnacle of his profession, working in every Major League Baseball stadium, and interacting with dozens of other top-flight umpires, colorful managers, and hundreds of players, from future Hall of Famers to one-game wonders. Scott has enough stories about his career on the field to fill a dozen books, and there are plenty of those stories here. He's not interested in settling scores, but throughout the book he's honest about managers and players, some of whom weren't always perfect gentlemen. But what makes Scott's book truly different is his unique perspective as the only umpire in the history of professional baseball to come out as gay during his career. Granted, that was after decades of remaining in the closet, and Scott writes vividly and movingly about having to "play the game" maintaining a facade of straightness while privately becoming his true self and building a lasting relationship with his future husband. He navigated this obstacle course at a time when his MLB career was just taking off--and when North America was consumed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Scott's story isn't only about his leading a sort of double life, then opening himself up to the world and discovering a new generosity of spirit. It's also a baseball story, filled with insights and memorable anecdotes that come so naturally from someone who spent decades among the world's greatest baseball players, managers, and games. Scott's story is fascinating both for his umpiring career and for his being a pioneer for LGBTQ people within baseball and across sports.
LC Classification Number
GV865.S388A3 2022
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