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I saw the great MLB umpire Lance Barksdale at Fried Chicken Day at 303 Jefferson in Clinton. He was on vacation and recovering from a broken hand he received on a foul ball by the Marlins Jesus (pronounced Hey-zues, not Gee-sus) Aguilar.
When he walked by my table, I re-enacted, with his permission, my interpretation of a former mad JUCO baseball coach yelling at him, “Call a strike!!!!”
The crowd applauded and jeered in agreement even though there was no game in sight. 🙂
Lance is living his lifelong dream of being a Major League umpire.
Dreams really do come true, but you have to dream them and then take action. He has.
The fried chicken was great, too.
Rick Clarke's Diary of a Mad Baseball Coach 