| MLB officials |
Universal |
24 Sep 2025 |
| Diamond arbiters |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Diamond experts? |
Universal |
17 Sep 2025 |
| Softball officials |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2025 |
| Ballpark figures |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Aug 2025 |
| Ballpark figures |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Cricket officials |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Ones making "Out!" cries |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2025 |
| Cockneys reported camel features to officials (4) |
|
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| They can toss ballplayers |
|
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| Some park workers |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Diamond heads? |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 May 2025 |
| Field hockey refs |
USA Today |
19 May 2025 |
| Some of them work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2025 |
| Diamond experts? |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Slide rule experts |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2025 |
| Callers of balls and strikes, for short |
|
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| Game callers |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Mar 2025 |
| People who might tell you to take a walk |
|
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| Judges of slides and sliders, for short |
|
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| Ballpark figures |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Perhaps judges a broken sump (4) |
|
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| Umpires (coll) |
|
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| Those judging pitches |
|
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| Professional squatters? |
New York Times |
11 Jan 2025 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Baseball referees, for short |
|
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| Home plate officials |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2024 |
| They call balls and strikes |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Diamond officials |
LA Times Mini |
05 Oct 2024 |
| Another word for refs, for short |
|
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| Home monitors |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Ones used to working from home? |
New York Times |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Diamond authorities |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Strike callers, for short |
|
|
| Baseball arbiters |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jul 2024 |
| They make calls behind home plate |
USA Today |
12 Jul 2024 |
| Professionals who work from home about a quarter of the time? |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2024 |
| Diamond appraisers? |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Baseball diamond decision-makers, for short |
|
|
| Makes calls |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Ballpark crew |
Newsday |
12 May 2024 |
| World Series officials |
LA Times Mini |
09 May 2024 |
| Strike and ball callers |
|
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| Officials who say "Strike!" |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2024 |
| Ballpark figures? |
LA Times Mini |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Diamond figures, for short |
|
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| Foul-ball callers |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Homebodies? |
New York Times |
24 Mar 2024 |
| Strikes and balls callers |
|
|
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Call makers |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Sports officials |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Officials observing Nats |
|
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| They may call you out |
|
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| MLB officials |
Universal |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Baseball diamond decision-makers, for short |
|
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| "Catcher interference" callers |
Universal |
29 Dec 2023 |
| Diamond men |
Commuter |
04 Dec 2023 |
| "Safe!" callers |
Commuter |
29 Nov 2023 |
| "Out!" callers |
Commuter |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Diamond arbiters |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Softball officials |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Baseball officials |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Strike callers |
LA Times Daily |
01 Oct 2023 |
| Calls balls, say |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2023 |
| They call balls and strikes |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Plate cleaners |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2023 |
| Softball refs |
USA Today |
14 Aug 2023 |
| World Series sextet |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Diamond authorities |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2023 |
| Diamond heads? |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Diamond experts |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
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| Baseball officials |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Work-from-home types |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2023 |
| Strike callers |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Baseball referees |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Ballpark judges |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Callers of strikes and balls |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Strike callers |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Nov 2022 |
| Tennis officials |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2022 |
| Baseball figures wearing masks |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2022 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Locations |
New York Times |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2022 |
| Baseball refs |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2022 |
| Little League refs |
USA Today |
25 Sep 2022 |
| Diamond specialists? |
Universal |
05 Aug 2022 |
| Diamond arbiters |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Diamond workers |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Four of diamonds, for short? |
Universal |
02 Jun 2022 |
| Tennis officials |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2022 |
| Diamond crew |
Newsday |
03 Apr 2022 |
| Diamond experts? |
Universal |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Softball refs |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2021 |
| Cricket officials, for short |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2021 |
| Officials at Phillies games, briefly |
Universal |
02 Dec 2021 |
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2021 |
| They watch people steal |
Universal |
14 Nov 2021 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Ballpark figures? |
Universal |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Some work at home |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2021 |
| Strike callers |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2021 |
| Workers who make lots of calls |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2021 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Crew of four on a baseball diamond |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Diamond dusters |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2021 |
| Rules on fouls |
Newsday |
16 Jul 2021 |
| Diamond workers |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2021 |
| Ballpark officials, for short |
Newsday |
17 May 2021 |
| Strike callers |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
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| Diamond workers |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Apr 2021 |
| Ballpark officials |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2021 |
| Ballpark officials |
The Washington Post |
30 Mar 2021 |
| Home plate officials, informally |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Diamond heads? |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Officials calling strikes |
LA Times Daily |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Officials calling strikes |
The Washington Post |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Strike zone-watching refs |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Diamond arbiters |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Jan 2021 |
| Ones usually found at home |
New York Times |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Foul callers |
The Washington Post |
23 Dec 2020 |
| Foul callers |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2020 |
| Ballpark figures |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Rules on plays |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Keeps track of a count, maybe |
New York Times |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Strike callers, informally |
|
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| Strike callers |
Universal |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Crew in blue at a baseball match, for short |
|
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| National Pro Fastpitch officials |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2020 |
| Dodgers game officials, briefly |
Universal |
27 Jun 2020 |
| ''Fault'' callers |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2020 |
| Callers of balls and strikes |
Newsday |
20 May 2020 |
| Game callers |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Apr 2020 |
| Baseball arbiters, for short |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2020 |
| Diamond pros |
Newsday |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Sports officials in black |
USA Today |
04 Apr 2020 |
| 'Out' sources? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Mar 2020 |
| Foul ball callers |
Newsday |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Ones conducting home inspections? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Strike callers, for short |
|
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| Home squatters? |
|
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| Home squatters? |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Baseball's "men in blue" |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Baseball's 'men in blue' |
The Washington Post |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Strike-zone arbiters, for short |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2019 |
| People working at home |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2019 |
| Infield quartet |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Infield quartet |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Strike callers |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2019 |
| World Series sextet, for short |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2019 |
| MLB arbiters |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2019 |
| "Strike!" yellers |
Universal |
28 May 2019 |
| Ones making calls, informally |
New York Times |
05 May 2019 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
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| Diamond experts |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2019 |
| Officiates at T-ball |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Diamond experts? |
Jonesin |
05 Feb 2019 |
| MLB officials |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2019 |
| Decides what's fair, among other things |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2019 |
| Decides what's fair, among other things |
The Washington Post |
03 Jan 2019 |
| MLB arbiters |
|
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| Strike callers |
|
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| Decides what's fair, among other things |
|
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| Baseball's "men in blue" |
|
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| People working at home |
|
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| Diamond experts |
|
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| Infield quartet |
|
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| Ones making calls, informally |
|
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| "Strike!" yellers |
|
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| MLB officials |
|
|
| Strike-zone arbiters, for short |
|
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| World Series sextet, for short |
|
|
| Refs |
Canadiana |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Foul callers |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Experts in the field? |
New York Times |
07 Oct 2018 |
| Field judges, for short |
|
|
| Strike-zone judges |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Decides what's fair |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Refs' kin |
Premier Sunday |
15 Jul 2018 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
|
| Ref relatives |
Premier Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
| Baseball referees |
Newsday |
21 May 2018 |
| Diamond crew, for short |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2018 |
| Diamond crew, for short |
|
|
| Some work at home |
|
|
| Experts in the field? |
|
|
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
|
| Ones stationed at home |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Stereotypically blind officials, for short |
USA Today |
16 Nov 2017 |
| Diamond quartet |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Oct 2017 |
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
|
| Ones calling people out? |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2017 |
| Ballpark figures |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Ballpark figures |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Another word for refs, for short |
|
|
| Helps out at T-ball, perhaps |
USA Today |
22 Aug 2017 |
| World Series game sextet, for short |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Diamond arbiters |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2017 |
| Baseball arbiters |
Newsday |
03 May 2017 |
| Frequent callers? |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Frequent callers? |
The Washington Post |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Quartet assigned to bases |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Quartet assigned to bases |
The Washington Post |
27 Mar 2017 |
| Foul-ball callers |
Newsday |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Some tennis judges |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2017 |
| Ones stationed at home |
|
|
| World Series game sextet, for short |
|
|
| Stereotypically blind officials, for short |
|
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| Helps out at T-ball, perhaps |
|
|
| Ones calling people out? |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| Frequent callers? |
|
|
| Diamond officials, informally |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2016 |
| Ones working at home? |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2016 |
| They might tell you to take a walk |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Strike callers |
The Washington Post |
05 Aug 2016 |
| Ballpark figures |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jul 2016 |
| They decide what's fair |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Diamond officials, for short |
Universal |
17 May 2016 |
| Baseball judges, for short |
Newsday |
08 Mar 2016 |
| World Series game sextet |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2016 |
| Ones watching their plates? |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2016 |
| World Series field sextet |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2016 |
| Diamond officials, informally |
|
|
| World Series field sextet |
|
|
| Ones working at home? |
|
|
| They decide what's fair |
|
|
| They can call you out |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2015 |
| Calls a game |
Newsday |
09 Jul 2015 |
| Works at the ballpark, maybe |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Masked men in parks |
Universal |
20 Jun 2015 |
| Home plate figures, informally |
New York Times |
19 Jan 2015 |
| Nine Cooperstown members |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2015 |
| Works at the ballpark, maybe |
|
|
| Home plate figures, informally |
|
|
| They can call you out |
|
|
| Masked men in parks |
|
|
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
|
| Calls a game |
|
|
| Nine Cooperstown members |
|
|
| Base figures |
|
|
| Ballpark arbiters |
|
|
| Baseball arbiters |
|
|
| Baseball officials |
|
|
| Diamond dusters |
|
|
| Judges based near bases |
|
|
| Tennis officials |
|
|
| They make decisions on diamonds |
|
|
| Diamond staffers |
|
|
| Diamond crew |
|
|
| Calls the game |
|
|
| Works at home, maybe |
|
|
| Ones working at home, maybe |
|
|
| Men pocketing baseballs |
|
|
| Plate cleaners, at times |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| Refs' colleagues |
|
|
| Calls out? |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| Foul callers |
|
|
| Ballpark judges |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Callers of strikes and balls |
|
|
| Calls strikes |
|
|
| They often make their calls from home |
|
|
| "Steee-rike!" callers |
|
|
| Face-mask wearers |
|
|
| Officials on a diamond |
New York Times |
20 Aug 2012 |
| Ones making some safe decisions? |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Out callers |
|
|
| Some Little League volunteers |
|
|
| Fenway arbiters |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| They closely monitor slides |
|
|
| Judges those who steal |
|
|
| Officials on a diamond |
|
|
| Out callers |
|
|
| Pitch callers |
|
|
| Ballpark arbiters, briefly |
|
|
| Base characters? |
|
|
| Diamond judges |
|
|
| Some Little League volunteers |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| They often call out |
|
|
| Tag callers? |
|
|
| Ones who might cry foul? |
|
|
| Officials who cry "Steee-rike!" |
|
|
| Calls a game |
|
|
| Lineup card recipients |
|
|
| Plate sweepers |
|
|
| They're paid to view slides |
|
|
| Baseball officials |
|
|
| Pitch evaluators |
|
|
| Stereotypically "blind" officials |
|
|
| Tag determiners |
|
|
| Home bodies? |
|
|
| Masked men at home? |
|
|
| Calls a strike, say |
|
|
| Masked men at home? |
|
|
| Tag determiners |
|
|
| "Fair or foul" replay reviewers |
|
|
| Figures at plates |
|
|
| Officials behind batters |
|
|
| Ones near bases |
|
|
| Tennis arbiters |
|
|
| World Series sextet |
|
|
| Home bodies? |
|
|
| World Series sextet |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Tennis judges |
|
|
| Some make calls at home |
|
|
| Ref relatives |
|
|
| Game officials |
|
|
| Calls the game |
|
|
| Calls the plays |
|
|
| They make a lot of calls |
|
|
| Home workers |
|
|
| They check whether people are safe |
|
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| You might be safe with them |
|
|
| Diamond group |
|
|
| Diamond experts |
|
|
| Baseball officials, for short |
|
|
| Men in black, usually |
|
|
| Dispute settlers |
|
|
| Home dusters, often |
|
|
| Officials who cry "Yer out!" |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| Men in black, usually |
|
|
| Blue-clad judges |
|
|
| They're usually assigned to bases |
|
|
| Works at home? |
|
|
| Diamond crew |
|
|
| Sports officials |
|
|
| Diamond deciders |
|
|
| Calls balls and strikes, briefly |
|
|
| They make a lot of calls |
|
|
| "No catch" signalers |
|
|
| Balls-and-strikes callers |
|
|
| Works at home? |
|
|
| They're usually assigned to bases |
|
|
| Play callers |
|
|
| "Safe!" crackers? |
|
|
| Foul callers |
|
|
| Vest wearers |
|
|
| Base figures? |
|
|
| Foul callers |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| K callers |
|
|
| Baseball judges |
|
|
| Time callers |
|
|
| Softball officials, briefly |
|
|
| Diamond arbiters |
|
|
| They cover all the bases |
|
|
| Hall-of-famers Bill Klem and Nestor Chylak, e.g. |
|
|
| Ballpark figures? |
|
|
| "Steee-rike!" callers |
|
|
| Diamond arbiters |
|
|
| Masked men at home |
|
|
| Diamond judges |
|
|
| Works at home? |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| They make calls at home |
|
|
| They make a lot of calls |
|
|
| Diamond figures, briefly |
|
|
| Baseball VIPs |
|
|
| They clean plates |
|
|
| They're frequently "blind" |
|
|
| Court judges |
|
|
| Boo targets, sometimes |
|
|
| They decide what's fair |
|
|
| "No catch" signalers |
|
|
| Foul callers, briefly |
|
|
| World Series sextet |
|
|
| World Series workers |
|
|
| They make judgment calls |
|
|
| Ballpark figures |
|
|
| They know when you're out |
|
|
| Rules on plays |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Diamond quartet, briefly |
|
|
| They often shout out |
|
|
| Boo targets, often |
|
|
| Diamond V.I.P.'s |
|
|
| Baseball crew |
|
|
| They make lots of calls |
|
|
| Refs' kin |
|
|
| Calls balls and strikes |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Experts on plays |
|
|
| Plate cleaners |
|
|
| Targets of 54-Acrosses |
|
|
| They call out "Out!" |
|
|
| Officials at the plate |
|
|
| Home boys? |
|
|
| Field officials |
|
|
| Targets of 54-Acrosses |
|
|
| "Safe!" sayers |
|
|
| Diamond officials |
|
|
| Balk callers |
|
|
| Boo targets, sometimes |
|
|
| Diamond quartet |
|
|
| Diamond refs |
|
|
| Boo targets, sometimes |
|
|
| VIP's of the diamond |
|
|
| Sports officials |
|
|
| Ones found near home |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Ballpark arbiters |
|
|
| Referee's kin |
|
|
| Ballpark officials |
|
|
| Does officiating |
|
|
| "Safe!" callers |
|
|
| Works at home? |
|
|
| Call makers at the plate |
|
|
| Calls the strikes |
|
|
| Diamond VIPs |
|
|
| Basketball : refs :: baseball : ___ |
|
|
| They stand behind catchers |
|
|
| Ballpark bosses |
|
|
| They cover the bases |
|
|
| Blue men? |
|
|
| Quartet on a baseball field |
|
|
| Diamond arbiters |
|
|
| Men in blue briefly |
|
|
| Balls-and-strike callers |
|
|
| Diamond rulers |
|
|
| Diamond rulers |
|
|
| Diamond arbiters |
|
|
| Short arbiters |
|
|
| Masked men on TV |
|
|
| Diamond group |
|
|
| Strike callers |
|
|
| Calls balls |
|
|
| Crew in blue |
|
|
| Ballpark officials |
|
|
| Refs |
|
|
| Shea officials |
|
|
| World Series sextet |
|
|
| Diamond figures |
|
|
| Officials at home? |
|
|
| Refs' counterparts |
|
|
| Refs' kin |
|
|
| Plate watchers |
|
|
| "Ball!" callers |
|
|
| Calls balls and strikes |
|
|
| Plate watchers |
|
|
| Play callers |
|
|
| Diamond figures |
|
|
| Refs' cousins |
|
|
| They call K's |
|
|
| Refs' kin |
|
|
| They sometimes bounce mgrs. |
|
|
| Base V.I.P.'s |
|
|
| Callers of K's |
|
|
| Calls K's at the plate |
|
|
| Pits turn into little arbiters |
|
|
| Baseball V.I.P.'s |
|
|
| Fenway Pk. judges |
|
|
| Refs.' cousins |
|
|
| Bill Klem's colleagues |
|
|
| Diamond men, for short |
|
|
| Refs' colleagues |
|
|
| Decision makers, for short |
|
|
| Diamond judges |
|
|
| Arbiters, for short |
|
|
| Refs' relatives |
|
|
| Arbiters |
|
|
| Ballpark workers |
|
|
| Baseball figures |
|
|
| Men in blue |
|
|
| Sports men |
|
|
| Arbiters, for short. |
|
|
| Refs' cousins. |
|
|
| Stadium figures |
|
|
| Men in blue. |
|
|
| Diamond officials. |
|
|
| Diamond men: Slang. |
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| The men in blue: Slang. |
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| Monarchs of baseball. |
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| Baseball figures: Colloq. |
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| Dascoli, Warneke, etc. |
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| Dictators in blues: Slang. |
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| Hit and run witnesses |
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| Diamond men. |
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| Donatelli, Barlick and Goetz. |
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| Jorda, Barlick, Hubbard, etc. |
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| Diamond VIP's. |
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| Ballfield arbiters |
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| Diamond experts. |
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| Diamond appraisers |
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| Arbiters: Colloq. |
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| Catchers' shadows. |
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