On-Base Perception
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On the field with 'The Third Team'
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When Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs during Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, joining an exclusive club of sluggers, the baseball audience at home looked at their TVs in awe. The crowd at AT&T Park roared. And yet one of the guys with the best vantage point in the house appeared unmoved.
But appearances can be deceiving.
“Even as an umpire who's kind of lost that fan look at the...
