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"With, yet again, the number two overall draft pick the Cincinnati Reds draft Charles Brown. Pitcher."
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OHSportsFan
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Edinson Volquez with the no no last night. 98 pitches, 10 K.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/local/c...te-bridge-jumper-pirates/stories/201706280194
MLB umpire saves woman from edge of Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh
STEPHEN J. NESBITT AND STEPH CHAMBERS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As a Major League Baseball umpire, John Tumpane often has to defuse tense situations at the ballpark.
None compared to the scene he came upon Wednesday as he walked across the Roberto Clemente Bridge around 3 p.m. on his way back from a run and lunch: A few hundred yards from PNC Park, he saw a woman climb over a railing and look toward the Allegheny River below.
“Obviously, that grabbed my attention,” Tumpane said prior to the Pirates game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in which the 34-year-old Chicago native was the home-plate umpire. “I asked a couple in front of me, ‘What’s this lady trying to do?’ and they said, ‘I don’t know.’ ”
The bridge was mostly empty at that time of day. Tumpane rushed toward the woman, who appeared calm, and asking what was going on.
“I just wanted to get a better look of the city from this side,” she replied, according to the umpire’s recollection.
“Oh no,” Tumpane said, hooking his arm around hers. “You don’t want to do that. It’s just as good over here. Let’s go grab some lunch and talk.”
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MLB umpire saves woman from edge of Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh
STEPHEN J. NESBITT AND STEPH CHAMBERS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
As a Major League Baseball umpire, John Tumpane often has to defuse tense situations at the ballpark.
None compared to the scene he came upon Wednesday as he walked across the Roberto Clemente Bridge around 3 p.m. on his way back from a run and lunch: A few hundred yards from PNC Park, he saw a woman climb over a railing and look toward the Allegheny River below.
“Obviously, that grabbed my attention,” Tumpane said prior to the Pirates game against the Tampa Bay Rays, in which the 34-year-old Chicago native was the home-plate umpire. “I asked a couple in front of me, ‘What’s this lady trying to do?’ and they said, ‘I don’t know.’ ”
The bridge was mostly empty at that time of day. Tumpane rushed toward the woman, who appeared calm, and asking what was going on.
“I just wanted to get a better look of the city from this side,” she replied, according to the umpire’s recollection.
“Oh no,” Tumpane said, hooking his arm around hers. “You don’t want to do that. It’s just as good over here. Let’s go grab some lunch and talk.”
Cont'd ...
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Sure.....mention that ump that saved her but no mention of the fact that it was Joe West's nightmare of a poetry CD that pushed her to the edge.
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OHSportsFan
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Uh, I know more people have their eyes on the Pitt/Chicago score, but what the hell is going on in Toronto?
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OHSportsFan
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Uh, I'm kind of down with this new HR Derby format.
(I'll show myself out)
(I'll show myself out)
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Fungo Squiggly
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Ditto! It was always one of my favorites growing up and I've actually gotten back into it the last couple years. Definitely more dramatic than recently.
I'm disappointed Stanton didn't move on. Those were some YUGE shots!
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