An Umpire's Home Run

"God's been on my side, I guess," he said. "One morning I had to say rosary just to get out of bed. Sometimes you don't want to go, but you've got to."

Ernie Tyler has been an umpire attendant for the O's since before I was born, and for his merit, Cal Ripkin is taking him along to Cooperstown. He has actually beat out Cal's game streak by over a thousand, not missing a game in 47 years.

I guess we just build 'em tougher in Baltimore (O:

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