11.   If replacement players would have been a fraud on the public, replacement umpires now are a fraud too.

12.   Inside Yankee Stadium Wednesday, Bill Deegan, a replacement umpire, was preparing to man home plate, with his anachronistic chest protector.

13.   In this strange, unusual spring of replacement players and replacement umpires, Tom Runnells has an unusual designation.

14.   Inside, the umpires working were Frank Sylvester, Scott Graham, Bob Nelson, and Mark Wildlowsky, aka replacement umpires.

15.   It is generally agreed that the replacement umpires were fairly God-awful, in part because of their scandalous judgment and also because of the unfamiliarity of their judgments.

16.   Neither he nor any of the other replacement umpires at the Stadium made themselves available for comment Wednesday.

17.   Not even the inconsistency of the replacement umpires could spoil his day.

18.   On another front, the Ontario Labor Relations Board Wednesday adjourned until Thursday a hearing into whether replacement umpires can be used for Blue Jays games in Toronto.

19.   Replacement umpires were on standby if Ludwig had not issued the order for the regular umpires to work.

20.   Replacement umpires are in Florida because the regulars are locked out.