1.   An American League umpire got pretty much the same treatment from Alomar last September.

2.   Faneyte had known where the ball was, and he even pointed it out to Lewis before the umpire got there.

3.   He receives the ball nice and quiet so the umpire can get a good look.

4.   One thing that may have influenced the owners is the support umpires got from players during a labor hearing last week in Ontario.

5.   Those were the days when umpires got no time off during the season and worked for peanuts.

6.   Tschida, in the media interview room after the game, explained that it is difficult for an umpire to get a good angle on such plays.

7.   Umpires get to make the call once, when they see the play live.

8.   Schott walked onto the field Sunday as players and umpires were getting ready to start the second game of a U.S. Major League Baseball doubleheader with the Houston Astros.

9.   The replacement umpires got into their first serious argument during a game between the New York Mets and Colorado at new Coors Field in Denver.

10.   The umpires got some bad advice.