81.   The umpires are fearful the owners are attempting to break the union and install high school and college umpires next season.

82.   The umpires are still angry about the woeful little spring break awarded Roberto Alomar of the Orioles for spitting in the face of the umpire John Hirschbeck last Friday.

83.   There is that umpire who owned a strike zone Sunday in Miami as wide as the gap between east and west.

84.   There is no umpire with his strike zone.

85.   Torre yelled to Young from the dugout, asking facetiously if the umpire was O.K.

86.   Umpires have never been a popular part of the game.

87.   Umpires may not be the only group that files a formal objection to the pitch-count practices of Major League Baseball.

88.   Umpires were not available immediately for comment.

89.   Umpires are more likely to call a borderline pitch a strike than a ball.