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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:00 AM

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

If a study about racial bias in umps is to be believed, the news is that such bias is easy to fix. Are you listening, NBA? Plus: Phil Rizzuto.

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  • Wednesday, August 15, 2007 08:09 AM

    Or maybe the umpires are making the right calls BUT....

    ...pitchers are more likely to throw a strike to a batter of the same race. Earlier posts are correct, if the study is about race, you can't ignore the race of the other interested parties (batters, catchers, managers, fans, etc.).

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