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VETERAN UMP PASSES AWAY
Durwood Merrill, an American League umpire for 23 years, died Saturday at the age of 64. Jerome Holtzman contributes an obituary for mlb.com.
This story is a keeper, if you haven't heard it already:
A 6-foot, 200-pounder, Merrill had a thick neck and a barrel chest and seemed intimidating behind the plate. But he always had a good sense of humor. Once at Fenway Park, a little old lady leaned over the rail and yelled, "If you were my husband, I'd feed you poison."Merrill shouted back, "Lady, if I were married to you, I'd eat it."
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