Wow, that's a good article. I'm looking forward to the follow up on Thursday. I have always been interested in referees and umpires since reading all of Ron Luciano's great books as a kid. I notice from the article that only one woman referee is left...originally two were hired. Any idea what happened to the other one?
Here's part two. Very interesting article, I love the banter that goes on between the guys as they prepare for the game. It would be much fun to be a professional umpire or referee. I thought it was interesting that Joey Crawford alleged that his crew will be fined by the league for a mistake made during a game. Can you imagine getting fined by your employer when you make a boo boo? I'd be receiving zeroed out checks every two weeks.
For those watching the Laker-T'Wolves contest last night, which added fuel to the bitchfest by Laker-haters, this series is a good read.
