George F. Will: Step into the batter’s box for some baseball trivia
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels' Albert Pujols takes batting practice at the team's spring baseball training facility in Tempe, Ariz. The three-time Most Valuable Player has had an encouraging start to the spring with seven hits in 12 at-bats, including a double and a home run. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
Washington • When umpire Dutch Rennert blew a call at first base, then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Joe Torre trotted out and asked, “How come you’re such a good ball-strike umpire and such [expletive] on the bases?” Rennert, equally puzzled, amiably replied, “Isn’t that something?” Try to be as serene as Rennert was if you miss some of these calls:
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George F. Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Washington Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.
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