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MLB UMPIRES

 66
number of umpires employed by Major League Baseball

4
number of these umpires that know what they are doing

 65
 number of umpires better than Angel Hernandez

3
average line on an eye chart that MLB umpires can read (with the aid of corrective lenses)

 6 - 8
number of inches the strike zone differs from what the rule book states (that's vertical and horizontal)

 11
average number of games per week in which poor umpiring changes the result of the contest

 0
number of umpires who are penalized or punished for screwing up these games

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