Channel your inner umpire and make the correct call on these bizarre plays
It's not easy being an umpire. You have to keep track of a small white sphere and professional athletes moving at high speeds, several times per day, six months per year -- all in front of thousands of fans. And then, of course, there's the rulebook: The 2017 edition clocked in at 284 pages, covering everything from appropriate apparel to ground rules to when a balk is called.
Like we said: not easy. But in case you need just a little more convincing, go ahead and take the quiz below -- it presents six uniquely weird scenarios and lets you try to make the correct call. Do you have what it takes to be a Major League ump?