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Outside The Confines: Best of the West

Joe West sets an all-time record for umpires. Two high school teammates meet for the first time. Some ugly caps got released and withdrawn. The Mets are running out of outfielders.

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When Joe West umpired his first game, Hank Aaron was still playing, albeit in the other league.

And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster.