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Chicago Cubs: Rizzo’s honesty reflected the best of ourselves

For the past 15 years, Major League umpire Angel Hernandez has represented all the negative feelings one could harbor about a person. In one quick, yet subtle moment, Hernandez changed the way I not only viewed him but how I viewed the profession.

August 7th, 2001 was memorable for more than one reason. The Chicago Cubs were in the thick of division race, and a blown call at home provided one of the greatest moments in Wrigley Field history.

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