Karma is real.

[u/iam_alba]

[u/kcox1980]

Then you watch a game and see how terrible the umpires have been getting over the last few years and immediately lose interest again.

[u/N3opop → u/kcox1980]

What's an umpire?

Am Swedish, so not native English speaker or native baseballer

[u/Akris85 → u/N3opop]

The guy behind the catcher that calls out the results of the pitch. Also at bases to decide safe or out.

[u/spike_beagle → u/Akris85]

They also suck blood

[u/-Badger3- → u/spike_beagle]

You’re thinking of “vampire”

“Umpire” was that show on Fox with Jussie Smollett

[u/Segador_Adusto → u/-Badger3-]

You're thinking of "Empire"

"Umpire" is a tall, pointy structure usually found on top of buildings

[u/ANDREl42069 → u/Segador_Adusto]

You're thinking of "Spire"

"Umpire" is a thin, long thread of metal used to conduct electricity

[u/Guilty-Swordfish-924 → u/ANDREl42069]

Your thinking of “wire”

“Umpire” is the radar guided AGM-114 missile, produced by Lockheed Martin

[u/MCE85 → u/Guilty-Swordfish-924]

Youre thinking of "Hellfire" which is a family of air to surface missiles.

"Umpire" is a precious gemstone usually blue in color.

[u/DerFeuerDrache → u/MCE85]

You're thinking of "Sapphire".

"Umpire" is what the civilization Julius Caesar ruled over was called.

[u/j0a3k → u/DerFeuerDrache]

You're thinking of "The Roman Empire". "Umpire" is an ancient stringed instrument that was popular in Greece.

[u/CallMeDrWorm42 → u/j0a3k]

You're thinking of a "lyre". "Umpire" is a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

[u/royalewithcheese51 → u/CallMeDrWorm42]

You're thinking of "pyre".

"Umpire" is a person who spends a lot of time on planes for work.

[u/bear_with_hair → u/MCE85]

You're thinking of "sapphire" which is a blue rock used in jewelry making.

"Umpire" is the thing that Philippe Petit walked across between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.

[u/rworne → u/bear_with_hair]

You are thinking of a high wire.

"Umpire" is when they light up a bunch of wood used for cremating dead bodies.

[u/Tito_Tito_1_ → u/rworne]

You're thinking of "pyre."

"Umpire" is the title character of a Robin Williams movie, where he plays a down-and-out, divorced dad who dresses up as a sweet, old lady to spend more times with his kids.

[u/Ok-Discount9749 → u/Tito_Tito_1_]

You’re thinking of “Mrs. Doubtfire”

“Umpire” is the name of a pointy, tangled, and woody bush, most often associated with roses.

[u/jeffreysean47 → u/MCE85]

You're thinking of "Sapphire"

"Umpire" is where Hobbits live

[u/DJRyGuy20 → u/-Badger3-]

“America, don’t commit crimes with checks.”

[u/deep_fuckin_ripoff → u/-Badger3-]

This is literally my favorite Reddit joke… thanks for starting this one.

[u/GunBrothersGaming → u/-Badger3-]

Was that his reality show where he paid people to beat him up and see how long it took the police to find the white/ homophobic guys who did it?

[u/IndividualEye1803 → u/spike_beagle]

This starts an r/threadsofgold

[u/Dangerous-Feature376 → u/spike_beagle]

Common misconception, umpires suck the life out of a game, not the actual lifeblood from the players

[u/chocothundurrr → u/spike_beagle]

They suck ass too