{"id":1792,"date":"2012-07-08T09:26:37","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T16:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2012-07-08T17:51:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T00:51:26","slug":"only-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ryanmcbain.com\/flowcheck\/only-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Only in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe src='http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/shared\/video\/embed\/embed.html?content_id=22931311&#038;width=400&#038;height=224&#038;property=mlb' width='400' height='224' frameborder='0'>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The seventh inning of the Indians-Rays game yesterday made me chuckle.  <\/p>\n<p>A routine call was almost <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=fubar\" target=\"_blank\">FUBAR<\/a>. Fortunately for the Indians, an umpire decided to actually do his job. Great! <\/p>\n<p>But why was the broadcaster surprised? 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The seventh inning of the Indians-Rays game yesterday made me chuckle. A routine call was almost FUBAR. Fortunately for the Indians, an umpire decided to actually do his job. Great! But why was the broadcaster surprised? Is first base umpire Jerry Meals retarded? 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