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I love stories about comebacks. This one would be great to read anytime, but especially so now with what’s going on daily in the markets and the economy.

The headline pretty much tells the story - “A return to his calling - Louisville’s Hallion goes from out of umpiring to in the Fall Classic” - but let me give you a condensed summary.

Tom Hallion decided he wanted to be a baseball umpire in 1979, so he quit going to college, took money out of savings, went to umpire school, and spent the next six years working his way up to the major leagues. In 1999, he was one of the many umpires who quit their jobs during a contract argument with Major League Baseball, thinking they would finally get some action on their demands. Instead, they found themselves out on the street with no jobs.

You can read the rest of the story at the link to find out how he got there, but here’s the bottom line:

“Tomorrow night he’ll position himself down the third-base line in Florida.”

Yep, Tom Hallion is umpiring in the World Series this year.

Comebacks do happen, and don’t ever forget that.

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