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...this week, the outcry of Sox fans achieved a modicum of validity from a rather unlikely source. Dr. Carmen Puliafito, who chairs the ophthalmology department at Tufts University School of Medicine, was so upset by blown calls during the American League Championships that he offered to perform free eye surgery on any Major League umpires who qualify. His reasoning? Dr. Puliafito postulates that many of the umpires are, in fact, secretly nearsighted...
That's the only explanation, he says, for the string of horrible calls. Whether anyone will actually take Puliafito up on his offer--which includes free eye examinations, prescription lenses and laser eye surgery at the New England Eye Center clinic--remains to be seen...
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