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Strike, ball, foul ball, you're out, you are safe - all calls you would expect from an umpire. Right?

Meet one umpire that has added a whole lot more.

Kenny Dexter.

Ken was the public works director for Electric City, retiring about a year ago after nearly 40 years on the job.

He not only had a long career working for the city, but Ken has been a softball umpire for about 20 years now, and is still at it.

He's added a new dimension over the years to umpiring.

Sitting in the stands, you probably wouldn't hear his comments to the younger softball players.

But if you could, it would go somethi...