
Men in blue
Twin brothers Wayne, left, and Warren Cook have collectively umpired 7,500 ball games during 42 and 36 years of calling balls and strikes on diamonds all across Minnesota. Twin brothers have umpired 7,500 games Before the first inning starts, they stand near home plate and watch baseballs thud into the catcher’s mitt as a pitcher warms up for another game. When it’s game time, well-known 65-year-old veteran umpires and Sleepy Eye natives Wayne and Warren Cook brush dirt off t