In the 1970's, there was a strong bias against women taking part in professional baseball.

"Bias" is

The umpiring school's chief instructor treated Postema fairly, but he was very candid with her. He told her it would be difficult to get a job.

"Candid" means

Postema made her professional umpiring debut with the Gulf Coast Single A League.

"A debut" is a

If Postema made a bad call, she was accused of becoming flustered. If male umpires made the same call, it was brushed aside.

"To become flustered" means to become

Managers tried to intimidate Postema so would not be disgraced in front of his team.

"To intimidate" means to

Postema would eject disrespectful managers to show them that they could NOT attack her authority with impunity.

Impunity means a ____________________ from punishment

Postema had three spectators thrown out of a game because of their obnoxious behavior.

"Obnoxious" means

Postema believed that many umpires were addicted to arguing.

Someone with an addiction is a __________________ to something.

After a pitcher told a reporter that "God never intended women to be major league umpires," Postema retorted that God probably wasn't interested in baseball.

"To retort" is to

Not all of her critics were as blatant and upfront with their rude remarks. Some were hostile to her in a much quieter way.

"Blatant" means

Hostility towards Postema intensified as her career advanced and she was faced with many more critics.

"To intensify" means to

Postema's stint in the minors had lasted seven years when she was officially dropped from the umpires' list. A "stint" is a/an _________________ of time

Pam Postema, a sport-lover, aspired to be a major league umpire.

"To Aspire" means to