ATLANTA, GA — The qualifications of a new female Major League Baseball umpire were called into question today as, during a simulated game the night before, she ejected a player for something he did in her dream last night.

"You're out of here!" Stacy Rance said, remembering how the center fielder had flirted with her best friend in the dream she had last night. "Unsportsmanlike conduct!"

Though it's highly irregular for a player to be thrown out who had no part in the current play, it happened Wednesday evening when, while serving at second base, she suddenly turned around and tossed the center fielder from the game. Though the player protested incredulously, she stood her ground. "You know what you did!" she called.

The incident led to a heated argument with the player's manager, who r

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