Major League Baseball umpire Brian Runge having a striking season

THE GOAL of every major league umpire is to be as inconspicuous as possible.

That will no longer be easy for Brian Runge.

On Friday, Runge was behind the plate for his second no-hitter of the season as six Mariners pitchers combined on a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers.

He was also the home plate ump when White Sox hurler Philip Humber pitched a perfect game against the Mariners on April 21.

"It's an amazing story, just to be a part of it and be on the field, but then to be behind the plate both games," Runge told the Associated Press on Sunday. "You can't really write that stuff. It was storybook."

The last umpire to be behind the plate for two no-hitters in one season was Drew Coble in 1990.

Runge's grandfather, Ed, and father, Paul, were also major league umpires and they, too, were behind the plate for no-hitters.

Overall, Brian Runge - in his 14th major league season - has been involved in three no-hitters while behind the plate. He was there for the Giants' Jonathan Sanchez' no-no against the Padres on July 10, 2009.

An unnamed Australian Olympic athlete learned a hard lesson.

According to the Sydney Sunday Telegraph, the male athlete, which the newspaper did not name, took his computer to be fixed. So far so good.

Until . . . someone on the staff at the repair shop scoured the hard drive and discovered - and stole - photographs of the athlete and his wife having sex.

Wait, it gets worse. Apparently, there are no laws Down Under protecting consumers from the unauthorized copying of data or photographs on a computer.

The newspaper reported that the athlete and his wife weren't the only victims of the seedy staff. Celebrities and regular folks were also targeted.

The Telegraph reached the store's slimy owner, who seemed unsympathetic.

"If people choose to put photos and personal information on their computers that's their decision," he said.