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MLB Umpire Newbies are Outta Here, Veteran Officials To Call World Series

It was unofficially announced last night that Major League Baseball will only be using umpires with previous World Series experience for the Fall Classic this season...

Written by Jeremiah Graves about about 1 month ago 144 reads 1 comments
Blind Justice: Tim McClelland Could Call Game Five of the ALCS Blind-Folded

When an umpire blows a call in a baseball game, critics are always quick to forgive. Many argue that is just the human element of baseball...

Written by Christopher Chavez about about 1 month ago 166 reads 1 comments
MLB Playoff Umpires: Who's Watching the Watchmen While We Watch Their Slips?

Without question, the most thankless job in sports is held by officials. Referees, umpires, line judges—all are as greatly despised as they are under-appreciated. And in many cases, the vitriol aimed at them is entirely unjust...

Written by Johnathan Kroncke about about 1 month ago 258 reads 3 comments
Playoff Pleasure Is Such A Treasure

This 2009 October baseball post-season, is by far at its very best. Eight teams, eight possible World Series Champions, marked by the emotions behind all this genuine talent displayed by each team...

Written by Kate Conroy about about 1 month ago 15 reads 1 comments
Torii Hunter Saves C.B. Bucknor and MLB from Total Humiliation...For Now

Torii Hunter's three-run big fly on Thursday night pleased a lot of people. The Anaheim Angel fans—no disrespect intended, but the team simply is NOT anywhere close to Los Angeles—in attendance were audibly ecstatic...

Written by Andrew Nuschler about about 1 month ago 1,038 reads 4 comments
Three Missed Calls Equal Five Runs In A's Angels Tilt

As the end of the regular season approaches and umpiring crews prepare for the post season, on close calls at any base, you would hope that the umpires would be getting better, not worse...

Written by Steven Resnick about 2 months ago 102 reads 0 comments
Solution to Poor Umpiring: Umpire Assessment Panel and/or More Technology?

Over the past decade or so, poor umpiring has been a key challenge facing the game of cricket. It has marred many good cricket contests. Fans have been deprived of many great matches. Some teams have lost matches that they'd have won...

Written by Siddharth Ganesh about 10 months ago 53 reads 5 comments
Gary Darling's Crew Continues to Make Terrible Calls

The Oakland A's were lucky to pull out the 3-2 victory against the Chicago White Sox after another terribly called game by the same crew that stirred up controversy after blowing calls during the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers series...

Written by Steven Resnick about 3 months ago 104 reads 2 comments
SF Giants Finally Take One From the Dodgers Despite The Umps' Pathetic Efforts

Although what follows will lead many readers to the contrary, I'm actually sympathetic to Major League Baseball's umpiring collective...

Written by Andrew Nuschler about 3 months ago 229 reads 16 comments
In Other News…Top Five Easiest Ways To Get Ejected

The Umpires sometimes have to toss you from the game, and here are the easiest ways. Actually, one of the best things about baseball is watching the manager yell at an umpire! But this ...

Written by Shanan H. about 11 months ago 92 reads 1 comments
Derek Jeter and the Umpire

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Written by Kyle Hulsebus about 5 months ago 297 reads 0 comments
I'll Take The Loss Today, Boys: Hot Air Clouds Judgement in New York

Another series, excuse me another series won is more direct. The Yankees tood three of four from a fellow AL East team, the Toronto Blue Jays...

Written by Kate Conroy about 5 months ago 4 reads 0 comments
When Umpires Compound Bad Calls

You could read Eric O'Flaherty's lips on TV. "How do you miss that?", he repeated to plate umpire Bill Hohn. I doubt the response was, "Because I'm blind with an ugly mustache to boot," before he made three quick ejections...

Written by James Hulka about 5 months ago 622 reads 11 comments
MLB Umpires Must Use and Trust Instant Replay

There has been much chatter in Philadelphia over the last few days regarding first base umpire Jim Joyce’s decision not to turn to instant replay for a near-home run by pinch hitter Greg Dobbs during Friday night’s Phillies-Red Sox game...

Written by Kevin Lagowski about 5 months ago 146 reads 3 comments
Is Josh Beckett Immune From Being Ejected?

"God d-mn it! That was a f---ing ball?!" This is the story about Todd Tichenor's first four ejections of 2009. I was outside on my patio yesterday morning...talking on the phone about the game...

Written by KAT GILL about 6 months ago 110 reads 9 comments
BREAKING NEWS! Widespread Steroid Use Among Major League Umpires

It is hard to believe, but Jose Canseco didn't tell us the entire story. On Friday, May 29, 2009, breaking news came that 99.9 percent of Major League umpires have failed tests for numerous types of steroids and HGH...

Written by Ricky Butts about 6 months ago 257 reads 12 comments
Major League Umpires: It's Time for Some Changes

Mark Carlson...you’re outta here!Well, so it was according to Carlos Zambrano and his imitation, yet ineffective, hook...

Written by Lenny Kostecki about 6 months ago 113 reads 0 comments
Zambrano Tossed from Game for Umpire's Actions

Carlos Zambrano was tossed from Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after a very close call at home plate with one out in the top of the seventh inning...

Written by Matt Poloni about 6 months ago 211 reads 12 comments
MLB Umps Cheating Milton Bradley?

Today I was on ESPN.com just browsing around seeing what was going on in the sports world where I saw the headline "Bradley: umps calling more strikes in retaliation...

Written by william beovich about 6 months ago 41 reads 2 comments
Umpires: Playing on the Other Side of the Plate

We've all been there. We sit at home, in a bar, or at the sporting event and scream our brains out at the calls our officials make. "Come on ref." "That was pass interference." "He was safe at first...

Written by Steve Chott about 7 months ago 16 reads 0 comments

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Umpires Article Archive

MLB Umpire Newbies are Outta Here, Veteran Officials To Call World Series

Blind Justice: Tim McClelland Could Call Game Five of the ALCS Blind-Folded

MLB Playoff Umpires: Who's Watching the Watchmen While We Watch Their Slips?

Playoff Pleasure Is Such A Treasure

Torii Hunter Saves C.B. Bucknor and MLB from Total Humiliation...For Now

Three Missed Calls Equal Five Runs In A's Angels Tilt

Solution to Poor Umpiring: Umpire Assessment Panel and/or More Technology?

Gary Darling's Crew Continues to Make Terrible Calls

SF Giants Finally Take One From the Dodgers Despite The Umps' Pathetic Efforts

In Other News…Top Five Easiest Ways To Get Ejected

Derek Jeter and the Umpire

I'll Take The Loss Today, Boys: Hot Air Clouds Judgement in New York

When Umpires Compound Bad Calls

MLB Umpires Must Use and Trust Instant Replay

Is Josh Beckett Immune From Being Ejected?

BREAKING NEWS! Widespread Steroid Use Among Major League Umpires

Major League Umpires: It's Time for Some Changes

Zambrano Tossed from Game for Umpire's Actions

MLB Umps Cheating Milton Bradley?

Umpires: Playing on the Other Side of the Plate

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