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Finally, Sweet Closure: Embattled Umpire Jerry Meals Says, “I Was Incorrect”
Remotely in the neighborhood of caring about baseball? Good, then you know about the (possibly) blown call at the end of a 19-inning Pirates-Braves game. You also know that everyone who remotely cared...
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MLB Umpires: Kinda Racist!
According to this piece, published in Science Daily, umpires (both white and non-white ones) give a slightly fatter strike zone to guys who look like them: “Analysis of 3.5 million pitches from 2004...
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An Umpire Forgot The Count Last Night And Then Tripped On The Dugout Stairs
Last night, during the White Sox and Blue Jays game, home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom forgot what the count was. So after a brief conversation with Adam Dunn, he sheepishly went to the White Sox...
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If Tonight’s World Series Game Ends Up Close, You’ll Hear Much More About...
In the play you see above, the Cardinals’ Matt Holliday is getting tagged out by Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli during the top of the fourth inning of Game 3 of the World Series. The problem:...
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And Now, Here’s An Umpire Taking A Fastball To The Groin In Slow Motion
Because not every sports story can transcend traditional boundaries and become a commentary on race, politics and culture, here’s a video of an umpire taking a Stephen Strasberg fastball to the… slow…...
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Today In Useless Baseball Rule Changes: This
The MLB’s Playing Rules Committee is moving forward with plans to ban the ol’ fake-to-third, throw-to-first pickoff move. Because that’s the most urgent rule change the committee needed to make....
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Zack Greinke Was Ejected Last Night For Spiking A Baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers’ Zack Greinke was ejected last night in the bottom of the first inning in his start against the Houston Astros after a bang-bang play at first base in which umpire Sam Holbrook...
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This Is What It Looks Like When An Umpire (Accidentally) Gets Kicked In The Face
Being a home plate umpire isn’t an easy job. You’ve got tons of calls to make every night, and you’ll get the vast majority right… but you know that no one will notice unless you screw something up....
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Washington Nationals’ Michael Morse Auditions For, Wins Role Of “Man Hitting...
The replacement referees may be gone, but for those of you dying for your fix of terrible officiating, look no further than the regular MLB umpires. In a series of events worthy of a Benny Hill remix,...
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Drunk Umpire Passes Out At High School Baseball Game, Tries To Attack People...
Did you know that it is a common insult to suggest, when an umpire’s calls differ from your desired calls, that the umpire is drunk? It’s true. People do it to make the umpire feel bad about himself,...
View ArticleDid He Just Say Funky Butt Loving? Umpire Nails Pitcher With Ill-Timed Throw,...
Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Paul Schrieber was in the zone last night, as he effortlessly whipped a baseball into the chest of Astros pitcher, Brad Peacock. Awkward. Then the...
View ArticleWhoomp There It Is: Umpire Has The Single Best Punch Out Call Ever
A punch out call is like an umpire’s finger print. It’s how he distinguishes himself. It’s also an opportunity for him to have fun and and creative, all the while accentuating the failure of a batter....
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