As Buck and McCarver have pointed out, the umpiring in this Series has been abysmal. (More evidence that they are the best announcing team in any sport.)
Legitimate criticism from announcers should be the least of these guy's worries. If there's any justice at all, they'll all be looking for new jobs come spring.
Legitimate criticism from announcers should be the least of these guy's worries. If there's any justice at all, they'll all be looking for new jobs come spring.
Nice strike 3 call "home plate ump called a swinging strike without appeal." This was another questionable ball-strike call that went against T.B. I hate it when home plate umps call a swinging strike on a check swing. They have a terrible angle. Umps were terrible the whole series. Gotta give Philly pitchers credit, eventhough they had a little help from the umps they didn't walk any T.B. batters.
No, I went to professional umpiring school, and barely missed the cut. Would have made it into pro ball if I had come back a 2nd time, but decided to just do college ball. Professional baseball pays almost nothing until you make the majors, and it's tougher to make it in the MLB as an umpire than it is as a player. Just not many jobs, and all of those guys are tenured. I really was nowhere close to umpiring this game, I was just making a joke. But I know that myself and several of my friends that worked college and minor leagues.....we could do just as good of a job as any MLB umpire.What lost you the nod? The fact that you often wager on baseball?
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