Category Archives: Umpire Relations
How to Make Friends and Influence People (or Not): Umpire Edition
We know already that there are different ways to deal with umpires—some effective, some not so much. We know already that superstars have more leeway in this regard than the average player. And if we didn’t know already that you … Continue reading
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Young Umps at it Again: Royals Catcher Tossed for No Good Reason
What is it with the Kansas City Royals and fill-in umpires? Last year it was Jason Kendall getting shown up, then ejected by a recent call-up from Triple-A. Today it was Matt Treanor. The incidents have one thing in common, … Continue reading
Filed under Angel Campos, Matt Treanor, Ned Yost, Umpire Relations
Torre Served as Bookend for Harvey’s Career; Not Everyone Got off So Easy
As umpire Doug Harvey prepared for induction into the Hall of Fame last weekend, an old story arose about his proclivity for ejecting Joe Torre at the most opportune moments. In 1962, Torre was in his second season as a … Continue reading
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Maddon Vents to Garza, Gets Cederstrom’s Goat
There is a protocol to addressing umpires. Players and managers usually have a wide berth to say what they want, so long as they don’t publically show up the ump with whom they’re arguing. For hitters and catchers, this means … Continue reading
Filed under Gary Cederstrom, Joe Maddon, Umpire Relations
A Bad Week for Umpires Gets Even Worse
Jim Joyce was responsible for a horrific call, but one call does not a bad umpire make. Mike Estabrook shouldn’t get off that easy. Estabrook, the umpire behind the plate for the Royals-Angels game yesterday, didn’t react well when Kansas … Continue reading
Filed under Jason Kendall, Mike Estabrook, Umpire Relations
How to Talk to Umpires
In the wake of two umpire-related events last week—Bob Davidson’s blowout with Joe Maddon, and Joe West ejecting Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle over two disputed balk calls—former big leaguer Eduardo Perez (the son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez, … Continue reading
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Offerman Neither the First Guy to Want to Hit an Ump, Nor the First Guy to Actually Do It
So Jose Offerman was banned for life from the Dominican Winter Baseball League after slugging an umpire last week while serving as the manager of the Licey Tigers. Our guess: It was merely an effort to maintain his reputation as … Continue reading
Filed under Babe Ruth, George Frazier, Jose Offerman, Ron Hassey, Umpire Relations
