Tag Archives: umpire
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Torii Hunter KO’s Umpire During Play At The Plate (Video)
This year hasn’t been a kind one for baseball umpires. Thus far they’ve had to absorb abuse from a variety of different individuals in a variety of different manners, from being hit with bats, helmets and balls, to withstanding the intense verbal abuse of an angry coach. And now we have another form of abuse [...]
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Yankees’ Dewayne Wise Doesn’t Make The Catch, Tricks Umpire Into Thinking He Did Make The Catch (Video)
The art of deception can be quite the powerful tool, both in sports, and in life. No one knows that better than New York Yankees left-fielder Dewayne Wise, as he seems to have mastered the art of deception, and he put it to good use during the seventh inning of last night’s game against the [...]
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Umpire Jeff Kellogg Tackled A Streaker (Video)
It appears as though security guards at the home stadiums of a few AL East teams were given Friday night off, as they certainly didn’t appear to be too concerned with keeping the fans at Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards in check. And while that resulted in a rather entertaining two-round fight between female fans [...]
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Umpire Takes A Stephen Strrasburg 96 MPH Fastball To The Groin (Video)
Stephen Strasburg continued his impressive start to the 2012 MLB season on Saturday, as he allowed four hits and no earned runs through six innings of work during the Washington Nationals’ 3-2 extra innings victory over the Florida Marlins. It was his fourth start of the season, and he threw 60 of his 94 pitches [...]
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19-Year-Old Tennis Player Asks Umpire To Remove His Father From The Stadium (Video)
I am sure 19-year-old tennis star Bernard Tomic loves his father, but there is only so much negativity that one son can take from his dad before he has finally had enough. For Tomic, he reached that point during his match against David Ferrer at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday. With Bernard trailing 0-30 [...]
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Yorvit Torrealba Suspended In Venezuela For Punching Umpire In Face (Video)
It appears as though Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba is still upset about losing the 2011 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. And he is taking his anger out on the Venezuelan umpires. While playing for the Caracas Lions of Venezuela’s professional baseball league during the MLB offseason, Torrealba had some [...]
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Umpire Gary Cederstrom Loses Track Of The Count, Makes A Phone Call (Video)
Was it a 3-2 count? Or a 2-2 count? That was the question home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom was left asking himself during Adam Dunn’s at bat last night. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the answer on his own, so he had to make a few phone calls, bringing an already slow and meaningless game between [...]
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Simona Halep Took Out Li Na And The Umpire At The US Open Yesterday (Video)
Perhaps the breast reduction was a good idea after all! Simona Halep made headlines a few years ago when she announced that she would be reducing her giant 34DD breasts to much more manageable 34C’s. That loss has finally begun to translate into some gains for the 19-year-old Romanian, as she has advanced past the [...]
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Braves Beat Pirates In 19 Innings Thanks To The Worst Call In Baseball History (Video)
Approximately six hours and thirty minutes after Tommy Hanson threw out the first pitch of last night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, both teams found themselves tied at 3-3 as they headed into the bottom of the 19th inning. By that time most of the people inside Turner Field just wanted [...]
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Umpire John Hirschbeck Takes A Ball To The Groin (Video)
To every baseball fan who has ever wished the worst upon an umpire following a game-breaking blown call, the following video of umpire John Hirschbeck taking a ball to the groin during yesterday’s game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates should help provide you with some closure. Hirschbeck remained on the ground for [...]
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Here Is 4 Minutes Of Jose Canseco Snapping On An Umpire (Video)
It may have been about ten years since Jose Canseco last swung a bat in the Majors, but that clearly hasn’t stopped him from making headlines in the world of sports. In fact, some might even argue that Canseco has made more headlines away from the game than he did during his 16 year MLB [...]
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Joe Maddon Explodes, Ejects Entire Umpire Crew (Video)
Times have been tough for the Tamp Bay Rays through the opening two weeks of the 2011 MLB season. After a successful 2010 campaign that saw them win 96 games before losing in the ALDS to the eventual American League champion Texas Rangers, expectations were high heading into this season, but the Rays have managed [...]
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Picture Of The Day: There’s A Praying Mantis On Your Head!
After witnessing several errors in judgment throughout the 2010 season, it has been tough to stand by the umpires of Major League Baseball. However, they seem to have the support on at least one well-known creature from the animal kingdom. This praying mantis seems to have found himself a front row seat. Although, if he [...]
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Witchita Player Provides Yet Another Post-Ejection Blow-Up For Our Entertainment
Last time it was Wally Backman providing us with an epic piece of entertainment when he went absolutely bonkers on an umpire before he and fellow ejectee Doc Brooks decided too cool themselves off with a nice refreshing beer. This time we take you to Wichita’s Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, where Sioux City Explorer DH Ray Serrano [...]
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“Wet Balls” Thankfully Not An Issue At College World Series Game 2
Total Pro Sports – In case you missed it, game one of the College World Series between the LSU Tigers and the Texas Longhorns was delayed at times because the umpire had a sweating sack. Yes, you heard correctly. And anyone who has had a sweating sack knows that can translate into wet balls. Those [...]
