Umpire-Empire Reporter

Dropped calls: NBA, MLB officials under fireDetroit Free Press Yankees manager Joe Girardi has his say with umpire Jerry Layne after Layne ejected him Saturday. / By Rick Osentoski, US Presswire By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY They have been subjected to scorn and abuse throughout their ... and more » View the full article

KGO-TV MLB umpires visit sick kids at UCSFKGO-TV ... for a couple of minutes anyway," said umpire Gary Darling. This is the 68th hospital visit by Major League umpires since the UMPS CARE Charities program started six years ago. They will be visiting 12 hospitals this year. MLB umpires. View the full article

Joe Girardi livid with umpire Bob Davidson following ejection; club wants poor ...SportingNews.com Martin said he doesn't expect there to be an issue the next time Diaz umpires the Yankees. On Friday, umpire Adrian Johnson put himself in the spotlight by making a bad call in what became a no-hitter by New York Mets lefthander Johan Santana. and more » View the full article

ChicagoNow Hawk Harrelson apologizes to Mark WegnerChicago Sun-Times BY TONI GINNETTI tginnetti@suntimes.com June 2, 2012 4:54PM White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson has come under fire for his harsh criticism of umpire Mark Wegner. | Nam Y. Huh~AP White Sox TV broadcaster Ken Harrelson called umpire Mark Wegner on ... Harrelson receives call from Selig after rantChicago Tribune W2W4: Mariners-White SoxESPN Harrelson apologetic over broadcast outburstMLB.com Washington Post -Green Valley News -Yahoo! Sports (blog) all 148 news articles » View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: Mike DiMuroDeadspin Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise ... View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: James HoyeDeadspin Claim to fame: For getting lumped together with fellow crew member Jim Joyce any time there's a blown call. Between 2007 and 2010, no umpire worked more innings behind the plate than James Hoye. That's because [from 2007 to 2009] he was a Triple-A ... View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: Kerwin DanleyDeadspin Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise ... View the full article

Baseball Nation Bud Selig talks to Ken HarrelsonESPN Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf talked to television announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson in the wake of his on-air outburst against umpire Mark Wegner. "I talked to Bud Selig yesterday," Harrelson ... Broadcaster went to the medicine cabinet after epic rantUSA TODAY (blog) Hawk Harrelson goes off on umpire Mark WegnerChicago Sun-Times (blog) Chicago White Sox: Like Them or Not, Hawk Harrelson's Comments Stem from LoveBleacher Report Morris Daily Herald -CBS Local -Chicago Tribune all 53 news articles » View the full article

CBSSports.com (blog) MLB to probe Martins spat with umpNew York Post Major League Baseball is “looking into†the spat Yankees catcher Russell Martin had with umpire Laz Diaz during Wednesday night's game in Anaheim, a MLB spokesman said yesterday. Martin said Diaz, the plate umpire in the Yankees' 6-5 win over the ... Jerk of the day: umpire Laz DiazCBSSports.com (blog) Yanks' Martin says he had odd run-in with umpabc11.com Russell Martin angry with umpire Laz Diaz for not letting him throw new balls ...Larry Brown Sports Sports Memo (blog) -MLB.com -Tampabay.com all 210 news articles » View the full article

Umpires travel a tough, long, happy roadCharlotte Observer Patterson is in his second stint as an umpire, having returned to the profession from civil engineering when the economy tanked in 2008. Although separated by a decade in age, the pair is united by their love of baseball and by their desire to advance ... View the full article

Deaf player William Hoy inspired baseball signalsReporterHerald.com When you watch a baseball game today, you can quickly tell by the umpire's gestures if the pitch was a ball or a strike. It wasn't always that way. When William Hoy broke into the then-major leagues umpires simply yelled "Ball" or "Strike" as they ... and more » View the full article

Crowd "boos" MLB umpire at graduationOgle County News "I'm not used to applause," said the veteran Major League Baseball umpire when he stepped to the podium. "Please boo me." The audience reacted with laughter — and a unison "boo." To the graduating class, Young stressed the importance of having a good ... View the full article

CBS Local Putting Blame On UmpiresCBS Local BOSTON, MA – MAY 28: Jim Leyland #10 of the Detroit Tigers reacts after being thrown out of the game by first base umpire Chris Guccione, right, as third base umpire Tim Tschida steps between them in the second inning at Fenway Park May 28, ... View the full article

NEW YORK (AP) - Few expected much from the New York Mets this season. View the full article

Yahoo! Sports (blog) Yanks catcher Russell Martin lodges an unusual complaint about umpire Laz DiazYahoo! Sports (blog) ColinD • 5 days ago Umpires act like they're bigger than the game because MLB allows them to. Until MLB starts holding guys like Laz Diaz, Bill Welke, CB Bucknor, Angel Hernandez and Joe West accountable, this sort of arrogance will continue. mike p 5 ... and more » View the full article

Umps make good callBoston Herald The visit was organized by UMPS CARE Charities, a joint charitable effort between MLB umpires and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. “It was a very heartwarming and heartbreaking experience at the same time,†Tschida said. “This is my fifth time and I ... View the full article

MiamiHerald.com Loney calls for (and predicts) radical changes to umpiringESPN (blog) Brian Gorman, the umpire crew chief, said afterward that it wasn't necessarily incumbent upon Tichenor to ask for help, that any member of the rest of the crew who had a better angle and felt Tichenor got the call wrong could have approached Tichenor ... Photos: Milwaukee Brewers beat The Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2San Gabriel Valley Tribune Ramirez helps rally Brewers past Dodgers 3-2San Jose Mercury News all 571 news articles » View the full article

Yer outta here!The Free Lance-Star Perhaps baseball officials are finally seeing the light on questionable umpire performance and its detrimental impact on the game. Major League Baseball announced recently that it had suspended umpire Bob Davidson for a game because of repeated ... View the full article

Chris Elsberry: Hirschbeck's umpiring career over, but memories live onCt Post "I flew down and it was a blast," Mark Hirschbeck said. "He got me into the umpiring school, but he told me that I had to memorize the rule book first." Out of 280 prospects, 12 were invited to work baseball's extended spring training. View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: Scott BarryDeadspin Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise ... and more » View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: Chad FairchildDeadspin Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise ... View the full article

MLB, umpires negotiating expanded replayMLB.com By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com | 05/23/12 10:20 PM ET Major League Baseball currently is exploring the expansion of instant replay with the World Umpires Association, and no timetable has been specified for any adjustments to the current policy. and more » View the full article

Umpires Say They Were Attacked By Angry Little League ParentsNBC4i.com A local baseball umpire says he got a black eye and his son had to get stitches after an attack by angry parents at a little league baseball tournament Saturday. It all happened at a baseball tournament at Berliner Park last weekend during a game ... View the full article

Better Know An Umpire: Mike WintersDeadspin Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise ... View the full article

Texas softball team eliminated after ump correctly rules runner safe, then out ...Yahoo! Sports (blog) So, what was the umpire signaling if he threw up the safe sign? As it turns out, he was actually doing his job. According to Article 9 of the National High School Federations Baseball Rulebook, if a runner misses the plate, an umpire is instructed to ... View the full article