Better Know An Umpire: John Hirschbeck - Deadspin

[Umpire-Empire Reporter]

Better Know An Umpire: John Hirschbeck

Deadspin

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 ...

[Umpire in Chief]

I post these because they are popular and sometimes even funny, but I think accusing Hirschbeck of using racial and homophobic slurs is too much. Links removed.

[BT_Blue]

Seems like they do a decent job placing the umpire in a good light... except for this one and the Buckner one.

[scrounge]

Actually I thought they did quite a good job on the Hirschbeck one, mentioning the possible racial comments offhand but giving it no weight or importance. The backstory on his son and how hurtful that part of Alomar's comments were was very interesting.