Retired AL Umpire Ken Kaiser Dead at 72

[Lindsay]

Former American League umpire Ken Kaiser has died. He was 72. Retired AL Umpire Ken Kaiser passed away.An AL arbiter from 1977 to 1999, when his was one of the many resignations accepted by Major League Baseball, Kaiser officiated 2,815 regular season games, three Division Series (1981, 96, 97),...

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[BrianC14]

Pic 1:  Up close and personal with Earl Weaver.

Pic 2:  Check out that mask!

Somewhere I have a pic of Ken Kaiser picking up a fan in Boston who had fallen over the fence near home plate while trying to grab a foul ball.  Has anyone else seen that ?   

[conbo61]

The umpires are going to run out of room on their sleeves.

Wasn't he also a pro wrestler?

[BrianC14]

8 hours ago, conbo61 said:

The umpires are going to run out of room on their sleeves.

Wasn't he also a pro wrestler?

Yes, he was, he went by the name " The  Hatchet".

[dumbdumb]

On 8/9/2017 at 6:39 PM, BrianC14 said:

Pic 1:  Up close and personal with Earl Weaver.

Pic 2:  Check out that mask!

Somewhere I have a pic of Ken Kaiser picking up a fan in Boston who had fallen over the fence near home plate while trying to grab a foul ball.  Has anyone else seen that ?   

yep

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/umpire-ken-kaiser-throws-a-fan-back-into-the-stands-after-news-photo/598119590#umpire-ken-kaiser-throws-a-fan-back-into-the-stands-after-the-fan-picture-id598119590

 

[BrianC14]

1 hour ago, dumbdumb said:

yep

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/umpire-ken-kaiser-throws-a-fan-back-into-the-stands-after-news-photo/598119590#umpire-ken-kaiser-throws-a-fan-back-into-the-stands-after-the-fan-picture-id598119590

 

There it is !!!   I love the expression of the kid in the background.    Great stuff.

 

[dumbdumb]

19 hours ago, BrianC14 said:

There it is !!!   I love the expression of the kid in the background.    Great stuff.

 

go down about 40-50 rows on this one. the line with the world series ring from Minnesota. There is a mud wrestling picture with a guy and 1 girl in the ring with the other girl outside the ring. He wrestled the Gonzo Sisters in a mud wrestling bout once.

What do you think. too bad he is all muddy. with a clean face it would be easy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ken+kaiser+images&safe=active&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDzu2RntDVAhUDwYMKHR05BDcQsAQIJw&biw=1754&bih=937

And of course he was the plate umpire in the famous Weaver/Haller video.

condolences to the family.