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Dodgers given run on awful call by umpires, beat Nationals by one (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. The Nationals are fighting to maintain the lead in the NL East and top spot in the NL for the playoffs, so they can hardly afford mistakes by their players, much less ones by the umpires. But that’s what …

Davey Johnson earns first ejection on awful call by umpire Marvin Hudson (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Nationals manager Davey Johnson earned his first ejection of the season after arguing an awful call at first base by umpire Marvin Hudson on Saturday. Braves left fielder Martin Prado was leading off the bottom …

Umpire Jerry Meals badly blows Mark Teixeira call at first (Picture)

The Yankees-Orioles game ended in controversy Saturday thanks to a badly blown call by umpire Jerry Meals that cost the Yankees the game. Mark Teixeira was up in the 9th inning with one out and the Yankees trailing the Orioles 5-4. Teixeira grounded …

Umpire Greg Gibson spiked near eye by Torii Hunter (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Greg Gibson left Wednesday’s Angels-Indians game after being spiked near the eye by Torii Hunter on a freak play. Hunter was attempting to score from first on a double by Kendrys Morales in the …

Daytona Cubs music intern Derek Dye ejected by umpire for playing ‘Three Blind Mice’

We knew umpires could be a sensitive bunch, but who knew they were this sensitive? Home plate umpire Mario Seneca ejected two members of the Daytona Cubs (Single-A Cubs) staff on Wednesday night after the nursery rhyme “Three Blind Mice” …

Three umpires get in separate arguments at once during Brewers-Nationals game (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Umpires argue with managers and players all the time. It happens every day in the majors, but very rarely do we see an instance where multiple umpires are engaged in entirely separate arguments simultaneously. …

Umpire Mike DiMuro blows call on Dewayne Wise dropped fly ball (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Umpire Mike DiMuro made one of the worst calls of the MLB season on Tuesday when he ruled that Yankees outfielder Dewayne Wise caught a fly ball that he clearly dropped. Indians third baseman Jack Hannahan was …

Carlos Santana called safe on horrible call by umpire Jim Wolf (Video)

Your browser does not support iframes. Fortunately for umpire Jim Wolf, this play was not made at a crucial point during a close game. Otherwise, we would likely be talking about it for the remainder of the season. During the seventh inning of the …

Nationals hosed on bad call at plate against Yankees, lose game (Picture)

The Nationals lost to the Yankees 5-3 in 14 innings on Saturday, and a bad call by the home plate umpire helped make it possible. The game was tied at 3 when Tyler Moore was called out at the plate to end the 8th inning. Moore was trying to score …

Russell Martin angry with umpire Laz Diaz for not letting him throw new balls back to the mound

Anyone who watches baseball knows that certain umpires have certain tendencies. Some guys are animated about called third strikes whereas others are probably more excited about standing in line at a wake than they are about ringing a hitter up. After …

MLB suspends umpire Bob Davidson one game, likely because of this curse-filled argument with Charlie Manuel

Umpire Bob Davidson was suspended one game by MLB on Friday for “repeated violations of the Office of the Commissioner’s standards for situation handling.” While Davidson has been at the center of several controversies and bad calls the …

Umpire Tim Welke misses call in Dodgers-Rockies game by a mile

Umpire Tim Welke blew a call so badly in the Dodgers-Rockies game on Wednesday that it’s almost comical to see how much he missed it. Dodgers infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. grounded a ball to Rockies third baseman Chris Nelson who made a diving …

Maybe We Go too Hard After MLB Umpires

It’s America’s favorite pastime: heckling and lambasting umpires. This activity may not be the most productive, but, hey, it beats the heck out of having to read those verbose rule books. The fan Code of Conduct can easily be summed up as: The …

Umpire Jerry Meals Screws Over Pirates Because He Wanted to Go Home

If there’s one thing I know about umpires, it’s that we shouldn’t know their names. As long as they’re doing their job well there’s no reason to know anything about them. Unfortunately Jerry Meals no longer falls into …

Chipper Jones Rips ‘Substandard’ Umpiring

The day after umpire Phil Cuzzi allowed Cameron Maybin to walk on three pitches (eventually leading to the only run of the game), All-Star Chipper Jones let loose on poor calls in baseball. Chipper was upset that he struck out to end the …

Cameron Maybin Walks on Three Balls After Phil Cuzzi, Everyone Loses Count

Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin walked despite only having three balls called on him during a 5th inning at-bat Saturday night, and he ended up scoring the game’s only run. True story. Here’s how Maybin’s at-bat against pitcher …

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