Best umpires voted on

by Matt on June 14, 2010

The MLB released this weekend the players views of the top 3 and worst 3 umpires in baseball.
Best
1—  JIM JOYCE
2—Tim McClelland
3- Jim Wolf
Worst
1– CB Bucknor
2–Joe West
3–Angel Hernandez

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Jim Joyce Misses Call…Alters History

by Matt on June 3, 2010

Veteran MLB Umpire Jim Joyce missed a bang-bang call at first base in Wednesdays Cleveland and Detroit game in Detroit.  Armando Gallaraga, only making his second start of the season, pitched only 88 pitches in the complete game one-hit shutout of the Indians.  The call will be disputed most likely for the rest of this season and into next season.  Jim Joyce was rated on numerous occasions one of the best current MLB Umpires by a Sports Illustrated player poll.  The play, after slowed down on instant replay, revealed that Gallaraga clearly touched first base with the ball in hand.  Gallaraga was looking to be added to the history books with Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay throwing perfect games this year.

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Veteran Umpire Joe West Controversial Calls

May 27, 2010
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In Wednesdays Indians and White Sox game in Cleveland veteran umpire Joe West was working first base and called two balks over the course of two innings on White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle.  Both Buehrle and manager Ozzie Guillen were ejected as result of arguing the calls.  One of the most controversial parts of the [...]

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Busy week for MLB

May 18, 2010

Each and every team is playing seven games this week and every team is playing three different series.  Inter league play opens up this weekend with notable match-ups including the NY Mets and NY Yankees along with Boston and Philadelphia squaring off. Tweet

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Perfect Game Pitched by Braden

May 10, 2010

This has already been a unique year in baseball….Ubaldo Jiminez tossed a no-no against the Braves and the relatively unknown Dallas Braden from Oakland throws a perfect game, something that has only occurred twenty one other times. No hitter Home Plate Umpire—–Jeff Kellogg Perfect Game Plate Umpire——Jim Wolf Tweet

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4 Weeks Down

May 4, 2010

We have 4 weeks down and the schedule and posts are being kept up to date somewhat decently.  Keep visiting the site a couple times a week to check on the schedules and keep the traffic increasing to better the site.  Thanks Tweet

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The Website

April 12, 2010

This website offers a full complete roster of all the 2010 MLB Umpires.  It also lists the crews each umpire is assigned to for the season.  Every week the umpires schedules and assignments will be posted. Tweet

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Week 1 (April 4-April 11)

April 4, 2010

Opening Day of MLB 2010!!  I would like to let everyone know that the actual schedule for the umpires for each week will be on the right side under the tab “2010 Umpire Schedule.”  I will be updating that tab when I become aware of the location each crew is at.    If you have any [...]

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MLB and umpires agree to five-year pact

December 24, 2009

Major League Baseball and the World Umpires Association have tentatively agreed on a new five-year contract through Dec. 31, 2014. The old deal was set to expire this Dec. 31 and the new one is expected to be ratified by the middle of January. The owners meet in Paradise Valley, Ariz., on Jan. 13-14, while [...]

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New posts coming soon and check out our new forum

December 21, 2009

We’ve got a few bloggers ready to write about the upcoming games, so look for some new posts as spring training gets closer. In the meantime, come join our new message board at ProRefs.com and talk to other baseball fans about the upcoming season. Check it out at ProRefs.com Tweet

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