tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post687677413678824480..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: History: The New UEFL BannerLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-13889141470452160922011-04-24T15:31:52.528-07:002011-04-24T15:31:52.528-07:00Here is a picture of Moran, likely from his playin...Here is a <a href="http://static.bbref.com/images/headshots/1900s/1903/Charlie_Moran.jpg" rel="nofollow">picture</a> of Moran, likely from his playing days? <br /><br />This is the profile picture provided on baseballreference.comJeremy Dirckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377576945075992373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-65234657547465035452011-04-24T15:28:17.763-07:002011-04-24T15:28:17.763-07:00Cascreamindude did a great job on the banner and w...Cascreamindude did a great job on the banner and writeup. Like he said, we never know what the next ejection will be, whether or not the call will be correct. The great thing about sports officials is the fact that they do come from all walks, some are much more visible like Joe West (no pun intended...) than others. I think we get a wide range of umpires here, which makes it great. <br /><br />I think we could all come up with a bunch of guys we wish to see. In terms of more recent or present day guys I would like to see John McSherry for obviously one of the most shocking incidents to ever happen to an umpire or Tim McClelland for the fact he has umpired very amazing incidents in baseball history, such as David Wells' perfect game. Also the fact he amazingly umpired both George Brett's (and later his 3000th hit game) and Sammy Sosa's pine tar and corked (respectively) bat incidents. <br /><br />@Jack I did not even thing about that, but nice pick up. The way the equipment and umpiring attire has progressed overtime is worthy of a history lesson in itself.Jeremy Dirckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377576945075992373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-31403809238547488152011-04-24T11:14:26.639-07:002011-04-24T11:14:26.639-07:00Interesting history lesson here. Also interesting ...Interesting history lesson here. Also interesting the progression from coat & tie all the way to polo.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-57927728951040312742011-04-24T10:53:37.501-07:002011-04-24T10:53:37.501-07:00@ Anonymous re: Pallone's leaving the field. W...@ Anonymous re: Pallone's leaving the field. Where out of "and ultimately the decision to be made that Pallone would be taken out of the ball game to ease tensions" did you get "mutual decision"? We all know only the individual umpire has the power to remove himself from a game. We know Pallone decided to go.Mannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-9367621053798075442011-04-24T10:49:20.047-07:002011-04-24T10:49:20.047-07:00RE: Joyce, credentials fixed. I thought about incl...RE: Joyce, credentials fixed. I thought about including the likes of Klem, Harvey, Ashford (heck, you can't have an MLB player banner without Jackie Robinson and the only # retired throughout MLB, 42), and other "high profiles," but with the exception of Reilly and Joyce, who were included because they were UEFL Umpires of the Year, the included umpires are generally random. I quite literally took a look at MLB's all time roster, generated a few random numbers, and counted down the list. The only criteria were I needed umpires from different time periods in MLB history, and in regards to the first ump (Nicholas Young), I wanted a person who played an integral part in the forming or operation of a major league (fortunately, I landed on Young right away).<br /><br />The random choice method is not meant to symbolize a lackadaisical approach to the subject; instead, the symbolization here is that umpires can be anyone - from the uninspired to the extraordinary. As much as we could pick Klem, Conlan, McGowan, or Harvey, the fact of the matter is, in the UEFL, we can't choose where our next ejection will come from, and we can't choose who will get the call right or wrong. Undoubtedly, every guy is trying their darned hardest to get it right, and they usually do (67% avg QoC on ejections... 94%+ at all other times), but every umpire gets it wrong at some point. Reputation and significant calls are things I tried to include in the bios above.<br /><br />Even though Pallone's 1B call may have been right, there's always something else to argue about - timing, mechanics, enthusiasm (CB Bucknor once got into several confrontations with the visiting Red Sox in New York over his "overenthusiastic/emotional calls"... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHipVKK9_E8" rel="nofollow">the game ended with more dramatic gestures, but no further arguments</a>), appearance, etc.<br /><br />I might have taken Hawk Harrelson's "he's a joke" comment a little too far, so I decided to play a little joke of my own by taking a screenshot from <i>The Naked Gun</i> with Joe in the wrong uniform.<br /><br />As for Moran/Connolly, my randomly chosen method gave me Moran, which is where that picture popped up. But the pic was somehow also identified as Connolly. It was the best I could find of Moran, so I used it and did a write up for both guys, just in case. If I had found a suitable and confirmed picture of Moran, there would be no MLB Hall of Famer in this entry. The number of umpires in the Hall of Fame relative to the all time roster is very small, so it makes sense that no Hall of Famers would be chosen in a random numbers selection process. <br /><br />Instead, we got two umpires who got their jobs during the strike of '79, two who lost their jobs in the resignation of '99, one of which was hired back; we have a few former pro or semi-pro players (mostly in the 1900s group), plenty of post-season experience, and a few record-setters and -breakers. We've got pro-owner and anti-owner. Pro- and anti-union. All in all, a varied bunch, but I agree, I would have liked to see a few HOFers and 'firsts' like Ashford.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-19893456003412152772011-04-24T10:38:07.180-07:002011-04-24T10:38:07.180-07:00They did not make a "mutual" decision fo...They did not make a "mutual" decision for Pallone to leave field. He did that on his own. Crew chief John Kibler (who they wore JK patches all last year) was furious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-4334570890192577752011-04-24T08:34:00.279-07:002011-04-24T08:34:00.279-07:00"(wonder why Joe West is wearing an AL hat in..."(wonder why Joe West is wearing an AL hat in the UEFL banner?). "<br /><br />I kinda thought it was Joe, but the hat threw me off...In the context of Brocklander and Pallone, I then though it was Don Denkinger in profile because of the hat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-3197393790057015222011-04-24T07:31:43.558-07:002011-04-24T07:31:43.558-07:00I like the banner, but there is one glaring omissi...I like the banner, but there is one glaring omission: Emmett Ashford, the first minority umpire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-76465528033556490882011-04-24T06:09:05.402-07:002011-04-24T06:09:05.402-07:00Execllent...it is a great example of umpiring hist...Execllent...it is a great example of umpiring history. It is ironic that Bruce's pic is up there with Brocklander and Pallone; by all accounts, Bruce was the most vehement pro-union, anti-scab umpire during the '79 strike, and went out of his way to make life a living hell for "scabs"...Pallone writes about it in his book at length. Can anyone name the current MLB umpire who also got his job during the '79 strike? (Answer at the end of this post).<br /><br />Rose's argument with Pallone was NOT that he got the call wrong, but that he waited too long to make the call, denying Esasky the opportunity to throw home in time to get Howard Johnson of the Mets at the plate. When the finger pointing started, Rose claimed the Pallone's finger hit him near his eye, and he shoved him in return. If we "allow' him that one, how does Pete explain the second shove when Pallone was walking away with his back turned? I have always thought Pallone was a decent enough umpire who let his personal life be his headlines and legacy...his work in the '86 NL Championship Series was very good, especially his plate job, when he correctly nailed Vince Coleman for a running lane violation. He had multiple close calls in that series, at pivotal game moments, and got them right.<br /><br />Current MLB Umpire still working from the '79 strike? Crew Chief Derryl Cousins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-77585230864359071732011-04-24T01:37:22.912-07:002011-04-24T01:37:22.912-07:00I love the new banner. Although, I would have inc...I love the new banner. Although, I would have included Doug Harvey, one of the few MLB umpires to be elected to the Hall of Fame, over a relatively obscure umpire like Fred Brocklander.<br /><br />A minor thing that I noticed is you short changed Jim Joyce's post-season credentials a bit. He also worked an LCS in 2007, and the DS in 2008 and 2009.<br /><br />But overall, the banner is a nice touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com