MLB Umpire stats and so on

[Rob E Dangerously]

First, the reference material

 

the stats source- http://www.statfox.com/mlb/umpirestats/

 

and the list of Umpire crews- http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...pires_crews.jsp

 

Now to some lists (the Umps with like 2 games are not listed for obvious reasons)

 

The most likely to give a walk: Derryl Cousins, John Hirschbeck, Ed Rapuano, Steve Rippley, Larry Young.

 

The least likely to give a walk: Doug Eddings, Jim Joyce, Tim Welke

 

The most likely to call a strikeout: Phil Cuzzi, Bruce Dreckman, John Hirschbeck, Tim Timmons

 

The least likely to call a strikeout: Gary Cederstrom, Sam Holbrook and Matt Hollowell

 

Welke and Jeff Nelson just happen to be around when the home team wins (16-3 for Welke, 15-4 for Nelson)

 

Holbrook, mentioned as the least likely to call a strikeout, is also the ump who ejected McGwire in August 1998 (source: http://www.strikethree.com/98/08/30/barker.shtml , that truely took balls) and here's a list of games ( http://www.nss.net/mlb/umpdetail.aspx?umpire=141 )

 

Other umps of note-

 

Hollowell isn't known specifically by name, but he is remembered a bit in KC for doing nothing when the Ligue family attacked Tom Gamboa. (Hollowell was also the ump in the Twins game a few nights ago with the ejections)

 

Randy Marsh shares his name with a cartoon character.

 

So, do any Umps get praise from you, do you just loathe one or two? do you want to fight Laz Diaz?

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Here's something I stole from Al's column.

 

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