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![Tennis Umpire Suspended For Coaching Player, Creeping On Ball Girl During Match](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/cj1tso1hwyeauwbrifze.png)
![Joe West Picked One Hell Of A Time To Make His Worst Call Of The Night](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/lckkudwch34al8gblymm.gif)
![Angel Hernández, <em></em>Everyone's Least Favorite Umpire, Is Already Back On His Bullshit](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/o6wxondosvbj0ma5cecc.jpg)
Angel Hernández, <em></em>Everyone's Least Favorite Umpire, Is Already Back On His Bullshit
Angel Hernández, arguably the most disliked umpire among active MLB players, has already shown on Friday that he’s in midseason form. Hernández ejected Astros manager A.J. Hinch just one pitch into the bottom of the first inning of his team’s game against the Cardinals. Hinch reportedly had to be re...
![Joe West Was Being Persnickety About Cameras So Bob Brenly Owned Him](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/zuzzq3l0dt0by7az4upv.jpg)
Joe West Was Being Persnickety About Cameras So Bob Brenly Owned Him
Veteran umpire Joe West has been at this a long time, and it seems like he might be suffering some late-season and late-career grouchiness. Over the weekend, he instigated a confrontation with White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson that led to Anderson’s ejection as well as a post-game declaration that “E...
![Sensitive Umpire Laz Diaz Turns Baseball Game Into Extended Temper Tantrum](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/xvoo6pr3twleitizxzcz.gif)
Sensitive Umpire Laz Diaz Turns Baseball Game Into Extended Temper Tantrum
Home plate umpire Laz Diaz lost his mind in the middle innings of Friday night’s Nationals-Braves game. In the bottom of the fifth inning, with the Braves at bat, Diaz jumped up and started screaming at Bryce Harper, who was stationed 150 feet away, in center field. Diaz was pissed at Harper for exp...
![Two Umpires Suspended After Teaming Up To Make Worst Call In History](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ljaiapovdmhfhg9vdqra.jpg)
Two Umpires Suspended After Teaming Up To Make Worst Call In History
A Mexican League game between the Diablos Rojos del México and the Algodoneros de Union Laguna on July 18 produced one of the most shocking umpiring errors in the history of the game. In the top of the first inning, umpires Ulises Domínguez Solís and Rodolfo Pastrana Tejeda somehow both determined t...
![Blind Umpire Calls Obvious Swinging Strike A Foul Tip](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/1331845743434532785.gif)
Blind Umpire Calls Obvious Swinging Strike A Foul Tip
Blind umpire Paul Emmel blew what should have been the final pitch of the Padres’ eighth tonight when he declared the above play to be a foul tip off Derek Norris’s bat. Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett was, as you might imagine, unhappy....
![Tony Randazzo Ejected Mike Aviles From A Game That Was Already Over](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18pwnba7hnt6xjpg.jpg)
Tony Randazzo Ejected Mike Aviles From A Game That Was Already Over
When we profiled umpire Tony Randazzo last year, we noted he had an "aggressive attitude." That aggression was on display tonight in New York, as the ump blew a call with two outs in the ninth inning, tossed Mike Aviles from the game after it was already over, then taunted Indians skipper Terry Fra...
![Peter Gammons: Angel Hernandez Blew That Call After Ignoring The Replay](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
Peter Gammons: Angel Hernandez Blew That Call After Ignoring The Replay
Peter Gammons went on Dan Patrick's radio show to talk about umpire Angel Hernandez's egregious blown call from Wednesday night's A's-Indians game. Gammons offered an interesting explanation for how Hernandez could have failed to properly call what was a clear home run even after looking at a video...
![<em>USA Today</em> Just Couldn't Wait To Troll Braves Fans And Everyone Else About That Call Last Night](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/181bd1hve7548jpg.jpg)
<em>USA Today</em> Just Couldn't Wait To Troll Braves Fans And Everyone Else About That Call Last Night
Like the call that handed the Seahawks the win over the Packers two Mondays ago, the ruling in the Braves-Cardinals death match was complex enough to trip up the layman. The call on Golden Tate's "touchdown" could, if you squinted, have been justified based on a slippery understanding of the concept...
![Braves Fans Attack Umpires With Garbage After Worst Infield Fly Call Ever](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
Braves Fans Attack Umpires With Garbage After Worst Infield Fly Call Ever
Havoc broke loose in the eighth inning of tonight's Cardinals-Braves wild card game after a late—and terrible—infield fly call on a popup to left field that St. Louis couldn't corral. ...
![MLB Suspends Umpire Bob Davidson For "Repeated Violations Of Situation Handling Standards"](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17n0qpiefi2jmjpg.jpg)
MLB Suspends Umpire Bob Davidson For "Repeated Violations Of Situation Handling Standards"
In what's almost certainly a response to his repeated instances of "Fuck You, Charlie" during an incident at Tuesday's Astros-Phillies game, Major League Baseball has suspended umpire Bob Davidson for one game. The press release reads:...
![Umpire Bill Miller Has Bad Night, Gets Hit First By Brett Lawrie's Helmet And Then A Blue Jays Fan's Beer](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17mrefmaps1g4jpg.jpg)
Umpire Bill Miller Has Bad Night, Gets Hit First By Brett Lawrie's Helmet And Then A Blue Jays Fan's Beer
In what's turning out to be a bad day for MLB umpires, Bill Miller—behind the plate for tonight's Rays-at-Jays matchup in Toronto—suffered the wrath of Brett Lawrie's helmet after the Blue Jays third baseman took issue with Miller's strike zone....
![Bob Davidson's Ejection Of Charlie Manuel Today Featured More F-Bombs Than A Tarantino Film](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17mqdgm16lvh6jpg.jpg)
Bob Davidson's Ejection Of Charlie Manuel Today Featured More F-Bombs Than A Tarantino Film
Umpire Bob Davidson added insult to injury for the Phillies today when, after obstructing catcher Brian Schneider's attempts to retrieve a dropped third strike from hurler Cliff Lee, he ejected Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel—leading to a fierce, "fuck"-filled argument in the eighth inning of t...