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First off, if you are talking about Joe Brinkman, I believe that you are totally wrong. I think he has improved a great deal over the last year. He no longer sets up three feet behind the catcher and he no longer takes forever to make a call. If you have watched him over the last year, he has shown more enthusiasm on the field and he has done a better job behind the plate. You want to talk about an umpire with a small stike zone - how about Derryl Cousins (I like him and respect him as an umpire but he has the smallest zone in the majors)
Second, those of you who are Joe West haters - I do not understand this either. Perhaps he is not the warmest of umpires on the field, but he has a consistant strike zone and he does a good job on the bases.
Ed Montague, he too must be doing something right, he was only the crew chief in the world series last year.
Let me also come to the defense of Bruce Froemming - he may be old but I think he still does a solid job an a mlb umpire. I've noticed he rarely gets a close play wrong on the bases.
My favorite umpire, by the way? I'd probably go with Randy Marsh.
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