Thread: Ill Umpire
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Old Sat Apr 27, 2013, 09:12am
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Originally Posted by tmagan View Post
In tonight's game between the Mets at Phillies, Home plate umpire Brian O'Nora fell ill and was replaced at home plate after a 15 minute delay. What I was wondering is during a regular season game, why not have an umpire stand behind a pitcher calling balls and strikes instead of everyone waiting 15 minutes.
According to the AP, it was only a nine-minute delay. I've told you a million times to quit exaggerating.