Barksdale to get the next MLB job....

mrumpire11 · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 01:27am

i'm sure that many of you have thoughts on this.... personally i think that Lance is a great candidate to take the spot and is very deserving of it.

BigUmp56 · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 10:05am

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Originally Posted by mrumpire11

i'm sure that many of you have thoughts on this.... personally i think that Lance is a great candidate to take the spot and is very deserving of it.

He's much better than Balk-a-Day-Bob.

Tim.

scottyman51 · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 10:53am

I'm thinking it will be Hillion since he's been a MLB ump before. Lance should get it because of how many years he's been in triple A,but i personally like Guccione myself,but he hasnt done as many games as lance.Who knows

BigUmp56 · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 11:04am

Barksdale was in MLB at one time wasn't he?

Tim.

mrumpire11 · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 11:05am

big...no, barksdale has been working as a fill in for the past 6? years. he will be taking terry craft's spot.

jwwashburn · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 11:10am

Davidson had another Out/safe in a Tigers vs A's game the other day. On a pulled foot, no less. Even I am good enough not to do an out safe on a pulled foot.

GerryB · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 02:26pm

Is Craft retiring?

SanDiegoSteve · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 02:51pm

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Originally Posted by scottyman51

I'm thinking it will be Hillion since he's been a MLB ump before. Lance should get it because of how many years he's been in triple A,but i personally like Guccione myself,but he hasnt done as many games as lance.Who knows

Tom Hallion has been a MLB umpire for a long time, and I think he is a damn good umpire. I used to really like his scissors stance, but he works the slot heel toe now. I still have the 1989 Umpire Card set, which includes a young Tom Hallion.

blewthatone · #9 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 04:50pm

Lance has been a MiLB umpire for 14 years, this was his 15th. He is very deserving of the position. Other than being a great umpire, his character is outstanding. Probably the best "person" in MiLB. It is nice to see good things happen to good people.

dontcallmeblue · #10 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 09:09pm

1) Lance has got the job.
2) Don't talk about calls at the big league level, "even I am not good enough." I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, "no, you're not good enough." Big leaguers make mistakes, yes, but no, we're not good enough.

Lawrence.Dorsey · #11 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 07, 2006, 09:13pm

I was told by an MiLB umpire that Craft was retiring effective July 1. He was basically offered a buyout given he has been injured off and on for the past several years.

Lawrence

mattmets · #12 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 08, 2006, 02:18pm

Why did Lance get the job? He's a very good umpire and I was shocked he didn't get one of the jobs that Iassogna or Wolf got....but I thought Bob Davidson was supposed to get the first one? Luckily, he's not, and I'm happy for Lance, but does anyone have info on that deal?

SanDiegoSteve · #13 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 08, 2006, 02:57pm

I hope Lance Cokalinski get the next MLB opening.

edman42 · #14 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 08, 2006, 04:49pm

Then why wouldn't Barksdale be working on Scott's crew right now? Davidson has done the majority of the work in Craft's spot up to this point.

goyanksgonj · #15 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 08, 2006, 04:59pm

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Originally Posted by mattmets

Why did Lance get the job? He's a very good umpire and I was shocked he didn't get one of the jobs that Iassogna or Wolf got....but I thought Bob Davidson was supposed to get the first one? Luckily, he's not, and I'm happy for Lance, but does anyone have info on that deal?

I forget in what order, but I believe Hallion, Davidson, and Hickox were outlined to get jobs 1, 3, and 5 when they were re-hired.