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Bruce to call #5,000
A postive story about Bruce in USAToday and how he will be calling his 5,000th MLB game tonight.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...roemming_x.htm |
I thought it was a very nice ceremony before the Tigers/Red Sox game honoring Bruce Froemming on his 5,000th MLB game. Johnny Pesky brought him the Sox batting order, and he got a nice hand from the crowd. Bruce got to address the crowd briefly, and then said "Play ball!"
And right on cue, got nailed in the collar bone/mask by the eighth pitch of the game!:) |
He always gets hit when he is behind the plate during red sox games. two years ago getting one off the wrist,breaking it,and still umping.
It was a great honor for Bruce. |
Is this where they used to teach them to stand? I hope that link works-it is a play at the plate from game #5000.
I love how Bruce got right in his face almost before he started arguing. Joe |
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I was wrong, it doesn't seem that the runner was safe, there is no doubt that he was safe. Pudge looks surprised that he was called out. |
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I was just commenting on the positioning...I think that they teach them to be behind the plate now, don't they? Joe |
I appeared in live action that he got his foot in before the tag, but from a different angle and in slow motion it sure looks like he was blocked off and came up short. Even the usually-eager-to-jump-on-ump broadcasters said it looked like Bruce got it right after all.
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Froemming = 5,000 major league games umpired. Steve and Joe combined = zero, zilch, zip, nada, the null set MLB games umpired. See the contrast?:) |
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And, I DO love how he started jawing at Javy "not a steroid user" Lopez (43 Homers in 2003) |
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I am not a big Bruce fan, I think (my opinion) that Bruce is in the bottom 10% of the league and should have been let go when all the union stuff went down years ago. He kept his job because he is friends with Bud Selig. He is taking up a spot that should have gone to a AAA guys long ago. |
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I would include Bob in the bottom 10%! Totally agree that Davidson didn't warrant a rehire to the majors! |
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