Eric Cooper

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

He wasn't listed in the box score as the plate umpire and why would he rotate from second to the plate?

My mistake. As I get all of the Padres games, they sometimes blur together. It was Saturday, April 14th, in the Padres 7-2 defeat of the Dodgers, as Jake Peavy went to 2-0, and Larry Young worked the plate, looked sharp blah blah blah, etc.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

I also couldn't tell you the name of the umpire who threw out Jerry Hairston, Jr. on the close play at first. A banger, but he appeared to be out.

James Hoye, and from all replays, he got it right.

[tjones1]

Larry Young and crew had an interesting finish to their game today. Got'em both right! Anyone else see the two plays I'm talking about? The interference and then the off the bag after the walk?

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Young does get ripped on his strike zone, alot. The games I saw it looked as if Angel Hernandez had both plates, judging from their appearances. Young is easy to recognize because he is so old and bow legged. I do not watch a game to see who the umpires are. I would have not have known Eric Cooper was the umpire of the no hitter unless he didn't get his mask knocked off with a foul ball in the top of the ninth and they used his name. I also couldn't tell you the name of the umpire who threw out Jerry Hairston, Jr. on the close play at first. A banger, but he appeared to be out.

For the record, Young is 53 years old. He is bow legged.

[mrm21711]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

James Hoye, and from all replays, he got it right.

Who is from a suburb near mine....

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Larry Young and crew had an interesting finish to their game today. Got'em both right! Anyone else see the two plays I'm talking about? The interference and then the off the bag after the walk?

I saw them. I even TIVO'd them to take another look.

They both got them right--eventually--but the manner in which both calls were handled just goes to show that even MLB umpires can mess things up. Being human isn't easy. The sliding past second on a ball four to the batter is a no-brainer. Why Teddy, who was my roommate at umpire school, BTW, didn't do anything but point was rather perplexing. There was no need to have yet another umpire's committee meeting--the 2nd or 3rd of the game, I believe--to decide something as simple as R1 sliding past second base on a walk, then being tagged while off and past the base.