Eric Cooper

[edman42]

He has umpired 2 no hitters from behind home plate. He was behind the plate for Randy Johnson in Atlanta, 2 years ago.

[pingswinger]

That was greg gibson 2 years ago in ATL.

[mattmets]

Cooper had Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, so he has had 2.

But as Pingswinger said, Gibson had Johnson's perfecto.

Mike Reilly and Jeff Kellogg also worked Anibel Sanchez' no-no last September in Miami, in addition to last night's in Chicago.

[SanDiegoSteve]

It appears that Des Moines, Iowa is leading the pack in no-hitters, according to this article in the Des Moines Register:

Buehrle’s gem was Cooper’s second no-hitter — he umpired the plate when Hideo Nomo, then pitching for the Boston Red Sox, no-hit Baltimore on April 5, 2001.

“Count them up,” Cooper said. “The Des Moines-area guys have cornered the market on no-hitters.”

Tim McClelland, a major league umpire who lives in West Des Moines, has worked the plate for one no-hitter.

Mike Everitt, a major league umpire living in Des Moines, also has one as a plate umpire.

“That’s pretty neat, given the size of our city,” Cooper said. “It’s certainly something to brag about.”

[tjones1]

I believe McClelland and Cooper host a radio show in the offseason. Cool stuff... I just wish Cooper was on Crew A this year with Young, Barrett, and Carlson.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Are you talking about Larry Young? I think he skips the plate in his regular rotation nowadays. He can barely waddle out to the outfield with his bowed legs to take his catch responsibilities.

Young works the plate on a regular basis, and he looks pretty damn sharp in the scissors.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Are you talking about Larry Young? I think he skips the plate in his regular rotation nowadays. He can barely waddle out to the outfield with his bowed legs to take his catch responsibilities.

Yes, I was talking about Larry.

[LMan]

Originally Posted by mattmets

Cooper had Hideo Nomo's no-hitter in 2001, so he has had 2.

Just 3 more and he'll be an official 'ace.'

[SanDiegoSteve]

Larry Young worked the plate in the Dodgers/Padres game on Friday, April 13th, and looked pretty sharp in the scissors. He did get a few gripes on his strike zone, however.

[lawump]

Larry Young is/was also a professional wrestling referee. Ken Kaiser was a professional wrestler before becoming an umpire.

I don't know why I posted this info. I guess just to show that I can be a jock sniffer, too, in a lot of threads...if I wanted to.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by lawump

Larry Young is/was also a professional wrestling referee. Ken Kaiser was a professional wrestler before becoming an umpire.

I don't know why I posted this info. I guess just to show that I can be a jock sniffer, too, in a lot of threads...if I wanted to.

Just for clarity, was Larry Young a professional referee for wrestling, or a referee for "professional" wrestling?

[Justme]

Originally Posted by lawump

I guess just to show that I can be a jock sniffer, too,

Not sure that I'd admit to that in writing

[lawump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Just for clarity, was Larry Young a professional referee for wrestling, or a referee for "professional" wrestling?

The Hulk Hogan stuff...not the olympic stuff.

Go here:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemani...1/celebrities/

and scroll to the bottom of the page.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by Justme

Not sure that I'd admit to that in writing

Sorry, I'm trying to point out that I could post on and on about personal tidbits and factoids if I wanted to on this board...but I (generally) don't.

[tjones1]

I believe he (Larry) is working the dish in the Cardinals/Cubs game right now.