Whining about a call 35 years later...

[johnnyg08]

Interesting article I saw today about Bruce Froemming and his "Ball 4 call" to negate a Perfect Game back in 1972.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3019597

Congrats Bruce on your 50 year professional umpiring career!

[bobbybanaduck]

for those that don't feel like reading the whole thing, it basically says that bruce should have called the last batter of the game out on strikes cuz the guy wanted his perfect game. good reasoning. not.

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

for those that don't feel like reading the whole thing, it basically says that bruce should have called the last batter of the game out on strikes cuz the guy wanted his perfect game. good reasoning. not.

Yeah, i seen this on outside the lines on espn today. what a bunch of BS! bruce was 100% right.

[LomUmp]

Hey all,

My interpretation of the disgruntled pitcher:

"WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! I only threw a NO HITTER because of Bruce Frumm...., Fremm...., that stupid umpire! He should have known that I wanted the perfect game and GAVE IT TO ME!!!! WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

35+ years later, and still a rat!

LomUmp

[SanDiegoSteve]

I don't care how fat or pudgy Bruce is, heck he's always been a big boneded kind of guy.

I don't care that he now flinches at damn near anything up and in, as he has taken a pounding back there.

Bruce is still one heck of an umpire who has had a career of which we should all be envious.

Happy retirement to Bruce!

[Rich Ives]

Lighten up. It's a time-honored tradition.

Yogi still insists Robinson was out.

Dodger fans still whine about the non-call on Reggie. (I still think Russell dropped the ball on purpose).

Cardinal fans still whine about Denkinger.

Red Sox fans still whine about the Armbrister/Fisk play.

The Hrbek play still gets press.

Oriole fans still whine about Maier.

Dodger fans still insist the last pitch to Dale Mitchell was a ball.

Then there's the annual LL umpire bashing during the regionals and WS - done by other umpires, not the rats.