MLB Network Umpire Special

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by JR12

Mon June 22
7:00 p.m.EST Inside Studio 42 with Bob Costas
Bob Costas Sits Down with Umpires Steve Palermo, Bruce Froemming and Others.
Repeats at 11pm.

Should be fun to hear Bruce talk about umpire nutrition on the road 6 month a year!!!!

[dash_riprock]

I just hope the show is more umps & less Costas. Probably not though.

[GoodwillRef]

I hope it is more Costas and less Bruce Froemming!!!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

I hope it is more Costas and less Bruce Froemming!!!

Why? Bruce is a very nice man. What's with the animosity toward him? He certainly has forgotten more about umpiring than most of us know, and he is definitely more interesting to listen to than the boorish Costas.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Why? Bruce is a very nice man. What's with the animosity toward him? He certainly has forgotten more about umpiring than most of us know, and he is definitely more interesting to listen to than the boorish Costas.

Boorish? You've got to be joking. I suppose that you don't like his politics, but the man is far from a boor.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Boorish? You've got to be joking. I suppose that you don't like his politics, but the man is far from a boor.

I find him arrogant, pretentious and obnoxious. Okay, then...he's not a boor . Couldn't care less about his politics. I dislike Bryant Gumbel for the same reasons. They are two peas in a pod. I can't even stand Costas on the U.S Open coverage today. Froemming, on the other hand, would have many interesting umpire stories, which is what I like to hear, not someone trumpeting himself as Costas subliminally does.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Re: Bruce Froemming:

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Why? Bruce is a very nice man. What's with the animosity toward him? He certainly has forgotten more about umpiring than most of us know, and he is definitely more interesting to listen to than the boorish Costas.

Re: Bob Costas:

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I find him arrogant, pretentious and obnoxious. Okay, then...he's not a boor . Couldn't care less about his politics. I dislike Bryant Gumbel for the same reasons. They are two peas in a pod. I can't even stand Costas on the U.S Open coverage today. Froemming, on the other hand, would have many interesting umpire stories, which is what I like to hear, not someone trumpeting himself as Costas subliminally does.

Why? Bob is a very nice man. What's with the animosity toward Bob? He certainly has forgotten more about sports and the world around us than most of us know, and he is definitely more interesting to listen to than the widely misunderstood Froemming.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I find him arrogant, pretentious and obnoxious. Okay, then...he's not a boor .

Are you talking about Costas or Froemming?

I just think that he stayed in the game way too long...he took a spot from a guy who would have been in shape and actually gave a damn out on the diamond. IMO he only stayed around to get the record for most games umpired in MLB...and that is not a reason to stay around. MLB needs to start getting rid of umpires who don't measure up like the other pro leagues do.