Bill Hohn: Worst MLB umpire or merely the most glaring?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by realistic

IMO the batter offered at the pitch but was able to keep the bat back. It is not whether the bat flinches, it's if the batter attempts to swing and that is what I feel he did.

The Brewers were pissed because their pitcher couldn't find the zone for the first couple of innings and then they messed up their chance to score with bases loaded and 1 out. The way the Brewer's hitter performed that night was reason enough to eject those two bench coaches.

Forgive me for being rude, but no f#$%ing way was that an offer. Under no possible interpretation of an offer was that an offer.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Bobby Cox's problem with umpires rubs off on his players. Big shock there.

This was my exact thought when I saw McCann crying.

[realistic]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Forgive me for being rude, but no f#$%ing way was that an offer. Under no possible interpretation of an offer was that an offer.

See that's what I am talking about. This isn't about a tag before the runner hits the base. This is a judgement call.

Now the bigger question, If you were the coach would you give me grief if I was the umpire and made the same call?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by realistic

See that's what I am talking about. This isn't about a tag before the runner hits the base. This is a judgement call.

Now the bigger question, If you were the coach would you give me grief if I was the umpire and made the same call?

Only if I didn't have a problem with getting run. Everyone knows that (1) coaches don't argue and (2) you don't argue balls and strikes. So I know if I open my yap, I'm gonna get chunked.

[realistic]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Only if I didn't have a problem with getting run. Everyone knows that (1) coaches don't argue and (2) you don't argue balls and strikes. So I know if I open my yap, I'm gonna get chunked.

I would bet a day's salary that the average MLB umpire misses less than 3% of pitches called. And I would also bet that the average MLB umpire misses less than 1% of called plays. Taking that into consideration, private internet posters calling one umpire the worst MLB umpire is really splitting hairs because the average umpire's numbers are so good.

Now if there was a post regarding a MLB ump being an ashwhole, that would be another situation. There are ashwholes everywhere.

[Kevin Finnerty]

So that's all there is to umpiring? Calling strikes and making calls. Cool.

Then Hohn is somewhat average, I guess.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

Of course Jones deserved to be tossed. I am not talking about whether the ball was a strike or not.

I am just wondering if it is possible that Hohn might be in the lest bit responsible for the situations that are causing him to be tossing guys out like he is Dusty Rhodes in a Battle Royale.

I never knew Dusty Rhodes was in shape. Unfortunately they've now got Cody Rhodes, the most useless wrestler, in a lot of the midcard events.

[just another ref]

The question I had, along the the SS announcers, was why Hohn had his lineup card out when he was having his friendly chat with Cox. When I read about the game later and found that McCann had also been ejected, I thought that was the answer. "Okay, Bobby, who's gonna catch now?" or whatever. But I see now that McCann's ejection came afterward, so what was the deal? Anybody know or care to speculate?

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I've seen umpires with the Phiten necklaces on, too. Any comments there?

Gullibility is not unique to players.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

Again, it is not just the safe/out/out call but the amateur hammer. Is that his normal hammer?

That was not his "hammer." That was his punch out.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

That was not his "hammer." That was his punch out.

I know it's hard to tell the players without a scorecard on some of these threads, but see post #52 on page 4.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I know it's hard to tell the players without a scorecard on some of these threads, but see post #52 on page 4.

My original trainer years ago called them both hammers and it always stuck with me even though I know almost everyone calls it a punch out. I usually remember to change my vocabulary but, I forgot. I will apologize as soon as Hohn apologizes for his Leo Sayer bracelet.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

So that's all there is to umpiring? Calling strikes and making calls. Cool.

Then Hohn is somewhat average, I guess.

You guess that Hohn is somewhat average? Not even all the way average? Normal people are able to see that everyone who works MLB is very good; no one is somewhat average.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I will apologize as soon as Hohn apologizes for his Leo Sayer bracelet.

I can't believe how fixated you are with Hohn's bracelet. You must be very lonely.

BTW, it is not a Leo Sayer's model, it is a simple copper bracelet he wears for therapuetic purposes.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by LDUB

You guess that Hohn is somewhat average? Not even all the way average? Normal people are able to see that everyone who works MLB is very good; no one is somewhat average.

Oh wow! He even disagrees with that!

"... No one is somewhat average." Good grief!