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

[cc6]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Well, now you don't have to worry about that anymore, since Roy ain't going anywhere.

Our GM JP Ricciardi set the Roy Halladay trading deadline at July 28th, but it's now a day later and some trade rumours continue. It's funny that we are paying our closer something like $15 million for this year and 2010 while he plays for the Chicago Cubs minor league organization, yet we can't keep the best pitcher in the world. I wouldn't mind seeing Doc and Timmy as a 1-2 combo though.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by cc6

It's funny that we are paying our closer something like $15 million for this year and 2010 while he plays for the Chicago Cubs minor league organization, yet we can't keep the best pitcher in the world.

Sorry, but the best pitchers in the world right now are Mark Buehrle and Tim Lincecum, hands down.

[zm1283]

In Hohn's defense, the first baseman missed Hermida's right leg with the tag and then tagged him on the left leg. His timing was bad, yes, but he got it right. He may not be the best umpire in MLB, but these guys are human just like the rest of us.

[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by zm1283

In Hohn's defense, the first baseman missed Hermida's right leg with the tag and then tagged him on the left leg. His timing was bad, yes, but he got it right. He may not be the best umpire in MLB, but these guys are human just like the rest of us.

I agree with this...We all know he SHOULD have hesitated, made one call on one play, but he IS human, and we have ALL made that type of mistake.....

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by zm1283

In Hohn's defense, the first baseman missed Hermida's right leg with the tag and then tagged him on the left leg. His timing was bad, yes, but he got it right. He may not be the best umpire in MLB, but these guys are human just like the rest of us.

Who knows why he made a safe call and then two of the worst hammers in the history of baseball but, that explanation seems quite far fetched. It was one sweep tag.

Nice Bracelet, though.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by zm1283

In Hohn's defense, the first baseman missed Hermida's right leg with the tag and then tagged him on the left leg. His timing was bad, yes, but he got it right. He may not be the best umpire in MLB, but these guys are human just like the rest of us.

And this is a freaking weird play that probably caught him a bit by surprise. You can find a lot wrong with Hohn without trying to stretch something like this.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Be honest, Rich ... Have you ever made two calls on a play that was that quick?

[jwwashburn]

I do not recall ever seeing a professional umpire look this bad.

I do not recall the last time I saw a HS umpire look this bad.

Again, it is not just the safe/out/out call but the amateur hammer. Is that his normal hammer? Add that to the ridiculous bracelet and you have one unprofessional umpire.

[GA Umpire]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I do not recall ever seeing a professional umpire look this bad.

I do not recall the last time I saw a HS umpire look this bad.

Again, it is not just the safe/out/out call but the amateur hammer. Is that his normal hammer? Add that to the ridiculous bracelet and you have one unprofessional umpire.

You are infatuated with that bracelet. Do you want him to get you one or give you his? I'm sure he can get you one. If you ask him nicely, he might get you a matching one to his so the two of you can match on date night.

Have you gotten the one from SDS yet?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I do not recall ever seeing a professional umpire look this bad.

I do not recall the last time I saw a HS umpire look this bad.

Again, it is not just the safe/out/out call but the amateur hammer. Is that his normal hammer? Add that to the ridiculous bracelet and you have one unprofessional umpire.

I liked you better as a rat, I think.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I do not recall ever seeing a professional umpire look this bad.

I do not recall the last time I saw a HS umpire look this bad.

Again, it is not just the safe/out/out call but the amateur hammer. Is that his normal hammer? Add that to the ridiculous bracelet and you have one unprofessional umpire.

Well, he got it wrong at first, but then got it right. And that isn't a hammer, that's a "midget punch" used to sell a call. I didn't think it looked weak, he even did it twice for emphasis. It was a normal punch out. What, did you want him to throw his arm out of the socket or what? It looks like he was sleeping on the play, but then again, so were the runner and the base coach.

[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.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Be honest, Rich ... Have you ever made two calls on a play that was that quick?

Not since my first or second year as an umpire 20+ years ago. It is surprising coming from a ML umpire, I won't argue that.