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

[Kevin Finnerty]

Major League Baseball umpires are ostensibly the best in the world. And several former MLB umpires are among the best teachers of umpiring in the world. So when there is some bad umpiring going on, it leads one to wonder why we can't come up with someone better. With the microscope of television and delivery of every game that's played, we all see all the bad calls that we can stand, making it look more glaring than it is.

But it seems like Bill Hohn is on more than his share of bad call highlight clips. Is there anyone who is regarded as worse than him?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

But it seems like Bill Hohn is on more than his share of bad call highlight clips. Is there anyone who is regarded as worse than him?

How many is "his share?" How many do the other seventy-odd have?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by mbyron

How many is "his share?" How many do the other seventy-odd have?

Key word there is "seems."

It really does seem like he has the most problem calls and disputes.

[cc6]

Well CB Bucknor has major anger management problems, and everybody complains about his strikezone. I think it was Bucknor who was voted worst umpire by the players.

[DonInKansas]

You're just mad because you can't grow as manly a 'stache as his.

[JR12]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

You're just mad because you can't grow as manly a 'stache as his.

Is that thing real???

[Matt]

Originally Posted by cc6

Well CB Bucknor has major anger management problems,

And you are qualified to state this how?

[tballump]

Don' know the answer, but if you want ejection statistics for umpires from 2008 on back to Klem go to-----
http: // www . retrosheet . org/boxesetc/index.html#Umpires.
Put all these letters and spaces together since it doesn't work when I drag the site into the screen. The U in Umpires is capitalized. Then find any umpire ejection stats you want by finding their name alphabetically.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Matt

And you are qualified to state this how?

He is working on his Psych degree in college.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Major League Baseball umpires are ostensibly the best in the world. And several former MLB umpires are among the best teachers of umpiring in the world. So when there is some bad umpiring going on, it leads one to wonder why we can't come up with someone better. With the microscope of television and delivery of every game that's played, we all see all the bad calls that we can stand, making it look more glaring than it is.

But it seems like Bill Hohn is on more than his share of bad call highlight clips. Is there anyone who is regarded as worse than him?

I thought it was Tim McClelland who was the worst? I guess you just watch TV and whoever appears to miss a close call is the worst to you.

From the other thread...

And from asking for the appeal with his right hand to working a knee to ringing the guy up for flinching to tossing a guy from 80 feet away ... Hohn's just plain embarrassing.

1. Right hand...who cares? Find a real reason to hate on him.
2. The knee is no longer a valid plate stance now or what?
3. Yeah he missed a call; big deal.
4. How else do you eject someone who is in the dugout? Get a clue.

And before you come and say it, no I'm not being disagreeable;

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by LDUB

And before you come and say it, no I'm not being disagreeable;

I don't have a dog in this Michael Vick, but that's just not true. I hate to "disagree," but Luke, you disagree with a lot of people whether their post is idiotic or not.

You just like to disagree and stir the pot. Everyone knows that, and that's okay. That's just you, and we accept you for it. But to say that you only disagree when people post idiotic things is just, well, idiotic.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by LDUB

The knee is no longer a valid plate stance now or what?

I thought the knee stance wasn't used anymore or valid. My guess is one knee would make it hard to move from behind the dish and to see over some catchers.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by cc6

I thought the knee stance wasn't used anymore or valid. My guess is one knee would make it hard to move from behind the dish and to see over some catchers.

OK, first: you must learn to distinguish MiLB from MLB. In MiLB the umpires toe the line and do exactly as they're told in order to advance. This includes using prescribed plate stances.

In MLB, the umpires can do as they like. The knee does make it more difficult to get out from behind the plate, but in the 4-umpire system that's less of an issue. And plate umpires do not need to "see over" catchers in any currently accepted stance: they're in the slot.

[Dakota]

Actually, Gerry Davis is the worst. No question.


Wait... never mind.... I'm just holding a grudge for a "bad" call he made 3 years ago...

[LMan]

So, does this mean Doug Eddings is off the hook?