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Only 3 Umpires Work Phillies-Mets Game
NEW YORK (AP) — Only three umpires worked the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets on Sunday because Wally Bell was not at the ballpark. No reason was given for Bell’s absence when...
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Larry Andersen Calls MLB Umpires “Arrogant And Inconsistent”
By Spike Eskin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Former Phillies reliever and current Phillies radio color man Larry Andersen has a reputation for being hard on umpires. Despite his yearly promise to himself to...
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MLB Says Umpires Blew Home Run Call, Won’t Reverse It
CLEVELAND (AP) — Major League Baseball says the umpires were wrong. That doesn’t help the Oakland Athletics. One day after umpire Angel Hernandez and his crew failed to reverse an obvious home run by...
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MLB Hoping For Large Replay Expansion In 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls or strikes should be subject to instant...
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Richie Phillips Dies At 72; Led Umpires, NBA Refs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Richie Phillips, a hard-charging negotiator for NBA referees and Major League Baseball umpires, has died. He was 72. Phillips’ death was reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer,...
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MLB Owners Vote To Expand Instant Replay
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball owners have voted to move ahead with a vast expansion on instant replay next season. Owners approved funding the replay expansion when they met Thursday and...
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New MLB Home Plate Collision Rule Leaves Open Exceptions
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its players have banned most home plate collisions but left open an exception if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner’s direct path to home...
View ArticleKahn: Angel Hernandez, Joe West, And Respect
By Andrew Kahn I’ve attended hundreds of sporting events and have yet to hear any of the following: “That fly-over was lame.” “The beer line is too short.” “The refs/umps/officials are doing a great...
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