10 MLB Umpires retiring

[metirish]

Cool nugget in here from Ted Barrett

Edited December 29, 2022 by Guest

[Lefty Specialist]

And yet Angel Hernandez lingers on.

[metirish]

Lefty Specialist wrote: And yet Angel Hernandez lingers on.

I thought the very same thing

[Frayed Knot]

I've long thought that it's a testament to the umps as a whole that I rarely have opinions on any of them specifically ... with occasional exceptions of course [cough Angel, cough]

But I usually noticed Ted Barrett. He was a big sum-bitch for one. But he also gave off that impression of being in control without having to resort to his size or getting loud and

argumentative. Like if Gil Hodges had ever become an ump.

Edited December 29, 2022 by Guest

[metirish]

I found his Wikipedia interesting, especially the personal part



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Barretthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Barrett



Barrett is also heavily involved with Christian ministry, and has earned a master's degree in Biblical Studies from Trinity College and Seminary. In 2013, he earned a doctorate in theology, with an emphasis in Pastoral Ministry, from Trinity; his dissertation was "An Investigation of Faith As a Life Principle in the Lives of Major League Umpires".[11]

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: And yet Angel Hernandez lingers on. I thought the very same thing

I was hoping to see his name on the list, too.

Later

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I found his Wikipedia interesting, especially the personal part https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Barretthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Barrett Barrett is also heavily involved with Christian ministry, and has earned a master's degree in Biblical Studies from Trinity College and Seminary. In 2013, he earned a doctorate in theology, with an emphasis in Pastoral Ministry, from Trinity; his dissertation was "An Investigation of Faith As a Life Principle in the Lives of Major League Umpires".[11]

This is really neat!

[metirish]

I thought so too , and of course Tom Hallion will forever be tied to Terry Collins

[Edgy MD]

This news should have been saved for the 10th day of Christmas.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I hope they replace each of the retiring umpires with a lord-a-leaping.

[nymr83]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I hope they replace each of the retiring umpires with a lord-a-leaping.

I hope they replace them with an automatic strikezone.

[nymr83]

Well-respected crew chiefs Ted Barrett, Greg Gibson, Tom Hallion, Sam Holbrook, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds and Bill Welke are among the group to hang up their chest protectors, while Marty Foster, Paul Nauert and Tim Timmons will join them in retirement.

None of those names stand out to me, which for an umpire probably means he was doing a good job!

[metirish]

I like that they gave pronunciation help, when needed, although I think they should have continued with Mil-er etc

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's to prevent Gary Cohen from calling them all "Jay-or-Reese".

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's to prevent Gary Cohen from calling them all "Jay-or-Reese".

That's the way I would pronounce Livensparger, too.

Later

[bmfc1]

CON: Ten minor umpires

Not one is Angel Hernandez or C.B. Bucknor

PRO: How much worse can they be than most umps?

They have experience with the pitch clock.

[Edgy MD]

Also, some (most?) of them have umped at the big league level, substituting for guys during vacations and other downtime.



I looked up one or two at https://umpscorecards.com/Umpire Scorecards, and if the data on them is an indicator of the whole set, these guys seemingly earned their stripes by performing better than the mean.

[Edgy MD]

I didn't put two and two together but this is clearly related to veteran umpires having little taste for enforcing the nu rules.

[metirish]

Good account tracking umps