Umpire Joe West received a suspension for answering a question about who was the biggest complainer in baseball. The quote comes from this USA Today article:
“It’s got to be Adrian Beltre. Every pitch you call that’s a strike, he says, “Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!’ I had a game with him recently and the pitch was right down the middle. He tells me, “that ball is outside.’
“I told him, ‘You may be a great ballplayer, but you’re the worst umpire in the league. You stink.’’
I’ve never been overly impressed with Joe West’s strike zone. It seems to constantly move through the game, so maybe Beltre just complains to West. The problem, of course, is now Beltre can say that West shouldn’t umpire balls and strikes when Beltre is batting since West might be biased against Beltre.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2uniqPl
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