Does lightning-rod umpire Angel Hernandez deserve his villainous reputation?
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Does lightning-rod umpire Angel Hernandez deserve his villainous reputation?
Every sports story is a labor story, and this one dates back to 1965 when the fledgling Major League Baseball Players Association began to strengthen in response to the owners’ threat that they would cancel the players’ pension plan. Since then the sport has seen nine work stoppages, some $270 million in owner fines after the players proved the tea... See more
MLB’s Uniform Fiasco Is About More Than See-Through Pants
Baseball’s most controversial umpire is calling it a career. Angel Hernandez, who has been criticized by many in the game for decades, will retire.
Angel Hernandez to retire immediately
The only trouble is: Does anyone want balance in Ty Cobb’s story?
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
“But ...” Foster remembers telling his dad, “what if I am the Michael Jordan of officiating?”
Today, Foster insists he said that in jest. But it is significant to note that more than 30 years later, he remembered that scene, and that line, enough to retell it. And it’s significant to note that more than 30 years later, Foster has ascended to Jordane... See more
Today, Foster insists he said that in jest. But it is significant to note that more than 30 years later, he remembered that scene, and that line, enough to retell it. And it’s significant to note that more than 30 years later, Foster has ascended to Jordane... See more