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Joe West emerged from retirement to share an all-time terrible Braves take

Other than Angel Hernandez who was a piece of work in his own right, the name that immediately pops into most baseball fans' heads when bad umpiring comes up is the recently retired Joe West. While some see West as a relic of a forgotten era who championed umpires through some difficult times, most see him as a hot-head that sought confrontation and to make the game about him while failing to acknowledge his own shortcomings. Unfortunately, retirement hasn't stopped West from doing something that will tick off a lot of Atlanta Braves fans.

Given how long West umpired, there is obviously a rich history between himself and the Braves.