Baltimore Sun · May 16, 2016
O'Day: Umpire 'absolutely embarrassed himself' on blown call
Browse pictures of the Orioles in May 2016. Darren O'Day isn't one to complain, and his ability to remain composed throughout tight situations is one of the main reasons he's one of the game's top set-up men.
O'Day is rarely rattled, so to hear the frustration in his voice following the Orioles' 6-5 loss Sunday afternoon – and the criticism he directed at first-base umpire Mark Wegner following a check-swing appeal call that went against the Orioles and set off a sad script of events that cost them the game – was eye-opening.
"It's tough to be an umpire, man," O'Day said. "It's a tough job, but you've got to be better than that."