It's highly unlikely that a man who grew up such a diehard baseball fan that he decided to pursue the unglamorous position of umpiring wouldn't have followed specific teams during his adolescent years. But when it comes to umpire Brian Walsh, the flaunting of his fandom in a public profile is the problem. Also, crucially not an adolescent at the time. An adult man. Presumably, given the timeline, an adult umpire.
Now, now, now ... wearing a Boston Red Sox shirt during the 2013 World Series (or changing your Facebook profile picture to you in a Red Sox shirt during the 2013 World Series), as it's clear Walsh did, is not nearly as much of a crime as his neglect of the corners of home plate Wednesday night in Houston — until Jazz Chisholm stepped to the plate, that is.