Crashburn Alley · May 30, 2015
A Predictably Embarrassing Display Of Umpiring
All it took was one glance at the umpire assignments for Friday night’s game between the Phillies and the Rockies to know there was a very real possibility the men in blue would manufacture controversy at some point this weekend. For inexplicable reasons, the powers that be opted to put two of Major League Baseball’s most notorious umpires, Angel Hernandez and Scott Barry, on the same umpiring crew. The crew, known officially as Crew C, is in Philadelphia this weekend and last night Hernandez was behind the plate while Barry breathed the same air as his one time nemesis, Ryan Howard, at first base. The stage was set for fireworks and the ultimately inevitable show arrived in the 8th inning.