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Veteran MLB Umpire Gets Laughs From Teams After Blowing yet Another Call
- On Tuesday, Umpire CB Bucknor incorrectly called Milwaukee Brewers runner Jake Bauers out at first base during a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, though replay evidence showed Bauers clearly touching the bag.
- Bucknor, a Major League Baseball umpire since 1996, has faced long-standing scrutiny throughout his career, including being voted the worst umpire by peers in surveys conducted in 2003 and 2006.
- Television cameras captured Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash smiling after the replay immediately corrected the call, which Bucknor apparently made without observing the base.
- After the Brewers challenged the erroneous ruling, Bauers remained at first base and eventually scored the fifth run of the game during the sixth inning.
- Bucknor's struggles with the new Automated Ball-Strike System intensified the scrutiny, following last weekend's Cincinnati Reds victory over the Boston Red Sox when six of eight challenged calls were overturned.
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MLB's Worst Umpire Made A Call So Egregiously Bad That Both Teams Laughed At Him
Nobody has had a more miserable start to the MLB season than umpire CB Bucknor. Nobody. Frankly, it's not close. Bucknor has always been a pretty awful umpire. We knew this before ABS. And then, ABS confirmed it last weekend when he forced the Reds and Red Sox to get in a "challenge-off" because his strike zone was so putrid. At one point, Reds player Eugenio Suarez won two challenges … on back-to-back pitches! It was pathetic. Bucknor, of cours…
‘A Horrendous Call!’ Announcers Absolutely Lose It After Notorious Ump Blows Obvious Call in Rays-Brewers Game
Screenshot The Milwaukee Brewers’ broadcast booth was completely gobsmacked by an umpire’s blown call during Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers hit a line drive straight to Rays second baseman Ben Williamson. Williamson was unable to catch the ball, so he rushed to pick it up and throw to first base for the out. The errant throw sailed past first baseman Jonathan Aranda…
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