Ep. 341: Mending fences with umpire Joe West
Publisher |
NBC Sports Chicago
Media Type |
audio
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Baseball
News
Sports
Sports News
Publication Date |
Jan 02, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:27:10

Chuck Garfien sat down with controversial umpire Joe West. They spoke about the time he called two balks on Mark Buehrle and kicked him out of the game, being on the receiving end of so much criticism, the most vicious fans in baseball, how he mended fences and became friends with Hawk Harrelson, filming the baseball scene in "Naked Gun," robotic umps and more.

(1:39) - Umpiring the 2005 World Series

(2:16) - Calling balks on Mark Buehrle

(5:38) - Fan bases that may like him (Joe West)

(7:01) - Relationship with Hawk Harrelson

(10:16) - Appearance on "Naked Gun"

(18:28) - Robot Umpires

(25:19) - A. J. Pierzynski tells the story of getting thrown out by Joe West

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Podcast: Mending fences with umpire Joe West

Chuck Garfien sat down with controversial umpire Joe West. They spoke about the time he called two balks on Mark Buehrle and kicked him out of the game, being on the receiving end of so much criticism, the most vicious fans in baseball, how he mended fences and became friends with Hawk Harrelson, filming the baseball scene in "Naked Gun," robotic umps and more.

(1:39) - Umpiring the 2005 World Series

(2:16) - Calling balks on Mark Buehrle

(5:38) - Fan bases that may like him (Joe West)

(7:01) - Relationship with Hawk Harrelson

(10:16) - Appearance on "Naked Gun"

(18:28) - Robot Umpires

(25:19) - A. J. Pierzynski tells the story of getting thrown out by Joe West

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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