What a bush league thing for Davidson to do, but that’s his MO.

For the most part, the officiating in all major sports is pretty lame. Bill McCreary used to screw the Blackhawks all night. Overall, I think baseball umpiring is getting worse and worse every year, and I don’t know why. You would think that the possibility of replay coming to MLB (when Selig croaks/retires) would spur them to be better.

Doesn’t it always seem that the most blatant bad calls are the ones withing spitting distance of the umpire? They have the best view and blow them.

who, despite being universally lauded and respected throughout the league, will always be remembered for that one call. The guy received death threats, had trouble sleeping, broke down when apologizing to Galarraga, and even considered retirement.

Meanwhile, you have guys like Davidson, who consistently miss calls, insert themselves into games, and show complete indifference toward any accountability.

That’s how powerful Bob Davidson is.

What on earth deserved an ejection there?

and all because of their over the top belligerence. Any of them would follow a player just to start a fight. Lightning quick to take their mask off to make a show, the whole bit.

A temperate point of view.

Are the umpires selected for the post season? Is it on merit, tenure, or some kind of rotation basis? Does anybody know for sure?

but even if he did, he was still dead.nuts.on with his assessment of this psycho ump.

I can see Bob Davidson being the Tim Peel or Bill McCreary of MLB. Just absolutely going out of their way to inject themselves in the action.

Colvin did exactly what a player should do in that case, turn your back and walk away. That he was saying something (unless he said one of the magic words) is irrelevant. He was walking away, so he was not trying to show Davidson up. Davidson on the other hand, clearly was trying to show up Colvin by stalking him. Obviously Davidson is a very insecure ump, because a good ump let’s the player walk away.