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Torii Hunter Would Prefer You Don't Call a Fastball a Slider

By Matt WatsonJul 4th 2007 – 3:05PM

That's Torii Hunter, in a much, much happier place than he was in on Tuesday night, when he was ejected following an animated eruption targeted at home plate umpire Ron Kulpa. From the Star-Tribune:Why did Hunter erupt? The Twins weren't happy with what Kulpa said to Hunter after he was called out on strikes in the...

Bobby Cox One Ejection Away From The Record Book

By MulletMay 27th 2007 – 4:00AM

Bobby Cox, in his march towards history, is now a mere one ejection away from tying John McGraw's all time record after getting tossed by Ron Kulpa while arguing a fair/foul call.When I think of managers who constantly and famously berate umpires such as Earl Weaver and Billy Martin, I can't imagine that umpires always...

Background on Ron Kulpa

Ronald Clarence Kulpa (born October 5, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an umpire in Major League Baseball.

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