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Braves Walk-Off Winners After Instant Replay Turns Double Into Home Run

ATLANTA (AP) -- Brian McCann stood at second base, convinced he had just hit a game-winning homer. His teammates gathered along the first-base line, ready to celebrate. After 86 seconds, umpire crew chief Tim McClelland popped out of the Florida dugout, looked toward McCann and twirled his right index finger -- the...

Sparked by Controversy, MLB Makes Umpire Switch for World Series

Several weeks worth of blown calls by its umpires has prompted Major League Baseball to make a switch in the way it staffs its signature event. Rather than use at least one umpire who has never worked a World Series -- something it has done in 24 of the last 25 seasons -- MLB's crew will be composed entirely of umps with...

Umpire in Game 4 Admits He Blew Calls

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Umpire Tim McClelland admitted missing two calls during Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday night, the latest incident in what has been a bad October for umpires. "I'm just out there trying to do my job and do it the best I can," McClelland said in a post-game statement. "And...

Tim McClelland News From the Web

05/08/12 Retirement looming for Iowa umpire Tim Mcclelland? Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA West Des Moines umpire Tim McClelland said Casey Blake isnt the only Iowan his past and future with Major League Baseball.
05/02/12 How bad can it get? Source: Columbia Tribune - Columbia MO Things were so bad for the Kansas City Royals last night that Jeff Francoeur got called out twice on a double.
05/02/12 Tigers didn't know Daniel Schlereth, now on DL, was... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Left-handed reliever Daniel Schlereth had allowed eight earned runs in seven innings when the Tigers sent him to Triple-A Toledo two weekends ago.
05/02/12 Tigers end slump with 9-3 win over KC Source: NBC Action News - Kansas City MO The Detroit Tigers found the perfect way to end their slump.
05/02/12 So about that ninth inning double â¦ Source: Beck's Blog Jim Leyland never takes the lineup card out to home plate, but he did on Tuesday.

Background on Tim McClelland

Timothy Reid McClelland (born December 12, 1951 in Jackson, Michigan) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1983 to 1999 and throughout both leagues since 2000. He has called many important games, from post-season games to the George Brett "Pine Tar" game in .

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