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Umpire Watch: It's (Not) a Trap

Controversial calls have become as much a part of the Major League Baseball postseason as Derek Jeter and patriotic bunting. In Umpire Watch, we intend to document those calls, at least until commissioner Bud Selig puts us out of business. Day 1 of the postseason, and already two controversial calls, one which was hard to...

Now We're Going To Need Robot Umpires

With baseball using instant replay for the first time on Wednesday night to give Alex Rodriguez his latest pointless home run (Alex also homered last night to help the Yankees only lose by two), it's obvious we've entered a new age in the sport. Of course, all the opponents of instant replay were against it because they...

Tim Welke News From the Web

05/30/12 SNYDER: In sports, wrong calls happen; bad calls... Source: The Washington Times - Washington DC By no means is this an attempt to pick on Tim Welke.
05/04/12 Watch umpire Tim Welke make one of the worst calls... Source: MassLive.com Tim Welke committed arguably one of the worst gaffes ever by an umpire on Wednesday.
05/02/12 Umpire Tim Welke misses call in Dodgers-Rockies game... Source: Larry Brown Sports Umpire Tim Welke blew a call so badly in the Dodgers-Rockies game on Wednesday that it's almost comical to see how much he missed it.
05/02/12 Holy neighborhood play, Batman! Tim Welke blows a call... Source: Comcast SportsNet You often see an umpire call the runner out even though the first baseman steps away from the bag a bit after fielding the throw.

Background on Tim Welke

Timothy James Welke (born August 23, 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who was named to the American League staff prior to the 1984 season, and has worked throughout both major leagues since 2000. He has been a crew chief since 2000, and currently wears uniform number 3. His brother Bill is also a major league umpire.

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