Umpire Crew

[nando714]

This is who we got

ALDS in Anaheim: Crew Chief Ted Barrett, Lance Barksdale, Chris Guccione, Paul Nauert, Jeff Nelson and Jim Reynolds.

Thoughts?

[Stradling]

If we play well the umpire crew is irrelevant. I don't believe there are umps with agendas against particular teams. If they suck then they universally suck.

[Angel Oracle]

There haven't been many suck comments about any of those, maybe just Jeff Nelson (not the former pitcher) somewhat.

How they perform in the ALDS could change that of course.  

Edited September 30, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[CaliAngel]

I don't believe there are umps with agendas against particular teams.

 

 

Nope. Not at all. It just so happens the Angels tend to always get the sh*t end of the stick, especially when it matters most. Not a coincidence, at all.

[hats4bats]

The Angels have played lost in the playoffs since 2005 with too many bone headed plays and errors. The umps have kinda been our scapegoat.

[Stradling]

Yea I remember that play, my brother uses it as exhibit "A" as it relates to conspiracy theories in baseball and other sports. To me it is just incompetence. There is no way with replay that that would be anything other than a double play these days. Oh and teams get shafted all the time, we just care more about it when it happens to the Angels.

[Stradling]

The Angels have played lost in the playoffs since 2005 with too many bone headed plays and errors. The umps have kinda been our scapegoat.

Exactly! You know the shitty thing is that because of Eddings making the call on the Josh Paul/AJ play, calling it a ball that hit the dirt, even if it was reviewed, I doubt it gets overturned because I don't think I have seen a definitive view because of the way Josh caught the ball with the glove opening to the ground, at least that is how I remember it.

[Hollyw00d]

If we play well the umpire crew is irrelevant. I don't believe there are umps with agendas against particular teams. If they suck then they universally suck.

They might not have agendas against any teams, but they certainly tend to give more calls to certain teams.

[shellback]

these guys sound pretty benign. just as long as its about the game, not the umps.