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Mark Reynolds Punctuates Meltdown By Throwing Batting Gloves At UmpireNationals international man of mystery Mark Reynolds was displeased by a called strike three in the top of the eighth inning in Tuesday night’s game against the Phillies, when umpire Sam Holbrook rang him up on an 0–2 outside fastball after an enthusiastic frame-up by Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro. ...

Nonsensical Ejection Caps Off Red Sox-Orioles Beef In Dumbest Way PossibleThe Red Sox and Orioles have engaged in quite the skirmish over the past week and change, repeatedly throwing baseballs at each other and glowering just enough to get Rob Manfred to step in and tell them to cool it. By the time the commissioner gets involved in a confrontation like this, it’s usuall...

Umpire Sam Holbrook Tossed Zack Greinke After Just Four Pitches Last NightOn the off chance you thought a new day had dawned, here's some bad news: umpires are still assholes sometimes....

Better Know An Umpire: Sam Holbrook

Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...

Omar Vizquel Was Ejected From A Game In Which He Wasn't Even Playing

Home plate umpire Sam Holbrook ejected veteran Blue Jays infielder Omar Vizquel from tonight's Texas-Toronto game for arguing balls and strikes. That's a big no-no in the umps-rule-all majors, of course, but tonight's twist is that Vizquel wasn't even in the game at the time; Holbrook took offens...