It just gets worse!

I bet he drives a foreign car!

Jim Joyce is scheduled to be behind the plate tomorrow!

People are talking about buying tickets to the game tomorrow just to boo (hopefully that is all) him. I just got an email from a friend who is only a very casual fan and also very mild-mannered who I see just learned a whole lot of curse words and insults today and wants to go to the game tomorrow.

Uggh.

I know this. Bud freaking HATES Jim Joyce now and would love nothing more than to club him over the head with an instant replay camera.

Plus when they get around to Country Joe's disciplinary hearing, Country Joe has the ultimate comeback:

"Not as bad as that guy!"

That would have been great to have seen Jason Donald argue the call.

Yankees-Twins

*When you are a "left field" umpire, your responsibilities are rather minimal and it is practically a day off so on the very odd chance that you have to make a call you sure better get it right; especially if the play is six feet away from you. Especially if you are looking right at the play. Especially if the play is not THAT difficult to call. Grade: Fail. No post-game snack for Phil Cuzzi.

*Memo to Joe Nathan: On a pick-off throw to second base, just aim for the base. If you are a foot or two off the bag with the throw, you won't get the runner but you won't end up on Sports Center. If however you throw the ball 15 feet off the bag, you are on blooper reels forever and I don't know that you get any type of "royalties" for that. Baseball is entertainment of course but you do not want you yourself to be the entertainment.