Topic: John Hirschbeck

Blyleven, Alomar headed to Hall

Bert Blyleven, the first player born in the Netherlands to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, says his Dutch heritage helped him earn the honor."I'm Dutch, I'm stubborn. I think it's the stubbornness, the consistency. You ...

MLB Conspiracy

He argued after the first strikeout and was visibly disgusted after the second one where he threw his helmet and bat towards the dugout then flipped his elbow guard in the direction of home plate umpire John Hirschbeck.Ramirez was ejected and ...
Crawford, DeMuth, Hirschbeck & Tim Welke crew chiefs for 1st round of playoffsJerry Crawford, Dana DeMuth, John Hirschbeck and Tim Welke will be the umpire crew chiefs for the first round of the playoffs.Major League Baseball said Tuesday that Crawford will work ...
Getting a jump on the ump: Some major league teams compile scouting reports on men in blueRon Washington flips the pages of his three-ring notebook, filled with inside info on the other team's pitchers and hitters.The Texas manager gets to ...
Decade of labor peace for Major League Baseball as umpires agree to 5-year deal through 2014Major League Baseball ensured its first decade of labor peace since the 1960s by agreeing to a five-year contract with umpires that runs through 2014.The deal ...
Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez booed, gets 2 hits and ejected, tooBooed most of the night, Manny Ramirez let plate umpire John Hirschbeck have the final say. He drove in three runs with a pair of singles, and the Dodgers romped past the ...

Ramirez drives in three runs before being tossed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Ramirez drove in three runs as the Dodgers beat the New York Mets 8-0 on Tuesday, but the LA slugger was ejected in the fifth inning for an incident involving the home plate umpire.Ramirez, playing in his ...
Jeter, Girardi and Yankees livid: The Yankees captain was called out by umpire Marty Foster on an attempted steal of third base in the first inning of Monday's 7-6 loss to Toronto, even though replays showed he got a hand on ...
Sizemore's 3-run homer in 8th inning leads Indians over Royals 5-2Grady Sizemore greeted reliever Ron Mahay with a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the eighth inning Thursday and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2. Royals starter Gil Meche (1-1 ...

Astros-Nationals Box Score

Astros-Nationals Box Score ab r h bi Burke 2b 3 1 1 0 Pence cf 5 0 1 0 Berkman 1b 4 0 1 1 CaLee lf 4 0 1 1 Loretta ss 4 0 0 0 Lamb 3b 4 2 2 ...