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After each pitch he made his contempt for the ump's calls loud and clear, but that's not what got him into real trouble.

Arbitrary Power in America's Pastime Eric Felten 2011

No getting in the ump's face to plead his case ... not even a cross look.

Rich Robinson: Tigers Hurler Is Pitch-Perfect in Blown Call Dust-up 2010

Focus on the catcher's face and wind through the entire collision and aftermath including the ump's call.

Archive 2006-04-01 2006

Focus on the catcher's face and wind through the entire collision and aftermath including the ump's call.

How to shoot baseball and softball 2006

He's the 12-year-old boy who reached over the right-field stands during a 1996 AL playoff game and transformed -- thanks to the ump's blind eye -- what should have been an out due to fan interference into a game-tying home run.

Hey! We Wuz Robbed! 2008

"No matter who you are, when you're in the heat of competition like that, you're not going to change the ump's call."

USATODAY.com - Fessing up in baseball not a do or Dye proposition 2005

Billy Martin, a low-flying baseball genius who always looks as if a host of demons were nipping at his ulcers, flipped out so angrily in one game that he hurled scoops of dirt at an ump's backside — a gesture that belonged more to a school playground than a major league ballpark.

Striking Out Wolcott, James 1981

Man, the ump's really been giving Santana a wide plate against lefties...

The Seattle Times 2011

Tigers 'Galarraga loses perfect game with 2 outs in 9th on ump's miss

Las Vegas News - LasVegasNOW.com 2010

For instance, there's a bang-bang play at first base and everyone's waiting for the call, but the ump's head is somewhere else: hi, honey, i'm at a game. had a bad day, boss stinx. and do we need milk? oh, gotta go, have to make a ruling.

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010