I know exactly what goes into it and while he was a good umpire (knows and applies the rules correctly) he was still a show boat and in that regard wasn’t good for the sport.
One’s dreamt of being a tv personality, loves to argue, turns into a diva when the cameras are on and has an ego fit for drama television…and the other is Russo.
Joe West is one of the reasons I stopped watching baseball. Terrible calls. Huge ego. Some of the calls were so bad, it made me think he might be rigging games. While your at it, take Angel Hernandez with you.
