Separated at Birth: Umpire Edition

It seems to me that the umpire head shots from the MLB website and are about as good as photos taken at the DMV. Soooo. . . remember those cheesy "separated at birth" celebrity photos? Well, here is the Midwest Ump version for MLB umpires. Enjoy!

Tim McClelland

Actor James Cromwell

Brian Runge

TV Celeb Kody Brown

Tim Tschida

Children's icon Captain Kangaroo

CB Bucknor

Talk show host Montel Williams

Jeff Nelson

Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket

Proof The Umpire Union is Not Strong

From Popular Science November, 1939:

Air Sweeps Dust off Home Plate

Baseball umpires can throw away their whisk brooms if an automatic home-plate duster recently invented is generally adopted. When the device is placed in operation, a valve built into the plate rises and a blast of compressed air sweeps it clean off dust and dirt, as shown in the photograph below.

Why isn't this device mandatory at every ballpark? As an added bonus it will blow dirt into that uncooperative catcher's eyes - quit pulling that pitch son!

Remember your pre-season physical

And don't go to a quack (or a cluck)!

Umpire's Guide to Winning Arguments and Influencing Coaches

Comedian Roots for Umpire

Comedian Peter Berman

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Q: Why do ghosts go to baseball games?

A: Because they like to boo the umpire!

Q: Why did the umpire cancel the skeletons' baseball game?
A: They couldn't pony up any balls!