umpire born october nicknamed cowboy joe country joe american professional baseball umpire major_league_baseball mlb born north_carolina grew played football west entered national_league umpire joined staff time west worn uniform number career young umpire west worked fifth career hitter field home run involved pushing incident manager years later west home plate umpire playoff game pitcher ejected having pine tar glove threw pitcher ground attempting break fight west resigned mass resignation umpired mlb playoff game boston_red_sox new_york_yankees west crew controversial decision necessitated police presence calm crowd served crew chief world series west attracted media attention publicly complained slow pace game worked game year hit career home run west worked hitters including perfect game west longest tenure mlb umpire west appeared world series star games league championship series wild card games west president organization president west helped negotiate largest contract baseball history works sporting goods company design patent equipment endorsed mlb west singer songwriter released country music albums small acting role comedy film naked gun files police squad cameo appearance television crime drama oldest rookie plays golf early life west born north_carolina grew north_carolina played youth baseball football graduated west played safety freshman football team quarterback intended play college football career head coach resigned freshman year prompting west transfer college west hoped play baseball football spring practice football interfered west ability baseball team concentrated football umpired high school baseball games seasons west starting quarterback team won conference championships named valuable player mvp team lost title game christian team led future professional football players west left holding passing records broken years inducted class north_carolina state women basketball coach career early career locally college student west met umpire supervisor recommended west attend umpire training school west went umpire school graduated class worked minor league circuits promoted major leagues west national_league appearance joined time staff season time mlb umpire west umpired game hit career home run year base tied record consecutive games hit home plate umpire rose broke following day west worked base fifth career hitter october west youngest umpire west suspended days fined incident manager manager angry end game followed west walkway outside dressing room west appeal president reduced west fine received fine stemming incident middle career west second appearance umpired star game september west field set mlb record consecutive scoreless innings pitched west returned plate umpire dodgers pitcher ejected having pine tar glove field brawl west attempted break fight throwing phillies pitcher ground matter ultimately handled west president commissioner union west said white supported actions brawl white quickly issued statement saying prohibited west making physical contact players white reported nearly resigned lack support vincent president remained post receiving support league owners west met controversy year chicago cubs outfielder called strike game field ejected game walked tossed bats field chicago fans threw debris field causing delay game received game suspension fine check league wrote donation blind west world series appearance faced west plate world series game played canada ejected braves manager throwing helmet field appeared worked hitter april shut los_angeles_dodgers west following year west worked returned world series cleveland indians faced florida west mlb engaged mass labor dispute strategy mlb simply accepted instead entering negotiations union union filed charges mlb saying mass resignation action protected law arbitration appeals mlb settled union received pay allowed retire settlement west mlb year returned field west worked umpired game series west crew ruled yankees batter interference rodriguez appeared ball glove opposing pitcher way base fans threw debris field manager pulled team field officers riot gear took field calm crowd west said fans actually applauded correct came field following day west star game world series appearances came year umpired second world series serving world series crew chief west home plate umpire rookie pitcher threw hitter baltimore_orioles september park west called strike final worked career game july miller park milwaukee wisconsin ejected manager contest year appeared world series elected president west union governing board negotiated largest contract history mlb contract runs season west designed chest protector sold commercially marketed holds patents australia canada japan designed wilson high end gear equipment endorsed mlb west sparked controversy criticizing slow pace recently completed series new_york_yankees boston_red_sox called embarrassing manager referred remarks yankees closer remarked places let columnist defended west saying umpire simply expressing people thinking long time west fined mlb comments firmly according press reports august west plate umpire career home run september west ejected resulting confrontation west grabbed jersey west later falsely claimed initiated contact videos replay showed west correct touched mlb subsequently suspended seven games act west game initiating contact marking umpire suspension suspension baseball rules field misconduct suspension umpire suspension situation handling violations related phillies manager west umpired second fifth year west base umpire august perfect game umpired year appeared fifth world series career spanned tenure baseball commissioners season west mlb senior umpire previously senior umpire spent seasons mlb announced retirement reception west mentioned polls mlb players spring crew chief world series sports_illustrated survey asked mlb players identify best worst west identified best mlb umpire percent players ranking ninth list respect worst umpire percent players survey selected west named frequently worst umpire survey review umpire strike zones determined west consistent umpire major leagues poll players west ranked second worst umpire league players poll west named best mlb umpire percent players polled placing fifth named worst umpire poll percent players polled outside baseball west known outside singer songwriter involvement country music demeanor field earned nickname cowboy joe west described music chords truth simple tells story west said music pursuits lucky know pay umpire long tedious music business major leagues kind opened lot doors normally wouldn able open west appeared grand performed west served west released album album original songs covers said listening excerpt blue cowboy pardon expression listening second nashville run west game hook thumb september review music blog said blue cowboy easily ranks worst albums sports figure cut managed record easy released diamond dreams album collaboration pianist country star tells baseball stories inspired west career later said look came realize musician joe umpire love music love baseball project sports blogger described west gate sportswriter said album fun humorous touching collection spoken word gems listener gets perfect sampling true personality west film appearance playing base umpire comedy film naked gun files police squad cameo appearance television crime drama oldest rookie avid west appears
Joe West (umpire)