Jun
13
Survey of 100 MLB players to find the best and worst umpires and opinion on replay
ByLast month, ESPN The Magazine polled 100 players 20 odd questions. If you missed it, you can find the entertaining read here.
This month, ESPN The Magazine did a survey of 100 Major League Baseball players to find out the best/worst Major League umpire, opinion on replay and the call on Armado Galarraga.
Baseball’s best ump:
- Jim Joyce (53 %)
- Tim McClelland (34%)
- Jim Wolf (15%)
Baseball’s worst ump:
- CB Bucknor (37%)
- Joe West (35%)
- Angel Hernandez (22%)
Baseball’s quickest hook:
- Joe West (35%)
- Rob Drake (12%)
- Bill Hohn (9%)
Grade the umps:
- B: 29%
- C: 20%
- A: 16%
- Average grade: B
Replay on the bases?
- Yes: 22%
- No: 77%
- Maybe: 1%
Replay on fair/fould calls?
- Yes: 36%
- No: 62 %
- Not sure: 2%
Overturn call in Armando Galarraga game?
- Yes: 13%
- No: 86%
- Not sure: 1%

