Baseball fans could have an endless debate about who's the worst umpire in the Majors. CB Bucknor would doubtlessly get some mentions, as would Laz Diaz and Doug Eddings. Me? I'm an Angel Hernandez guy myself.
He has an insanely inconsistent strike zone, is unnecessarily confrontational and is just plain ol' fun to hate. The juxtaposition of his name and his decided un-angelic manner also amuses me. Whenever I hear that Angel Hernandez is behind the plate, I gird myself up for three hours of angst. If Angel Hernandez were any worse at his job, he'd be a weatherman.
Apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way. After being called for two balks and subsequently getting ejected by Hernandez last night against the Diamondbacks (in a game I didn't see, so I can't speak to the accuracy of these calls), Nationals pitcher Odalis Perez had this to say about the much-maligned ump:
"He is stupid. He is stupid and is an idiot... It's personal, and I hate that. I don't like that. He's bad. He's awful. He's the worst."That's the actual quote. I love that Perez initially just commented on Hernandez's stupidity, but then felt compelled to throw in the fact that he's also an idiot. I also love the fact that Perez did use a contraction for "he is". I don't know why, but the fact that he says "he is stupid" as opposed to "he's stupid" makes it about four times funnier for me.
Perez will doubtlessly be fined for his comments, but I'm sure he won't mind all that much. He said what he wanted to say, it's just too bad that he plays on the Nationals, which means that only 9,000 people heard the quote. And, hey, at least he didn't say he wanted to cut Hernandez's nuts off.
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