Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon Doesn’t Take Too Kindly to Minor League Umpires

Photo: Philliedelphia/Lindsey Crew Lindsey was in the right place to catch Jonathan Papelbon after the top of the 9th inning last night en route to a Phillies 4-3 loss. As it turns out, the ball probably was not a strike, but there were issues with the umpire all night.  It appeared that since he knew […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  05 Jun 2012
Both Phillies’ Charlie Manuel and Umpire Bob Davidson Suspended as MLB Makes Big Statement

Well, the curse words were so loud that we could hear them during the 8th inning Phillies' 1:00 Tuesday game against the Houston Astros.     The issue was, to Charlie Manuel, umpire Bob Davidson got in the way of catcher Brian Schneider on a dropped third strike.  Batter Jason Castro advanced to first base. […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  18 May 2012