MLB Needs To Jump In Here
I am all for speeding up the game, but this crosses the line. To have a veteran umpire refer to the Yankees and Red Sox as "pathetic and embarrassing" is a huge breach of conduct. Umpires are supposed to be neutral arbitrators of the sport, yet Joe West clearly has a bad opinion about two of the teams. MLB needs to step in here and punish West for his comments because they are totally inappropriate. In addition, they need to make sure that his crew doesn't work any Yankees or Red Sox games this season.