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John McSherry

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The Resume

    (September 11, 1944-April 1, 1996)
    National League umpire from 1971 to 1996
    Career highlights include calling two no hitters (1972 & 1976), working two World Series games (1977 & 1987) and eight National League Championship Series (NLCS)
    Home plate ump in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series when Reggie Jackson hit three home runs on three bat swings
    Collapsed behind home plate after seven pitches thrown on 1996 opening day nationally televised game between the Montreal Expos and the Cincinnati Reds
    Pronounced dead one hour later from a heart attack at age 51

Why he might be annoying:

    He became an umpire because he couldn't make it as a player.
    When he started umpiring in 1971, he was 225 pounds - when he died he was close to 380 pounds.
    In 1988, he became a National League crew chief after another ump, Lee Weyer, died of a midseason heart attack.
    The day of his fatal attack, he postponed a medical check-up so he could call opening day balls and strikes.
    Marge Schott famously wanted the game to continue, but players and umps voted to postpone the game (a move some say McSherry himself would have frowned on).

Why he might not be annoying:

    The first game he umpired, he asked his Met fan mother what she thought - she stated, 'I never thought we'd get that run.' When he pressed about his performance she said, 'You did fine too, son.'
    He often complimented players on good fielding plays.
    He was even-tempered and had one of the lowest ejection ratios in the league.
    On a 1-1 count to Rondell White he called time, took a few steps, signaled for help and fell down in a crumpled heap before 50,000 fans and millions of TV viewers.
    Friend and fellow 'plump ump' Eric Gregg scheduled to take weight loss classes together, and Gregg went ahead with renewed determination after his death.
    Barry Larkin, who watched helplessly as he died, later stated, 'It's often thought that baseball players and umpires have an antagonistic relationship. If any one person could prove that theory wrong, it was John McSherry.'

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 15.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 52 Votes: 34.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 45.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 40.0% Annoying