Umpire Angel Hernandez's Balk: Red Sox at Rangers

Aren't umpires supposed to be unbiased? Is Angel Hernandez a bad umpire or does he have a vendetta against the Boston Red Sox? In tonight's game, with runners on first and third the Red Sox brought in relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez to try and get out of a jam. With Rangers first baseman Hank Blalock batting, Ramirez tried a typical first to third pick off move and was called for a balk by home plate umpire Angel Hernandez! Frank Viola, who happened to be visiting tonight in the NESN booth, spoke up quickly to let Red Sox fans know that this was not a balk! Ramirez made absolutely no effort to deceive the Ranger's base-runners. All he did was step off toward third base, then turn and throw to first. The problem isn't necessarily the balk call. The awkward situation created by Angel Hernandez was that he did not have an angle to make the call from home plate! Does this picture bring back memories for you Boston fans? Last year, with the Red Sox in the field, Angel Hernandez threw Red So...