JIM JOYCE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Angel Hernandez’s Home Run Miscall Is Part of Baseball, But Umpire’s Lack of Accountability Is Shameful
One June 2, 2010, Jim Joyce was put in perhaps the worst spotlight ever placed on an umpire. With two outs in the ninth inning, Joyce blew a call, wrongly ruling that Cleveland Indians batter Josh Donaldson beat out an infield single. That call infamously stole a perfect game away from Detroit Tigers starter Armando Galarraga, but what happened afterward was far more miraculous and...
Umpire Joyce misses call at 1st base in NLDS
It's another umpiring call that went the St. Louis Cardinals way this postseason.And it's not the first time TV replays show umpire Jim Joyce missed a call at first base.Joyce ruled Nationals batter Danny Espinosa out when he bunted with a runner on and no outs in the second inning of Wednesday's Game 3 of Washington's NL division series against St. Louis. Nationals...
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October 10, 2012
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Umpire Joyce credited for life-saving effort
Umpire Jim Joyce is being credited with taking quick action to help save the life of a food service worker who collapsed of an apparent heart attack at Chase Field.
Russ Amaral, vice president of ballpark operations, says Joyce happened to be walking past Jayne Powers when she collapsed before Monday night's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins.
After deciding...
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August 22, 2012
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Links of the Day 8/22/12
Happy Wednesday, y’all. It’s hump day!
Jim Joyce is a hero.
College football starts very soon. Here is a fun set of predictions because it is a little off the wall.
My last post under the Victoria Times domain was about Fabrice Muamba. He retired last week.
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Chicago 7, New York 3 – As J Money from Boiled Sports pointed out on yesterday’s links, these games are...
Video -- Umpire Jim Joyce Saved a D-Backs Employee with CPR
MLB umpire Jim Joyce performed CPR on Arizona Diamondbacks' food service employee Jayne Powers prior to the D-backs-Marlins game on Monday night. "[The doctors] are pretty confident that they got her...
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Jim Joyce Sings 'Staying Alive' While Giving Woman Life-Saving CPR Before Umpiring Game
If you're still holding out on liking Jim Joyce, then you're about out of excuses. The umpire most famous for blowing the call on Armando Galarraga's would-be perfect game made headlines again on Monday, this time for all the right reasons -- for saving a woman's life. Joyce was walking down a ramp leading to the umpire's dressing room in Arizona when stadium...
Umpire Joyce's first call Monday saves a life
PHOENIX Umpires seldom get much praise, but Jim Joyce changed that Monday.
Joyces first call saved a life.
Joyce has been credited with keeping Chase Field employee Jayne Powers alive after she suffered an apparent heart attack about 90 minutes before the Diamondbacks played Miami on Monday.
Powers collapsed in a hallway near the umpires dressing room, and Joyce, the first...
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August 21, 2012
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Umpire Joyce uses CPR to save a life
Major-league umpire Jim Joyce may have saved the life of an Arizona Diamondbacks employee by administering CPR before Monday's game, CBSSports.com reported. About 90 minutes before the game, Joyce, 56, and the other umpires were walking up the tunnel leading to the umpires' dressing room at the Diamondbacks stadium when they saw a woman on the ground having a seizure. ...
Davis named plate ump for ASG
Gerry Davis will be the home plate umpire for next week's All-Star game, the second time as crew chief for the 29-year veteran.
Davis, who also worked the plate for the infamous 7-7, 11-inning tie at Milwaukee in 2002, will be joined next Tuesday in Kansas City by Jim Joyce (first), Brian Runge (second), Tony Randazzo (third), Lance Barksdale (left) and Brian Knight (right)...
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July 03, 2012
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Bad Call: Iranian Referee Attacked By Angry Mob
Remember when MLB umpires Jerry Meals and Jim Joyce made awful calls during games that cost the Pittsburgh Pirates a win and Armando Galarraga a highly coveted perfect game? Well the worst those two gentleman received was some angry emails and Facebook pages dedicated to their awful umpiring. Well in Iran they handle things a bit more harshly. But that’s nothing compared to what...
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