Worst ump in MLB?

By worst ump, I mean most inconsistent, with aggressiveness (a la Joe Crawford) being a secondary factor. Last night night Cowboy Joe West had two strike zones for a while, then started to level off. I won't bore with the details. If I were a gambler, I'd make a careful study of the tendencies of the umps before placing any bet. (E.g.: Maddux on the mound, home plate ump has a tight strike zone, don't bet on Maddux.)

Uncle Bruce Froemming can hardly get around out there anymore, and he makes some strange calls, but he tends to make the same strange calls over and over.

CB Bucknor gets my vote. I wish I could be there the next time he calls a Cubs game.

 

Consistently Bad Bucknor? He's pretty bad.

My vote goes to Angel Hernandez.

 

Bucknor, and it's not even close. Even my kids cringe when they see that he's umpiring a game involving our favorite team.

 

I have Hernandez second on my list too. Bucknor smirking at Piniella and sending Lou into a frothing, twirling rage is an image that puts him at the top for me. Or bottom, if you will. But I have to thank him for it.

 

For a bad strike zone, it's Hernandez and it really isn't close.

For attitude, it's Bucknor.

 

Chuck Meriweather -- pretty bad all around.

Sam Holbrook -- strike zone changes inning to inning.

 

Definitely Bucknor and Hernandez.

But at least Ken Kaiser isn't around anymore.

 

Ed Vargo = worst ever

 

doug eddings is pretty bad

the other day i had a catcher say he asked eddings where a pitch was and he replied, 'eh, i dunno.'

 

This is so easy. The worst is number 22, the former quarterback of East Carolina State University, "Cowboy" Joe West.

 

Hernandez and Bucknor, in no particular order.

Joe West gets an honorable mention, although he at least has his singing/acting career on which to fall back.