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Appleton's Gerry Davis, 56, is umpiring his fourth World Series. In his 26th season, he is the crew chief. After each game, Davis has agreed to provide The Post-Crescent with brief comments. Full Article at The Appleton Post-Crescent
PHILADELPHIA -- This is why sports has instant replay, Bud Selig: to get the call right, to make sure history isn't tainted by blown decisions, to remove the human element when the human being is conspicuously wrong. Full Article at AOL Sports
Kansas City Royals' Josh Anderson, lower right, is tagged out by Minnesota Twins' third baseman Joe Crede, upper right, after trying to get to third on an Orlando Cabrera error during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in Mi... View Photo »
In this particular play, the ball hit something hard, solid, and it was -- in my judgment it was the top of the fence ... And then when [Yankees manager Joe Girardi] came out, Joe just said, 'We think it hit a fan.' I said, 'It didn't hit a fan, it hit something solid. But we'll talk about it.' We talke...
Reporting from Philadelphia - Jeff Nelson was the umpire closest to Alex Rodriguez's fourth-inning line drive into the right-field corner. But he didn't have the best view of it. "In this particular play the ball hit something hard, solid," he said. Full Article at Los Angeles Times
O f course it would be A-Rod. Who else? The guy who was the first player to have a home run subject to video replay when it was instituted last year is now the first player to have a homer subject to video replay in the World Series. Full Article at Globe and Mail
how Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett looked so dominant on the mound the previous two nights. New York Yankees' Derek Jeter strikes out looking during the third inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune
Pittsburgh Pirates' Robinzon Diaz yells at home plate umpire Jeff Nelson, right, that he fouled the ball off after Nelson called him out during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Tuesday, May 26, 2... View Photo »
Jeff Nelson served as the plate umpire for game 2 of the 2009 World Series. He failed to find the strike zone the entire night and handed the game to the Yankees.
PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Froemming, who has umpired more games (5,162) than any other man alive, says he has no squawks with the decisions made by the six-man umpiring crew in the World Series. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerPhillies power hitter Ryan Howard, being called out on strikes by home plate umpire Jeff Nelson in Game 2, is 2-for-9 in the World Series and was 0-for-4 in Game 2.PHILADELPHIA — The chatter leading up to this World Series... Full Article at NJ.com
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Kansas City Royals' Josh Anderson, lower right, is tagged out by Minnesota Twins' third baseman Joe Crede, upper right, after trying to get to third on an Orlando Cabrera error during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in Minneapolis.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Pirates' Robinzon Diaz yells at home plate umpire Jeff Nelson, right, that he fouled the ball off after Nelson called him out during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
View Photo »Umpire Jeff Nelson, center, holds back Cincinnati Reds pitcher Edinson Volquez, right, after he hit Atlanta Braves batter Yunel Escobar (not shown) with a pitch and the benches cleared in the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 24, 2009, in Cincinnati.
View Photo »Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson has words with members of the Florida Marlins during the eighth inning of a baseball game with the Tampa Bay Rays in Miami, on Friday, May 22, 2009. The Rays won 15-2.
View Photo »Home plate umpire Jeff Nelson has words with members of the Florida Marlins team during eighth inning of a baseball game in Miami, Friday, May 22, 2009 withthe Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays won 15-2.
View Photo »Jeff Nelson, who has epilepsy, has been helping physicians at Stanford Hospital & Clinics Comprehensive Epilepsy Center to map his brain while in seizure. He has felt compelled to record, on canvas, some of what he sees and feels when experiencing a seizure.
View Photo »Penn State football coach Joe Paterno answers a question at his weekly news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in State College, Pa. Penn State sports information director Jeff Nelson looks in the background. Penn State host Ohio State in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 7.
View Photo »NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Ryan Howard #6 of the Philadelphia Phillies argues with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson #45 after Howard struck out for the fourth time in the game against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the 2009 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the B...
View Photo »New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira is hit by a during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira is hit by a during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson.
View Photo »Umpires including home plate umpire Jeff Nelson (L) gather to discuss a ruling after New York Yankees baserunner Jorge Posada was tagged out at second by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the seventh inning on what was ruled a double play after Phillies first baseman Ryan...
View Photo »New York Yankees Jerry Hairston Jr. (R) yells at home plate umpire Jeff Nelson (2nd L) after striking out in fourth inning as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz stands at left in Game 2 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, October 29, 2009.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Jorge Posada hits a run scoring single during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits a home run during the sixth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Derek Jeter strikes out looking during the third inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson. It was Jeter's second strike out in the game.
View Photo »New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits a single during the second inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz is catching. Umpire is Jeff Nelson.
View Photo »Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, right, has words with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Minneapolis. The Twins won 4-1.
View Photo »Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew, right, Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, center, and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson watch Drew's home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Drew had two home runs, but the White Sox won 9-5.
View Photo »Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, left, argues with umpire Jeff Nelson moments after being ejected in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla. , Saturday, July 11, 2009.
View Photo »Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, right, continues to argue with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson after being ejected in the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Detroit.
View Photo »Pittsburgh Pirates' Robinzon Diaz yells at home plate umpire Jeff Nelson, right, that he fouled the ball off after Nelson called him out during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
View Photo »In this particular play, the ball hit something hard, solid, and it was -- in my judgment it was the top of the fence ... And then when [Yankees manager Joe Girardi] came out, Joe just said, 'We think it hit a fan.' I said, 'It didn't hit a fan, it hit something solid. But we'll talk about it.' We talke...
Jeff Nelson served as the plate umpire for game 2 of the 2009 World Series. He failed to find the strike zone the entire night and handed the game to the Yankees.
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