![]() ![]() “It was a very positive experience being back at the ballpark and especially as we are in the midst of potentially making the playoffs with arguably the most exciting, dynamic team in baseball.” It took little convincing from Williams for Farrell to don the black umpiring gear, complete with face-mask, and sit in their usual perch behind home plate and make their signature gestures and strike calls from a few rows back of the action. “He goes: ‘What would you think if we came out of retirement for one game?’ And my answer was the same answer I gave him the first time before the first game we ever did,” Farrell said. You want me to dress up like an umpire, sit behind home plate, have a bunch of beers, and belt out strike calls all day. One addition to their repertoire this year included a special piece of equipment instant replay headsets. Yes, they even brought giant headsets to the game in the event of a replay, but it never happened during the game. “That would’ve been a fresh addition, and if they would’ve caught us on camera with those on, it would’ve been really entertaining for people.” “We were very disappointed that we had a game there on Wednesday without a replay call,” Farrell said. The uniforms are as close to authentic as one can get, complete with the MLB emblem, ball bag, and even the FTX cryptocurrency logo, which recently placed patches on umpire’s uniforms post-All-Star break. The friends say the act is all in good fun, and the response over the years was mostly positive. The difference this time is seats were much sparser back in 20, as the Blue Jays averaged only 23,000 fans per home game in 2009 and 20,000 in 2010. With plenty of empty seats in the stadium, Williams and Farrell stood out a lot more. But with a close to capacity 100 level during Wednesday’s game against the Rays, the duo didn’t quite stick out like they used to over a decade ago.īut fans in the ballpark and watching on TV took notice that the duo were back to their old ways, calling strikes, ringing up hitters, and even mimicking throwing baseballs back to the pitcher after a ball went out of play. Umpires Phil Cuzzi, Mark Ripperger, Tim Williams and Cory Blaser (supplied photo) Interestingly enough, the pair has a great relationship with the MLB umpiring crew, and they often used to meet up with the umpires for dinner whenever they’re in town. Williams and Farrell are involved with the MLB umpires’ charity, Umps Care, and Williams’ wife Caroline is an advisor on the charity’s board of directors.īack in 20, the fake umps went on a four-day road trip and raised $8,000 for Umps Care with their efforts. In the future, once travel restrictions open up, the pair would love to embark on another fundraising tour in the future, all while performing in their full umpire’s gear at MLB ballparks. #PIC OF MLB UMP LOPKING AT TV SCREEN REPLAY FULL#. ![]()
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