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"Balkin' Bob Davidson" to retire from MLB
http://kliptalksports.sportsblog.com/posts/26711011/buffalo-sabres--five-storylines-with-twelve-days-till-opening-night.htmlIf you know who Bob Davidson is, then you're either part of Major League Baseball, a resident of the greater Philadelphia area, or related to him.
He wears number 61 on his sleeve. He used to have a lot more hair than he has now. And he is probably casually hated by a few too many people.
Davidson is a Major League Baseball umpire. He has a history of calling balks on pitchers as if he were paid by the balk, hence the name "Balkin' Bob Davidson." For the longest time, he was probably hated everywhere he went within the game. He was the "crotchety old man who told people to get off his lawn" of baseball. Even if you don't understand baseball, you could tell a lot of this just by how he goes down into his crouch behind the plate. It looks like he is trying to flex his muscles and defecate simultaneously.
Davidson's history is probably enough to warrant a published autobiography upon his retirement. On August 23, 1989, Davidson ejected Youppi!, the mascot of the Montreal Expos.
MORE: http://strikezone.sportsblog.com/posts/22982064/the-legend-of-balkin--bob.html
He wears number 61 on his sleeve. He used to have a lot more hair than he has now. And he is probably casually hated by a few too many people.
Davidson is a Major League Baseball umpire. He has a history of calling balks on pitchers as if he were paid by the balk, hence the name "Balkin' Bob Davidson." For the longest time, he was probably hated everywhere he went within the game. He was the "crotchety old man who told people to get off his lawn" of baseball. Even if you don't understand baseball, you could tell a lot of this just by how he goes down into his crouch behind the plate. It looks like he is trying to flex his muscles and defecate simultaneously.
Davidson's history is probably enough to warrant a published autobiography upon his retirement. On August 23, 1989, Davidson ejected Youppi!, the mascot of the Montreal Expos.
MORE: http://strikezone.sportsblog.com/posts/22982064/the-legend-of-balkin--bob.html
Davidson is known for ejecting "unruly" fans. Good read at the link just above.
