Talk:C. B. Bucknor

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Here's something that could be added to this article, maybe might quiet the vandals too lol.

"As reported on the popular Sports Radio Network Website WEEI, C.B. Bucknor came under fire from fans and players alike on October 8th, 2009 after Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Bucknor made several controversial calls at first base, several of which were indeed confirmed on replay to be incorrect calls."

Source: http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/214380/players-umpires-react-controversial-calls-red-sox-loss

Here's a picture of Bucknor that also could be added: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/official_info/umpires/y2008/2225.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel Babai (talk • contribs) 07:00, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

The fact that Bucknor may have had a bad game in a playoff game is just not worthy of mention, unless it was, say, the deciding game of a World Series. See Don Denkinger for such an example. With Bucknor, the fact that he's considered the worst umpire in the major leagues makes such things as a bad game almost inevitable. Unless there is more controversy with him this series, this just isn't noteworthy. - AyaK (talk) 13:56, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

I guess I see your point there, he's had many a bad game before. It's just that I don't remember him being criticized as harshly and quickly as he was and still is. Ultimately, his bad calls did not cause the Red Sox to lose the game, however it did cost Jon Lester at least another inning he could have pitched. It is noteworthy, IMO, that the MLB would still let someone such as Bucknor work in the playoffs. As for there being more controversy with him this series... trust me, there will be. He's the home plate umpire in Game 2 tonight, having one of the most amorphous, inconsistent strike zones in the game. And if it's of any significance, there's a quote from former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling in the following link to his blog talking about the umpiring crew and Bucknor being among his chief concerns and worst umps in the game http://38pitches.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/curt-schilling/general/2009/10/09/why-c-b-bucknor-is-not-a-good-umpire/. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.105.183.2 (talk) 20:08, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Link must be disambiguated

Does anyone know how to disambiguate the Bill Miller link in the infobox without the text reading "Bill Miller (umpire)" AutomaticStrikeout (talk) 16:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Related to Cricket Umpire Steve Bucknor?

Does anybody know if C.B. is related to well-known cricket umpire Steve Bucknor? Both are from Jamaica. Fool4jesus (talk) 12:54, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

I haven't been able to find anything on the internet about them being related. However, they do have one thing in common: Both have a reputation for being bad umpires! BilCat (talk) 04:44, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Interesting - and both moved from Jamaica to NYC (CB with his immediate family in the early 1970s, Steve much more recently). But yeah, I can't find anything about a possible connection. Larry Hockett (Talk) 05:38, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

No idea how reliable this source is, but it claims that the surname 'Bucknor' is most common in Jamaica, where it is borne by a little over 1,400 people. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 14:51, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

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Edit from bad resource

Not sure where the Christopher Blake came from as I have known CB for over 30 years and this is not his name nor is an abbreviation for anything else. CB Bucknor is his given name and it is on his license and ss card. Please edit this as I have changed several times and would like to have this changed. and corrected. I will create an account if need be. 2603:6010:2E02:8ECB:78A1:5D18:EEC5:274 (talk) 01:00, 7 February 2023 (UTC)