Ep. 341: Mending fences with umpire Joe West - a podcast by NBC Sports Chicago

Chuck Garfien sat down with controversial umpire Joe West. They spoke about the time he called two balks on Mark Buehrle and kicked him out of the game, being on the receiving end of so much criticism, the most vicious fans in baseball, how he mended fences and became friends with Hawk Harrelson, filming the baseball scene in "Naked Gun," robotic umps and more.

(1:39) - Umpiring the 2005 World Series

(2:16) - Calling balks on Mark Buehrle

(5:38) - Fan bases that may like him (Joe West)

(7:01) - Relationship with Hawk Harrelson

(10:16) - Appearance on "Naked Gun"

(18:28) - Robot Umpires

(25:19) - A. J. Pierzynski tells the story of getting thrown out by Joe West

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