The notion that Joe West is a bad umpire is not new. He’s made a name for himself in baseball for 3 reasons: the ‘West Vest’, country music, and bad umpiring.
The latter trait was well on display last night. Jeff’s writeup last night showed that via ESPN’s graphic. Here is a more specific set of indicators from BrooksBaseball.net (graphics are drawn from the umpire’s perspective, facing the pitcher).
The results were particularly egregious for the starboard-siders, with at least 8 balls out of the strike zone being called as strikes.