BOSTON — That was some walk-off home run umpire Tom Hallion hit on Thursday. That’s why he was standing on home plate, right?
Here was Todd Frazier celebrating his Game 1 walk-off home run over the Marlins at Citi Field as his teammates surrounded home plate and there was Hallion standing on the dish. The Mets haven’t had much to celebrate this year, so this was a rare moment.
Frazier said on Friday night he was thinking of seeing if Hallion could take a charge.
That would have been something to see.
Who knows what Hallion was thinking, but umpires are getting in the way of the game more than ever these days.