ARLINGTON -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre said that he believes that umpire Joe West was joking when he told USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale that Beltre is the biggest complainer in baseball.
"Really? I don't really complain to umpires," Beltre said when informed of the article. "I joke around with the umpires. If I recall, he was umpiring on Saturday and we were joking around. The pitch was down the middle and I said outside and we laughed about it a bit and he said, 'You might be a good ball player but you'd be a horse (expletive) umpire,' and we laughed at it.