The Most TRIGGERED Umpire In Baseball

CB Buckner may not be as well known as Angel Hernandez, but he's still in that realm of umpires who just aren't very good at their job, and on top of that, have huge egos and quick feuds. Players and coaches are not fans of him, and it's been this way for a long time. In fact, back in 2003 and in 2006, Sports Illustrated surveys of active Major League players voted Buckner as the worst umpire in Major League Baseball. In a 2010 ESPN survey of 100 active players at the time, Buckner was once again named the worst umpire in MLB. Despite not having the greatest reputation, he does have some historic moments he can forever say he was umpiring for, like Justin Verlander's second no-hitter back in 2011 where he was the first base umpire, and Lucas Giolito's no-hitter in 2020 where he was behind the plate for. Last year, an incident went down between Buckner and Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, and I don't know if you're ever going to see a more heated exchange between Buckner and a manager. After tensions had been brewing all game because of how bad of a job Buckner was doing behind the plate, Nolan Arenado had this called a strike on him. He was shocked, so was Marmol, Buckner would eject Marmol, and then the shouting match ensued. It was intense, with Buckner criticizing his time in the league, as Marmol did the same right back at him. Marmol then walked off the field and into the clubhouse, and that was that. Except that wasn't that, because Buckner is still holding a grudge on Marmol to this day, but before we get any further, we are so close to 100,000 subscribers on the channel, so if you're new or just haven't subscribed yet, consider doing so. Before a recent spring training game when the umpires meet with the managers at the home plate to exchange the lineup cards, Marmol extended his hand for a handshake from Buckner, who refused to budge, with Marmol going on to say this to the media afterward. The thing is, when I think about it, I went into that game pretty certain of my thoughts on him as an umpire, weren't very good, and it just shows his lack of class as a man. That's bottom line. I don't think he's good at his job, and it just showed a lack of class." Buckner was clearly in the wrong here, because not only did at least one of the other umpires in Buckner's crew apologize for what happened, but Major League Baseball themselves looked into the matter, and according to what some are saying, did not suspend Buckner, but ended up fighting him and undisclosed him out. Two days after the incident, things appear to be handled with as Buckner and Marmol shook hands before another game. Watch. So, this became a story, last time that CB Buckner was an umpire, and Ali Marmol, the manager of the Cardinals, right there, shaking the hand of CB Buckner, well the last time they met, there was a lack of a handshake. So, as you just saw, they shook hands, but you can't help but think how awkward that situation must have been, especially for Buckner, and there's no way this means there's no bad blood between the two anymore. Marmol meant every word of what he said about Buckner back in August when he was ejected by him, and a few days ago after Buckner refused to shake his hand, and it's gonna be interesting to see how this all plays out, and when Buckner umpires Cardinals games, and what happens when he does. Let me know what you think, thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video.