When asked if he would accept the award, Jim Joyce, who has spent 22 years behind the plate, replied "yes I said yes I will Yes."
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bloomsday at the Ball Park
It seems most appropriate that on June 16--Bloomsday--we celebrate the latest honor bestowed upon James Joyce. James (Jim to the baseball fraternity) has been voted the best umpire in major league baseball. Votes were cast by 100 active players, fifty from each of the major leagues.
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Many scholars consider "Finnegan's Walk" to be the towering masterwork in the Joyce canon. At the climax of this 1,700-page epic, set in the deciding game of the World Series, pitcher Phil Finnegan of the Idaho Spuds walks batter Reggie Van Dusen with the bases loaded, giving the Peoria Macaroons the winning run and the series. Finnegan shaves his head, gives up chewing tobacco, and joins a monastery in Transylvania.
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