This Cowboy ain't easy to love: Baseball's complicated relationship with Joe West

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Joe West can be seen as a good umpire or a jerk. He is self-deprecating one minute and vindictive the next. He will put his arm around you as quickly as he will throw you out of a game. For 44 years, he’s done it the only way that matters to him: his way.

Joe West can be seen as a good umpire or a jerk. He is self-deprecating one minute and vindictive the next. He will put his arm around you as quickly as he will throw you out of a game. For 44 years, he’s done it the only way that matters to him: his way.

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