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Joe West Retires from MLB After Umpiring All-Time Record 5,460 Regular-Season Games, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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LEADING OFF: 106-win Dodgers host Cards in NL wild-card game
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Joe West is spending his retirement editing his Wikipedia page to remove things that make him look bad : r/baseball
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Umpire Joe West set for call of NL Wild Card Game
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As MLB moves toward using 'robot umpire,' getting strike/ball calls right is the goal
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MLB reveals LCS umpires with Joe West, Gerry Davis crew chiefs
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Umpire Joe West works 5,000th major league game - The Boston Globe
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Fox Valley resident Davis among 5 retiring MLB umpires
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Giovanny Gallegos maddened by another sticky situation in Chicago: Cardinals Extra
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Joe West: Legendary MLB umpire sets career record for games
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Joe West's quest to preserve the sanctity of umpiring - Sports Illustrated