Lone Female Major League Umpire Gets The Boot: We’re Left With A Bunch Of Old Geezers

Minor league umpire Ria Cortesio–the only female ump in the big leagues–was canned by baseball after nine years of officiating. There wasn’t a distinct reason provided by the major leagues as to why she was released, but male umpires no longer have to worry about ducking into lockers after showers. It was nice to actually have someone besides a scraggly, old fart-knocker as an ump. Cortesio, who was the first woman in 20 years to officiate a major league game (they gave her an exhibition game earlier this season), but she wasn’t too shocked about the officiating president’s decision. That’s kind of weird.

“I’ve been prepared for it, to some extent, for a long time,” she told The Associated Press on Wednesday from her home in western Illinois. “But I was surprised a little bit.”

We can’t live with that kind of stress. Can you imagine coming into work everyday thinking it’s your last day? Screw that. We come in to work strutting our stuff like Mike Tyson a la’ late 80’s. Well, at least Cortesio is staying positive.

“It does feel freeing, in a way,” she said. As she spoke, she said she was putting on her Joan Jett-style makeup to go to work on Halloween night.

At leaster her costume was way better than this.

Only female ump in pro baseball released [Miami Herald]
Image [AP]