BASEBALL; For the love of the game; No. 5,000 on horizon for Froemming

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Bruce Froemming has had today marked on his calendar...home, which come few and far between. Froemming is working in his 49th season as a man...major-league level. "I still love my job," said Froemming, whose crew will work the Milwaukee-San...

Umpire: Balk call on Cub correct: Froemming objective: `Protect'...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 28, 2006 ;     365 words ...Byline: Paul Sullivan Apr. 28--Umpire Bruce Froemming said Thursday he was trying to keep Cubs reliever...right before Florida's game-winning rally, and at Froemming for not explaining what he had done wrong. You cannot argue a balk, Froemming said. If he does argue, it's an ejection. When...continued to ...

Easy call: Umpire going to be missed After 5,000-plus games, retiring...

Rocky Mountain News (2007-Current);  September 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Bruce Froemming regrets the baseball schedule did not call for...Lene's Sirloin House is a favorite stop for Froemming and his crew. Of the 5,152 major league games he has umpired, Froemming always will remember one in 1993. He worked...

Easy call: Umpire going to be missed After 5,000-plus games, retiring...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Fraley, Special to the Rocky Bruce Froemming regrets the baseball schedule did...Sirloin House is a favorite stop for Froemming and his crew. Of the 5,152 major league games he has umpired, Froemming always will remember one in 1993...

Bruce Froemming's home is behind the plate.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ......only after this article. Because Bruce Froemming probably deserves the appellation. His...to see the ball, call the ball. Mr. Froemming is an umpire. He has been calling games...umpire in Major League history. At 68, Froemming still takes the field daily, although...

Froemming's part of the old guard among umpires.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  August 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Berardino FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Bruce Froemming's fellow umpires have many stories they...table once made the mistake of insulting Froemming. Umpire? the guy said. You're too fat to be an umpire. Froemming, the story goes, smiled and challenged...

Bruce Froemming has umped nearly 5,000 games without fear, favor or doubt.

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  July 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......For 36 years, major-league umpire Bruce Froemming has been as noted for his talent as his...Stubborn? Thirty-five years after the fact, Froemming still defends a call that led to his...Phillies dugout and bullpen charged him. Froemming, then a rookie ump, had ruled that baserunner...

Froemming streaks toward 5,000.(umpire Bruce Froemming)

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  July 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ......For 36 years, major-league umpire Bruce Froemming has been as noted for his talent as his...Stubborn? Thirty-five years after the fact, Froemming still defends a call that led to his...Phillies dugout and bullpen charged him. Froemming, then a rookie ump, had ruled that baserunner...

MILESTONE CALL FOR UMP FROEMMING BEHIND THE PLATE OFR 5,000TH GAME

The Boston Globe;  August 17, 2006 ;     609 words ...Bruce Froemming could tell stories, probably all night...umpire (Bill Klem worked 5,374) has done, Froemming took a minute to recall his favorite...doubleheader, when the crowd was so small Froemming said the public address announcer greeted...

FROEMMING'S PLATE FULL FOR MANY YEARS THE UMPIRE AND MILWAUKEE NATIVE...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  July 23, 2006 ;     700+ words ......For 36 years, major league umpire Bruce Froemming has been as noted for his talent as his...Stubborn? Thirty-five years after the fact, Froemming -- a Milwaukee native -- still defends...Phillies dugout and bullpen charged him. Froemming, then a rookie ump, had ruled that baserunner...

The ol' ump Froemming calling it quits after 37 years

Post-Tribune (IN);  September 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......old, and I'm in a game I love." Bruce Froemming, who's retiring at the end of the season...time. He looked 16. It didn't matter. Froemming, 67, embarked on his 37th season this...weren't for the in-season vacations, Froemming would have worked nearly 6,000 games...

Froemming: NL Uniform for Last Time

AP Online;  March 23, 2000 ;     289 words ...AP Online 03-23-2000 Froemming: NL Uniform for Last Time VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Bruce Froemming, one of the staunchest supporters of deposed...as baseball prepares to merge its umpires. Froemming was among the umps, mostly from the NL, who...

Chief among game's umpires; Froemming on verge of service record

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 15, 2007 ;     490 words ...St. Louis - When Bruce Froemming umpired his first major-league game...work with to start my career," said Froemming, whose debut was delayed a day by...couldn't do any better than that." Froemming returns to that same venue today...

FROEMMING TO RETIRE AFTER THIS SEASON UMPIRE'S CALLED 'EM OVER...

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 15, 2007 ;     383 words ......Walker, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Umpire Bruce Froemming, who has spent a half-century in pro ball and worked...the majors, is getting ready to call it a career. Froemming, 68, is set to retire at the end of this season. He will be the plate umpire at the All-Star game next month in San ...

Umpire works at home one last time; Milwaukee series is Froemming's final

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 28, 2007 ;     564 words ...It was the spring of 1958 and Bruce Froemming, just off the Greyhound bus from Milwaukee...He was 18 years old. "My first game," Froemming said Thursday. "I thought I was in heaven...have any idea of where you were going." Froemming couldn't have imagined then that, 50...