61.   In fact, he started jostling with Tigers catcher Ron Tingley before plate umpire Rich Garcia intervened.

62.   In Kansas City, Finley had baseballs delivered to the plate umpire by a mechanical rabbit that popped out of the ground.

63.   Indians manager Mike Hargrove and starting pitcher Dwight Gooden had somewhat different takes on the first-inning debate with plate umpire Joe Brinkman that led to their ejection.

64.   It brought a warning from the plate umpire Harry Wendelstedt.

65.   It started with Ron Gant trying to steal home and ended with Manager Dallas Green believing the plate umpire Paul Runge had stolen the game.

66.   It would have passed in the night if Frank Pulli, the plate umpire, had not overreacted.

67.   Jimy argued long and hard with plate umpire Greg Bonin.

68.   Jeter almost fell down as plate umpire Jim Reynolds rang him up.

69.   Lankford argued the call by plate umpire Kerwin Danley as the Mets celebrated the nerve-wrecking finish that snapped a two-game losing streak.

70.   Later that inning, Clemens also barked at Jose Offerman after Offerman took offense to a third-strike call by plate umpire John Hirschbeck.