| ask umpire | 0.79 | Just ask the umpires. | ||
| bump umpire | 0.72 | Palmer ran out of the dugout and appeared to bump the umpire. | ||
| use umpire | 0.59 | A fifth umpire was used during the doubleheader. | ||
| chair umpire | 0.46 | Edberg suspected a bit of gamesmanship and complained to chair umpire Mike Morrissey. | ||
| criticize umpire | 0.46 | Berman is loath to criticize umpires. | ||
| put umpire | 0.46 | Baseball wanted to put umpires under their umbrella. | ||
| represent umpire | 0.46 | The umpires were represented by general counsel Richie Phillips. | ||
| accuse umpire | 0.39 | Rippley and Tata accused umpires from the anti-Phillips faction of disseminating false information. | ||
| boo umpire | 0.39 | When Sosa was called out on strikes, they booed the umpire. | ||
| curse umpire | 0.39 | Vis then cursed the umpire and was disqualified. | ||
| slap umpire | 0.39 | His wife, Benedicte, later slapped the umpire. | ||
| cause umpire | 0.33 | The incident almost caused the umpires to strike during the playoffs. | ||
| have umpire | 0.33 | Double-A leagues have three umpires, and all other leagues use two. | ||
| hit umpire | 0.33 | Mack was thrown out of the game for hitting an umpire. | ||
| defend umpire | 0.26 | DiMuro defended Japanese umpires. | ||
| force umpire | 0.26 | If Ludwig chooses not to force the umpires to work, substitutes will be standing by. | ||
| say umpire | 0.26 | Not so fast, say the umpires. | ||
| support umpire | 0.26 | Budig said the league believes in and supports its umpires. |