15. Roberto Alomar, John Hirschbeck, And A Loogie
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It’s not clear who deserves blame for this meltdown — after being rung up by ump John Hirschbeck on a called third strike, Roberto Alomar lost it, hocking a loogie in the home plate ump’s face, then getting personal after the game, saying the ump had been “real bitter” since the loss of his son to rare disease adrenoleukodystrophy. Alomar said his tirade was a result of the ump’s insulting his mother with racial slurs. The two eventually made up and became friends.