In 1979 major league baseball umpires went on strike. MLB hired substitutes -- scabs, as m,any call them -- and veteran minor league umpire Dave Pallone was offered a big-league job.
He remained in the National League for ten years.
But as he told in his 1990 book "Behind the Mask," his fellow umpires disliked him. And he developed a reputation for being quick-tempered.
In April 1988, Pallone had a very high-profile confrontation with someone else who had a reputation for his temper: Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose. During an argument over a controversial call, Rose shoved Pallone -- a very serious offense in baseball -- and was suspended for 30 days.
