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01/05/05

Marty Foster 60

Major League Service
Time: 4 Years.
CAREER: Joined the major
league staff in 1999...has
worked the All-Star Game
(2002)...worked the
Opening Series 2000
between the Chicago Cubs
and New York Mets in Tokyo,
Japan...previously umpired in the Appalachian League (1988), Midwest League (1989), Southern League (1991-93), International League (1994), Pacific Coast League (1995-96), American Association (1997) and International League (1998-99). PERSONAL: Martin Robert Foster...born on November 25, 1963 in Denver, CO...currently resides in Beloit, WI...married Mary (11/21/98)...received an associate's degree from Grand Junction Mesa College in 1984...works with the United Way and the Special Olympics...played high school baseball at Thomas Jefferson High School...began his umpiring career in 1986 in a Denver summer league...works with Wish Upon A Star and the St. Croix Charity Golf Outing to benefit Queen Elizabeth House for Orphaned Children...hobbies include golf, weight training and racquetball.

Marty Foster

May 4, 2004 in Seattle Marty Foster was the home plate ump. The strike zone was not that great the entire night.

In the 9th inning, with Every day Eddie Guradado on the mound Torii Hunter hits a double scoring Guzman to tie the game up at 3-3. Koskie comes around trying to score, and slides his hand across home, replays show he was safe, clearly. Yet Foster calls him out, to extra innings we go. Koskie threw down his helmet at the call and was ejected.

In the bottom on the 16th Spiezio grounded into a a fielders choice and Winn tried to score, on nearly the exact same play at the plate as Koskies play Winn is called safe, M's win. Replays showed, and even without the replay you could see that Winn was out, the tag was there before he swiped home plate.

Foster not only helped the M's win the game, he helped himself onto the Umpire Blacklist.

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