Introduction

Joe West, the MLB umpire who retired prior to the 2022 season after umpiring the most major league games ever. He was back in the news this week because of a semi-viral Reddit thread pointing out that it appeared he had been editing his own Wikipedia page. If you're here for that portion of the podcast, check the timestamp. We have about a 20 minute chat later in the episode and if you wish, you can skip straight to it but before Cowboy Joe, on with the show.