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Umpire Joe West blasted the Yankees and Red Sox before Wednesday’s game, accusing the two clubs of being “pathetic and embarrassing” in dragging the pace of games and refusing to work with umpires to pick up the pace. Both teams are notorious for the slow tempo of their games. The first two Yankees-Red Sox games this season lasted 3 hours and 46 minutes and 3:48, respectively. “I don’t know what to do,” West said. “I don’t know how to make them pick up the pace. It’s sad when schoolkids can’t watch the end of the game because it ends too late.” The Record (Hackensack N.J.); AP file photo
