I *love* him as an umpire. The longer he umps, the faster the development of the A.I. to replace him. Seriously, we have the tech to track the ball... we don't need to rely on the eyes/reflexes of some old man.
It is actually not Hernandez's fault. He is useless. He has disengaged and lost respect of the players. He has compromised the fans enjoyment of the game. He consistently brings baseball into negativity and disrepute. Everyone knows the man has no pride or self respect as he consistently puts himself above others. He knows the damage he is doing. And he just doesn't care. It's all about Angel Hernandez and no one else matters. All he is doing is using the system because he knows he can. It's no secret. A dead ant knows all of this. However the fault is the system and it's management for allowing this to continue and not resolving the problem. For the games sake make a stand and an executive decision. Never let the man step onto a baseball field under the guise of an umpire ever again by quoting ineptitude and a failure to produce minimum required results. If he sues, so be it. If he wins, pay it. The game is far more important that this individual. Do whatever it takes to get rid of this unwanted stain on the great game of baseball...
I would trust Bernie Madoff with my life savings more than I would trust Angel Hernandez to umpire an MLB game! He could be watching the clouds pass by instead of watching for balls and strikes and the MLB won’t do anything about him…
It's a relic from a time that fans would literally attack the umpires about bad calls. Angel sucks, but some of the powers that umpires have are the result of violence.
he makes a complete embarrassment of baseball. The one at 1:17 to Wyatt Langford doesn't even tell half the story..not even half..he called 3 in a row that were 2 feet outside. It was FAR and AWAY the worst thing I have ever seen an umpire do. He did it just for spite. If I tune in and see he is part of the game I tune right back out.
I can’t imagine showing up to work every day and everyone that you work with tells you how terrible you are at your job, but for some reason you still don’t quit.
The only way to get the MLB's attention to fire Angel is; after the 1st pitch of any game he is Umpiring (at any base) the ENTIRE crowd chants "Angel Sucks!" as long and loud as they can. Just like the WWE fan participation!
People would come to games he's umpiring just to do this, and ticket sales would go up, and they'd put him in more games because of it. What people need to do is walk out, leave the game and demand refunds. Issue chargebacks if no refund is issued.
Not to mention that all teams of games in which he’s to be an umpire need to start to refuse to take the field. Sure, at first, MLB would just give both teams forfeits, but as times goes on, things will begin to change. Hey, non-violent civil disobedience worked once. It can work again.
@@CapnRiggs2k5 Thats not how it works a Union does not grant carte blanche power of protection. MLB just doesn't care enough probably because they are in the mind of any publicity is good publicity
I honestly wonder if the rest of his umpire crew ever gets tired of the drama that he causes. "Really? I have to argue with this manager because you made a crap call.... again....?"
I bet many of them are happy for the cover he gives them. "I may have made a bad call, but it won't stick with my reputation, because Angel will do so much worse."
Not that he ever cared, but in the last two year of his tenure, I'm convinced that he was intentionally bad...he lost his lawsuit-TWICE, and was dead set and taking his frustration out on the game of baseball.
Angel Hernandez is the worst umpire ever. It's a joke that he's still employed by the MLB. Hernandez, Ron Kulpa, Greg Gibson, Hunter Wendelstedt and Will Little, among others, have no business being umpires in the MLB. But of course, Joe Torre won't do anything to improve the terrible umpiring going on right now.
MLB’s umpires union is disgusting. You should be ashamed holding players and fans hostage from Hernandez, Kulpa, Gibson and of course Wendelstedt etc. it needs to stop. Turn the tables on Hernandez with his playbook, a law suite. Stop this sham!! Quit protecting Angels flock.
Here's the thing with Angel, he does it all on PURPOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! He knows what he's doing, he's not stupid, in fact, he's very smart. He loves to make bad calls on purpose, just to f**k with players and managers. And, by the looks of it, he's doing a great job!! I mean, the guy really likes to screw with players, if he's behind the plate he will call a ball a strike and a strike a ball. To even it out, sometimes he will make some good calls. He has to, otherwise it would be too obvious LOL!! I think he's got the record for most overturned calls at first base, and when they overturn his call he always has this goofy look on his face like "WHOOPS" did I do that?? O well, one of these days he's bound to do something so crazy that baseball will finally be able to fire his ass. Patience.
Imagine a biopic on angel in like 15 years, it’s centered around his plot to infiltrate and absolutely troll the MLB for decades purely for his own enjoyment
Towards the end of the year when 2 teams who are out of the pennant race both team players should refuse to play when Angel is umping behind the plate. No game--no revenue. That will get their attention!
How did he make it through a 20 year career of not only bad calls, but being absolutely smug about it, without getting a haymaker planted across his face?
Everybody keeps scratching their heads about Angel Hernandez? Come on, you know he's on the take! Somebody's making money off of these seriously wrong calls!
I think I've figured out why Angel is so bad; calling Balls as Strikes, Strikes as Balls and everything else he's screwed up. Back in Cuba somebody gave him a very bad translation of the rules. Now he's either too stubborn or completely unwilling to acknowledge that the problem might lie with him.
Has there ever been an umpire even remotely close to how bad Angel Hernandez was? Thank heavens he has finally retired, but MLB needs to use much better judgement in the future!
Yeah he is a violation umpire he violated against the players call them strike three call on the bad pitch out of the strike zone plus they didn't swing the bat so that is a ball instead of strike he is a douchebag.
And Bill Miller, and Doug Eddings, and Hunter Wendelstadt, and John Tumpane, and Chris Guccione, and Ron Kulpa and Phil Cuzzi and Mike Estabrook and DJ Rayburn and..... shall I go on?
I am sick of people blaming the union. Unions represent their members to ensure due process. That is their job. If they fail to do so, they can be sued by the very people they represent and fined by the NLRB. It's not their job to evaluate their members' performance. If you want to blame someone, blame the league office, which does not have the stomach to go through that due process.
Angel is the walking talking representation of all that’s wrong with humanity. He was bad at his job, protected by his union. And so arrogant because of it he went out of his way to push everyone’s buttons that he screwed over. Glad he finally quit, sadly only a career to late.
Honestly, I think “I loathe you” would be one of the worst things I could ever hear as an umpire. You get that, then you know it’s personal and he hates you
There could be a whole documentary about how bad Angel Hernandez is.
There will be now that he retired or got thrown out who knows
I'd be willing to make a movie about him
DUDE...YES! I barely follow baseball at all and I would be fascinated by that documentary. Good call.
He's a really nice guy tho
Who’s here after the retirement announcement?
Seriously???
Me!
Me
Everyone! He couldn't eject us anymore!
Angel is a good man.
This could've been a short movie
Or a Pixar short film.
Or a long one.
More like an entire saga
A 3-parter that makes Lord of the Rings extended edition feel short in comparison.
Came here to make a similar comment
2:15 blink twice if you're being held hostage.
"I really *really* want to say something... but I also *really* don't want a suspension."
*blinks twice*
@@RadioactiveSherbet EXACTLY.
That was an awkward interview to say the least lol
@@RadioactiveSherbet suspension/fine
There's no way Angel Hernandez isn't involved in sports betting in some way....
Dude can think. Incompetence is usually used to hide corruption.
I resent this take. Angel doesn't have the skill to rig a game, if anything he'd probably fix it for the wrong guys.
@@EzPzLemnSqueezy You were paid by him to say that. He rigged every game he was in and you know it
@@EzPzLemnSqueezy How can you possibly know that, having a profile picture who doesn't know jack about eternity
@@EzPzLemnSqueezy Are you kidding me? He is the Cubs curse personified and on purpose
I *love* him as an umpire.
The longer he umps, the faster the development of the A.I. to replace him.
Seriously, we have the tech to track the ball... we don't need to rely on the eyes/reflexes of some old man.
They use it in minor league
Unfortunately the unabomber was right with a comment like yours. You rather have automation than an actual human. Hail to your overlords
@@Unabomber210 I think people want accuracy rather than errors. If this can be automated to assist referees then that is great.
You strike me as someone who doesn’t have many friends.
@@Unabomber210 ironic that you own a computer
If I were a catcher I’d accidentally miss a few pitches if Angel were umping behind me.
I would too. Teach angel hernandez how to open his eyes or some balls are really going to nail him for being blind as a bat!
03:17 Schwarber's body language looks like angry George Costanza when they nicknamed him Koko.
That chimp's alright, high five
LOL!
OOOOOOOHH OOO
I agree with Schwaber
It is actually not Hernandez's fault.
He is useless.
He has disengaged and lost respect of the players.
He has compromised the fans enjoyment of the game.
He consistently brings baseball into negativity and disrepute.
Everyone knows the man has no pride or self respect as he consistently puts himself above others.
He knows the damage he is doing.
And he just doesn't care.
It's all about Angel Hernandez and no one else matters.
All he is doing is using the system because he knows he can.
It's no secret.
A dead ant knows all of this.
However the fault is the system and it's management for allowing this to continue and not resolving the problem.
For the games sake make a stand and an executive decision.
Never let the man step onto a baseball field under the guise of an umpire ever again by quoting ineptitude and a failure to produce minimum required results.
If he sues, so be it.
If he wins, pay it.
The game is far more important that this individual.
Do whatever it takes to get rid of this unwanted stain on the great game of baseball...
I would trust Bernie Madoff with my life savings more than I would trust Angel Hernandez to umpire an MLB game! He could be watching the clouds pass by instead of watching for balls and strikes and the MLB won’t do anything about him…
They need him to fix games.
He's finally gone!
@@Jarekx2007 As is Bernie Madoff....well, gone in a different way.
Umpires shouldn't have any authority to eject fans or stadium staff (e.g. sound engineers).
I can see why as long as they're doing *something that actually interferes with the game.* Not just that they said something that hurt his feelings.
Dumb opinion
It's a relic from a time that fans would literally attack the umpires about bad calls. Angel sucks, but some of the powers that umpires have are the result of violence.
I looked it up, they cannot actually eject fans based on what I read
@@demigod2324 well they do and they have!
he makes a complete embarrassment of baseball. The one at 1:17 to Wyatt Langford doesn't even tell half the story..not even half..he called 3 in a row that were 2 feet outside. It was FAR and AWAY the worst thing I have ever seen an umpire do. He did it just for spite. If I tune in and see he is part of the game I tune right back out.
I can’t imagine showing up to work every day and everyone that you work with tells you how terrible you are at your job, but for some reason you still don’t quit.
This could be a documentary about how much players hate Angel Hernandez.
It's in the works.
It’s amazing that Angel Hernandez was an umpire since 1991.
The only way to get the MLB's attention to fire Angel is; after the 1st pitch of any game he is Umpiring (at any base) the ENTIRE crowd chants "Angel Sucks!" as long and loud as they can. Just like the WWE fan participation!
People would come to games he's umpiring just to do this, and ticket sales would go up, and they'd put him in more games because of it.
What people need to do is walk out, leave the game and demand refunds. Issue chargebacks if no refund is issued.
Not to mention that all teams of games in which he’s to be an umpire need to start to refuse to take the field. Sure, at first, MLB would just give both teams forfeits, but as times goes on, things will begin to change. Hey, non-violent civil disobedience worked once. It can work again.
Teams need to refuse to play when the scumbag is scheduled to call.
He would try and throw everyone out
@@heathfitzgerald363 At which time, I personally would just stand in front of him, arms crossed, and say “No.”
The fact that MLB won’t do anything about Angel Hernandez makes me suspect they’re afraid of having a whistleblower.
No. He's a minority. Plain and simple.
@@stevebishop-md5vy
He already sued and lost over "discrimination." MLB won't do anything because Manfred lets the union do whatever they want.
MLB can't do anything about it. It's ALL up to the union
@@CapnRiggs2k5
Thats not how it works
a Union does not grant carte blanche power of protection.
MLB just doesn't care enough probably because they are in the mind of any publicity is good publicity
It’s because of the Union contract. However that expires after this season so hopefully an overhaul will happen.
“We will miss Angel Hernandez as an umpire.”
-said no one ever
I honestly wonder if the rest of his umpire crew ever gets tired of the drama that he causes. "Really? I have to argue with this manager because you made a crap call.... again....?"
I bet many of them are happy for the cover he gives them. "I may have made a bad call, but it won't stick with my reputation, because Angel will do so much worse."
You made my case of how dumb you are, it’s a game of drama, Angela Hernandez and Josephine Biden forever lmao
@@kg4wwn That's a fair point. Angel makes otherwise bad umpires look good. But Pat Hoberg makes the rest of them look like complete clowns.
At 6:03 he actually got the call right. The batter leaned into the pitch and Angel Hernandez did not issue him 1st base, which was the correct call.
Yep, even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally.
The worst of it is that at 6:05, he makes the correct call. But then even a broken watch is right twice a day.
There were a couple correct, or at least borderline, calls. But when an umpire has that kind of baggage already, everything gets magnified.
His three blown calls in a playoff game cost him the World Series that season, and quite likely for good.
Anytime you become famous as an umpire or ref, it's not a good reflection on your skills.
I think they should just assign Angel to do every single Astros game - that’s perfect karma for the biggest cheaters in the league….
Not that he ever cared, but in the last two
year of his tenure, I'm convinced that he was intentionally bad...he lost his lawsuit-TWICE, and was dead set and taking his frustration out on the game of baseball.
Angel Hernandez is the worst umpire ever. It's a joke that he's still employed by the MLB. Hernandez, Ron Kulpa, Greg Gibson, Hunter Wendelstedt and Will Little, among others, have no business being umpires in the MLB. But of course, Joe Torre won't do anything to improve the terrible umpiring going on right now.
Umpire union strongest union in the American workforce. I couldn’t imagine having that much job security
Angela Hernandez and Josephine Biden forever lmao
MLB’s umpires union is disgusting. You should be ashamed holding players and fans hostage from Hernandez, Kulpa, Gibson and of course Wendelstedt etc. it needs to stop. Turn the tables on Hernandez with his playbook, a law suite. Stop this sham!! Quit protecting Angels flock.
Torre is merely an assistant. It's Manfred who's letting the union get away with so much abuse of power.
Blame the Union!!
Why isn't this video at least 60 minutes long?
This has got to be just the trailer to the full length movie right? I’m sure they have enough footage for a trilogy as a matter of fact.
Here's the thing with Angel, he does it all on PURPOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He knows what he's doing, he's not stupid, in fact, he's very smart.
He loves to make bad calls on purpose, just to f**k with players and managers.
And, by the looks of it, he's doing a great job!!
I mean, the guy really likes to screw with players, if he's behind the plate
he will call a ball a strike and a strike a ball. To even it out, sometimes he will make some good calls.
He has to, otherwise it would be too obvious LOL!! I think he's got the record for most
overturned calls at first base, and when they overturn his call he always has this goofy look
on his face like "WHOOPS" did I do that?? O well, one of these days he's bound to do something
so crazy that baseball will finally be able to fire his ass. Patience.
Imagine a biopic on angel in like 15 years, it’s centered around his plot to infiltrate and absolutely troll the MLB for decades purely for his own enjoyment
I’m surprised this is only 7 minutes long
Angel, way to use your race to keep your job. Hey, MLB, grow a set. He's an embarrassment.
He is the single worst umpire in MLB history.. he is perfect case to abolish unions. That’s the only reason he kept us job for as long he did.
Angel is being “retired” at long last!
Give him a bunch of money so he can start the 'Hernandez School of Umpiring'.
“This best way I found to be a great ump is decide before the pitcher pitches if it’s a ball or strike…its worked for me”
@@thegman7523 This strategy helps tremendously if you blink a lot.
Here after the retirement announcement to relive the atrocities
Towards the end of the year when 2 teams who are out of the pennant race both team players should refuse to play when Angel is umping behind the plate. No game--no revenue. That will get their attention!
The way I see it.
He is the mechanism used to rig a game.
If he is involved the fix is in.
Funniest thing about 2:41 is that it was a ball also
How did he make it through a 20 year career of not only bad calls, but being absolutely smug about it, without getting a haymaker planted across his face?
Everybody keeps scratching their heads about Angel Hernandez? Come on, you know he's on the take! Somebody's making money off of these seriously wrong calls!
I can't believe MLB retired him. There is absolutely nothing interesting about MLB without Hernandez. I don't think Bucknor can fill those shoes.
Ian Kinsler's face when asked about Angel's handshake. John Hader's face when Angel called out Schwarber on strikes 😂
He sued mlb for race discrimination.
He’s not going anywhere folks. He’s umping until dies or has to use a wheelchair
He lost the lawsuit. And a second one
Angel is able to unite all teams and their fan bases in their hatred for one man: himself.
I wouldn't have it any other way. Go Angel 😇
Who’s here when he just retired
It was posted when he did lol
@@JTwelks32 it was posted a few days before
I think I've figured out why Angel is so bad; calling Balls as Strikes, Strikes as Balls and everything else he's screwed up.
Back in Cuba somebody gave him a very bad translation of the rules. Now he's either too stubborn or completely unwilling to acknowledge that the problem might lie with him.
Yet another example as how Cuba has enriched our lives 🙄
Gibby as the Jays manager was the best, always looked like he just ripped a bong haha. So chill.
Angel Hernandez is the one person that brings all baseball fans together, regardless of their favorite team.
Just curious… who is Herndez’s bookie? Wouldn’t mind some inside information
Has there ever been an umpire even remotely close to how bad Angel Hernandez was? Thank heavens he has finally retired, but MLB needs to use much better judgement in the future!
Every Baseball fan, player and manager hated him. Glad his is gone.
Angel Hernández is single handedly destroying MLB.
He’s the absolute worst. There’s no question. It’s disgusting. It shouldn’t be allowed. Why MLB thinks it’s ok is even worse
Angel Hernandez should be behind bars for the rest of his sorry life. Shame on MLB.
Anyone watching this now that he announced his retirement?
Yeah he is a violation umpire he violated against the players call them strike three call on the bad pitch out of the strike zone plus they didn't swing the bat so that is a ball instead of strike he is a douchebag.
Angel Hernandez is a douchebag bad umpire.
Anybody who doesn’t believe major sports aren’t being rigged just needs to realize that AH is still an ump after 20 plus years.
If not for the union this incompetent joker would have been out of a job years ago. I'm not anti union but wtf.
"I loathe you" reminds me of Newman's dispute with the used record dealer in "Seinfeld."
I got Al Jolson here, Al Jolson!
He is THE WORST umpire I have ever seen in any league. I played in the minors and Angel is worse than the lot of them. The MLB should be ashamed
Hernandez was cut from his little league team. There weren't even tryouts. Then he lied on his resume, but got the job anyway.
Angel needs to be booted from MLB. PERMANENTLY
Angel looks like an imperial officer that has somehow miraculously avoided getting force choked.
From what I hear the MLB had to pay him off, substantially, to get rid of him.
Players, announcers, fans, cats, dogs, concessions, media professionals, managers, coaches, bus drivers, unified distain.
All of y'all complaining about umpires will the be the first to complain about too much technology being brought into the game to replace them.
Hernandez is the GOAT. He’s the only reason I watch pro baseball
Lol okay troll
@@deftone330ridicule, the behavior of children,I’ll give you a thumbs up to help your noteriety
His ability to remain calm while people are going nuts on him is unmatched lol
The guy is a total disgrace. And right behind him. You have CB Buckner, Laz Diaz, Rafa Marquez Marty Foster and Andy Fletcher.
And Bill Miller, and Doug Eddings, and Hunter Wendelstadt, and John Tumpane, and Chris Guccione, and Ron Kulpa and Phil Cuzzi and Mike Estabrook and DJ Rayburn and..... shall I go on?
I don’t understand why they allow him behind the plate. Put him at the spot that has the least impact on the game.
Yeah, it's called "out of the game."
Promote him to spectator.
I am sick of people blaming the union. Unions represent their members to ensure due process. That is their job. If they fail to do so, they can be sued by the very people they represent and fined by the NLRB. It's not their job to evaluate their members' performance. If you want to blame someone, blame the league office, which does not have the stomach to go through that due process.
The owners have to change the rules. They can’t arbitrarily throw anybody out of the game.
People have been fired for being better at their jobs than Angel was at his. Bye!
Not just incompetent, he's also smug and arrogant
It’s nice that MLB employed a blind ump all those years
Everybody hates him. He's single handedly destroying the game.
“Ball four…straight down the middle.”
Angel is the walking talking representation of all that’s wrong with humanity. He was bad at his job, protected by his union. And so arrogant because of it he went out of his way to push everyone’s buttons that he screwed over. Glad he finally quit, sadly only a career to late.
Maybe they just need to use the ABS for Angel every time he’s behind the plate. Rename it “Angel’s Balls & Strikes…. 😂😂
Angel Hernandez, what a ..... surprise. He literally affects the outcome of games.
Honestly, I think “I loathe you” would be one of the worst things I could ever hear as an umpire. You get that, then you know it’s personal and he hates you
I really want an hour long Angel Hernandez Compilation
Angel hernandez needs to be fired and put in a old folks home!!! He is blind as a bat and the very worst mlb umpire!!!
Everyone are happy of not only Angel Hernandez, Joe West as well.
All teams should refuse to take the field when this guy is on the field.
I have nothing against him, a jobs a job. This is the league and union's fault for having zero standards for their officials. How dumb is that?
Hit the road, Jack, and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, NO MORE !!
Sincerely,
Ray Charles
Hernandez was an ugly indelible stain on the profession. And an embarrassment to the MLB execs who let this man near a ballpark.
Angel Hernandez is reportedly a great person, but oh boy he WAS a terrible ump. Enjoy retirement, my dude.
Imagine having a six figure job that you suck at but can never be fired.
Worst umpire I have ever seen. How did that dude keep his job.
I’m about 98% positive he’s betting on games.
When is the MLB going to get rid of him
The calls are 1 thing. I hear angel is not the worst ump out there... it's the attitude that he umps the game.
This fits good as he retired today 😂😂😂
I realize it would be a fine, suspension, maybe even charges filed, but I can't believe all the testosterone on field, and nobody ever decked him!
Not his bad, but the system is bad. No matter how many mistakes he made, he could stand behind the plate, that's the problem.
The game shouldn't be about the umpire. Angel makes it about the umpire.
It’s where the ball crosses the front edge of the plate, not where the ball is caught. A hittable pitch should be a strike.
I wonder how much MLB paid him to retire. Seriously.