Lmao, 2022 will always be the most memorable blemish on the LA Angels' history. How do you suck more than the Rockies with the best slugger and best pitcher in the MLB.
As an umpire for the past 8 years this is what I say about them. I never go looking to eject someone but I am heated when I have too because it’s usually over a judgement call or because they don’t know the rules. So later I lmao about it 😂
I think MLB needs to start announcing when an umpire gets suspended or fined. I hear it's happened but MLB never says the umpires name. If Rob Manfred wants to improve player relations within MLB he should start cleaning up umpire's mistakes with fines suspensions & firings. Like Angel Hernandez needs to be fired immediately
I fully agree, however part of the umpire union's agreement with MLB is that all punishments to umps are kept private so unfortunately I don't think we're gonna get to see any fines or suspensions to umps publicly in the near future.
your first issue is understanding the mlb doesn't regulate umpire punishments, unless it is something not related to calls made on the field. mlb designates the crew assignments and that is pretty much it, which is what hernandez sues them over. remember angel hernandez has already lost lawsuits claiming the mlb was racist, and now is currently in a lawsuit claiming that joe torre manipulated end of season umpiring statistics to make his numbers look worse than they were. my take on hernandez is that he has been bad enough for long enough that people who have never watched baseball in their lives know his name.
I think the Mariners should enthusiastically celebrate every hit, strikeout and run. The M's would get in trouble for retaliating even though the Angels were cowardly bullies. The disciplinary committee at the front office at MLB set a horrible precedent in this incident. The message is that you can hit a batter after warnings and if they react, the player who reacts gets the hammer brought down while the team that ordered the hit gets a slap on the wrist. The angels also basically mugged Winker at the start of the fight. The Angels Manager and pitcher should have received suspensions at least twice as long as the most severe punishment for a Mariner.
It was only a matter of time before we saw Reds manager David Bell get the hook. Fun Fact: he has the most ejections for a manager since 2019 at 18. He also has the record for the most ejections for a manager during their rookie season. (Was tossed 7 times in 2019)
it was funny because he got his second ejection over the weekend, and it was the calmest i had ever seen him on the field, until he got tossed. i'd really like to know what he said to the umpire about the strike zone after that drury hbp because that ump said peace out quickly. then bell got to flip out.
@@benjaminhoward-buck8075 One of those Reds/Pirates ejections was before Amir Garrett started the 9th-inning mayhem, where Bell stormed into the carnage from the clubhouse and Cleveland lost newly-acquired Puig for a game
I watched mets face padres at citi field in july 2019. Interesting how the 2022 schedule includes another series at that time of july just a couple seasons later.
@@mbdg6810 coast to coast trips tend to be scheduled right after the all star break every year. the fact that it is the same 2 teams is interesting though
That strike called on Jazz was an obvious ball. These umps this season have been the worse they ever been in baseball, i cant wait to see how they perform in the postseason lmao
Phil Nevin also got tossed when my 10 year old All Star team faced his 10 year old All Star team in the District finals. He was the manager and his kid was a player
It's frightening how often the magic square and the announcers think that where a ball ends up in the catcher's mitt four or more feet behind the plate is where it crossed the plate, despite the curve on it.
I love it Winker went to the dugout to get him some and that's what he got, what a WINKER...The bad part is the UMPS are the only ones not allowed to make an error, and they're not allowed to leave, and the lowest paid on the field!
Man, you had some good ones this month! And why was Pressly kicked out unnecessarily at 3:28? Finally, from a diehard Sox fan, that last one was halfway down Judge's shins. That is a strike for nobody!
Honestly my answer is that the ump had an ego issue or hares the Astros. This has happened several times even when there wasn’t even a threat of intentional hit.
Arguing with an umpire has statistically shown that the in favor calls go down dramatically especially with a long series and the same crew rotation. MLB has caught on to every other micro measurement stat but ignore that one.
Yes and no... I've definitely seen worse, BUT the ones that were worse, to me, happened in the 80's and 90's. Thus, I understand why people say it was one of the nastier brawls during the "millenial era", if you will.
Good ol' Vic Carapazza.....his skin gets all itchy if he hasn't unnecessarily put the spotlight on himself for a couple of weeks! What a joke of an ump!
Noticing a trend with the arguments with balls and strikes not involving the swing, the catcher for each one seems to frame the ball to make the pitch look like it's a strike, like for example if the ball is high, the catcher brings it down, low brings it high enough, inside ones are brought to the center EDIT: Noticed an unintentional typo
14:15. Trying to avoid getting hit by a pitch. The rule is, did the batter strike at the pitch? It's not, "did the bat travel through the zone." If he's attempting to avoid getting hit and as a result his bat travels through the zone, that's not a strike. It must be, in the umpires judgement, an attempt to "strike at the pitch." So this was a good call.
These Umpires need to be Held responsible and Suspened for even touching a Player even the Second Umpire trying to get the Player away from other Umpire
Ji Man wasn't even close to going around on that pitch 2:46 also. Nobody throws at a guy in the 9th and up by 4 with 2 outs. The umpires are wrong in most of these.
while i agree the astros guy did not throw at taylor, the neris clip he blatantly threw at 2 batters in the 9th inning only losing by 1 run so the situation doesn't dictate their actions.
@@brianemerich2524 Right but I didn't mention that one. People throw at batters all the time when they're behind. You don't put a guy on base though when you're up by four. What if the next guy gets a hit and then somebody else hits a home run? You have an all new ball game at that point. The Astros are also not going to have their closer doing the dirty work. Going to be a middle relief guy
The screen of the pitch at 17:50 gives a very clear indication of how badly that computer strike zone box is. The fancy computer shows the ball above the computerised box, yet where they show the ball as being at the plate is level with the batters elbow and about halfway between where the top of the box is and where it should be. based on the drawing of the strike zone in the official rule book the top of the catcher's helmet is where the top of this batter's strike zone should be, yet the TV magic box has the top of the strike zone about a foot below where it should be based on the batter and the rules. So the announcers have to ague the call due to bad technology screwing things up - again.
Is it me or has the ability to be a good umpire gone downhill over the years. I have been an avid baseball fan since 1950 and have seen the best baseball had to offer. That quality just does not seem to exist today.
believe it or not, if has improved since 1950 it’s just we are always looking at the bad moments with umpires and never the good ones. for example, there’s been 3 or 4 near perfect games from umpires (only 1 missed strike/ball calls), but they aren’t celebrated for doing good.
MLB umpires aren't really held accountable like the other ones in different leagues, take a look at Angel Hernandez and Joe West they've been blowing calls for over 30 years
the kepler clip is amusing, because he clearly didn't touch the ball, but he also clearly didn't check his swing. so the ump got the call right for the wrong reason go figure. also the annoucers reaction to the other guy saying maybe one of the other guys saw it miss the bat by 6 inches was exactly how we all feel about umpires haha. the only ump who ever was gonna see that properly would hace been the 2nd base guy. 1st base guy would have no angle, 3rd base guy should be watching the bat, and the home plate ump went on sound. baldelli had no reason to fight that hard enough to get tossed, barring other things happening in that game which i saw 0 seconds of.
@ 8:40 = Clearly we're listening to the Minnesota game-callers as it was a strike anyway because he offered at the pitch. Now it being a passed-ball the runner at first getting to 2nd is legit.
But I think that was the crux of the argument. The ump calling it a strike as a foul tip did not let the runner advance. That's the way I interpreted it at least.🤷♂️
0:01-0:43 HOU vs. OAK 1:26-7:29 STL vs. CHC (GOOD FOR HIM! 🫡)/WSH vs. CIN/HOU vs. KC/SEA 11:55-12:31 MIL vs. WSH 12:53-16:49 PHI vs. WSH/NYY vs. TOR/MIA vs. NYM/SF vs. PIT 21:49-28:23 SEA/OAK vs. LAA (and I thought the BOS-NYY rivalry was always intense)/CIN vs. SF/OAK vs. NYY
It's not just the players but the announcers show why youth sports have a shortage of officials. Just look at the disrespect in the majors and you see it mirrored in the youth games.
Baseball needs a new commissioner - someone who can get these narcissistic umpires under control - also umpires who know something about the game of baseball. Too many don't have any feel for the game.
Until Manfred grows a spine and starts punishing these umpires for blown calls or worse putting themselves over the game. He will be coward and a pushover.
He has no control over the umpires Union. Part of the Union agreement with MLB is the union has full control of punishment and grading. Only thing MLB does is assign em. Manfred’s hands are tied. He’s not a pushover or a coward, he’s a man with no choice or options. And there are way less blown calls than the media and whiny coaches would want you to believe. That’s why I follow things like Close Call, groups that analyze and show what happened and if it’s truly a bad call or not. Much of the rulebook is based around judgment and broad criteria, they are calling things as written and sometimes it’s a split second decision. I’d love to see most of the people who comment and complain spend time in the umpires shoes, or in referees shoes if they are so inclined. I’m a football referee, state certified, work everything from kids up to semi-pro, I gained a whole new respect for officials by becoming one. It is so not as easy as anyone sitting on the coach things it should be. Not by a long shot. Maybe if more gave it a try, they’d understand that. I’m sure most wouldn’t get past training and classroom work, and if they did not sure they’d last on the field where it becomes real and fast.
Interference isn't always intentional, but interference is interference. If the runner tries to get up and run to the next base and he's got a player on his back then it's interference. He would've absolutely made it to third base if he didn't have someone on top of him. Rules are rules. Umpires are supposed to uphold those rules and they fail way too much.
That would be 'Obstruction'.........and no, he would not have 'absolutely' made it to third base. If you look at the 'rules', it is called 'judgement'.
That one at 3:20 was dumb. The Astros were in the lead and it was the bottom of the 9th. It had no intent whatsoever, he was just struggling with command. The ump overreacted. Even the guy at bat wasn't pissed.
You know what I would like to see, when a manager gets he should throw out the umpire. It should start happening with all the worst umpires. And yes I know there are many good umpires but I'm tired of paying for this garbage. And unless they make everything public like the player's, managers and all the other team officials fines and suspensions I will not believe any punishment is imposed on these umpires.
The Angels-Mariners brawl was the most contact the Angels have made in months.
And they're doing terrible right now, I call it karmaa
Lmao, 2022 will always be the most memorable blemish on the LA Angels' history. How do you suck more than the Rockies with the best slugger and best pitcher in the MLB.
But that brawl changed both seasons for Mariners and angels
Lmaooo
There’s something about ejections that are super fun to see
Phil Wellman got me into ejections.
As an umpire for the past 8 years this is what I say about them. I never go looking to eject someone but I am heated when I have too because it’s usually over a judgement call or because they don’t know the rules. So later I lmao about it 😂
They are so fun to watch, i can’t wait for July’s. I already know yesterday was at least one lol
They are cool when the player did something wrong but when the person did nothing wrong it’s not cool.
A gentleman’s disagreement is a beautiful thing
I also love how partisan the announcers are most of the time.
I looked for this about 30 minutes before it dropped. All of a sudden I see the notification and watch it right away
Frank Drebin is the most outstanding umpire to have officiated a MLB game.
LOL
No doubt about it! Especially when he ejected Cowboy Joe West
Steeeeeeeeeeee-riiiiiiiiiiike!!!
Shirley there has been better...
@@charliestokes4520 Too bad Angel Hernandez wasn’t in that movie.
Can we please allow the mics to pick up more i really wanna know what gets said between coaches and managers
I think MLB needs to start announcing when an umpire gets suspended or fined. I hear it's happened but MLB never says the umpires name. If Rob Manfred wants to improve player relations within MLB he should start cleaning up umpire's mistakes with fines suspensions & firings. Like Angel Hernandez needs to be fired immediately
I fully agree, however part of the umpire union's agreement with MLB is that all punishments to umps are kept private so unfortunately I don't think we're gonna get to see any fines or suspensions to umps publicly in the near future.
your first issue is understanding the mlb doesn't regulate umpire punishments, unless it is something not related to calls made on the field. mlb designates the crew assignments and that is pretty much it, which is what hernandez sues them over. remember angel hernandez has already lost lawsuits claiming the mlb was racist, and now is currently in a lawsuit claiming that joe torre manipulated end of season umpiring statistics to make his numbers look worse than they were. my take on hernandez is that he has been bad enough for long enough that people who have never watched baseball in their lives know his name.
If this is true Angel Herandez is probably broke
You go out there night after night for 162 games out in the gear and do better 🤡🤡🤡
So every missed call they should be fined or suspended?
Angels and mariners have several more games to play against each other,it will be interesting to see what happens next!
I think the Mariners should enthusiastically celebrate every hit, strikeout and run. The M's would get in trouble for retaliating even though the Angels were cowardly bullies.
The disciplinary committee at the front office at MLB set a horrible precedent in this incident. The message is that you can hit a batter after warnings and if they react, the player who reacts gets the hammer brought down while the team that ordered the hit gets a slap on the wrist. The angels also basically mugged Winker at the start of the fight. The Angels Manager and pitcher should have received suspensions at least twice as long as the most severe punishment for a Mariner.
Once again these ejections always crack me up and June eh well it's not bad 😂🤣😂🤣😂
It was only a matter of time before we saw Reds manager David Bell get the hook.
Fun Fact: he has the most ejections for a manager since 2019 at 18. He also has the record for the most ejections for a manager during their rookie season. (Was tossed 7 times in 2019)
and how many times was he tossed in a red pirates game lol
it was funny because he got his second ejection over the weekend, and it was the calmest i had ever seen him on the field, until he got tossed. i'd really like to know what he said to the umpire about the strike zone after that drury hbp because that ump said peace out quickly. then bell got to flip out.
@@brianemerich2524 I did count that one. Lol
@@benjaminhoward-buck8075 One of those Reds/Pirates ejections was before Amir Garrett started the 9th-inning mayhem, where Bell stormed into the carnage from the clubhouse and Cleveland lost newly-acquired Puig for a game
He has such a weird posture when he's getting ejected. Am I the only one that sees that?
That Angels vs. Mariners game tho! Anthony Renton was showing that left handed power 😂
and now?
4:03 Jesse Winker is always the first to get involved but also the first one to hide behind everyone else when they all pile in
"That's just not a strike"
*CCS shows it -- a strike*
Most color announcers have the iq of a potato
Fail
Anytime Vic Carrapazza is behind the plate, you know ridicolousness is the name of the game.
The funniest are the ones that ask why when they get ejected 😂 they totally know why
I’m subbing after finding this channel. Love this kind of content
3:55 You open a bag of Chips on the beach, and seagulls sense that you have food;
4:35 dusty baker.. "where you goin" 😂😂👌
We need to see more from the clips. Like the cubs cards one I wanna see what set him off
23:23 the radio announcer is pretty good imo
M's radio guy Rick Rizzs 👍
I’m going to see the Padres play the Mets at Citi Field on the 22nd of this month!! I hope there’s a bench clearing incident or an ejection!!
I watched mets face padres at citi field in july 2019. Interesting how the 2022 schedule includes another series at that time of july just a couple seasons later.
@@mbdg6810 coast to coast trips tend to be scheduled right after the all star break every year. the fact that it is the same 2 teams is interesting though
@@brianemerich2524 I’m curious if the Mets are gonna retaliate against the Padres for hitting 🐻❄️.
I follow all of these over on close call sports. Still gonna watch all of them over again. Lol 👍
I used to watch over on CCS but That guy weirded me out too much so I watch it here now
@@charliestokes4520 i'm pretty new to baseball, so it helps me when they explain the nuances of the game and the various rules.
@@88laserbeam yeah it’s too bad because they were really good at explaining things
Ok, the pressely ejection, really ridiculous.
That strike called on Jazz was an obvious ball. These umps this season have been the worse they ever been in baseball, i cant wait to see how they perform in the postseason lmao
What’s funny is statistically umpires have been the best they ever have.
@@calebspangler132 nah I’m gonna need stats for that
@@jacobcorn7758 BDE made a good video about it.
Phil Nevin also got tossed when my 10 year old All Star team faced his 10 year old All Star team in the District finals. He was the manager and his kid was a player
Damn. How long ago was that? 🤣
Getting tossed during a 10u game is awesome.
It's frightening how often the magic square and the announcers think that where a ball ends up in the catcher's mitt four or more feet behind the plate is where it crossed the plate, despite the curve on it.
Most of these, you can clearly see the ball staying out of the zone the whole way to the glove.
Love how Kevin Cash just rips that dip out of his mouth and throws it down with authority!
Imagine when the last hit by pitch happen in astros game and it came back and threw the runner out on the throw
I love it Winker went to the dugout to get him some and that's what he got, what a WINKER...The bad part is the UMPS are the only ones not allowed to make an error, and they're not allowed to leave, and the lowest paid on the field!
Kevin cash even took his dip out to yell, that's real anger 😂
Carapazza looks like a security guard! He sure doesn’t look like an umpire!
Man, you had some good ones this month!
And why was Pressly kicked out unnecessarily at 3:28?
Finally, from a diehard Sox fan, that last one was halfway down Judge's shins. That is a strike for nobody!
It’s not where a ball ends. It’s where it crosses the plate
@@1who4me only got that from the side replay. Man, if only that had happened in our game!
Honestly my answer is that the ump had an ego issue or hares the Astros. This has happened several times even when there wasn’t even a threat of intentional hit.
Dusty Baker is like, "god damn, these fucking young guys keep making me get up. just let it go fellas."
i cackled, so true tho
Arguing with an umpire has statistically shown that the in favor calls go down dramatically especially with a long series and the same crew rotation. MLB has caught on to every other micro measurement stat but ignore that one.
Angels v Mariners, that was a nasty brawl.
Yes and no... I've definitely seen worse, BUT the ones that were worse, to me, happened in the 80's and 90's. Thus, I understand why people say it was one of the nastier brawls during the "millenial era", if you will.
Umpire screws up, player gets ejected. Gotta love umpires.
Jesus Christ RUclips you put enough commercials in this one?
Good ol' Vic Carapazza.....his skin gets all itchy if he hasn't unnecessarily put the spotlight on himself for a couple of weeks! What a joke of an ump!
Like your comment a joke 🤡🤡🤡
Probably another graduate from the Angel Hernandez School of Umpiring 😂
@@kevinstull8552 A graduate of Stu Scheurwater
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Noticing a trend with the arguments with balls and strikes not involving the swing, the catcher for each one seems to frame the ball to make the pitch look like it's a strike, like for example if the ball is high, the catcher brings it down, low brings it high enough, inside ones are brought to the center
EDIT: Noticed an unintentional typo
14:15. Trying to avoid getting hit by a pitch. The rule is, did the batter strike at the pitch? It's not, "did the bat travel through the zone." If he's attempting to avoid getting hit and as a result his bat travels through the zone, that's not a strike. It must be, in the umpires judgement, an attempt to "strike at the pitch." So this was a good call.
And the bat moves through the strike zone AS he was getting hit so that’s further evidence that he wasn’t trying to hit the ball.
13:40 "Now he's going to go back because he's been ejected." Funny how that works lol
That Kepler one doesn’t matter he swung on that pitch anyways
I couldn’t figure out why the twins were arguing that when it came up for that reason
the vid pic the umpire looks like kyle bush
Why in the hell are the catchers allowed to catch a low ball and then raise it up to make a "BALL" , a FN STRIKE?
I was at the game where Trevino got hit and Montoyo got ejected.
That’s awesome!!
the umpire standing in the wrong position !!! the umpire should be rejected!!
Can you do July 2022 mlb ejections
They really need to stop calling Terry Francona, Tito that's his dad's name.
Umpires need to be held accountable for ego stupid calls. They drink too much. Check their bac
Dusty baker, the head honcho of the most notorious cheaters in the game from bonds to the astros.
Baker was after the cheating. It was Hinch who was manager at the time.
Astros catcher covered pitchers face😂😂
These Umpires need to be Held responsible and Suspened for even touching a Player even the Second Umpire trying to get the Player away from other Umpire
Not wild about the Astros' uniforms (5:47). I get the whole Space City thing, but that font...🤢
umpires need to be mic'd up
Ji Man wasn't even close to going around on that pitch
2:46 also. Nobody throws at a guy in the 9th and up by 4 with 2 outs.
The umpires are wrong in most of these.
while i agree the astros guy did not throw at taylor, the neris clip he blatantly threw at 2 batters in the 9th inning only losing by 1 run so the situation doesn't dictate their actions.
@@brianemerich2524
Right but I didn't mention that one.
People throw at batters all the time when they're behind. You don't put a guy on base though when you're up by four. What if the next guy gets a hit and then somebody else hits a home run? You have an all new ball game at that point.
The Astros are also not going to have their closer doing the dirty work. Going to be a middle relief guy
12:33 Awwwww. Wook at tha wittow camera girl.
Look at the young lady's face at 1:27. You don't get a front row seat to this kind of thing everyday.
The screen of the pitch at 17:50 gives a very clear indication of how badly that computer strike zone box is. The fancy computer shows the ball above the computerised box, yet where they show the ball as being at the plate is level with the batters elbow and about halfway between where the top of the box is and where it should be. based on the drawing of the strike zone in the official rule book the top of the catcher's helmet is where the top of this batter's strike zone should be, yet the TV magic box has the top of the strike zone about a foot below where it should be based on the batter and the rules. So the announcers have to ague the call due to bad technology screwing things up - again.
That's why we shouldn't replace the umps, we should replace the square
@@paulwiner7202 correct
Is it me or has the ability to be a good umpire gone downhill over the years. I have been an avid baseball fan since 1950 and have seen the best baseball had to offer. That quality just does not seem to exist today.
It's you
Not really, high def and slow motion have just made minute misses more noticeable.
believe it or not, if has improved since 1950 it’s just we are always looking at the bad moments with umpires and never the good ones. for example, there’s been 3 or 4 near perfect games from umpires (only 1 missed strike/ball calls), but they aren’t celebrated for doing good.
Can someone tell umpires that people don’t come to games to watch them officiate
It looks so funny when everyone is wearing the same hats
Beautiful in a way
There has never been a baseball player in the history of the sport that could fight at all. EVER!
The fans need to fight.
Roughned Odor on Jose Bautista
baseball is just amazing...
MLB umpires aren't really held accountable like the other ones in different leagues, take a look at Angel Hernandez and Joe West they've been blowing calls for over 30 years
Where's the videos of you working in the MLB, Chucky?
@@zachreese6540 is that how this works? In order to criticize them we must be in the same profession? Really?
Good grief, have you watched an NFL game lately? Refs gave the Superbowl to the Rams last
year, really pathetic.
@@zachreese6540 you don’t need to be in the same profession to criticize someone. If there were the case most people can’t criticize anyone.
the kepler clip is amusing, because he clearly didn't touch the ball, but he also clearly didn't check his swing. so the ump got the call right for the wrong reason go figure. also the annoucers reaction to the other guy saying maybe one of the other guys saw it miss the bat by 6 inches was exactly how we all feel about umpires haha. the only ump who ever was gonna see that properly would hace been the 2nd base guy. 1st base guy would have no angle, 3rd base guy should be watching the bat, and the home plate ump went on sound. baldelli had no reason to fight that hard enough to get tossed, barring other things happening in that game which i saw 0 seconds of.
The runner ran to second on the play so that’s why he fought so hard it should’ve been runner at 2nd with nobody out instead of him at 1st
@ 8:40 = Clearly we're listening to the Minnesota game-callers as it was a strike anyway because he offered at the pitch. Now it being a passed-ball the runner at first getting to 2nd is legit.
But I think that was the crux of the argument. The ump calling it a strike as a foul tip did not let the runner advance. That's the way I interpreted it at least.🤷♂️
Some of the sorriest officiating I’ve ever seen
July ejections 2022 now
You know, I'm kinda glad Neris no longer plays for for Philly. He's Houston's problem now.
Seriously, wtf was he doing in that game against Seattle? Completely idiotic.
0:01-0:43 HOU vs. OAK
1:26-7:29 STL vs. CHC (GOOD FOR HIM! 🫡)/WSH vs. CIN/HOU vs. KC/SEA
11:55-12:31 MIL vs. WSH
12:53-16:49 PHI vs. WSH/NYY vs. TOR/MIA vs. NYM/SF vs. PIT
21:49-28:23 SEA/OAK vs. LAA (and I thought the BOS-NYY rivalry was always intense)/CIN vs. SF/OAK vs. NYY
Look it’s a fight on tv maybe it will turn into a baseball game.
can you please put May 2009
It's not just the players but the announcers show why youth sports have a shortage of officials. Just look at the disrespect in the majors and you see it mirrored in the youth games.
Amazing how people in baseball can’t keep their mouth shut and it cost their team.
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I was at this game when David Bell got ejected from the game! 26:23
Commentator at 2:11: Yeah, it’s just not a strike.
Expected Call: Strike.
Stupid, stupid commentators need to know what that closed circle means.
Good grief the coaches are such children
Baseball needs a new commissioner - someone who can get these narcissistic umpires under control - also umpires who know something about the game of baseball. Too many don't have any feel for the game.
Until Manfred grows a spine and starts punishing these umpires for blown calls or worse putting themselves over the game. He will be coward and a pushover.
He has no control over the umpires Union. Part of the Union agreement with MLB is the union has full control of punishment and grading. Only thing MLB does is assign em. Manfred’s hands are tied. He’s not a pushover or a coward, he’s a man with no choice or options.
And there are way less blown calls than the media and whiny coaches would want you to believe. That’s why I follow things like Close Call, groups that analyze and show what happened and if it’s truly a bad call or not.
Much of the rulebook is based around judgment and broad criteria, they are calling things as written and sometimes it’s a split second decision. I’d love to see most of the people who comment and complain spend time in the umpires shoes, or in referees shoes if they are so inclined. I’m a football referee, state certified, work everything from kids up to semi-pro, I gained a whole new respect for officials by becoming one. It is so not as easy as anyone sitting on the coach things it should be. Not by a long shot. Maybe if more gave it a try, they’d understand that. I’m sure most wouldn’t get past training and classroom work, and if they did not sure they’d last on the field where it becomes real and fast.
Interference isn't always intentional, but interference is interference. If the runner tries to get up and run to the next base and he's got a player on his back then it's interference. He would've absolutely made it to third base if he didn't have someone on top of him. Rules are rules. Umpires are supposed to uphold those rules and they fail way too much.
That would be 'Obstruction'.........and no, he would not have 'absolutely' made it to third base. If you look at the 'rules', it is called 'judgement'.
The foul ball argument by Rocco should have been a moot point, Kepler offered at the pitch anyway so it was a strike by swing or by foul.
In football (Soccer) we now have VAR (Video Assistant Referee) to stop bad calls doesn't Baseball have the same?
The Astros deserve any and all ejections based solely upon those jerseys! 🤣
July 2022 ejection tracker almost here!
It’s funny how the fans think booing someone is gonna make someone give a shit if they get booed 😂
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That one at 3:20 was dumb. The Astros were in the lead and it was the bottom of the 9th. It had no intent whatsoever, he was just struggling with command. The ump overreacted. Even the guy at bat wasn't pissed.
How come some of us can’t watch it
Try now.
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Ridiculous. Don’t throw your helmet or bat. Don’t argue with the Umpire or even speak to him. This is all real simple
The one thing for which you can be sure; an ejection is preceded by an umpire mistake
How come you don't see guys getting ejected as much as before? I watch the Jays games a lot and I hardly ever see anybody get tossed.
8:07 Kepler definitely swung anyway so they shouldn't be arguing so much.
Has a player or manager ever met an umpire by chance at a bar or restaurant and then just beat the crap out of him before?
You know what I would like to see, when a manager gets he should throw out the umpire. It should start happening with all the worst umpires. And yes I know there are many good umpires but I'm tired of paying for this garbage.
And unless they make everything public like the player's, managers and all the other team officials fines and suspensions I will not believe any punishment is imposed on these umpires.
Ramon DeJesus is hilarious
How you gonna mess up by calling a ball a strike by almost 10 inches?!
I think the bullpen players should stay out in center field and fight there.