Pitcher loses mind after umps call balk, a breakdown
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Every time I see an example of a balk it makes me understand balks even less.
I didn't know Eastbound and Down made it to the show.
I am the same way. I also hate how arbitrary a balk call can be. One pitcher can make the same move in one game and get no call but then do the same thing the next day with a completely different umpire crew and get called for it.
It's like goalie interference in hockey. Completely subjective.
BALK RULES! IMPORTANT!
1. You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that.
1a. A balk is when you
1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the
1c. Let me start over
1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that.
1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.
1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense?
1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it.
1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about.
1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.
1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.
1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...
1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of
2. Do not do a balk please.
Balks are the cricket of baseball
As somebody who's seen dozens of Jomboy videos about balks, I can definitively say, with 100% confidence, that I have no idea what a balk is.
No one knows what it means but it’s provocative. Gets the people going
As someone who has also seen dozens of of said videos, I can definitively say, with 100% confidence, that MLB umpires also have no idea what a balk is.
Neither do the Umps
The spirit of the rule is so that you can't fake out a batter or runners like you do with a golden retriever.
@@coffeyallday😂😂😂😂😂
I LOVE how Stanek holds his composure, even politely asking about the strike call then just loses his mind after the inning 😂 absolutely amazing performance
He absolutely did not hold his composure!!
@@jdcart21well he did when he asked about the strike call lol
@@jdcart21 He calmed down enough to escape the inning before losing his shit completely 😆
That umpire would not look so smug if he was challenged to a FIGHT with someone like Stanek-good thing baseball is a "peace-loving sport" b/c umpy would've looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone LOL
I love how the pitcher waits to close out the inning before unleashing his rant at the umpire who called the balk.
Me too! I love the Astros and this pitcher typically annoys me for not baseball reasons 😅 BUT I love him now. Holding it down for the team. 🧡💙
He was probably getting yanked after that anyway or maybe it was top 9 idk
he got ejected lol, i guess he wanted to finish the inning before getting ejected
he got thrown out for it lol
Ryne Stanek is an absolute DAWG
I respect the pitcher for completing the inning before losing his shit.
Which is exactly why he got ejected from this game.
@@Extem1 He didn't care they were going to bring in a new pitcher next inning anyway
@@jrlangston6779exactly. He knew that as well as anyone which was why he wanted to finish the inning before he got tossed. He knew his day was over so he got his money's worth
@@RobertReital facts finish your job and vent your frustration without hurting your team
He balked and he knew it. Just trying to cover his little cheat he tried to do, typical astros behavior.
Obviously the ball call is the story here, but honestly I was most engaged with how the catcher coaxed the pitcher through frustration. That's the hidden value of the position right there!
Maldonado can't hit and competes against Bartolo Colon for speed around the bases. BUT he is the Astros' starting catcher for a reason.
@@woodysmith2681 That isnt Maldonado, that's the astros rookie catcher Yainer Diaz
@@trevorgreen6687 Thanks. Didn't notice. Diaz has been pretty good but Maldonado was hired as "the pitcher's catcher", so I just assumed. First breakdown of hte incident that I saw but read about the WTF responses the day after it happened.
I know exactly what a balk is, I know that a catcher can balk, did anyone know that? As someone who was an umpire in the semi professional level. I would have never called that, it was absurd and that ump wanted the Dodgers to win it’s so obvious and blatant. That ump needs to go back to Umpire school because he sucks and is bias and there’s no place for that in any sport.
@Tekagi Maldy has definitely mastered that aspect, but this was the rookie Yainer Diaz. He's really proving to pretty much everyone except Dusty Baker apparently that he deserves more playing time.
I sympathize for all the cricket fans who have started following Jomboy for his cricket breakdowns and who are now wondering what a "balk" is. Short answer: no one really knows
For the cricket fans: A balk is basically when a pitcher does a thing. I think.
Long answer NOOOOOOO one really knows, except umpires. And they're not telling.
This is extremely validating as someone who has only ever casually observed baseball. First time I ever heard of a balk was on a jomboy video, I tried to look up what it meant and immediately became confused. As far as I can tell, if the pitcher randomly exists incorrectly while on the mound then it’s a balk.
@@misterhat6395 haha okay so the players on the bases can sprint to the next base at essentially any point. They are held back because everyone can throw the ball much faster than they can run. So the best time to run is when the pitcher is winding up to throw the pitch, as everyone is focused on that and the catcher (who can see everything and all the runners) has to wait until the ball is all the way to them to try and throw them out. But it's shite if the pitcher can do his whole windup and then say SIKE and flip around and throw the runner out. So essentially once he starts his IM SERIOUS TO PITCH HERE windup, he cannot just stop it midway or even partially to "trick" the runner. A balk is basically saying the pitcher was too far in his IM PITCHING windup to abort.
It's like in football (soccer to some places), during a penalty kick. You cant sprint up to the ball and pretend to kick it and say JK JK got you flinching, and then do it again. Hope that makes any sense lol
@@laynierae2396you know ball
I love how confidently umps gesticulate when there’s a balk like they just found the holy grail
Damn. That's a big word.
It’s the one time they get to make a big play! 😂
The point is to stop the pitcher from delivering…
Are there chickens or something?
I’m guessing the umpire sees a chicken, and it pisses the pitcher off? Which is weird because I never hear it Bok.
Ooop he stepped over the line...
Was 100% expecting Jimmy's face to fade in when he punched in to the ump's face at the end. Way to keep me on my toes, Jomboy!!
💯
Same here😂😂😂
I was at this game! That whole inning really deserves a breakdown, it was wild even before the balk. It started with 3 convective walks, including a 9 pitch at bat that started 0-2. 1 run scored on a sac fly, then Outman hit a ball to the wall that somehow wedged in between a fenced section and the pad halfway up the wall for a ground rule double. If that ball doesn't wedge, the balk run likely scores before this video even starts. The Dodgers ended up sending 8 men to the plate and scoring 3 to turn a 7-5 game into 8-7, all with just a single hit!
Thanks, Michelle.
That is valuable. Wtf are you complaining about walking 3 consecutive batters to start the inning
*consecutive
*7-5 game into 7-8
I bet the dodger fans really enjoyed this one ☝️
Love how he waited until he finished the inning to lose his shit, he knew he was gonna get pulled so he just snapped
The umpire "hmph." at the end had me rolling.
I swear the Umps must be thinking in their heads “ah shit I’m gonna be on a Jomboy breakdown and all over RUclips now” 😂😂😂
Angel Hernandez loves it when that happens.
Lol. I loved the few times he mentioned the players themselves contacted Jomboy after the game to tell him what they said hahaha.
Thinking in their heads as opposed to thinking outside of their heads? Ah right. Just thinking.
@@jasondyrkacz8270 He's waiting for his time in the limelight again so he can sue jomboy for racist hate speech. I'm calling it lmao
correct call baby boy
Always interesting to me how excited umpires get when calling a balk.
I think that's one of the calls where the umpiring crew are told they need to be emphatic about it, because if they come across as wishy-washy then the pitcher and his team are more likely to go nuts over it.
@@johnward2998 That strategy does not appear to be working.
because it’s never true lmao they have to put on a show so people believe it
@@yugdailso you think the umps have an ulterior motive to screw over pitchers just for the hell of it?
@@matta5749 at the very least they make shit calls and then don't fix them which 100% should be allowed if it isn't.
big respect to that catcher , i love the position its the backbone of the team if you dont have a good catcher you got nothing . Shout out to Yadier Molina🏆
Yainer Diaz. Future star. Book it.
Molina is one of the greats.
@@Cavachonc777 Saves you from thinking, yeah
The more I watch umpire breakdowns the more I realized that umpires used to be the hall monitors who would get onto the kids for talking in the hall during passing time.
The balk rule has become awful. It’s so hard to tell what these umps are even calling a balk. I feel like it has to be obvious . I was at the famous marlins Mets game with 3 balks in a row
Is it just me or have there been an unusual amount of obnoxious balk calls recently?
@@jackh337probably pitchers have more of these start stop type balks because of the pitch clock rules messing with their routine.
The dude started his delivery and then stopped. That’s a balk. It’s not the hard to comprehend for someone with an IQ over 7.
isn’t picking your heel up first when stepping off a big no no. idk I always was taught to lift my whole foot
@@HipsterDoofus100 he barely flinched his leg and stepped off. Maybe you should look up the instance I’m referring to since this was so obvious
how dare he bend his knee to walk off the mound.
How dare the MLB have rules?
@@schrockstar Was the intent of the stutter-step to intentionally deceive the runner or batter? If no, then it isn't a balk. And in this case it is quite obvious that it was not a balk.
@@Dizzifying1imagine being so stuck on jomboys nuts you berate umpires for making the correct call
@@hankfairchild7951 The rule is pretty clear on the matter. Is it a judgement call on the umps side? Yes. Does he have full authority to make the call? Yes.
All I'm saying here is that before the pitcher has even come set he can move his back leg slightly without it being an attempt to deceive the runners or batter. It's the front leg that's the important one when coming set.
@@hankfairchild7951 ah yes, so deceptive. honestly I can't believe we even allow the pitchers to blink or breathe, they might be _up to something..._
The shot of that umpire crossing his arms with the red sideways face should absolutely be a meme
SMART pitcher. He was scheduled to get pulled after that inning anyway, so he realized he could hold in his rage for 1 batter, and THEN go off anyway, when his ejection meant nothing. BEAUTIFULLY played revenge by this pitcher!
Who knew that MLB games could all come down to a leg that flinched
It’s almost like intentional controversy
@@aariuswinsOr....you know....enforcing the rules. There's also that. SMH
@@jamesmartin4518I hate the Astros but you can't tell me that a game should be decided on THAT! If I were the ump, rule or no rule, I'd have just ignored it. Would anyone else even have noticed? Probably not.
@@tonyp1376it can go both ways though. If it wasn’t called then the dodgers would be screaming that he balked, especially if they went on to lose by one run. For the umps sometimes it’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Better to stick to the strict rule than not
@@jamesmartin4518well the rule is arbitrary and shit old man
Had nearly this exact thing happen to me in college. I had come set and looked up to see the batter was taking his sweet time getting in, so I decided to step off. Problem was the shitty mound at this team's field had my back foot in a hole about six inches deep. When I tried stepping off my spikes snagged on the rubber causing me to stutter step a bit. "BAAAAAALK!" Runner at third scores, giving up the lead. I couldn't believe it. Yep, was totally trying to deceive the runner there Blue. I'm not still salty about it or anything... 😂😂
LACES OUT
@@PuckeredMeatball Uh wut? Nice Ace Ventura reference. Not sure how it applies here ... 🤨
bro just stop
@@nyazz22 Who are you talking to my guy?
@@0neFamily I think the LACES OUT refers to somebody still being salty about something years later... like Finkel in Ace Ventura. Sure, it's a bit of a reach as far as joke references go... but I think that's where they were going with it.
I was hoping you were going to do a video of this blowup...
And don't be sorry for taking some time off. Family things always take priority. Congrats on the new addition to your family!
Congratulations Pops! All the best to mother & child. ❤
Dude, you should never have to apologize for being on maternity leave, especially when it's your company. Great breakdown, and congratulations.
I dunno. If Jimmy was on maternity leave he's probably got some explaining to do. Paternity leave I understand though
It’s paternity leave
Oh, being on maternity leave as a father is TIGHT.
He didn't apologize, just simply stated.
@@balkthor it sure is sir!
I used to work in AAA as a clubbie and had Stanek on our team in 2016 when he was at that level. It's funny seeing him fired up like that b/c he is genuinely one of the most nice/calm dudes in the clubhouse. That call was stupid. Good for him letting the ump have it lol
Nope. He balked. And I’m an Astros fan.
Call stands. They lost. Good for baseball.
@@Whatuptho_8 You are why people don't like you American sports fans as much as most of us don't like the English sports fans lmao
Good for Stanek getting a WS ring last year against all the adversity and shit talking that went on. I know people must’ve been pissed off 😂 You love to see it!
Yep. He can blow as many games as he wants to now. He’ll still have a ring.
Turns out that I laughed hysterically at an inopportune time! Thanks, buddy! 😂
seems he does that leg bend at the start of every pitch. 100% right call
Man I wish I could throw a fit over a baseball. Instead I’m throwing fits cause I’m stressed we won’t be able to pay rent.
Don't know what it's like in USA (I'm assuming you're American) but in Australia there is actually a fair few homeless people who even have a job the housing crisis is so bad
@@XaviRonaldo0 I’m American and our society steps on people who don’t have support. It’s extremely sad. It’s the way it is unfortunately
That ump really hit that stance at the end I’m deaddd🤣
Let me say it loud so umpires and MLB can hear this.......FANS NEVER WANT TO SEE A BALK DECIDE A GAME!
Well. It didn’t. Astros still had an opportunity to score runs in the 9th and came up empty.
I've been waiting for this breakdown! I was watching this live and I could hear him reading the pitchers lips as it happened.
Congratulations Jomboy and Family!!
are we sure when the ump said "you bent", he was talking about the knee? I thought he meant the torso.
It did look like his body bent back before he stepped off but, I don't know what a balk really is....MLB needs a challenge for this call,too.
Welp, this was the last video of the night, I was hoping it would end it in a satisfactory way. And Jomboy, it sure did. So thank you for that. Loved it ❤😂
The rule is fine how it is. There would be too much gray area to give any sort of leeway if it were changed.
Thanks Jomboy for showing love for the splitter. I learned that pitch at 11 years old and it was my favorite pitch when I played all the way through my senior year. I've been shocked over the years how under utilized that pitch is. Its incredibly hard to pick up, has the same release as a fastball but when thrown correctly it drops off the table.
It's a beautiful pitch, I especially like the ones that have a little run on them, not quite a sinker though, like a splinker if you will.
Because it’s very hard to command and is a worse version of a change up unless you have ridiculous control of it. A splitter is exclusively a swing and miss pitch, so it’s pretty useless unless you’re in a 1-2 or an 0-2 count. A change up can be thrown for a strike consistently and used to induce ground balls
Also, it puts way more stress on your elbow from the grip. No 11-year-old should be throwing that, and you’re very lucky if you never got hurt
@@brendonbuffaloe8830 it definitely was not hard to command, and It was a swing & miss pitch at times, but I would give up a lot of weak ground balls that would lead to easy out, because the batter would top the ball. I never had issues with that pitch bothering my elbow, I threw the pitch over the top like my fastball, and didn't break my wrist like when you throw a slider or curve.
The "Joe West post-horrible call" ump stance.
Oh my god you’re right, looool
I knew this would be a breakdown when I saw it live 😂
"It is bullshit" had me dead😂💀😂but aye congrats on the new baby bud! 🙏🏼
That was clearly a field goal.
How are you supposed to step up and off the mound without bending your knee?
I remember back in like 2005 the Braves had some weird pitcher who did a little leg kick before his actual windup and leg kick motion, and somehow they didn't call a balk on him. Ever since then I've felt like balk is some call the umps can do whenever they really don't like a team/player and nothing else.
Glad to hear about the baby!
Enjoy the little girl! Congratulations 🎉
How he supposed to lift his leg without bending at the knee at all though?
In one motion, instead of the flinch we see and then the step off. I don't agree with it, it's a silly rule but as Jimmy says it's a balk under the strictest interpretation of the rules
In this case, it was a flinch of the knee and THEN he lifted the leg (and foot) to step off.
@@philiplitvin3914 They just need to get rid of the balk. It is so dumb.
The knee was a motion toward home plate prior to stepping off. Aka start stop balk.
ruclips.net/video/ntV_aueeg2c/видео.html
Hopefully this will help you understand the actual kind of ways a balk occurs.
Even if you change the definition of a balk, it will always stay a judgenent call. It may suffice to change the outcome of a balk, maybe count as ball instead of granting every runner a base
That would be ridiculous.
The entire point of the balk rule is to prevent an unfair advantage of the pitcher over the runners.
That's the entire reasoning behind "intent to deceive" the runner.
@@Iceberg86300 No runners were deceived in the making of this balk
@@bachiggawagga4168yes they are. Most runners take an extra step on their lead when the pitcher starts coming set
@@Iceberg86300How do you determine intent? That’s always been the problem. I get this was a very minor infraction, but you have to call it anyway. I don’t think he was trying to deceive but how do the umpires know? They have a split second to make that call and based on the footage here, that call was correct.
ruclips.net/video/ntV_aueeg2c/видео.html
Hopefully this will help you understand the actual kind of ways a balk occurs.
The ump's cartoonishly smug face at the end really drives home how absurd the whole thing was lol
Congrats on the addition to the family. I wish you, your spouse and your little baby girl the BEST!
I loved how the umpire made that face after the inning ended😂
Jomboy’s impressions of the pitcher here is hilarious. 😂😂😂
Coach was better 'it is bullshit" 😂
*coach voice* 😂
Need to keep in mind the umps are only looking at a very specific thing, and not the totality we see on replay. He's just staring at his foot, so you can't do that. It's a bad rule but they called it as they have been instructed.
The shot of the ump just standing there smug as Stanek walks back into the dugout!
Honestly groing up in baseball, you were allowed to move all you wanted until you got to your set position....like jomboy said as long as it wasn't anything to try and trick the runner...you could wipe sweat of your face fix ur pants in that position looking for what pitch to throw but once you got set, no sudden movements unless it was 1 solid movement to whatever you were trying to accomplish....
The pitcher literally came set though… and then flinched his leg… and then stepped off.
@@skylerfelix7609 How am I supposed to believe you know the balk rules when you don't even know what coming set means? Literally.
@@Squawkies literally set....facts...straight lol
The way that ump is standing reminds me of when a toddler has done something wrong, KNOWS that they've done wrong, but this is the hill they're going to die on because they're mad at getting caught.
Except the ump was correct. His JOB is to call the game by the stated rules in order to make it fair for everyone, which he did. Just because someone either doesn't like the rule or doesn't know it doesn't mean the ump shouldn't call it.
@@stupidas9466 cool. I'm talking about the way he's standing though. I'm not sure why you said all of that?
I just have this paused on the umps 'HMPPH' face in a tab and I keep accidentally clicking on it and and laughing.
Bro the ump at the end sent me 😂
Congrats on having a baby girl!!
Great breakdown as usual. Thankful for you guys doing this, a highlight during a stressful work week.
please dont assume genders
Men bring men
@@Adam-kr8wy he himself said it was a girl lmao
@@kristopherwilson506....but. The "girl" in question is only a couple of weeks old..it doesn't know it's gender yet.
😊😊
Are you serious 🧐
Love the catcher playing on the field psychologist. Catcher is the most underrated position in Baseball, if not all of team sports.
Offensive lineman.
The catcher is in no way an underrated position. Unless you mean by people who don't watch baseball.
I would NOT consider them underrated by any means!
What on earth.. it is widely considered one of, if not the most important positions in baseball
@@PK-ts8iz So..... I was trying to think of the name of the award for the best catcher.
“Grow up” as he’s throwing a temper tantrum lol
yo dude !!! I don't watch baseball... but this is my first vid of yours I've EVER seen. The edits, coverage, break downs, camera zooms... HOLY SHYT. Good stuff. Def subscribing. And definitely just learned a thing or 2 in 4 minutes.
As an Astros fan that doesn't understand the insanity of the balk rules, this looked like a balk to me. That little knee movement was enough to make me think he was going into his windup, and regardless of what the rules are, I think that's the essence of a balk.
Yeah, if you change anything after you take your initial stance on the mound, by either backing off or readjusting it's a balk.
I agree, look at the next pitch at 2:10. He begins his windup by flexing his right knee, exactly the same as the balk call. If I was on base that’s what I would be watching for.
Except he's not pitching out of the wind-up here. He's pitching out of the set.... its a terrible call there's no deception in the movement. Crazy that the only person arguing in favor of the umps is an Astros fan lol
Except he's not pitching out of the wind-up here. He's pitching out of the set.... its a terrible call there's no deception in the movement. Crazy that the only person arguing in favor of the umps is an Astros fan lol
@dleeliv it’s not a terrible call. Had this conversation with someone else too and I think the easiest way to explain it is this. Break up the knee bend from the step off as two different actions. His first action was the knee bend, his second action is the step off. Imagine then, if after his first action (the bend) he decided to come set (or perform any other action). The illusion is that the knee bend is an action to disengage the rubber which enables the pitcher more freedom (pitchers can even pick off from the rubber even if they aren’t set) so the motion of that knee bend is indicative that the pitcher is about to do something, only he doesn’t. It’s clear he tries to quickly cover it up by stepping off - in his defense that was his best option. It was unnatural move and is something he never does. Runners can see this as danger to them and is therefore deception. Any movement from Stanek that isn’t coming set means there could be a timing play on them.
It’s the right call, it’s just not the most egregious example of a balk. It’s a shame, but not an ump show call.
I can't wait for your breakdown of the first time in modern baseball when a balk gets called without someone losing it. If it ever happens.
Congratulations Jomboy on the Jombaby!
That could plausibly fool some runners some of the time. That flex can get a guy to jump off another couple of steps, and if your plan is to time that and spin to second--that could be an advantage.
Ump looked like he was on the verge of tears💀
looked like he was holding back from laughing
@@custombimmernot at all. bro was beet red, about to pass out. not even a grin
@@custombimmer He was trying to contain his excitement knowing that he would now be featured on Jomboy
@@abelincoln549I'd be trying not to laugh too if I just ejected a giant man baby who's mad that I called him for breaking the rules. He definitely wasn't about to cry. Give me a break.
What we should admit this is what an ump should do not eject or engage a player.
If you look closely at the pitch directly after the balk call, he did the bending motion again. If he does that every time then it is part of his motion. Therefore, not a balk. Umps are being forced to be too soft nowadays. Rules have too many loopholes.
Only Jomboy can do lip reading on a guy that's facing away from the camera. Love it.
An ump could call a balk on almost every pitch if he wanted
Very true…..this was a Rigged/Mob controlled type call
Kinda like holding in football
congrats to you and your family Jomboy, you the man!
Balk rule needs to allow for the umps to assess the intent of the movement. Because that move clearly didnt deceive runners especially since the only base thats open is home plate.
Honestly the worst part is the balk rule is just about deceiving the runner. But the runners are on second and third here, they obviously aren’t going to run so how on earth would he be deceiving them here? And yes technically it’s a balk by rule but just barely. This ump probably calls this 1 out of 10 times just because it’s so slight he probably doesn’t even see it most of the time.
This is like the "catch rule" in the NFL where even the guys making the calls don't even know what it actually is.
What a monster, how can he live with himself after that leg twitch
Don’t like it? then major-league baseball should change the Balk rules….
I'll never forget being at my nephew's high school game where the Umpire called a balk on his team's pitcher. The kid got upset, but asked the Umpire how it was a balk. The jerk Ump told the kid that it was up to his coach to explain it. The Ump went on to call a balk on the next 3 consecutive pitches. The kid rightfully lost it and started cussing out the Ump. A lot of parents got upset, including ones from the other team. Kid got thrown out. His coach ended up getting thrown out. The worst thing of the whole situation is that my nephew's team wasn't very good so they were already losing the game by a bunch when this all happened. Ump just wanted to go on a power trip to humiliate the coach and his team.
Balk rules need to get a whole lot clearer. MLB also needs to clean it's house. There's a number of good umps, but they have enough power tripping @$$#0les that it hurts the game.
I was at this game and even from the stands, i saw the balk. Movements seems a lot smaller on TV though from my memory
I have mad respect for the pitcher pulling through even though he was furious with an admittedly borderline call in a high leverage situation. Keep on keepin on Stanek
Mad respect for when and adult acts like a toddler? Yeeesh
@@schrockstar When bad umps put your job on the line you’ll maybe think differently
@axileus9327baseball fans say that’s a fair call and then wonder why more people don’t watch baseball
@@schrockstar Do you know many toddlers throwing 99?
You could tell he thought about it as he was doing it. That's what got him
You can also tell he has no emotional IQ
@@schrockstar Lacking emotional intelligence would mean reacting impulsively without thinking immediately, he showed restraint, dialed back in, finished the inning (at the position where your mind needs to be the most free), did his job, then let the ump have it. Relief pitchers dont have long careers, the last thing you need are things like this affecting your numbers and in turn your money. Nice try though
Excellent commentary. Subbed 😂 😎
I love the “what the fuck?!” 💀
As much as I like the pitch clock, it really has reinforced that they need to make the balk rule more consistent and clear somehow. It's soooo subjective as to what is and is not a balk.
You should do the Phillies/SD game form Sunday... first off, crazy long day - game was scheduled for 135 and didnt end until past 8 with rain and 12 innings - but Odor getting a called strike with the pitch clock because Sosa had to remove something from the infield and no-one called time... crazy stuff!
And that sums up the pitch clock fiasco…
It rained throughout the north east that day. The mets game didnt start till 510. And that was scheduled for 1:35 i think
The ump had that "hmmmpmhh, a wise guy eeeehhhhhh??" Look
Words cannot describe the smugness the 2nd base ump had on his face at the end 😂
I feel ike a Balk is the most misunderstood thing in baseball
In the rulebook there's actually 15 different ways you can commit a balk IIRC.
They need to get rid of it.
The balk keeps baseball honest, the alternative is incentivizing pitchers to get better at faking out runners and batters rather than pitching the ball. There are lots of ways to fake people out, the balk rule is there to catch all of them
@@ausiidnd Unless you're a lefty.
@@ausiidnd Then they should fix it so it is less stupid.
🎉congratulations 🎊 on the baby dude!!! A guy like you is gonna love fatherhood. God bless. Go spoil yourself dude, I’ve been watching your channel since way before the batting fiasco. It’s been great watching the channel grow.
CONGRATS ON THE BABY GIRL JIMMY!!! WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!
The picture balked at the balk
Guy throwing a tantrum yells, "Grow the fuck up!" 😅
If you ever watch Kevin Gausman pitch, he does a little wobble before every pitch. Been called on it a couple times but he's never changed his routine so essentially it's just whether or not the ump feels like being a prick on any given day.
Gausman used to lift his leg up which was the problem, he's had to keep it on the ground now but iirc he was called for a balk this season already
Best one I’ve seen in a while 😂😂😂
BTW, for splitter, a tight grip is the last thing you want. The ball should slide out of your hand with as little spin as possible.
I help coach a 3A baseball team, and during a game, which was officiated by an ump that we've never seen before, called 3 balks on our pitcher for the silliest movement. So I can say that without a shadow of a doubt, I have no idea what is or isn't a balk.
I highly recommend covering the first game of redsox at cubs. Home runs were hit at the same guy in the satnds in 2 different innings and he threw the ball back on the field both times. Crazy to see and the announcers noticed it as well
Also, last night in the angels/Yankees game, they pulled up a player from the minors with 2 outs in the 10th and he got a walk off single. Might not seem like much, but a heartwarming story
Worth the wait. And congrats!
The umpire stance and face at the end kill me bro
If a pitcher was allowed to twitch, or bend his knee like that without having to pitch the ball, the pitcher could just stand there twitching trying to bait/confuse the runner into stealing when really the pitcher is going to step off and easily pick off the runner. Worst case the pitcher would have confused the runner enough to not even attempt a Stolen base. Thats why the balk rule exists. Without the balk rule, there would be no stolen bases. And you would be seeing pitchers do some really weird ish before they actually went into their wind up.
He bent his knee to lift his foot in order to step off. Explain how you step off with a peg leg and no knee bend. It's ludicrous. Every step off starts with a knee bend.
@@McScott76 watch the next pitch though. You can see his knee do the same bend right before he pitches the ball. Thats why they had to call a balk.
the irony of a grown man literally in the midst of throwing a temper tantrum telling anyone to “grow the fuck up” is palpable
Another good 1... Congratulations!
Congrats on the baby, jomboy! Not sure if this is your first, but dont blink! They grow up quickly!