I remember watching that one live. Not at the stadium, but on TV. I used to ump and while I normally try to take the ump's side, I just couldn't help but go "what the fuck, dude."
1:55 *“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!! UNBELIEVABLE! JERRY MEALS CALLED HIM SAFE!! THE THROW BEAT HIM BY A MILE!!”* “th-“ *“THAT IS INCREDIBLE!”* “how can you en-“ *“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!!”* “how can you end the g-“ *”YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME JERRY MEALS”*
He was safe tho, there’s been tons of analysis on that call and there’s no definite proof that he was tagged. The catcher missed the tag, and if he didn’t and did tag him, there’s not enough to overturn it on the field because of how insanely close it is.
@@webmaster2089 haha I live in Pittsburgh and I remember when that happened. It was basically 2 AM or so and I guess the ump wanted to go home. But it baffled the entire city, and was a punch in the gut to the Pirates who were doing a decent job rallying back to contention.
@@robertfalk3767 It was the right call. Ump had the best view there and as he said in a quote, the catch missed. Certain camera angles make it look like such also. It's overall a very close play and had there been a replay, it's very likely to have been too close to call.
@Imcreatingthiscuz Imbored I wouldn't exactly go with his statement there. It's just he made this statement after the media was all over his ass saying how he was just wanting the 19 inning game to get done with.
Well, technically, "walk-off" just means the last play of the game - walk-off home run, walk-off hit by pitch, etc. So I think "walk-off balk" is correct. Although "balk-off" sounds funnier.
4:00 honestly the ump made the correct call there, the interference at 3rd made the runner delayed by at least a couple seconds, he would’ve been safe for sure withou the interference.
My question on that play is this: If the plate umpire was going to call interference, why did he stand there and watch the player slide into home as if the play at home was going to decide the outcome? The guy was going to be safe anyway (because of the interference) so he could have just stopped the play.
@@SarahDigsHockey Just to nitpick, when the defense impedes the runner, it's "obstruction". This was a classic "Type 2" (formerly "Type B") obstruction because the obstruction happened when a play wasn't being made on the runner. In MLB, a Type 2 is a "delayed dead ball", meaning that play continues until it reaches its natural end. Once the play is over, the umpires award the runner with the base they think he would have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. So he was watching the play because it wasn't over yet, and he then had to determine if, minus the obstruction, Craig would have scored on the play
It's super clear and blatant too, 3rd baseman lifts both his feet while laying on his stomach in an unnatural movement that could only happen because he was trying to trip the baserunner.
@Bass Pro Lando was not interference. the third baseman dove to catch the ball, the runner was sliding into third when he dove, the third baseman was laying there. was not interference. if it had been interference, why did the umpire wait until after the play at the plate to call the interference? he would have called it immediately if he really thought it was interference. even the runner knew it wasn't interference.
3:53 Mad respect to the umpire for seeing this. I thought this was one of the worst calls I'd seen until he explained himself. Interference is hard to catch, especially in the heat of the moment. It happens a LOT in sports though.
I thought that was going to be the cardinals losing because of him getting called out at home, even said "kind of shitty that he got tripped like that at 3rd"
@kevin ortega Well, not quite. In MLB, there are two types of obstruction (other than the oddly named "catcher's interference, the offense commits interference, but the defense commits obstruction). This was a "Type 2" (back then it was "Type B") obstruction because a play wasn't being made on the runner when the obstruction occurred. On a Type 2, it's a "delayed dead ball", which means play continues until it reaches its natural end, and then the umpires award the runner the base he'd have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. Let me just add that by busting his ass for home, Craig made that an easy call, because minus the obstruction, he obviously would have scored on the play. Had he just jogged home (assuming he'd be awarded home), they could have called him out.
it’s a great call. as he went to run middlebrooks kicks his legs up and trips him up. clear interference and it takes balls of steel to call it in that spot even if it’s right
@@alexburky9124 Actually, it's obstruction, and Middlebrooks kicking his legs up actually had nothing to do with it. The fact that his body was in Craig's way was enough.
@@nathanielsullivan9764 Yes this would be on top of most lists. As a Mets fan it was the single most painful loss against the Yankees EVER for me, including the world series games in 2000.
@@steveswangler6373 why do so many people get offended at YT comments that were meant as a joke? Seriously, I've been wondering that for years. What about my comment offended you, Steven?
The 2013 World Series was a rough one for Cardinals fans. I was at the game where Kolten Wong got picked off and everyone was so confused. You look away for a split second and the game is over.
As a Ranger fan who watched the 2011 world series I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR IT. Earlier this year I heard a story of Nelson Cruz saying "The reason I was so far in during that potential 3rd out in game 6 is because I wanted to be close to the celebration". Yup, he really said that apparently and I do NOT WANT TO HEAR YOUR BELLYACHING ABOUT A WORLD SERIES CARDINAL FAN.
@Dr Feel good you think so? the giants pitcher for sure but not the other. any hesitation on the mound like this is not a balk. there is no deception. nobody is getting fooled. i just think rules like this tarnish the game in a negative way
It was in the news at the time because it was a bad call on that pitcher’s, like 200th save or 300th save or something like that. It’s like that Detroit call that robbed that guy of his perfect game. An obviously blown call perfectly coinciding with somebody’s big career achievement is what sportswriters and sports shoes fantasize about.
Balk Rules 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 Do not do a balk please
Usually that means the tag missed, so he's not out but hasn't touched home plate yet, and then he gets tagged so he's out. But he was still ruled safe, so I have no idea what the out signal was about.
Also add this year's Mets home opener, with Conforto's "HBP", in violation of the Dick Dietz rule. When even the Mets' announcers were plainly disgusted.
I attended a Dodger game where they balked in the winning run. I attended with a relative from Germany, who was like, "What happened?" They were already pretty bamboozled by it all, and trying to explain a balk ending the game made it seem just flat-out insane.
The craziest thing about those Red Sox vs Cardinals plays is that they occurred in back-to-back games in the World Series. And if I remember correctly that is the only time in playoff history that a game ended on pickoff. Unreal
Those are the pirate's broadcasters and they spent another 15-20 minutes on the broadcast after this game going on about that call. They were anything but happy...
I remember the Yankees playing a horribly long game in the 1960's and Phil Rizzuto adding another pork chop to his dinner about every other inning. Must have finished with a whole side of hog.
@@jdotoz Bad calls and dumb balks are definitely bad ways to win. You wouldn't feel at all cheated in your victory if it was because something like an obvious ball was called a strike or an obvious out was called safe? Umpire error is a sour win.
I've won on a walkoff balk before... We'd beaten the team 18-1 the day before and won 3-2 that day. Felt crappy to have it be so close when it shouldn't have been, but a win's a win.
I remember a game at Fenway Park in 2005 where the Red Sox walked off in the 10th because Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crowd was immediately yelling our anger at the Oakland pitcher until we realized that meant the Sox won and switched to cheering instead. You could _feel_ the emotional whiplash, it was crazy.
That Cardinals/Sox play in Game 1 of the World Series might be the greatest ending to any game I've ever seen. First, the play by Pedroia to throw out the first runner was just insane. And then to end it on the obstruction was even crazier. It was the correct call though.
@@haydenkay4552 There's more than enough to pissed off about the Pirates the last couple years... that said, I'm pissed at the MLB period for their broken payroll and stupid play-off system. There needs to be a salary cap like the other leagues so that small market teams like the Pirates can compete for free agents, and not lose the prospects like Gerritt Cole they themselves developed. Also, division winners should not get precedence if they finished with a worse record than a Wild Card team. The Bucs 2 years in a row suffered from playing in the same division as the Cardinals and had to do that idiotic 1 game play-off. You play ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO GAMES... 1 game should not decide a team's season.
@@milopop0006 You must be a traditionalist then... baseball is losing popularity because of you. The other leagues are willing to make drastic changes to keep things interesting and exciting. Players change teams so often it's hard to be loyal to anyone, but they have to thanks to the crazy payroll disparity. You're probably not a Bucs fan, so you didn't experience the frustration of waiting 20 years for post-season ball, only for 2 of those years to get hosed because of a 1 game play-off where the opposing team trotted out their ace and shut it down. The MLB play-offs are exciting, not the drag of the regular season. There should be fewer regular season games, and more teams in the play-offs with longer series. Wild Card round should be 3 games, and every series after that 7 games. Teams should player fewer in-division games to cut it down.
2:21 I saw this one happen live on tv at my grandmas house… it was almost 11 at night and it was easily one of not only the most bizarre endings in baseball history but also one of the craziest moments I’ve ever seen in a game. ⚾️
All the ridiculous cuts are nauseating though. I realize tech wasn't as good back then but they really could not decide if the wanted to go wide shot or not
@@Sammydx1 I really don’t know, but if I recall, baseball didn’t turn into a barrage of nonstop advertisements until the mid 90’s. (Probably to pay for the strike. Lol) My best guess would be around ‘93.
Well, that's because he should have been out the second his foot went backwards beyond home plate. Was a pretty easy call that the umpire missed there.
@@popcornpanda2101 I'm wondering... do you think the catcher throws the ball to first if Bregman was called out? Sure the game would have continued until the third out was recorded but no throw means no throw away 🤷♂️
That Colton Wong one happened to me routinely in The Show because I wouldn't pay attention when baserunning. Now I'm in the habit of holding the stick left until the windup just in case.
@@nathandelaney2027 I'm saying why did the home plate umpire(who made the interference call) not just end the play right then? He waited until the play was over, saw the Craig was out on the field, then called him safe because of the interference. It's like he was hoping Craig made it safely to avoid the controversy...
@Akish you learned that about ALL MLB umps from watching an 8 minute video that wasn't even entirely about umpires? wow. all you could have possibly learned is that the umpires in this video are inconsistent.
Nah, when he popped up from his slide, his foot was on the plate, he just didn't register it. And there is plenty of room for that swipe to have missed. Can't tell with the dogshit angles and resolution. People always talk about this one like it is the worst call ever, but they only say that because the throw beat him by so much. But the tag has to happen. This was before replay, but even if it wasn't, I doubt this gets overturned.
Extremely heads up call by the Umpires. They saw and called the player interference immediately. The home plate umpire also did see it, delaying his call to double-check there was indeed interference. Funny thing, while the Cardinals did win this game, going up in the series 2 to 1, the Red Sox swept the rest of them. Red Sox won Game 4 with a 4 to 2 score, Game 5 won 3 to 1, and Game 6, Red Sox won 6 to 1 (in Boston).
Completely biased RedSox fan: that rule doesn't exist to award guys who can barely walk, making terrible base-running decisions, the walk-off run in a World Series game.
@@donhill1825 it takes a strong man to admit his bias...but I would say that it does exist to award guys who would have scored without interference, as is the case in that clip. You can see that the runner would have clearly scored had he not been tripped. You just cant trip people on the basepath in baseball.
And that was the last win for the Cardinals (who won it all in 2011) in the series. The Red Sox overcame the heartbreak and took the next 3 games and also won another title in 2018, that series against the Dodgers included a 7 hour game.
I'm still convinced to this day that single horrible call in the 19th innning was what sent the Pirates' season into a tailspin, and they would have had a playoff run that year if it weren't for that ONE call in that ONE game.
@@gregorysteimel5165 true, but you gotta admit, that one was for the city of Boston after the marathon bombing earlier that year. That Cards WS loss didn't piss me off anywhere near as much as '04 did.
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1:14 you know it was a bad call when even the pitcher who benefited from the call says "wow".
Ha ha. Thanks pointing that out.
I remember watching that one live. Not at the stadium, but on TV. I used to ump and while I normally try to take the ump's side, I just couldn't help but go "what the fuck, dude."
@@raetekusu1 I always tried to be nice to umps as a pitcher and may have benefited but that call was a disaster.
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@@gcut24 wrong highlight, but ok.
I dont blame that greene guy for trying to tie it up bottom of the 9th with 2 outs you gotta go for it. Those popup drops are funny lol
Sometimes the right decision happens to be the wrong choice. And they say baseball isn't life personified.
He was safe
The way the umpire walks off kills me
@@michaelbodart4735 I think he got his foot in before the tag too....but he runs like tom brady
@@maximo6037 I was shocked it was so close at home after they botched the throw to third.. Definitely running like brady in the 2000 nfl combine
2:12 That call was so bad it turned Andrew McCutchen white
@@zachmargolick5835 Waaaaa
Zach Margolick um...
reelkena exactly how blind are you? Oh wait I forgot that foolish baseballs video on it was completely correct.
Zach Margolick damn tho, that one would be pretty hard to spot out
@@zachmargolick5835 Man IDK what the fuck you're goin on about I just wanted to make a joke about the Pirates havin a white McCutchen
1:55
*“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!! UNBELIEVABLE! JERRY MEALS CALLED HIM SAFE!! THE THROW BEAT HIM BY A MILE!!”*
“th-“
*“THAT IS INCREDIBLE!”*
“how can you en-“
*“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!!”*
“how can you end the g-“
*”YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME JERRY MEALS”*
He was safe tho, there’s been tons of analysis on that call and there’s no definite proof that he was tagged. The catcher missed the tag, and if he didn’t and did tag him, there’s not enough to overturn it on the field because of how insanely close it is.
@@callumburgess04 First of all, no. You can clearly see him get tagged. But more importantly MLB came out and said he blew the call.
@@webmaster2089 haha I live in Pittsburgh and I remember when that happened. It was basically 2 AM or so and I guess the ump wanted to go home. But it baffled the entire city, and was a punch in the gut to the Pirates who were doing a decent job rallying back to contention.
That was a hideous call.
He missed the tag
1:48 19th inning? Yeah the ump just wanted to go home.
I mean, clearly. It was one of the worst blown calls in recent MLB memory.
Robert Falk in different angles it looks like the catcher could’ve missed the tag, it’s very close though
@@robertfalk3767 It was the right call.
Ump had the best view there and as he said in a quote, the catch missed. Certain camera angles make it look like such also.
It's overall a very close play and had there been a replay, it's very likely to have been too close to call.
@Imcreatingthiscuz Imbored I wouldn't exactly go with his statement there. It's just he made this statement after the media was all over his ass saying how he was just wanting the 19 inning game to get done with.
@@TaintedNimbus Plus it looks like the catcher never gets the tag on him, and notice the imp doesn't call him safe until he crosses the plate.
The announcers: "It's a walk off balk!"
Me, an intellectual: "It's a balk-off."
Exactly what i was thinking, I wish the announcers would just say that!
Well, technically, "walk-off" just means the last play of the game - walk-off home run, walk-off hit by pitch, etc. So I think "walk-off balk" is correct. Although "balk-off" sounds funnier.
@@innertubez no shit
Omg so funny😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I came here to say this. Well done. Great minds think alike.
4:00 honestly the ump made the correct call there, the interference at 3rd made the runner delayed by at least a couple seconds, he would’ve been safe for sure withou the interference.
My question on that play is this: If the plate umpire was going to call interference, why did he stand there and watch the player slide into home as if the play at home was going to decide the outcome? The guy was going to be safe anyway (because of the interference) so he could have just stopped the play.
@@SarahDigsHockey Just to nitpick, when the defense impedes the runner, it's "obstruction".
This was a classic "Type 2" (formerly "Type B") obstruction because the obstruction happened when a play wasn't being made on the runner. In MLB, a Type 2 is a "delayed dead ball", meaning that play continues until it reaches its natural end. Once the play is over, the umpires award the runner with the base they think he would have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. So he was watching the play because it wasn't over yet, and he then had to determine if, minus the obstruction, Craig would have scored on the play
It's super clear and blatant too, 3rd baseman lifts both his feet while laying on his stomach in an unnatural movement that could only happen because he was trying to trip the baserunner.
@@Viva146 Not that it matters whether it was deliberate or not. The fact that his body was in the way was what caused the obstruction
@Bass Pro Lando was not interference. the third baseman dove to catch the ball, the runner was sliding into third when he dove, the third baseman was laying there. was not interference. if it had been interference, why did the umpire wait until after the play at the plate to call the interference? he would have called it immediately if he really thought it was interference. even the runner knew it wasn't interference.
1:55 that ump was ready to go home! Bottom of the 19th! He was waiting for his chance to walk it off
3:53
Mad respect to the umpire for seeing this. I thought this was one of the worst calls I'd seen until he explained himself. Interference is hard to catch, especially in the heat of the moment. It happens a LOT in sports though.
Runner still didn’t touch home LOL but does the interference automatically make him safe?
I thought that was going to be the cardinals losing because of him getting called out at home, even said "kind of shitty that he got tripped like that at 3rd"
@kevin ortega Well, not quite. In MLB, there are two types of obstruction (other than the oddly named "catcher's interference, the offense commits interference, but the defense commits obstruction). This was a "Type 2" (back then it was "Type B") obstruction because a play wasn't being made on the runner when the obstruction occurred. On a Type 2, it's a "delayed dead ball", which means play continues until it reaches its natural end, and then the umpires award the runner the base he'd have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred.
Let me just add that by busting his ass for home, Craig made that an easy call, because minus the obstruction, he obviously would have scored on the play. Had he just jogged home (assuming he'd be awarded home), they could have called him out.
it’s a great call. as he went to run middlebrooks kicks his legs up and trips him up. clear interference and it takes balls of steel to call it in that spot even if it’s right
@@alexburky9124 Actually, it's obstruction, and Middlebrooks kicking his legs up actually had nothing to do with it. The fact that his body was in Craig's way was enough.
1:25 The lady in the brown jacket is sooooo happy. haha
Haha
Lmao she’s like 👁👅👁👏👏👏
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Lol didn’t expect to see u here
Worst strike three call I've ever seen
0:55 As a Mets fan, I have to admit Luis Castillo dropped the ball on that one.
Ha ha I was at that game...😆😆
Yeah no shit
As a mets fan, I knew that play was going to be there before I clicked on the video lol
@@nathanielsullivan9764 Yes this would be on top of most lists. As a Mets fan it was the single most painful loss against the Yankees EVER for me, including the world series games in 2000.
best way to sum up the 07-09 years
This video was sweet and sour for a cubs fan
As a Brewers fan, I concur
Same for the Pirates. I remember the Braves game. The Pirates were doing well, then after that game, the fell apart.
@@davidcunningham8319 I remember staying up past 2 for that bs. I was at the Astros one tho lol
David Cunningham I feel like he didn’t tag him, that’s me tho
Tell me about it lol I was watching the opening clip live🤣
3:01
"You are a pixie moth." Weird insult, but ok... lol
Good one.
Perfect
It does sound like that LOL
For a second I was gonna say what it actually is then it got it IoI
r/rareinsults
Are we seriously not going to talk about Beck's mullet and handlebar combo? Dude should be in the Hall just for that. Fucking legend.
I agree
That fumanchu is making me jealous
Absolutely
why do so many people make stupid comments like "are we seriously not going to talk about...." as they talk about it?
@@steveswangler6373 why do so many people get offended at YT comments that were meant as a joke?
Seriously, I've been wondering that for years. What about my comment offended you, Steven?
The 2013 World Series was a rough one for Cardinals fans. I was at the game where Kolten Wong got picked off and everyone was so confused. You look away for a split second and the game is over.
as a red sox fan, orgasmic ending
As a Ranger fan who watched the 2011 world series I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR IT. Earlier this year I heard a story of Nelson Cruz saying "The reason I was so far in during that potential 3rd out in game 6 is because I wanted to be close to the celebration". Yup, he really said that apparently and I do NOT WANT TO HEAR YOUR BELLYACHING ABOUT A WORLD SERIES CARDINAL FAN.
@@skinnie2838I am here to tell you that Texas won the World Series against Arizona this year. #WentAndTookIt.
Worst way is a pitcher balk.
agreed
the balk rule is so outdated. needs to be modernized
@Dr Feel good you think so? the giants pitcher for sure but not the other. any hesitation on the mound like this is not a balk. there is no deception. nobody is getting fooled. i just think rules like this tarnish the game in a negative way
Lol imagine that in the World Series botttom the 9th tie game bases loaded 3-2 count 😂
@@LOLmusics i can't imagine that. what's your point?
MLB worst ways to lose a game:
Uploads entire 2017 World Series...
*sad Dodger fan noises*
Yeah, that sign steaing worked so well. Went 7 games and LA almost won.😭😢
😂
agree.
Stay mad
I still have nightmares about that Zobrist "strikeout". That umpire needed to poop
for sure. he was just barely holding it in
I remember watching that game. That was infuriating.
I dont blame that greene guy for trying to tie it up bottom of the 9th with 2 outs you gotta go for it. Those popup drops are funny lol
It was in the news at the time because it was a bad call on that pitcher’s, like 200th save or 300th save or something like that. It’s like that Detroit call that robbed that guy of his perfect game. An obviously blown call perfectly coinciding with somebody’s big career achievement is what sportswriters and sports shoes fantasize about.
@@bwin2992 "every week". GTFOH. stop exaggerating.
I dunno what's more surprising in the Pirates-Braves clip: The safe call or the fact Clint Hurdle lasted 19 innings.
3:54 This was actually a good call, runner tripped over the third baseman which does warrant an interference call
Me: I wonder if the Cubs/Pirates/Polanco highlight will be in this compilation.
Video: No need to wait for an affirmative
Nelson Cruz’s missed ball in the 2011 world series shouldve been on here. That still hurts to this day
Well they didnt lose as soon as he missed it but yeah honestly shouldve had it and ended the series
"It hurts us too"
-Cubs fans.
David Freese baby! Go crazy folks
I feel pretty good about it (Cards fan 😆)
@@KudaFamily 😭😭😭😭😭😭
As a Giants fan, unfortunately I'll never forget the infamous Casilla "balk-off" loss. Overall he was a great reliever, though.
as a padres fan, our shit was so much more embarrassing we don't even remember that anymore
2:17 "That is re.. markable." Barely caught himself there, lol
glad im not the only one who thought he was going somewhere else with that LOL
youtu.be/0sQH8NB
re.tarable
I doubt he was thinking about saying that tho
1:52 even the runner knew he was out
Balk Rules
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
Do not do a balk please
Got this from the balk compilation vid, huh?
BiggJern nah it's a pretty common copypasta. it's jon bois originally
Bannermania imagine copying and pasting into a RUclips comment
@@glock9106 sick burn
Bannermania no one asked
0:40 the ump calls him out after he had called him safe.
Yeah I had to watch that in slow motion that whole sequence was confusing as hell
Usually that means the tag missed, so he's not out but hasn't touched home plate yet, and then he gets tagged so he's out. But he was still ruled safe, so I have no idea what the out signal was about.
@@Jivvi Meanwhile, the play-by-play guy screams exactly the opposite of what the ump is signaling. What an utter clusters**tf**kshow 😆.
IK and NO ONE noticed it was so bad
2:15 - That is RE....markable. Nice save.
When you’re a Mets fan and you just want to see some funny clips then they remind you that Castillo dropped a routine pop up... damn you haha
1:10
Joe even grabs himself like
_"ah that one got away from me"_
then sees the ump signal and goes wtf
The dodger rays game 4 of the World Series will be on future videos like this
was looking for this comment
Also add this year's Mets home opener, with Conforto's "HBP", in violation of the Dick Dietz rule. When even the Mets' announcers were plainly disgusted.
I was at that game!
2:43 Wong saying “gosh dang it” gets me every time lmao
That's hilarious 👌
I guess it was the “Wong” day for him.
I attended a Dodger game where they balked in the winning run. I attended with a relative from Germany, who was like, "What happened?" They were already pretty bamboozled by it all, and trying to explain a balk ending the game made it seem just flat-out insane.
The craziest thing about those Red Sox vs Cardinals plays is that they occurred in back-to-back games in the World Series. And if I remember correctly that is the only time in playoff history that a game ended on pickoff. Unreal
2:03 those casters are so happy because they can finally go home
Those are the pirate's broadcasters and they spent another 15-20 minutes on the broadcast after this game going on about that call. They were anything but happy...
I remember the Yankees playing a horribly long game in the 1960's and Phil Rizzuto adding another pork chop to his dinner about every other inning. Must have finished with a whole side of hog.
It also could be "worst ways to win a game"
It doesn’t apply to half of them tho
As long as there is no cheating, no such thing.
@@jdotoz
Bad calls and dumb balks are definitely bad ways to win. You wouldn't feel at all cheated in your victory if it was because something like an obvious ball was called a strike or an obvious out was called safe? Umpire error is a sour win.
@@Richard_Nickerson Okay, you're half-right. An objectively bad call could count as such. But an opponent's error? No way.
I've won on a walkoff balk before... We'd beaten the team 18-1 the day before and won 3-2 that day. Felt crappy to have it be so close when it shouldn't have been, but a win's a win.
Damn can’t imagine the guilt these guys had to deal with
Umps aren't capable of that emotion
This video proves to me that the Pirates are the Detroit Lions of the MLB. And I'm a Pirates fan.
I remember a game at Fenway Park in 2005 where the Red Sox walked off in the 10th because Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crowd was immediately yelling our anger at the Oakland pitcher until we realized that meant the Sox won and switched to cheering instead. You could _feel_ the emotional whiplash, it was crazy.
1:49 Catcher's reaction is priceless.
Like: "Wait, WHAT?! I was just here when that happened, but where were YOU?!"
You forgot Michael A Taylor with error vs the dodgers after struck out five times at the plate
Definitely a game to forget!
Redsox Films an effort he would like to forget for the rest of his life.
U mean the 4 walks in a row..
Where’s the play when the diamondbacks walked 5 batters in a row?
Yo Mama well, no but that is one of the worst ways to lose a game
lol that sounds like something my Mets would do.
innertubez unfortunately 😭😭😭 They love you keep us in a sense of despair
0:15 damn that crack of the bat is amazing
That Cardinals/Sox play in Game 1 of the World Series might be the greatest ending to any game I've ever seen. First, the play by Pedroia to throw out the first runner was just insane. And then to end it on the obstruction was even crazier. It was the correct call though.
RUclips recommends this to me after the Dodgers lose to the Rays in-game 4
As a dodgers fan, I am sad
SAVAGE!!!
2:00 That umpire is like "Let's just go home. Games taking forever."
Polanco is still sore about that one.
I’m a pirates fan and I remember watching that live, I was pissed
@@haydenkay4552 There's more than enough to pissed off about the Pirates the last couple years... that said, I'm pissed at the MLB period for their broken payroll and stupid play-off system. There needs to be a salary cap like the other leagues so that small market teams like the Pirates can compete for free agents, and not lose the prospects like Gerritt Cole they themselves developed.
Also, division winners should not get precedence if they finished with a worse record than a Wild Card team. The Bucs 2 years in a row suffered from playing in the same division as the Cardinals and had to do that idiotic 1 game play-off. You play ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO GAMES... 1 game should not decide a team's season.
@@haydenkay4552 Me too. I watched the whole game and was getting ready for the 20th inning then, that.
@@nahor88 i completely disagree with everything u said.
@@milopop0006 You must be a traditionalist then... baseball is losing popularity because of you. The other leagues are willing to make drastic changes to keep things interesting and exciting. Players change teams so often it's hard to be loyal to anyone, but they have to thanks to the crazy payroll disparity. You're probably not a Bucs fan, so you didn't experience the frustration of waiting 20 years for post-season ball, only for 2 of those years to get hosed because of a 1 game play-off where the opposing team trotted out their ace and shut it down. The MLB play-offs are exciting, not the drag of the regular season. There should be fewer regular season games, and more teams in the play-offs with longer series. Wild Card round should be 3 games, and every series after that 7 games.
Teams should player fewer in-division games to cut it down.
"Little roller up first...BEHIND THE BAG! IT GETS THROUGH BUCKNER!"
In comes Knight and the Mets win it!!
1:50 the Ump just wanted to go home, the 19th inning 💀
Bro I wouldve been so over it but tbh both teams are trying so hard to win I would feel so defeated if I was on either side it wasnt really fair
2:21 I saw this one happen live on tv at my grandmas house… it was almost 11 at night and it was easily one of not only the most bizarre endings in baseball history but also one of the craziest moments I’ve ever seen in a game. ⚾️
0:16. Look at that. No graphics all over the screen. No advertisements all over the field. Just baseball broadcast straight to you. Glorious.
I just realized how amazing that looks
All the ridiculous cuts are nauseating though. I realize tech wasn't as good back then but they really could not decide if the wanted to go wide shot or not
What year was that ?
@@Sammydx1 I really don’t know, but if I recall, baseball didn’t turn into a barrage of nonstop advertisements until the mid 90’s. (Probably to pay for the strike. Lol) My best guess would be around ‘93.
@@Sammydx1 www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2012/2/12/2792522/cubs-retro-recap-august-7-2001
2:07 he won’t let the other announcer talk 😂
Alternate title: Funniest ways to win a game
3:23 RIP Rod "The Shooter" Beck. I remember watching that game when it happened. It started a big fight between me and one of my oldest friends.
Boston losing on the interference call is still my favorite baseball play of all time
Really that is your ALL time favorite baseball play
3:27 - I can still hear Ron Santo from the radio broadcast. "NOOOO!!"
2020 WS Dodgers just said: "Hold my beer!"
Bregman's was easily the most unlikely to ever happen.
Well, that's because he should have been out the second his foot went backwards beyond home plate. Was a pretty easy call that the umpire missed there.
@@FarmerFigs even if the ump did call him out, there was only 1 out🤷♂️
@@popcornpanda2101 I'm wondering... do you think the catcher throws the ball to first if Bregman was called out? Sure the game would have continued until the third out was recorded but no throw means no throw away 🤷♂️
@@FarmerFigs yeh true, good thing he did throw it😎
“Oh my goodness, he dropped the ball!!!” that had me laughing like crazy
Imagine stumbling into a balk that ends the game for your team. I’d never be able to show my face again.
The way Joe Nathan mouths the word "Wow" says it all...
As a life long Cubs fan I remember watching half of this video in real time
As a Pirates fan I’m honestly surprised we were only featured in this video 3 times.
That Colton Wong one happened to me routinely in The Show because I wouldn't pay attention when baserunning. Now I'm in the habit of holding the stick left until the windup just in case.
The 2013 World Series had the worst ways lose two nights in a row. The obstruction and then the pick off. Very interesting.
Anyone else bothered by the fact that Allen Craig never touched home
It’s ok tho, interference at 3rd😂 Guess it means he doesn’t have to make it home.
I saw the same thing. But if the ump was going to call him safe because of the interference anyway, why bother to allow the play to complete?
epickett63 yes but Allen Craig didn’t know that in the moment
@@nathandelaney2027 I'm saying why did the home plate umpire(who made the interference call) not just end the play right then? He waited until the play was over, saw the Craig was out on the field, then called him safe because of the interference. It's like he was hoping Craig made it safely to avoid the controversy...
@@epickett63 The home plate umpire didn't make the call, the 3rd base umpire did.
4:00 That was the right call. Still sucks to lose to that
@Klayetix Oh that's very clear, but because the 3rd baseman blocked (though completely unintentional) the line, it has to be called as such
@@TheOrangeRoad yeah, the runner tripped over the 3rd baseman, it was clear interference
TheOrangeRoad i disagree, it looks purposeful when he puts his feet up in the air. Why would he do that. It doesn’t do anything to help you get up.
@@Retired_Detective51 Its very possible, but the point I was making was interference regardless.
Real Detective51 no doubt it was intentional. Great call by the ump.
0:50 imagine if this was in Game 7 of the World Series.
Death threats would definitely be a thing if that ever happened
Yo that first clip was one of the first baseball games I ever watched.. I watched it with my grandma R.I.P still remember it like it was yesterday
Great selection and so many of these had an extra twist to what could’ve already made the list
Things I learned from this video:
1. MLB umps are VERY inconsistent
@Akish you learned that about ALL MLB umps from watching an 8 minute video that wasn't even entirely about umpires? wow. all you could have possibly learned is that the umpires in this video are inconsistent.
As if being a pirate fan wasn’t painful enough, thanks for reminding me
1:50 dude barely touched home plate.. AFTER he was tagged and was still safe 😂
Nah, when he popped up from his slide, his foot was on the plate, he just didn't register it. And there is plenty of room for that swipe to have missed. Can't tell with the dogshit angles and resolution. People always talk about this one like it is the worst call ever, but they only say that because the throw beat him by so much. But the tag has to happen. This was before replay, but even if it wasn't, I doubt this gets overturned.
4:23 “looks like we’re going extra innings.”
I guess not
1:09 I think the ump just wanted to go home
1:09 when the call is so bad even the pitcher is shocked
0:11 the whole pirates franchise in a nutshell lmao
D-Backs Dodgers 5 walks in a row?
I will never see that again. I could not believe what i was seeing during that game. Classic lol. Go Dodgers!
Dropped the ball!!!! Dropped the ball!!!! 😂😂 Dude must’ve had the worst day then
“He dropped the ball” still lingers in my mind. I remember where I was and how I reacted when that moment happened
Here after watching the A’s vs the Twins lmao
Sadly the play that essentially ended Allen Craig’s promising career.
4:02 excellent call by the ump. That was definitely interference, and ump was paying attention.
Extremely heads up call by the Umpires. They saw and called the player interference immediately.
The home plate umpire also did see it, delaying his call to double-check there was indeed interference.
Funny thing, while the Cardinals did win this game, going up in the series 2 to 1, the Red Sox swept the rest of them.
Red Sox won Game 4 with a 4 to 2 score, Game 5 won 3 to 1, and Game 6, Red Sox won 6 to 1 (in Boston).
For sure, I’m a Cards fan and have watched that several times. You can see he lifts both feet for no reason at 3:54 and it trips him up.
Completely biased RedSox fan: that rule doesn't exist to award guys who can barely walk, making terrible base-running decisions, the walk-off run in a World Series game.
@@donhill1825 it takes a strong man to admit his bias...but I would say that it does exist to award guys who would have scored without interference, as is the case in that clip. You can see that the runner would have clearly scored had he not been tripped. You just cant trip people on the basepath in baseball.
@Kidz Bop 38 is Straight FIRE!! you're wrong.
This could have been filled with just Pirates clips from the past 30 years and it would be just as long
Tht the Pirates really got hosed on that call he was out by a mile
The catcher missed the tag
4:37 😂😂😂😂😂 go braves
As a Braves fan myself. That was straight up "Angel Hernandez" call. 😂
Braves- screwing over the Pirates since 1990.
Damn that Stl vs Bos WS was nuts!
And that was the last win for the Cardinals (who won it all in 2011) in the series. The Red Sox overcame the heartbreak and took the next 3 games and also won another title in 2018, that series against the Dodgers included a 7 hour game.
Imagine Playing 19 innings and making a great play just to loose to an Awful Call! Like man was out by 2 feet!
More like 10 feet
He missed the tag
@@jlcdavenport6268 no he didn’t
@@kcstorm1352 From some other angles, definitely looks like he just barely missed
01:52 I don’t blame that ump. After 19 innings, I would of called anyone going for home, safe, as well.
1:14- LOL I love how even the pitcher is just like "are you fucking shitting me?"
The first one the guy should've just acted like he had an injury instead of getting up wouldn't have been so embarrassing
Maybe he did
It didn't look real,the fix is on
1:55 I feel like the ump just wanted to go home at that point.
19 innings deep, anything close he was like yeah we're done. 😄
Catcher may have missed the tag tbf. It's hard to see, safe or out though that was a garbage tag.
@A Fish Out Of Water watched a diff video of this and the catcher definitely touched the runners right leg
@@matilda6851 send me it if you can, thanks
0:57 MLB the show 20 in a nutshell
At 1:14 you know the umpire got a call wrong when even the pitcher couldn't believe the umpire called that a strike😂
I'm still convinced to this day that single horrible call in the 19th innning was what sent the Pirates' season into a tailspin, and they would have had a playoff run that year if it weren't for that ONE call in that ONE game.
Wow, 2 from the 2013 World Series.
I was at game 3 and I was only 8 I think. Had no idea what was going on
The only World Series with a walk-off pickoff and a walk-off interference call.
That's a series I try my hardest to forget.
I was at game 4. My wife and I both were hardly paying attention and all of a sudden we were like "what just happened?" hahaha
@@gregorysteimel5165 true, but you gotta admit, that one was for the city of Boston after the marathon bombing earlier that year. That Cards WS loss didn't piss me off anywhere near as much as '04 did.
This compilation is too tough to take all at once. Have to pause after each to contemplate what happened.
Bruh you missed the worst one ever. Bill Buckner in the 1986 WS. The single greatest choke in MLB history
So many people were at fault. Unfortunately the Buckner play was the straw that broke their back and he got the blame.
wpreston86 yeah I mean it isn’t totally fair to blame him for the loss, but it was such an easy play! He had to make it
@@wpreston86 Yeah-let's not forget that there were like 9 wild pitches in the inning that put them in that position.
Got to love those manager meltdowns. The passion! Got blinded by the sun at 3:26.
As a lifelong Royals fan who has seen his team lose in every way imaginable, I can't believe this video includes a game they won.