MLB umpiring thread

[mrhorn 1383]

Yeah that was horseshit. Catcher was trying to throw the ball back to Williams too.

[miguelito 11250]

Wow.  A foul tip into the glove is usually something that's heard more than seen, right?  I wonder what the ump heard to make him think it was tipped. 

[kevwun 15757]

I think he might be drunk.  His strikezone is also shit.

[TonyTexas 10504]

A blind man could almost do as well 

 

[Beau Vine 54203]

16 hours ago, miguelito said:

Wow.  A foul tip into the glove is usually something that's heard more than seen, right? 

Not when you're watching the ball, especially when the ball is up high like that, you have a perfect view of it.  

That is a completely inexplicable call.

[Beau Vine 54203]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

A blind man could almost do as well 

 

Doug Eddings is literally worse than Angel:

And if you've forgotten his magnum opus:

 

[Helobious 9459]

Jesus, blue jays coach ejected before the game even started today. I’m guessing he was still upset about yesterday. 
 

 

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

Eddings has repeatedly been passed over for promotions, and was kept out of special assignments for years after the 2005 AJ Pierzynski incident. 
 

that is from a comment. Don’t have time to look, what is this one?

[Beau Vine 54203]

17 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Eddings has repeatedly been passed over for promotions, and was kept out of special assignments for years after the 2005 AJ Pierzynski incident. 
 

that is from a comment. Don’t have time to look, what is this one?

Ask the Astros fans.

[kevwun 15757]

AJ struck out swinging in a game 2 of the 2005 ALCS, but ran to first anyway.  Eddings let him stay at first.  A pitch runner was subbed in who ended up scoring the game winning run and the White Sox went on to win 7 more games in a row in the ALCS and World Series.  It's mind numbing that he's still allowed to be an umpire.

Edited June 22, 2022 by kevwun

[shadow_operative 15932]

wow that's bad.

[WBT 20559]

On 6/22/2022 at 2:31 PM, Beau Vine said:

And if you've forgotten his magnum opus:

 

Regardless of what the umps did, how did so many mlb players not know that was an IF fly?

[WBT 20559]

On 6/22/2022 at 3:33 PM, kevwun said:

AJ struck out swinging in a game 2 of the 2005 ALCS, but ran to first anyway.  Eddings let him stay at first.  A pitch runner was subbed in who ended up scoring the game winning run and the White Sox went on to win 7 more games in a row in the ALCS and World Series.  It's mind numbing that he's still allowed to be an umpire.

Weird that an ump fuckup is posted on the official mlb channel

 

[Beau Vine 54203]

[kevwun 15757]

How did that not get overturned? 

[You don't know me 1161]

But it's everyone else's fault that Angel Hernandez is passed over for crew chief.  It's not because he's a shitty umpire.

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

Did he signal off the bag?  Anything?

[Huckleberry 32839]

On 6/23/2022 at 7:46 PM, WBT said:

Regardless of what the umps did, how did so many mlb players not know that was an IF fly?

Only excuse I can see for that is that it was a very late call by the 3B ump. He should have pointed up and called "Infield fly if fair!" way before he did. But he had still called it by the time it hit the ground. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

this is, without a doubt, the worst umpiring i have ever seen.

 

 

[Surly Bevo 24908]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

this is, without a doubt, the worst umpiring i have ever seen.

 

 

LOL, games at that age are on a clock...you ain't speeding shit up fat boy.

[kevwun 15757]

That guy has a future as an MLB ump.

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

I can’t believe some dad hadn’t assaulted the guy by the end. 

[Scraps 13560]

Maybe he has a lazy eye

[Scraps 13560]

Dp

[Post Oak 20204]

I staunchly believe that parents should act like adults at their kids games.  However, I would be absolutely losing my mind

[Fudge Nuggets 19184]

That guy had a hookup in 15 minutes.

[Beau Vine 54203]

On 7/3/2022 at 1:17 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

I can’t believe some dad hadn’t assaulted the guy by the end. 

On 7/3/2022 at 1:42 PM, Post Oak said:

I staunchly believe that parents should act like adults at their kids games.  However, I would be absolutely losing my mind

I've already told the story on here about when I had a strike zone like that in high school while umpiring a Pee Wee game.  

When it was over, the parents were all wanting to shake my hand and asking me if I could umpire more of their games.  

[Huckleberry 32839]

On 7/4/2022 at 3:51 PM, Beau Vine said:

I've already told the story on here about when I had a strike zone like that in high school while umpiring a Pee Wee game.  

When it was over, the parents were all wanting to shake my hand and asking me if I could umpire more of their games.  

Yeah, nobody likes a walk fest. Swing the bat, gentlemen. Yes some of those were completely unhittable but in youth baseball an umpire who consistently calls hittable pitches strikes won't actually be that unpopular.

Obviously there's a line this guy crossed by quite a bit but an umpire who gives absolutely nothing off the plate at that level is worse than one with a consistent expanded zone. In essence I'm sure we all agree and I'm sure @Beau Vine's zone wasn't actually that bad. For example, the pitches that the catcher lunged for I don't think I could call no matter the level.

[Beau Vine 54203]

 

[Scraps 13560]

[shadow_operative 15932]

placeholder for video of Scherzer's backwards K on Mazara just now. 

[Beau Vine 54203]

3 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

placeholder for video of Scherzer's backwards K on Mazara just now. 

I saw a lot worse than this in the STL-CIN game:

 

[shadow_operative 15932]

yeah, it wasn't as bad in the replay as it looked live. 

[Beau Vine 54203]

[NorthLoop 14180]

So if the Players Union went on strike in order to get the Umpires Union abolished, what would happen? 

[Hornstrader 179]

3 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

So if the Players Union went on strike in order to get the Umpires Union abolished, what would happen? 

Angel Hernandez would sue the players' union for racism

[shadow_operative 15932]

 

 

 

[TonyTexas 10504]

^^^
That’s from a couple of years ago. Both the HPU and 1st base ump got suspended for the year. 
Probably some cartel bullshit. 

[miguelito 11250]

They were trying to protect the Queen by preventing the 3rd out.

[Scraps 13560]

Kenny powers had to be involved

[Beau Vine 54203]

 

[Beau Vine 54203]

 

[Guadaloopy 10954]

55 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

I’m sure if you try really hard you can find another thread to post this in.  

[Beau Vine 54203]

6 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

I’m sure if you try really hard you can find another thread to post this in.  

Are you suggesting that it's not an umpiring issue?  Therefore, it must be a cheating issue?

Noted.

[Helobious 9459]

Lol Astros fans are so easily triggers. They hate to admit they get the benefit of the most calls from umps, in addition to outright cheating.

[shadow_operative 15932]

where the hell else was he supposed to stand?

 

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

His entire lower left leg is directly in the base path.  Did they not change the rule some years ago such that that is not allowed?

[Beau Vine 54203]

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Unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score. 

It's a good call.

[shadow_operative 15932]

what exactly does the rule say? i thought that being in the path of the ball was pretty much all that's required. he's standing directly where the ball is thrown. i don't understand what else he's supposed to do. 

Edited August 8, 2022 by shadow_operative

[Huckleberry 32839]

You can't be in the runner's path until you have the ball, I believe. He should be set up just in front of the plate to receive the ball and then block the plate. Personally I think they went too far and if you set yourself up to where you will have the ball before he gets there it should be legal but it's not. It does limit the runner's ability to avoid contact, so it makes sense from that perspective.