MLB umpiring thread

[Pato del Muerto 53,631]

 Nice pick, catch. 

[Felix 645]

I got one of those umpiring slow pitch softball of all things.  Ball bounced of the packed ground and straight up.  I was wearing a cup, but when it comes from below like that it doesn't protect very well.  I sympathize.

[NorthLoop 14,595]

Shit still hurts like a mofo even when wearing a cup. 

[Derka 6,403]

this might be a new low:

 

[Scraps 13,817]

That same little twat Junior Valentine had these this season also:   

(A whole lot more horrible strike calls also on twitter if you care to search him.  Angel sucks, but I think everyone focuses on him so much fucksticks like this get a pass from most people.   America needs to normalize ump hate across the board not just against Angel lmao)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 24 by Scraps

[Felix 645]

9 hours ago, definitely not derka said:

this might be a new low:

 

I don't know if they can file a protest on this, but I would if I could.  That is, by far, the worst call I've seen in years and that's saying something.  Ump show.

[Beau Vine 55,903]

4 hours ago, Scraps said:

That same little twat Junior Valentine had these this season also:   

(A whole lot more horrible strike calls also on twitter if you care to search him.  Angel sucks, but I think everyone focuses on him so much fucksticks like this get a pass from most people.   America needs to normalize ump hate across the board not just against Angel lmao)

 

 

 

 

 

That's a really clear and obvious balk -- the pitcher has to step towards first.  

Having said that, if I were going to rewrite the rule book, I'd start with the section on balks.

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Pato del Muerto 53,631]

That was palazzzo-esque

[Derka 6,403]

this entire video is indefensible:

 

[Huckleberry 34,771]

Ángel Hernández is retiring. By using the diacritics in his name I gave more effort to respect his name than he gave to respect the game in the last decade.

Edited May 28 by Huckleberry

[Greg Davis Apologist 214]

Ángel Hérnandez is retiring. By using the diacritics in his name I gave more effort to respect his name than he gave to respect the game in the last decade.

Can’t wait for the tribute video

[beer 3,295]

Umpire Ángel Hernández is retiring, a source confirms to ESPN's Jeff Passan. One of the most controversial figures in the game, the source of much ire and frustration by fans and players alike, Hernandez has umpired his last game in Major League Baseball. First on news: USA Today's Bob Nightengale

 

ESPN45m ago

 

Omg omg omg omg

Edited May 28 by beer

[jeevsie 3,791]

Long national nightmare yadda yadda 

[gofuckyourself 9,126]

So many strikes against Hernandez, and now he's finally out.

 

[Jive Turkey 13,026]

 

[UpperWestside 6,286]

MLB should’ve paid him to go away 15 years ago. In the three biggest sports in North America he was, by far, at the top of the scrap heap of horrific umps, refs or officials. I wonder if we’ll see MLB social media team sites troll his “retirement” with some of his greatest calls. 

Edited May 28 by UpperWestside

[perfectchaos007 6,780]

9 hours ago, Greg Davis Apologist said:

Can’t wait for the tribute video

My tribute video:

[Pam Cummings 9,888]

Whoever is the second worst umpire in baseball is really bummed this morning.

[Pato del Muerto 53,631]

Doug?

[Updawg 2,392]

Just watched some of highlights. Damn he was awful. At least he was universally hated and sucked for pretty much every team

Adios mofo

[UTPhil2006 3,932]

1 hour ago, Pam Cummings said:

Whoever is the second worst umpire in baseball is really bummed this morning.

CB or Laz 

[NorthLoop 14,595]

1 hour ago, Pam Cummings said:

Whoever is the second worst umpire in baseball is really bummed this morning.

Woke up with a big ass target painted on his forehead. "Hey how'd that get there?" 

 

[dcar00 15,021]

12 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

 

the funniest thing about that, is that call probably isn't in his top 5000 bad pitch calls in his career. 

[BurntOrange&White 42,028]

Spoiler

 

 

Maybe political but funny

[TrashMaster G 18,157]

Is he really retiring or did he miss that call, too?

[NorthLoop 14,595]

55 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Is he really retiring or did he miss that call, too?

 

[T-shirt Sip 2,209]

21 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

MLB should’ve paid him to go away 15 years ago. In the three biggest sports in North America he was, by far, at the top of the scrap heap of horrific umps, refs or officials. I wonder if we’ll see MLB social media team sites troll his “retirement” with some of his greatest calls. 

Are we including college football on the list?
 

[UpperWestside 6,286]

9 hours ago, dcar00 said:

the funniest thing about that, is that call probably isn't in his top 5000 bad pitch calls in his career. 

The reaction was so fantastic though. He said everything that every single player ever wanted to say to him in that outburst. 
 

I mean even the other umpires are glad he is gone. There was quite literally no one in the sport that liked or respected him. It’s insane that he did this for three decades. MLB would have been better served to pay him to not umpire games instead of what they got from him.

[dcar00 15,021]

15 minutes ago, UpperWestside said:

The reaction was so fantastic though. He said everything that every single player ever wanted to say to him in that outburst. 
 

I mean even the other umpires are glad he is gone. There was quite literally no one in the sport that liked or respected him. It’s insane that he did this for three decades. MLB would have been better served to pay him to not umpire games instead of what they got from him.

I think he was going for exactly that with his stupid lawsuit.

[BurntOrange&White 42,028]

 

 

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,491]

Mike Estabrook is having a shit ass day behind the plate in San Diego today.

All called strikes:

[Beau Vine 55,903]

 

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Derka 6,403]

24 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

that umpire should be the standard. he’s owning that he had a bad night and he’s not talking a bunch of shit or getting his ego involved. that’s how it should be. good for him. 

[ConferenceRoom 6,215]

6 hours ago, definitely not derka said:

that umpire should be the standard. he’s owning that he had a bad night and he’s not talking a bunch of shit or getting his ego involved. that’s how it should be. good for him. 

[Derka 6,403]

you’ll never guess which two umpires made the worst two strikeout calls of the first half:

 

[Ghost of LL 15,734]

On 5/24/2024 at 2:37 AM, Derka said:

this might be a new low:

 

Going back to this--did they protest?  Because it's really weird that you could have interference with an automatic out.  What's he interfering with?  The runner could've tackled the infielder, and the outcome of the play would be no different--the batter would be out.

If the rule book isn't clear on that, then it needs some clarity.  Because that call is nonsensical.

[Derka 6,403]

 

😡😡😡

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Derka 6,403]

oldie but a goodie:

 

[Beau Vine 55,903]

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Guadaloopy 11,140]

Alex Tosi can suffer the  same fate that Ray Finkle’s mom wished on Dan Marino.  

[Pato del Muerto 53,631]

15-6 and position player pitching?  I have no issue with a slow pitch softball strike zone. 

[miguelito 11,522]

16 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

15-6 and position player pitching?  I have no issue with a slow pitch softball strike zone. 

I kind of agree, but I'd prefer it if the ump called the strike before the pitch even got to the plate, a la Enrico Palazzo.

[Derka 6,403]