ANGEL Hernandez STRIKES Again 

He'll outlast Manfred.. guarantee it

Best line ever.

TRUTH!!

He shouild be forced to retire or get fired.

Amen.

That's how unions work though. They're not the good guys they portray themselves as. It's all about looking out for the union's best interest; not the players, not the fans, not even the best interest of the people in the union.

Umpires can be fired. Depends on the issue. Look up Brian Runge: failed drug test.

Actually, the union looks completely legit in his case. That's the whole point of the union. To keep incompetent employees from being fired.

@@keithconnell8460 Keeping" incompetent employees from being fired." That's how union leadership and locals keep their phony-baloney positions.

That's a terrible take

It's not a sandlot pick-up game. MLB likely have rock-solid stipulations that contractually prevent players from refusing to play. Way too much money involved: MLB; networks; the cities and private entities that own the stadiums; and the advertisers. Heck. Have you ever seen how (understandably) pissed off many of the players look and act (quickly turning away; ducking behind others; disgustedly looking into the camera pointed at them... then spitting) when the network turns their cameras on them when they're in the dugout? They hate it... but they have no choice. MLB wants cameras in the dugout and up the players' butts for the viewership, to make things more interesting. The players know that... and where their multi-million-dollar deals come from.

@@CapraObscuraSo what happens if *both* teams refuse to play? Do they both forfeit?

@@hlcepeda So what’s the worst that can happen? MLB sues them?

@@ChrisWaters Not only forfeits but MLB will apply other sanctions.

@@alanhess9306 Bring it on! 😂 Seriously, though, it would really send a message and would give MLB and the MLBUA a black eye.

Been saying that for years. Take the worst 5 umps and shift them down while elevating the 5 best minor leaguers up to the majors.

@@markh3271 And while I'm at it just want to say Billy Martin was the greatest manager of all time and belongs in the HOF.

@@ronniecozzi8385 Not sure about the first part but definitely belongs in the HOF.

Hernandez wouldn't be able to umpire little league if that were the case!

That seems like a very common sense thing to do.

The fact that the other members of the union don't tell him to step off says more about the entire organization than anything. He's out there making them ALL look bad, every damn night, and they just nod and smile.

Literally every union ever

I don't think it's the union is protecting him, I think it's the union can't choose to NOT protect him. The bylaws of the union probably specify that unless an umpire is "actively trying to undermine the integrity of the game" they can't be fired. Angel Hernandez is not trying to "actively undermine the integrity of the game" Angel Hernandez is just incredibly incompetent.

@@robertn4840seriously. Thats the point of unions

@@zachcuster1712 all unions do is hold companies hostage and protect bad employees. The fact people are either just now discovering this or think it's exclusive to baseball is sad

Had me going there, thought I was losing my memory until I read the last line.

Yes, I watched that game live. Then I woke up.

Bob Davidson had the same attitude but didn’t sue MLB and was a more humble guy than Angel.

That's not the union's job. If MLB wants to fire Hernandez, they should nut up and do so. In hiring practices, unions protect due process. Period. It's up to the league to follow through. Usually, it's too much trouble or bad PR.

@@mc76The fact that you are defending this clown known as Angel Hernandez, is very concerning and troubling. Seek help.

​@@mc76 "Too much trouble" usually means Manfred does whatever Bill Miller says. What a completely spineless commissioner.

The umpire's crew chief makes that decision.

@@williamgilmore4287- I believe Hernandez' incompetency makes that decision.

Boston city I agree and yes I'm a Yankees fan. If a Bosox&Nyy fan can agree Hernandez should be fired it's that obvious.

Your absolutely right, Hernandez thinks he is the reason for people to come to the game. He is WRONG!!!!

He is on the take in vegas. He knows he cannot get fired so he is cheating on purpose to add a few corrupt dollars in his pocket.

I see what you did there...youve won this thread!! lol

Good one. 😂

Strike?

Nah! Stevie Wonder could do a better job calling the game........at home on the RADIO!!!!!!!!

oh trust me he can....Oct 18 2018. New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox game 3 ALDS. Hernandez was overturned on three calls at first base that were so bad the third base Ump was smiling in disbelief at one of them. At that time he was the only Ump to be overturned on three calls in the same game. It cost him a chance at the world series that year according to the statement from MLB in the Hernandez Lawsuit against MLB saying they were racially discriminating against him by not allowing him to work in the world series. The Red Sox and Dodgers players were so happy he was not on the world series crew.

For Angel, the bar is buried far underground.

I did this exact thing as a catcher in a little league game. Had a pitcher who had a reliable curve ball that had a consistant drop. First 3 pitches were 12 to 6 curves. Pitch #4 zipped right over my head and reacted like I was expecting another curve. The "oopph" that came from the umpire was gratifying on so many levels.

@@michaelgregory3376 okay now that’s awesome!!

​@@michaelgregory3376You are sick to take gratification from intentionally hurting someone over a ball game.

@@trwent So do you condone umps in any game screwing up games in any sport?

@davidlibby5430 I take it on faith that sports officials are doing their level best, absent clear evidence to the contrary that they are intentionally making bad calls or favoring one side over the other. And in NO conceivable way to I condone violence against officials, or more generally, violence over sports games. Sports are supposed to be FUN; they are NOT life and death.

That would be crazy 😂

@@BatFlipNation Yes, it would be crazy; but it would get the point across. If all the teams made it crystal clear they want NOTHING to do with this guy; the MLB would have to step in and do something.

The league would hit them hard for doing so, however if both teams came out in dark sunglasses and carried Mobility canes for the visually impaired, that would be hilarious. If the stadium also did a dark glasses freebee the same day...priceless.

Joe West was at least competent. Joe's problem was his ego.

Agreed. Joe West was a pain in the ass because he made games about himself but at least was competent.

Davidson had an ego too but seemed to be more humble and didn’t sue MLB.

Dude. Prior to retirement, I was a weather forecaster for 35 years. Your ignorance does you no credit. For starters, you HAVE to give me credit for getting the 75% of all days with no rain, that I forecast no rain. Of the remaining 25%, I will get most of them correct as well. My BASE accuracy of rain vs. no rain is well above 90%. Next...If I say a 10% chance of showers, I am saying that 10% of the AREA I am forecasting will see a shower. If you happen to get a shower, it might be the only one in 100 miles in any direction..a PERFECT forecast. But you, in your ignorance, feel the need to get stupid and make a comment. SMH....

weathermen take offense at the comparison. At least a weatherman will always get sunrise and sunset accurate. Not sure Angel Hernandez could even get those right.

Not just move to the minors. Have it at every level. Fall below the threshold and you move down. If you get to rookie league and don't make the cut, you're out of baseball altogether.

@@StevenBoudreau - I was a weather forecaster for just over 35 years. After about ten years or so, I started to get it figured out. Towards the end, I had some skill.

@@dennissvitak5475 some weather forecasters are pretty good, but some are pretty bad. Angel Hernandez is a worse umpire than the worst person at forecasting weather.

It’s just not Angel Hernandez. It was also a former president that is now starting to reap what he sowed.

The problem there is that if Angel is behind the plate, Half of those intentional balls will just be strikes anyway and the inning will end earlier than expected. 😂

Whatever game Schwarber lost his mind was the type of game you are asking for. If memory serves me correct, it was two teams at the time trying to get the wild card spot on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. And that game was awful. I loved how Schwarber exclaimed how he was bad on calls for his team, the other team, pitches up, pitches down, inside, and outside, etc.

Dude he copied my video wtf

That’s an insult to clowns. He’s worse than clowns.

@@paulgwyn7836Sounds like you've got TDS. Trump Devotion Sickness is indeed a horrible, devastating disease where one's mind deteriorates to the point where the brain physically turns to complete mush and the infected becomes unable to reason or have an original thought. Other symptoms include the inability to feel compassion, have total hatred for anybody not "like them" and doesn't understand the words hypocrite, communism/socialism and patriot. Fortunately, the infected are easy to recognize and avoid by the red hats they wear, and the displaying of flags of countries that have lost wars such as the Confederate and Not-Sees.

I could tell you similar stories about the incompetency in the UAW.

How about the UMWA’s endorsement of anti-coal Obama?

Where are the other umps in the union? If none of them will work with him, that would force the union to do something. He's bad for the game, he's bad for the profession

He was in the National League before they put all the umps into one organization like they did for the teams after the dissolution of the Presidents of the American and National league but I think the National League had the worst umpires.

CB Bucknor is a horrible plate umpire but he’s competent on the bases. Hernandez sucks in both areas.

The fine may be worth it, but the criminal charges and a lifetime ban from baseball will not be.

now that's funny.

Agree, but you have to get the Umpire Union to agree...

That’s an insult to the other 4; he’s in a class by himself.

Thanks! 😀

Meant to say can’t fire him

That might work one pitch. The second time, the pitcher, the catcher and the manager would be ejected.

#FireHacknandez !

It will never happen. He last worked a World Series in 2005. He was slated to work the 2018 WS but he had 3 calls overturned at first base in one game of the ALDS that year and MLB removed him from the WS crew.

As long as there isn't a Florida team in the series, Stevie. He hates Florida so I think there would be too much bias there.