Davey Martinez lets the ump know where he is, a breakdown 

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@@thxfornothing6753 u up

You gotta do a break down of Bud Black getting ejected yesterday

Honestly the problem with baseball is the fact thatHonestly the problem with baseball is the fact that everyone's ******* . I only watched anything baseball related because of Jomboy anyway but for Pete's sakes they should just allow managers and arms to fight. Because if you're going to get that aggressive and spit in people's face then just fight Jesus Christ all the semantics

"And then... No and then! And then... No and then! And then... No and then!"

Dude was powertrippin

Yeah at that point it isn't about arguing the call. It's about the Ump's feelings.

Umpires make too many mistakes. Let's just replace them all with robots. Starting with Angel Hernandez.

@@josephscott906 don’t think we should replace them with robots because it would take a lot of the catchers ability to make balls look like strikes out of the game. But we should probably have atleast an annual review of umpires to see how shitty some of them call games.

Exactly what I was thinking. It's a glaring example of the lack of self awareness that is just about everywhere now. People just can't help to be hypocrites from one moment to the next...

So refreshing to see a base coach doing a good job. I feel like the past few Jomboy breakdowns have been the result of base coaches sleeping on the job

How is it ok for a fielder to be on the exact same line as the base runner though? That's just asking for interference like this.

Ah! Good point!👍

So how far would they let the runner go? Hypothetically if it happened from 1st to 2nd where could he get away with running to?

@@MrMurraypants this play alone shows that the obstruction rule is bs. Neither player are in the wrong here. Runner is where he should be, and fielder is where he should be able to make a play on the ball. It’s not like the fielder purposely ran into him, you can clearly tell when a fielder interferes, then it should definitely be called, but when it’s a bang bang play it should be incidental contact. Cant just say the fielder has to allow a ball to go past him because he might make contact with a runner while making a play on a ball off the bat.

Yeah the umpire never ever should have said that. So he messed up with the call, got the ejection right, I'll give him that at least, but then he really should not have invited the coach to come back and do it the way he asked him to. The League can't add any penalty to him for coming back because he can honestly say the umpire told him to.

"How dare you stop at a legal red light, and let me hit you doing 80!" \m/

No. That is just another stupid thing thing an ump said. MLB umpires are saying stupid things so often, that no one would ever take anything they say seriously. If whatever they said wasn't The Irrefutable, Unchangeable Last Word From From The MLB!

It's only stupid to you because you don't understand what it means. Davey made a personal insult as he turned because he knew it would get him thrown out while his back was to the ump. Managers do it all the time. It's the biggest coward move. And then the managers complain about being thrown out with their back to the ump. It's childish and pathetic baiting.

Right? Every ump this year seems to be trying to out stupid Angel H.

And he was talking about Martinez yelling after he turned around even tho the ump threw him out after Martinez started walking back

It seems you have misunderstood what happened. The ump was telling the manager that cursing him out while they're having a conversation about the play is acceptable, but doing it while walking away is not. It is considered disrespectful. There is nothing unique about that viewpoint, it is normal baseball etiquette. When the ump said "say it to my face" the manager had *already* been tossed. The ump provoked nothing, he was just explaining the decision. Not even remotely like the palm molester. Growing up, my parents had a similar approach. You certainly weren't cursing anyone out of course. But anything at all said with your back turned was instant trouble. 😂

@@chucklebutt4470 The groper was not Joe West.

@@chucklebutt4470 it was Dan Belino

@@KC-nm4ct Hahahahaha. "Palm molester".

As a cubs fan I wanted Davey to be the heir apparent to Joe Maddon

Unfortunately, I feel his era is nearing its end. They’re on track for not only another losing season but probably also another last placed division finish for a 3rd straight year. 2019 feels like forever ago now.

@@RB01.10 not soley on him many free agents left and gave out that horrible contract to Strasburg. But yeah Davey is out but some team will give him a chance

@@nickwhite1314 So, you think this will be his last year in DC too ?

Yeah that’s the only reason I can think of for sending the runner on a ball hit right up the middle. He must have figured it was worth the gamble of getting the call.

Which is just a second blown call on top of the first one. The umps have the ability to place the runner where they think he would have been without the Obstruction and there is no way he wouldnt have been out by miles. Its all ego with these assholes.

@@DuncanMcCurdie I mean, there’s no reason not to send the runner. Either he’s automatically out or he scores because he gets a free base.

@@ashenwolf98 that is true.

Did he ever even touch the plate? 😂 I don’t know what happened after that cut 😂 but technically he never touched the plate

I've said for years that the umpire's union must have pictures of high ranking MLB officials being intimate with goats.

and then in 2 months there are no umpires left.

I bet the mentality is - if we arent firm on our calls then everyone will start questioning our calls. Imagine the anarchy! meanwhile what has happened is no one trusts their calls because it doesnt matter if they are wrong or right😅

I get that the crew chief was sticking up for his guy, but sometimes you just have to overrule the call or send it to New York to review.

@@kevwwong You can't review a judgement call.

Yes I would love that

That's a video I wish Jomboy does. That play was so strange.

I was watching and I still don’t fully understand what happened

Oh yeah wasn't it called the 4th out rule or some obscure shit

@@brendan6817 the runner scored without ever tagging up on a caught line drive because the umps sent the nats off the field and then said they couldn’t appeal because they had left the field

As a pirates fan I’ve been waiting for this! The 4th out rule was used and the only reason they couldn’t challenge was because all of the infielders had already left the field of play

I like the ump. "You yell at me at my face! None of this back turn yelling!"

It’s an American thing lol. Why take away that portion of the game?

@@casonwillingham2990 I mean if its something that people are happy with being part of the game then all good. I do worry about the various coaches blood pressure tho, really look like they are about to bust a gasket sometimes!!

It just seems that way when you watch Jomboy videos. There are stories of umpires prodding managers for 100+ years. You just don't see it covered on ESPN. I'm not saying it's a good/bad thing, but it's not anything new.

Maybe it’s just an American thing? What? Lmfao

@@d-hat It's a baseball culture thing, and the baseball culture as we see it in the MLB was developed and crafted by an overwhelming majority of American people through the years. So in fact he ain't wrong lol You can see the flavors of cultures in all types of sports leagues, the best examples are watching different pro Soccer leagues in Europe, you can see a real difference in attitude and in the way games are refereed and the style of play from country to country. So, even though most all the teams in major soccer leagues in Europe have a very wide variety of international players, the leagues themselves have the flavor and style of the home country in the officiating, management and style of play. Same goes for the MLB, it has a very American style and the umps being completely unbearable smug assholes unfortunately is a very very American flavor in my opinion and I support my country (USA) lol

Bro we haven’t been the best, but I don’t want Davey going anywhere. He led us to rally and win the Pennant

Davey, Bell, and Soto are the only good things in this organization. Oh wait we have some good prospects that we got from the Dodgers, and we'll probably have the #2 overall pick.

@@lk2704 Josiah Gray and Luis García though. Plus I like all three of our catchers (Keibert, Tres, and Riley). At least it looks like there's young talent on the rise. But the vets have been awful, César especially

Davy is a terrible skipper. He's literally one for the second half of one season. As a huge Dodgers fan I'd fire davey like the dog he is.

@@SiO2yballs once. He had years to do it. Him and Rizzo are likely gone with new ownership around the corner anyway

pizza party time 🥳

Yeah I hate to tell you this but I think he’s nearing the end of his tenure in DC. I’ll always be grateful for 2019, but to follow that up with not only 3 consecutive losing seasons but also last place division finishes shows they’re moving in the wrong direction. Yes, I know it’s not all on him but still.

I'm sorry for your loss.

@@rjones6801 I was there too and I’m a Phillies fan that went to both games that day, it was a good day

As someone who's been an umpire (just HS/LL stuff) there is nothing more annoying than when a manager saves their worst digs for when they're walking away. Be as profane as you want when you're pleading your case one on one, but it's really hard not to toss someone who is knowingly trashing you within earshot knowing you can't respond. If you notice that's when a lot of managers get tossed. Not saying it's right/wrong though. The alternative would be call his name, have him acknowledge you by turning around and walking toward you, then tossing him. That, while hilarious, would start an even bigger meltdown.

said well !

@@jameslutian1977 As someone who’s been an umpire in LL and HS you need to grow thicker skin. He’s no longer engaging or arguing with you, why do you care that he’s still cursing you out? That doesn’t make ANY sense. He even CHOSE to deescalate the situation when he had nothing productive left to say by walking away, but he’s pissed off so of course he’s still cursing. Plus it’s an AWFUL call. I’m much more provoked and ready to throw someone out when they’re actively creating a confrontation than when they’re literally walking away. Throwing someone who is actively walking away from you can only come from having your feelings hurt, because I can’t think of a single productive reason to do that.

@@talex3844 did you notice that he said " 'YOU' effed that up"? That's when he tossed him. Basic 101 game management there. Once the coach says "you", adds any swear words, or questions your integrity then he is done. If his back is turned when he does that then too bad. And that's HS, which you claim to have officiated. Having a "thicker skin" would not have applied in this situation. If you want to let a coach or player treat you in that manner then that's on you. This situation went far beyond asking for an explanation of the ruling and having his say in disagreement.

It’s because he said “you fucked that up” after turning away, that’s a no no

well said about fielder positioning.

It really couldn't have been, though. There is no way the SS gets to the ball. A perfectly timed full extension dive and he's still nowhere near it. The ball was on the other side of the bag even. His reflexes got the better of him and he did the hapless lunge that all players do. It just so happened he did it into a runner. Interference 100%.

I think you can (and the umpire rightfully did) say that the fielder had no chance at making a play on that ball...because it's true. The shortstop also knew that he in fact had no chance at fielding that ball, which is exactly why he tried to be sneaky/crafty and bait the umpire into calling making an interference call, which the SS knew was their only chance of recording an out on the play. Honestly it's a smart play by the SS at any level lower than the majors, but in this case, with the umpire having a full view of the SS trying to bait the interference, in my opinion it's cheap/busch league stuff. As Jomboy's lip-reading shows, the umpire even clearly explained to Martinez precisely what I've just explained, that the fielder had no shot at making that play (no shot at fielding the ball, it was already past him) and therefore, was interfering with the runners path around the bases. Idk why I feel like I'm the only one arguing this side of things cause to me it's pretty obvious the fielder is trying to flop his way into a cheap out. You can even see him start to fall to the ground before he even begins making contact with the runner. So he's either jumping the gun on "selling" the fact of being interfered with, or he's genuinely tripping over his own feet, which is even further evidence of the fact that he had absolutely zero chance of getting to that ball.

@@jameslutian1977 Though I agree he probably doesn't field the ball, it was not on the other side of the bag... it was well on his side

Richard & James - to start -- Fielders do not commit interference - they commit obstruction. Offensive players interfere, Defensive players obstruct. Rule book terminology is important. As to the play, the explanation by the umpires sucked. Clearly the SS didn't already make a play as contact happened prior to the ball passing both of them. This is a very tough one, no doubt. IMO the SS wasn't going to get to the ball but he does have a right to attempt to do so and we as umpires cannot assume one way or another. The benefit always goes to the one being offended. Now, upon the hit, the runner started towards 3B, saw the fielder and shifted to his outside to avoid him - but was not successful. At the time the SS begins to move to his left, he is angling in rather than out, then begins to fall before contact - like he's trying to "sell" the INT. I'd be interested in hearing from middle infielders on this point - I would think you want to angle out since it gives you maybe 1/4 second add'l time to get to the ball deeper rather than closer to home. With all of that I believe that if there was any chance of the SS stopping or knocking the ball down, he should get the benefit of the INT call. Obviously I'm using 1/2 speed to watch this, after the fact, which is unfair to the umpires. But I do believe that this was INT and not OBS. Huge call because INT kills the play, R2 is out, R1 is awarded 1B and R3 goes back to 3B. Now it's 2 outs with runners on 1B & 3B vs 2 runs in & 1 out. Another point - umpires place the runners where they would have been had there been no OBS. In this case, even though R2 lost a couple of steps, he was out by probably 25-35 feet. No way he scores without OBS so why is he being awarded home?? Should've put him back on 3B. One last point - Davey asks Dan if he saw it. The reason is that this call was made by the 3B umpire, NOT the 2B umpire. It's not his call, he's too far away and doesn't have the best angle. He certainly can assist with information if the umpires get together but it is NOT his primary calling area. Notice Dan makes no call initially. Also the umpire pointing & awarding home is not Dan, it's not the plate umpire in gear and it certainly isn't the 1B umpire. That leaves 3B. And I believe that is why the umpire statement after the game and Dan's [it appears to me] lackluster discussion with Davey during the argument are trying to back up the incorrect call rather than getting together and getting it right. Not an easy call in real time. Hell - not an easy call watching 20 replays!! Jomboy - sorry for the long reply!

Ya but it also doesn’t favor anyone bc it also creates just as much of a chance for an obstruction call too

But the Nats are about as good as you would expect them to be with those guys going out there every night..... lol

trust me it’s weird for us too

Saw it on TV, and I was like "sick'em Davy!"

Don't line up in the runner's base path and you'll avoid that. F6 should have been further in.

Right, it is a difficult job that they signed up for. And this umpire did a fantastic job and got the call correct.

IT'S THE HARD THAT MAKES IT GREAT!! (Jimmy Dugan)

so bases loaded 2 out and the runner is coming home from 3rd play is near the 3b line and fielder and runner get tangled up, who ends up where? final would've been home, but -1 so he's back at 3rd? with the other runner from 3rd? or he gets to go home? you have to have judgment calls

Yeah but if not for the obstruction don’t you think he’d have been a lot closer to making the play, I think he might’ve even made it

I think ppl could agree if the umps explanation wasn't so idiotic

That makes more sense. He's running from 2nd to 3rd, so he should be safe at 3rd, his attempt to run home is on him. If this happened between 1st and 2nd, you can't just let the guy run all the way home, get tagged out at home and then say "no, he scores b/c the 1st baseman obstructed his run to 2nd."

@@Fater4511 In your scenario, if the 3rd baseman obstructed the runner going from 3rd to home, then the runner would be safe at home. No one else would have a free safe; it has to be earned.

this is what i don't get with baseball. who has priority on the lane? If the object is to run from base to base in a straight line, the base line position should be given to the runner. but what do i know, i don't play ball.

good point. mlb should make clear who has priority here

The fielder has right of way initially because the runner doesn't have to run (no runner behind him.) This should be taken into account when making this call.

@@heshwuan I could be wrong, but if the fielder lines up in the base path of the runner, especially less than 10 feet away from the runner, add in the fact the runner on second 100% of the time will advance to third on a ground ball up the middle, I think most umpires would agree the shortstop was inviting an obstruction call

Correct.

I agree that he wasn't going to get his glove onto that ball, but talking about dubious judgment calls? "Fielders have an obligation to avoid runners unless they are certain they can field the ball" opens up a whole bigass can o' worms, if that's going to be the way we evaluate these things. You can't tell defenders that they're not allowed to make an honest effort to field the ball, and you have to tell them that they can't fuck with baserunners when the ball isn't anywhere near them. This was just a bad application of a correct rule. Sometimes umpires fuck up. It's the human error element of baseball, this is an example of it, and it's okay to say so.

The argument from the umpires was that the contact occurred after the attempt. That is absolutely and incredibly incorrect. The argument that he wasn't close enough to catch it doesn't apply.

I also don't know that he wouldn't have caught the ball. He had just run into a runner. That'll stall your progress a bit, wouldn't ya say?

For that rule, if he’s realistically got a shot at the play, then the fielder can go for the ball. In this case, I actually agree he probably wouldnt have caught it, but its still not obstruction per their own wording since he’s making an attempt. The crew chief just reworded their version to back up the bad call. The nonsense he was spinning about that he’d already made an attempt is blatant lying; since the replay clearly shows the fielder and runner colliding before the ball is out of the infield.

Umpire should have indicated some kind of call and did nothing. If it was obstruction he should have pointed to the contact and verbally said that's obstruction. If he felt there was incidental contact and no call warranted he should have indicated safe and said that's nothing. Poor mechanics. I think Washington wanted the benefit of the doubt but that is up to the umpire. I think the ump was influenced by the third base coach.

That was my thought as well, the fielder began in the base path. Hoskins can’t be to blame here, he is running on contact. The fielder makes an honest attempt at the ball, but he started in a position that obstructs Hoskins to attempt a play.

While the call that was made may not have been correct, calling runner interference there would have been just as wrong....

Except the hitter wouldn’t be out because he didn’t do anything wrong. It would be that runner going from 2nd to 3rd. This was a bad call. The umps face lets you know

You’re high if you’re calling that runner interference, he ran in a Straight line and there’s absolutely no chance the shortstop was ever making that play

They shouldn’t have made any interference or obstruction calls since neither player actually did anything wrong. If anything it’s like in football where 2 flags cancel each other out. They play should’ve went on or they should’ve called the play dead and let the runners advance 1 base. Idk if that would be in the rules but it would be the right

@@NewBloodPvM Says the guy with a Phillies profile picture lmfao. It's runner interference or nothing. The defender has a right to the ball, and the runner blocked him from that. So it's either nothing, or runner interference.

The union can absolutely protect you and they do. MLB can do nothing

Dude, the Nats screwed that one up by not appealing in time. The umps did everything correct, Martinez is just a terrible manager

@@large_crab terrible manager?!? but made all the right calls in the 2019 playoffs, I don't care about now clearly Nats suck other than soto and bell. He's managing poop, it is only natural some flies back in his face lmao. Davey is fine.

Imagine if the season came down to one loss for the nats. That would be crazy. Luckily that one game won't make a difference. But agreed 100%. The umps suck.

@@ezdoesit8895 The fact that "the umps suck", is something every fan can and should wholeheartedly rally behind.

Gravity? Jk I understand what you’re saying

Yes, I am a submarine pitcher and it's difficult because your hand is coming from below, so I have got a handgrip on the ball combined whit making it really slow and gotten a curveball, spliter is a bit more difficult, because it still has to be fast so I use the curve ball grip whit an extra finger that gives the ball some curve vertical curve.

So cool to watch though. Really refreshing to see something that has been done, for the most part, in the same way since the dawn of time. The lower the better haha

Cishek's arm angle is more sidearm than it is a "true" submarine delivery, but I get your point…similar to how some overhand & 3/4 pitchers throw the ball so fast that it looks like it's rising

With the way you’re throwing a ball submarine, you are essentially adding fromtspin to the ball, which is forcing it down quicker

sounds more like a video essay. I dont really do those. I take single moments and walk thru em. maybe thats something I can have Jolly Olive or someone else on the crew put together tho

Something like "you will be tossed immediately if". Mainly when you get too close to them you say f.. horsesh.. tell them they have no idea/blind/bought/idiots and of course show where the ball REALLY landed on the ground. Don't paint on the sand. Never, no. It's always the shadows when you don't reach the base :-) Don't call them "Blue" You can see it (nearly) every day :-)

@@JomboyMedia We don't need you to be like every other youtuber. Keep being Jomboy!

That's if the ball can be fielded. That ball was not going to be. If you watch the replay, he's not even close to second base and the ball even goes on the other side of the bag. Even if he played it perfectly he still wouldn't have been near it.

@@jameslutian1977 So he doesn't get to try for the ball?

I disagree that short stop took a line completely opposite of the line he should have took to field that ball he meant to go in front of the runner and ran right into the runner. I mean the guy legit tried jumping backwards out of the way. Shortstop knew what he was doing.

@@boshaw3667 That's called a quick reaction from a whole lot of practice. The only shot of the shortstop of making a play was to dive in a straight line. I don't think he had enough time to think about screwing over the runner, only had time to react.

@@unlimitxyourxself nah he moved almost two steps forward in stead of strait to his left and dove into the runner. He was gonna land a foot short of the ball if the runner wasn’t there.

I’m not sure if this is how the rule works but what it seems like the umps should have said was he didn’t have a chance of making the play regardless of the runner, that by continuing to try to make the play he was obstructing because it was not possible to do. Their actual reasoning is total bunk.

@@cptobviusThats a fair point, and honestly the biggest problem with umps right now. They can’t articulate shit lol.

There is a dynamic between umpires and managers, coaches, and players that most people do not understand when it comes to baseball. For example, you can scream at the top of your lungs "THAT CALL SUCKED!" right in an umpires face and usually get away with it. But if you yell "YOU SUCK!" in the umpires face, or even from the dugout, you are done. Also, many times managers go out to argue with an umpire with the express purpose of getting ejected. Sometimes it is done to try and fire up the team, other times it is done to show support for a player who was on the short end of a close call made by an umpire. Sometimes the manager is just plain pissed off. Most umpires have a simple rule of thumb when confronted by a manager with an axe to grind. They will allow the manager to blow off his steam and then tell the manager it's over and to return to the dugout. At that point, if the manager refuses to comply and continues to want to argue, he will be ejected. Also, managers will be given more latitude than players, and coaches often times get less latitude than players, but never more. The coach's job is to get players away from umpires before they get ejected for doing or saying something stupid and to stop managers from doing something stupid like physically accosting an umpire after being ejected. They are to be seen and not heard, especially a bench coach. By rule, an ejected manager, coach, or player has to leave the immediate playing area. At the youth levels it is referred to as "out of sight and sound". Failure to do so is supposed to result in forfeiture of the game. Rule 7.03(a)(2,5,and 6) give the home plate umpire that authority. I have never, ever heard of a game being forfeited in the Majors for that reason. I myself have forfeited 3 games at the youth level because of this rule. In each instance I gave the offending person several warnings to leave, in one instance even after I had restarted the game. The game was forfeited when it was clear they were not going to comply. The ironic thing is that in each instance his own fans were yelling at him to leave and were pissed at HIM and not me. Also, be aware that in baseball there are no penalty boxes to serve out penalties and there is only one penalty for arguing with an umpire. The only options an umpire have are to either let the manager, coach, or player remain in the game, or to eject him. There is no in between and the vast majority of umpires at all levels do not like ejecting people. As a result, the average umpire at all levels will take a lot more crap than a hockey referee will. We have no 2, 5, or 10 minute penalties to invoke.

@@garygemmell3488 great post but I hope Manfred doesn't read it or we'll soon have 2 inning penalties.

@@juliebraden6911 Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Like fighting in hockey, it's just part of the game. I think managers actually enjoy it sometimes as it can become theater or a way to pump up your team. It is odd though that you'd never see another coach in NFL, NBA, NHL stop the game and berate the official for 10 minutes to their face. It's become a thing in baseball for whatever reason.

One right hook and you lose a season's worth of salary, and that's if the commish is feeling generous.

And that's why you aren't a coach...and neither am I LOL

Yeah great idea, throw away millions of dollars and possibly your career to assault and batter someone live on television because you didn't get a call your way right or not

@@grit1 I didn’t say they should do it. I said I was surprised that it hasn’t happened out of anger. Players go after each other all the time but I haven’t seen anyone go after an umpire.

@@JackTheGrincher it happened in the old days and now they have security

No. Their jobs are on the line.

The runner forced the call by continuing to home plate. If there was a no call on the obstruction then the runner is out. Runner got greedy and from the rules shown on the video the umps had two options (call the runner in or out). Common sense ruling would be to send the runner back to third base imo, but that obviously isn't in the rules, so kinda feel bad for the umps here.

Wrong, it should have been runner interference, call the runner from 3rd out so no run scores, returning the interfering runner from 2nd back to 2nd, and giving the batter-runner 1st.

@@turbo8628 The the runner is out, pretty simple. It was too close to call obstruction vs interference, they both happened at the same time, so it's a no call imo.

@@turbo8628 Runner wasn't greedy. 3rd base coach told him to keep going after seeing the play to force the rule interaction.

@@bobbygetsbanned6049 a no call results in the runner being called out. In this instance that is fair, because he was never reaching home (i agree that the runner should be out). But that ruling is inconsistent cos what if he was just short by a foot or two? Is he still out? Surely the runner should be given the benefit of the doubt if he is running between the bases. The fielder just planting himself between the runner and third is asking for trouble, and the runner being punished by this means the fielder gets an unfair advantage. In soccer, when a foul is commited a good ref will allow for play to continue and this is called "playing the advantage", if no advantage occurs after the foul then the ref calls the game back to penalise the player. This helps to prevent teams from fouling to get an advantage (not perfect, but better than the binary alternative of calling it immediately or not calling it at all). Should state I am from the uk and I am just going by the rules shown in the video and common sense from what i am seeing on the field.

Interesting. I actually agree with the obstruction call. In my judgment, at normal speed and even more so in slow motion, ss did not have a chance, and therefore would not have the protection of "in the act of fielding". But if you're the umpire and you tell me, in your judgment, ss had a chance then I'm not arguing. It's all about judgment and what you (the umpire) sees.

Finally, someone else agrees with me. Yes, the fielder knew he had no shot at getting to the ball, and thus his only chance at getting at out was to bait the ump into calling interference on the runner. But in this instance the umpire saw exactly what he was trying to do (he even explains that to Martinez in the ip-reading when he says "he has no chance to make a play"). Nats infielder tried to get a cheap out by flopping and trying to deceive the umpire and it backfired. Not only was it the correct call, not only was it a good correct call, it was actually a great, correct call.

Yooooo same 🤘

That's a double breakdown!! ⚾💩

I guess they could argue that standing right between the runner and 3rd base was the real issue.

@@derfvcderfvc7317 where the runner chooses to stand can't determine where the fielder can set up. I'm sure you can see how that causes issues. The fielder gets "first dibs" on space while they are making a play on the ball, which includes where they set up pre-pitch

@@kyleweir689 I understand what you're saying, but that's a bad rule. It makes no sense to give the fielder "first dibs" on where they stand pre-pitch, or else they could stand literally directly in front of the runner and block his path to the next base. That's more or less what happened here. I don't know that the fielder did it intentionally, but his positioning made the contact here inevitable.

@@kqatsi no, they can't. If the ball isn't hit at them in that instance the it's interference. And you'd very rarely see a shortstop this far in to begin with

@@derfvcderfvc7317 but that isn't what they argued, they argued he missed the ball and needed to get out of the way.

MLB can fine umpires and/or punish them with reduced playoff appearances, but it doesn't happen very often. That's mostly thanks to the umpire's union