E180 - Pickoff Obstruction Gets Alex Cora Ejected by Alan Porter as Grissom Blocks Buxton @ 2nd Base

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3B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora for arguing an obstruction call by 2B Ump Dan Merzel against F4 Vaughn Grissom in Boston, who lowered his knee without the ball ahead of the throw to block Minnesota runner Byron Buxton. Report: www.closecalls...
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Obstruction Type 1, especially on pickoff plays, is a point of emphasis for the 2024 MLB season. Fielders are to be called for OBS if they block access to the base, such as with an extended leg or knee placed in the runner's base path, without the ball and not in a legitimate effort to field the throw. The fielder IS allowed to block the base when the fielder already has possession of the ball as well as when the fielder is occupying that space in a legitimate attempt to field the throw.
In this case, second baseman Grissom blocked the base with his leg without the ball and without needing to occupy that space (e.g., leg blocking the runner) in order to field the throw. That is obstruction. U2 Merzel did not initially call this, but the umpires met and he changed his call to OBS Type 1 after crew consultation. Cora was ejected for excessively arguing the changed call and then for good measure appeared to bump crew chief Porter before pushing him out of the way as Cora tried to get to Merzel. That runs afoul of the rules of baseball.

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21 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 49

@J.C... Час назад

Seeing people act like Cora is EMBARRASSING TO BASEBALL. It's sickening at this point.

@ModernCowboy78 Час назад

Ya I'm about over it.

@metal--babble346 Час назад

arguing with Odo never ends well. He takes his space station security job very seriously.

@scottythegreat1 39 минут назад

The only part of "Take me out to the Holosuite" that I liked. Odo played the role perfectly, as usual.

@MikeBroderick33 Час назад

A stupid thing for Alex to get ejected over, and I imagine he's going to get a few games for it.

@SarahDigsHockey 31 минуту назад

Once Cora left the umpires behind and started throwing his tantrum alone at second base, it became nothing more than theatrics. I'm surprised he didn't pull the base out of the ground and take it into the dugout, a la Lloyd McClendon.

@FadkinsDiet 2 часа назад

If a player or coach is ejected then refuses to leave the field and/or commits a second ejectable offense, there's no penalty? Seems like once he was ejected his behavior got much worse because he felt there could be no more consequences

@scottwilliams7535 2 часа назад

The next step is suspension, I believe.

@KWally 2 часа назад

They're always subject to additional fines and suspenions.

@ronpeacock9939 Час назад

Yeah, I've always hated that part. I think MLB needs to add a rule.. if a player/coach gets ejected and fails to leave the field immediatly their team should be accessed a penalty of some kind. Like if while on offense, every 20 seconds a stike on their batter or defense, a ball on the pitcher.. I know it'll never happen... but it should.

@charlestraber9812 Час назад

Oh there will be once MLB sees this video. Intentional contact with the umpire is suspendable.

@bhamsoxfan72 Час назад

@@ronpeacock9939 I've always hated to see a guy come OUT OF the dugout to throw his hissy fit after being ejected (Joe Girardi, Aaron Boone,...).

@juan833blue Час назад

Boy did Alex Cora get his money's worth...

@eymannreport4177 Час назад

Cora is going to be suspended for the next game.

@priceright8963 36 минут назад

Not for this game now, but the one after that, absolutely.

@randelhodge3277 Час назад

I really hate the excuse of "he's trying to get his team fired up." What BS. These players are professional athletes. They should not have any problems getting "fired up." The manager or coach or whomever it is arguing a call is acting like a petulant child. Boo hoo.

@bhamsoxfan72 Час назад

Especially when, like Lindsey said, the last time, he fired up the wrong team...

@rayray4192 51 минуту назад

You are correct. I was always embarrassed when my coach was ejected, not fired up. If you aren’t motivated to play, go home.

@atticstattic 2 минуты назад

Especially making that kind of money

@2yutes Час назад

Again, if you get ejected for arguing a call and you are dead wrong, you should get suspended for another game.

@thomashendricks9774 21 минуту назад

If you come out of the dugout to argue, you should have a 2 game suspension. If you come out of the dugout after being ejected from the dugout, 4 game suspension. If you are a assistant manager or lower, a week ejection. All without pay.

@richblunt1309 Час назад

Cora’s method is a little much. I dont necessarily disagree with him being upset. Unless ump on 2nd thought he misinterpreted rule why are guys 60 or more feet away having any say in the call.

@bosoxdanc1 13 минут назад

I wish that his team cared about winning this much.

@MrKroll5 Минуту назад

I think Cora’s argument was the second base umpire didn’t make the call ……the first base umpire made it. By him going to second and pointing he was making an argument that the second base umpire was right there and didn’t call it.

@priceright8963 36 минут назад

When by the book means rules lawyers make the call. Baldelli says nothing, and Cora keeps his cool.

@J.C... Час назад

What's this whole "letting other people influence you" nonsense? That's the entire purpose of the crew getting together. I'm plain sick of all these crybaby baseball players and coaches. Compare MLB to ANY other sport. No one cries like in MLB. No one blows up like in MLB. It's embarrassing at this point.

@Tme3316 55 минут назад

Actually, The KC Chiefs NFL team has the most tantrums & cry babyish behavior! Ijs

@J.C... 44 минуты назад

@@Tme3316you think so? I don't watch the Chiefs lol

@flairwhoo Час назад

I get by rule it's the correct call but I don't understand why the runner gets the next base when he wouldn't get the next base without the obstruction anyway. Common sense says the runner should stay at second regardless.

@Montewtf Час назад

so if there's a play made on the runner the punishment isnt enough to just nullify the act, it should be something extra

@2639theboss Час назад

I would assume it's targeting the cost-benefit analysis for the fielding team. If I always obstruct the base for opposing runners, and the only consequence is the runner is safe (and they would have been without the obstruction to begin with), there's literally no downside to obstructing. Adding a base changes that. I don't mind it. It's a pretty easy penalty to avoid 99% of the time.

@tw1nn319 Час назад

because you are claiming they "nullify the act" which is the penalty for type 2 obstruction, not type 1. this is type 1 and the runner gets awarded 1 base

@Extem1 26 минут назад

It's a punishment against the defense. This isn't nullify the act. It's punitive.

@KWally 2 часа назад

What is the logic of advancing a runner in this scenario? Just wondering why the rule is set the way it is.

@linuswolf6880 Час назад

Most likely penalization. Otherwise they would do it till a crew gets it wrong and says the runner is out.

@Montewtf Час назад

same reason why a failed 3rd disengagement grants the runner a base

@Paul_K_ 28 минут назад

@@linuswolf6880 *Would* the fielder keep trying it? If you have a some chance of getting the out legitimately, and noticing obstruction is a point of emphasis for umpires, then attempting obstruction would still hurt the fielding team because their chance of getting the out goes from nonzero to zero when obstruction is called. If the chance of getting the out legitimately on a particular play is already basically zero, then it's not a close play, and any obstruction subtle enough for an umpire to possibly miss wouldn't be impactful enough to stop the runner being safe.

@stephenherring Час назад

2nd base umpire had the same view that we had and should have made the call right away instead of having to talk to his collegues before making the call. This rule has been in force for several years now and umpires at this level should be able to recognize when it happens as clean cut as this one without having to talk to the other umpires about it.

@Tme3316 58 минут назад

@@stephenherring I Agree!

@Mosk915 55 минут назад

Exactly. Ultimately they got the call right, but it’s not a great look that it wasn’t called immediately and only after the other manager started to argue it and the umpires got together.