The main reason I miss Hawk Harrelson is that the new ChiSox announcers are the most infuriatingly biased announcers in all of pro sports. Hawk loved his team but he wasn’t stupid about it
And neither was Harry. I'm not Hawk's biggest fan (and I know darn well that Harry had his share of critics, too), admittedly, but both he and Harry didn't pull any punches when it came to the White Sox/Cubs on-field performances.
I was actually at that game where Tito gets ejected (5:13). I was in the balcony over 3rd base so I got a good view of the entire thing. I had never seen two players meet at one base. I remember my family was googling it and yes, we also saw that Rosario would be out. During the replays, there was a general consensus that Hernandez clearly made it in time. We were all shocked to see Tito ejected and were pissed they were BOTH out. In the end though, Cleveland won this game in the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off homer, and we got to see fireworks after, so we were happy. It was definitely one of the most interesting games I've been to
When did you start giving your own view of what is being argued? I liked these video so much better when you didn’t interact with the clips. Please go back to just showing us clips.
These aren't MLB Ejection Tracker's vids. They are from various other channels, including Close Call Sports' videos, and HE'S the guy that does the annoying voiceovers.
First pitch of the game from Pablo Lopez and he gets ejected? That is bullcrap! Complete and utter bullcrap! He never should have been kicked out of the game. I agree with the commentators completely. You can see that Lopez felt bad immediately. Instead of kicking him out, give both teams a warning.
Tommy Pham was also ejected in that Padres-Marlins game when Skip Schumaker was ejected. He was arguing balls and strikes from the dugout at Doug Eddings.
Back in the day I played little league, pony league and HS baseball. We were taught if the pitch is close, swing to protect the plate. Sometimes you fouled it off others you struck out. Players today you have to call the whambulance when they get called out on strikes.
It's not you. It's an age old "trick" called "framing the pitch". Essentially the catcher is trying to fool the umpire into believing any pitch slightly out of the zone is actually a strike.
It is unbelievable that ANYBODY can claim surprise that the Marlins' pitcher got tossed there....their broadcast crew just massively embarrassed themselves there....
Players should get 30 seconds to make their argument and walk away, say what they want. It would make baseball soooo much better and eliminate these ridiculous quick trigger ejections, especially since so many of them the umpire engages the conversation based on the players look of objection...paid professionals they can take a 30 second critique of their work and as a fan it would sure make things more exciting!
I've watched thousands of baseball videos. This has never occurred to me to ask until now. Why is it that baseball is the only professional sport where coaches dress up as if they were players, complete with uniform numbers?
20:45 I love when commentators don’t know the rules. It’s not where the bay travels. It’s if I’m the umpires judgment he offered at the ball. Personally I would say he did but in Ed Hickok opinion (which is the one that matters here) he didn’t.
And Hickok was obviously wrong. It was definitely a swing and Hickok not only effectively decided the game, but the whole NL West Division with that terrible call.
@@Joe_Okey you can think that all you want but that’s your opinion and opinion that I agree with. I was pointing out that it’s nowhere in the rules that says a swing is when “the bat travels” to a certain point. So the commentator doesn’t know what he’s talking about when he says this. Do I think it was a swing yes hind sights 20/20 Hickok thought it wasn’t a swing and in the end that’s what matters. Now if the commentator said “I know it’s the umpires judgment if he went around or not but from here it looks like it’s a swing” I wouldn’t have made my comment but he didn’t so here we are.
“We know Pablo better than anyone else”… hahaha they all say they know a guy better than they know themselves. Announcers are clout chasers just like modern women
if you could get along you would not need an ump. Call the owner, just call it a day go home, they would not let you win anyway. that will piss off the fans, now they lose money.
So, if your hands move at all and your bat is still pointing backwards toward the umpire, it is a swing? I think not!!! Love how umps are total screw ups and the professional players are ejected. No consequences for the screw up umpires.
It’s so funny seeing Tony La Russa come out to argue because he’s just a bag of bones trying to defend his team😂😂😂White Sox are my 2nd fav team after Brewers but I don’t think Tony La Russa should be managing the team
MLB umpires are too lenient. They should eject any coach or player the second they raise their voices. That was always my policy when I umpired youth and high school baseball/softball.
The problem is that umpires are just too untouchable, in large part due to a Union. The time for Unions of any kind has past in the USA. Umpires know they can make bad calls and go completely unpunished for it, yet players and coaches are punished for questioning these bad calls or justly criticizing an umpire and telling him like it is and saying to an umpire what frankly just needs to be said. I probably would have physically attacked some of these smug umpires if I were in baseball because my temper is very bad- punches, head butts, maybe even a bat strike. The bottom line is that we need to punish umpires for bad calls that lose games for teams. And the punishments should be severe- fines of up to a million dollars and suspensions up to 81 games. Or half of an MLB season.
Stupid announcers. You dont need a warning to eject the pitcher if the umpire rules it intentional. That was a very suspect pitch. The pitch wasn't even close. Good ejection
