Some of these are actually very good calls. Rizzo and Diaz both blatantly leaned into those HBP’s. You can literally see Diaz watching to make sure he’s positioning his elbow in the way of the ball.
I'm 77 and I grew up on baseball. I have never seen so many missed calls. Like today umpire missed. Even our little league umpires were better than the MLB Umpire of today's
Honestly, the fact they have that balls and strikes box for every pitch on TV may be a factor in our perception that that umpiring is especially/uniquely bad now(and of course watching 5 entertaining baseball RU-vid channels talking about the bad calls plays in lot that perception too;)). Again, The strike Zone on TV, Replay on everything, etc it just amplifies so many missed calls. I totally agree umpiring is so bad right now. I guess what I’m Saying is maybe when we watched baseball pre 2015(or whenever they started putting up the strike zone on Tv and then of course replay the last few years) we didn’t realize how bad the umpires were in the past. I bet it was wayyyy worse! Just imagine this……You Put the ball/strike, smart computer, TV zone/analytics/replay etc that we see on every MLB televised game now on , for example, hmmmm, let’s say a random Tom Glavine start in…1996. Okay, can you imagine how many balls 1-2 inches off the plate he got called strikes by the ump that weren’t? I don’t know the answer, but I bet it’s a lot… Or, another thought, it’s just a Random Sunday 1pm game game in mid July umped in 1994 by a Joe West/Eric Gregg looking/type umpire and they are behind the plate in Kansas City where it’s 100+ and humid. Or, maybe something like the old Veterans stadium(RIP the Vet)in Philly when on the turf, in the hottest days of summer, would be a 120 degrees on the field. Ok, imagine if we scrutinized them and their performance on these days standards, my money would say they would be so bad you’d be shocked. I used unique examples here, but you get what I’m saying. But who knows, it’s just a hunch and a thought. I’m Rambling, but maybe it’s not as bad as we think :)
Best part of these videos is trying to figure out if the reaction from the casters comes from actual blatant umpiring mistakes or just them misinterpreting human errors viewed through the lenses of the casters being fans of the home team.
I may start watching again if that happens. I quit when they did not reverse the horrible call at first base during game 6 of the Cardinals/Royals World Series.
Not gonna lie, the umps overall do a much better job than I would. That being said, they should use automatic balls and strikes using the tech we have.
The umps should be fired immediately after the game is reviewed. The calls were so blatant that is questions of money is being exchanged. Also catchers should be thrown out of the game if the frame the pitch or interfere or attempt to interfere with the batter.
I did a little bit of little league umpiring when I was in high school. Those low balls over the plate that may or may not be knee-high are very difficult to judge. You just can't get a great angle on them.
This is crazy and getting ridiculous! These umpires are absolutely nuts! Now the umpires are widening the strike zone?! If that’s the case then maybe the mlb should do it or have a huge talk with all the umpires about it!
The entire reason why umpires keep doing this is because they have no accountability. The umpire tosses someone out on a missed call should be a three-game suspension of the umpire upon review. Your strike zone call ability should be similar: Have a lower grade of calls over a game and you’re sent back to umpire school or docked your pay and not allowed to work important games in the postseason. Baseball is between two baseball teams, not two teams with a wildly variable umpire who has no accountability.
Some of the clips are old and well known, but behind the plate hasn't improved since. Too much reliance on framing is making the calls ridiculous. Hell most umps are leaning on the catcher, but still manage to miss if the ball crosses the plate, if at all or the depth to the pitch. Too early for using tech, but maybe new blood in training younger umpires.
They will still have umps for check swings and plays at the plate, they will wear an earpiece that gets the balls and strikes call in real time. ⚾️⚾️⚾️ #NoMoreAngelHernandez
All MLB umpires are crooked and make bets on the games they call, I know a bookie who took big bets from umpires for years if he wrote a book MLB would be shocked.
UNPLEASANT? Try BIZARRO umpiring, where strikes are balls and vise versa. Why doesn’t baseball just call it a strike, when the batter swings at the ball but doesn’t hit it?
Bad calls are part of the game, just as bad fielding, bad base running, bad coaching. The focus should be on players making umpteen million a year who don’t give it the effort. I do not hold it against players, coaches, umps tor mistakes. But why is Pete Rose the only player called Charlie Hustle? And that was last century. C’mon man!
Too much testosterone on display from both umpires and players. Given that TV can identify whether or not a ball is in the strike zone, why a message not sent to the umpire's ear-piece stating strike or ball? It would save all these theatrics.
Every sport I've seen, baseball takes the cake of referees with HUGE ego trips and no repricssuions. Oh you hurt my feelings, Get Outta Herrrreee. Who cares about the fans that spent hard earned money to watch the players play the game.
MLB has literally lacking talent everywhere, The umps are embarrassing, Angel Hernandez is a terrible ump that's not even fit enough to be on a Little League level... This is what happens when you have a Union, Nothing but crybabies. and terrible talent...
I’ve seen a lot of these videos now and I now think that all MLB umpires are either snowflakes or Karen’s. Any time they are questioned it’s: “You’re out.”
