The WORST Umpire In Baseball History Part 2 

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Diaz is by far not the 2nd worse ump in the league. That honor should go to CB Buckner now that cowboy Joe has retired. Diaz may not be the best, but he doesn't have a quick hook. He allows players and managers alike to argue, unlike others that will immediately toss you for arguing balls and strikes.

Laz was one of my instructors at umpire school: I don't umpire anymore.

I'd love to see teams just refuse to take the field if Angel is in the crew.

i love how the commentators always say "on the corner" or "just clipped the zone" to protect the umpire. its so comical because you know theyre lying and they know it too lol.

I thought CB Bucknor would be second to be honest

CB BUCKNOR NEXT!

Most of the pitches he got wrong were on the outside corner, which are very hittable balls and he was pretty consistent. I was an umpire for 50 years and like to think I can be objective. He may be in the top ten worst but I believe as an overall umpire, not just balls and strikes, Angel is worst, then I would put in CB Bucknor, Ron Kulpa and Phil Cuzzi in order.

As an umpire I think having bonuses or whatever for good work is a good idea. I also think it would be cool if mlb brought some of the pitch tracking technology to college and high school, not only for pitchers but also umpires. If MLB could grab umpires who are good at those levels for the minors it would work better than going to a camp because the minors is on the field action, and ex umpires can help train newbies in the low levels of the minors

Lol you gotta love the commentators in that clip where not once do they mention the umpire making bad calls other than "J.D. Martinez didn't agree"

I love how Joe buck just agreed with all those calls. Mindless lol

I haven't heard of Diaz before this but based off how he's the 2nd worst umpire that's a good thing based off post Pepsi commercial with Mauer and especially with the 21 missed calls

I really liked that new format of yours! Thanks for this great content

Part 3 C. B. Bucknor

Great video! Can you make more parts of this series? I really enjoy your commentary on videos like this. Some umpires that I think could go in future videos in this series include: Joe West, Bob Davidson, CB Bucknor, Ron Kulpa, Phil Cuzzi, Alan Porter, Alfonso Marquez, and more.

It's almost as if some of the umps are purposely sabotaging their profession in order to be replaced by robots.

Great video iTalk!!!

I mean with those 21 missed calls. Atleast he was consistant where he was calling it

I thought this video would be about CB Buckner

The thing is these guys' jobs revolve around entertainment and being on a massive stage. A person who works in that environment needs to be okay with some legitimate criticism. If they can't take that criticism, they are probably in the wrong line of work.

CB Bucknor for part 3 , these clowns want the game to be about them and ITalk Giving them the exposure they deserve

As a Sox fan, during that ALCS game yes he was bad but he was pretty consistent with his zone so at least he can say that. Even if the zone is wrong, you can adjust to it if it’s consistent

The biggest argument for switching to robot umpires is the umpires themselves. They’re so bad it’s hurting the sport.

CB Buckner is my vote for 2nd worse, like Diaz isnt great but he generally is consistent, which is what players really want. Like you said Diaz will fess up to mistakes. Buckner though, when he makes mistakes (which is often) he will throw you out for looking in his general direction.

Love your videos man favorite baseball RU-vidr

Middlebrooks: Here's an idea that I think would be mutually beneficial and reward umps for being accurate while doing a tough job. Diaz: So I took that personally.

Angel Hernandez, Laz Diaz, Joe West, and C.B. Bucknor, the dream umpire squad 🤣

Can't say that Diaz is the second worse. there are some Umpires that easily take that spot. One of them being Ron Culpa.

Joe Buck covering up one of the worst umpired games in history is exactly what I'd expect. Worst broadcaster🤝Worst umpire

I’m not gonna lie I love Laz Diaz and his energy

Worst umpires are those who deliberately direct the course of big games.

At least he can admit fault sometimes. Angel hernandez is still saying he got the home run call right in that Cleveland Oakland game like ten years ago.

Andy Fletcher, CB Bucknor, and Ron Kulpa: “allow us to introduce ourselves”

Its so disgraceful how people keep sticking up for these incompetent umpires

He is also a part time off season trainer with Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Umpires Association (MAC) out of Fairfax, VA

If Diaz and Hernandez went to umpiring school they sure didn't pay attention!!!!

Fuck, that missed strike call on Eovaldi hurts. I remember watching that live at home and being so angry cause I know it could’ve ended there. It was a huge turning point in the series. Boston was up 2-1 at home. Inning could’ve been over ☹️

You could make a case for both Phil Cuzzi and C.B. Bucknor as those that simply have a job and that are not professional umpires.

How about the worst announcer in baseball. Joe Buck

The thumbnail has me dead hahahah

Their has to be a damn way to get rid of angel and Diaz from officiating. Simple as rating umps and only the most accurate gets to be used in postseason.

The majority of those pitches were borderline. There are worse umpires.

Saw this video a few hours ago :). Hope CB Bucknor is next.

how do these umps with such low accuracy results keep their jobs????

Every place in a top 10 is occupied by Angel Hernandez

Were you judging the misses based on the broadcast box you were showing, because that box is not the strike zone

If you recognize an umpires name, he's a bad umpire

Watch the Jerry Meals call in the 19-inning Braves and Pirates game. It's tough to beat. Just type he called him safe.

I'm surprised no one ever talks about Ron Kulpa, that dude is one of the worse umpires ever

Any chance for a video on the players who are the biggest jerks towards umpires are? I would imagine Josh Donaldson and Garrit Cole would be on this list.

what a shock, Joe Buck agreed with most of his pitches

The MLB Umpires Union is a tiny window into my critique of some unions in general. When I was in H/S I has some awful teachers, and they were protected for life. Incompetence should never be protected.

When you respond defensively to a general tweet about bad umps haha He also knows he sucks.

Common ITalk W video

Eric Gregg. He gets my vote. After wrecking a WS rematch.

If you blame the umpire for why your team loses then your team deserved to lose.

For the young kids watching this video, know the K zone is just an arbitrary box put up by the tv channels and isn’t supposed to have any relevance in calling balls and strikes. Even if the umpire is calling stuff that is completely wrong, it’s his judgement and it’s better just to focus on looking for your pitch to drive.

Bad umpiring, and spineless announcing from Buck.

The MLB umpires union is probably the most criminal union there is.

Banger

As long as Angel Hernandez is alive, the battle will be for second place.

One can always tell a good umpire. One never notices him and doesn't even know his name.

Very Sad but true the worst

love the videos

On the 21 pitches i would agree with alot of them

The difference between a player and an umpire that sucks is that the player will be sent down to the minors in about a week.

Angel Hernandez hands down is the worst umpire in MLB history

Jim Joyce is unforgettable.

Need to do one of these on Jerry West

I don't know about that. I was pretty bad when i was an umpire in Junior High School.

Players, coaches and managers ultimately get "let go" when they do not perform at a certain level. It should be the same for umpires. If their numbers fall below a certain level, they need to be released or sent down to the minors to work on their performance. Pay the top performing umpires certain performance bonuses and incentives. There is likely several minor league "hot shot" umpires that can do better right now than many older MLB umpires who refuse to retire!

I believe the technology is now available for balls and strikes to be taken away from the HP umpire. Keep an umpire there for all of the other reasons, play at the plate, foul balls, HBP, etc, but take the balls and strikes away from them. I’m aware that this could only be done on the MLB level but there’s to much riding on all the games, peoples lively hoods, careers ending and many other issues are at stake….. Full disclosure: I umpired for a number of years myself so I have an idea about what goes on with umpires…..

FTX was everywhere, lol

I remember the nationals braves game where he said he was a foul ball

I think Jon Bois did a video recently on the number of times umpires and players have forgotten the count. Strangely enough, it's not that unusual an occurrence.

We need to start using computer umpires. We have statcast that can perfectly track a baseball's trajectory in every MLB stadium. At least for calling pitches, it would be a really easy switch.

C B Bukner is also in contention as the worst umpire in the major leagues

Angel Hernandez is not the worst in MLB history. There are DOZENS of people who can grab that title. Eric Gregg, CB Buckner, etc.

Seems like umpires should push for technology they utilize to be more accurate, rather than wait to be replaced by technology themselves.

Diaz is an example of an umpire that started ok, but eyes worsened when he got older It happens all the time, maybe needs an age limit or something

There should be a public fine or something if you call a ball completely over the dirt a strike

theres an umpiring school 😂😂

I love laz diaz. He is one of my favorite umps. Joe West is by far the second worse ump. I disagree with the middlebrooks situation, but in my decade of seeing him ump, hes always been really consistent and well liked by the players and fans. Way worse umpires are out there, laz doesnt even come anywhere near close to being second worse imo. 🤷

Baseball would be better all the way around if Home plate umps weren't responsible for calling Balls and Strikes.

He literally sets up in the worst possible spots to call outside pitches

Why doesn’t the League use post game analysis and stats to pick the best umpires for the next game? And fire the lowest 5%? Who wants bad umpires on a game that has hundreds of millions of dollars on the line?

Having an ego issue is pretty common of people that feel that they're in a position of authority....and that needs to change, once someone displays their ego and it's affecting others negatively they should be immediately put in their place and at the very least dropped down the totem pole, but realistically they should be outright replaced by someone that's willing to evaluate themselves...it's a widespread problem with people that feel that they're in a position of authority and it causes way too many problems, from elementary schools to the top of the govt, everyone should be held accountable for their mistakes and behavior

The guy was asking for umpires to be given bonuses for good performance, and not just fined for bad performance, and Laz still got fussed about it? Chill out, Laz.

A lot of those strikes could have gone either way. Umpiring is extremely stressful, and takes both physical and mental stamina to maintain a cool head and place yourself in the right frame of mind to really be good at it. You must always concentrate, and pau attention to the pitcher, the better, and what's going on along the basepaths. Angel Hernande and this guy are both petty bad because they aren't mentally cut out for that type of job.

It's hard to say who's the worst in history since we have no idea how good or bad some umpires were even 40 or so years ago and until just recently there were no stats on them period

Why'd you have to show my boys get humiliated they already had a terrible season

Reprehend means reprimand. They did more than reprimand him, they APPREHENDED him.

#2 gotta be CB Bucknor.

Donnie baseball might be a bench coach in Toronto

Just you saying his name gave me PTSD for Evaldi. What a terrible fkn game.

“Laz Diaz was born and raised in Florida” Case closed

Diaz is by most the 2nd worst umpire but is absolutely hilarious and one of the nicest people ever just like Angel Hernandez, they both suck at their job but they are very nice

The thing about calling outside inside and not being horrid and being consistent its terrible

0:33 he’s from WHERE?!? It all makes sense.

Laz Diaz is nowhere near the worst umpire in MLB. if you asked any manager or player who the worst umpires are, I seriously doubt very many of them would mention Diaz. Marty Foster, Angel Hernandez, Ron Kulpa, Doug Eddings, Dan Bellino, and CB Bucknor are all guys who are much worse umpires based on call accuracy and/or situation handling.