Tim McClellan (super consistent with his calls (even though he possibly cost Schmidt the nono last night), wears a jacket over his vest, the way he "digests" a pitch and waits to call it a strike, and a THIN ump to boot)
That AL ump who spreads his hands to the sides to indicate the width of his strike zone.
― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:23 (nineteen years ago) link
http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/images/2004/04/17/zQdAYJ8N.jpg
― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 16:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:08 (nineteen years ago) link
You could even hear him doing it when you listened to radio broadcasts of the games he was calling.
― boldbury (boldbury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link
Destroy - Angel Hernandez
― Broheems (diamond), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 17:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― John (jdahlem), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:19 (nineteen years ago) link
I've heard Gary Darling needs to be destroyed but I only saw the one game this year where he got into it with the 'Stros. I wouldn't search him out though.
Also destroy: any ump that walks towards a disgruntled pitcher and instigates an argument.
― mattbot (mattbot), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:22 (nineteen years ago) link
While you're at it, destroy the replacement ump who ruled that the ball nicked the helmet and not the bat from his position beyond second base.
― boldbury (boldbury), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 18:33 (nineteen years ago) link
Tony Randazzo is his name, according to ESPN. I don't recall seeing him before, but destroy!
― mattbot (mattbot), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:31 (nineteen years ago) link
here's another step, past QuesTec, w/ Zone Evaluation:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4034138&name=Neyer_Rob
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 20:52 (fourteen years ago) link
via Neyer:
http://awfulumpiring.wordpress.com/
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
destroy all obvs.
― wishes to be referred under the pseudonym of kronos (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I hadnt seen that Victorino ejection (in CF) til now
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 02:32 (fourteen years ago) link
That Marlins/Astros play at the plate last night was really odd. Hermida very easily beaten by the throw, but Pudge stood over the plate with his glove up and his legs beside the plate (like he was too shocked about Hermida being sent to react normally). Hermida reached plate, tagged high, called out.
― Don Armando Galarraga's Second Inning Give Back Runs Band (Andy K), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 10:13 (fourteen years ago) link
the marlins tv guys were musing that pudge was preparing himself for a collision since the ball beat hermida there by so many feet and that pudge was taken by surprise by the slide and reacted slowly
― heave pho (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 12 August 2009 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Jerry Crawford:
http://twitpic.com/dodfr
Situation: bases loaded, Red Sox leading 5-1 in the fifth.
Thanks, Jerry!
― Don Armando Galarraga's Second Inning Give Back Runs Band (Andy K), Thursday, 13 August 2009 10:06 (fourteen years ago) link
god joe west is awful
― mookieproof, Saturday, 22 August 2009 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link
iyho do you think "bad calls" are increasing or merely a byproduct of broadcast/web technology improvements?
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 00:14 (fourteen years ago) link
I always say I like the human element in baseball, unless it negatively affects my team and then its some bullshit.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Posnanski called out the 'human element' garbage this weekend.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/10/10/replays-the-thing/
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:13 (fourteen years ago) link
When I was a kid I read an autobiography by some umpire, but for the life of me I cannot remember his name. Even after pulling up a list of every MLB umpire during the last century, I cannot figure it out. He was an umpire during the 80s, and he was incredibly fat. But most umpires were incredibly fat back then. He was known as a "funny" umpire, and his book would be filed under humor. His book included many passages describing arguments with Earl Weaver et al., and how many times managers would storm out onto the field and scream stuff like "I agree with your call 100% I'm out here because I've gotta show my players and our fans that I care about this team and I want them to win! I don't mean to embarrass you, keep doing your job and I'll keep doing mine!", before storming back to the dugout.
Whoever you are, mystery funny umpire, you are searchable.
― I got RIPPED in 4 weeks (Z S), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link
It's Ron Luciano.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 01:58 (fourteen years ago) link
he committed suicide.
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, car/garage/CO poisoning IIRC.
I used to enjoy reading his books though.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Not trying to make light of a man's suicide here ... but in life, he was a funny guy, and umpires' memoirs are still undervalued quantities in the baseball lit market!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Durwood Merrill wrote a pretty good one, too.
― Conservative HOT Mom! (govern yourself accordingly), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:19 (fourteen years ago) link
"I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule." - Ron Luciano
Good lord. RIP, I had no idea.
― I got RIPPED in 4 weeks (Z S), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 02:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Cuzzi had called it foul, negating a leadoff double, and he spent much of the next 24 hours trying to figure out what happened. Part of it, he thinks, was playing an unnatural position - baseball only uses umpires along the outfield foul lines in the postseason and for the All-Star Game.
"We're not used to playing that far down the line,” Cuzzi said. "The instant the ball is hit, we usually start running. I think I may have been looking too closely at it. I never had a feel for where the left fielder was on the play."
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sweetspot/0-6-36/Chewing-on-Cuzzi-s-call.html
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 12:47 (fourteen years ago) link
The location of the left fielder does not matter, dipshit.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Cuzzi had called it a strike, negating a leadoff walk, and he spent much of the next 24 hours trying to figure out what happened. Part of it, he thinks, was playing an unnatural position - a plate umpire isn't usually scratching his ass during the postseason or the All-Star Game."We're not used to standing that way behind the catcher," Cuzzi said. "The instant the ball is thrown, we usually start watching. I think I may have been looking too closely at it. I never had a feel for where the hitter was on the play."
"We're not used to standing that way behind the catcher," Cuzzi said. "The instant the ball is thrown, we usually start watching. I think I may have been looking too closely at it. I never had a feel for where the hitter was on the play."
― Andy K, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:12 (fourteen years ago) link
if his glove is in fair territory when he (nearly?) touched the ball, it might
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― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:17 (fourteen years ago) link
That's true, although in this case, the ball, the fielder's body, the fielder's feet, and the fielder's glove were all in fair territory during the entire play.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
but he was too close to notice.
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:45 (fourteen years ago) link
So it didn't make any difference where the fielder was, i.e. the ball landed in fair territory, so it was fair, there's no other possibility.
I guess that umpires are trained to watch the fielder's glove and feet on a play like this, and if the ball isn't caught, only then they focus on where the ball is? For plays at first base, for example, umps aren't supposed to watch the ball, they're supposed to watch the bag and listen for the sound of the ball hitting the glove.
Otherwise, I have no clue what Cuzzi is talking about.
xpost
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 13:51 (fourteen years ago) link
While federal laws prohibit Major League Baseball from discussing injuries of employees, FOXsports.com has learned that the sidelined umpires include crew chiefs John Hirschbeck (testicular cancer), Charlie Reliford (back), Jerry Crawford (back), Tim Welke (concussion), Ed Montague (concussion and neck), Gary Darling (ankle and foot) and Rick Reed (stroke).Other umpires who are sidelined by injuries include Kerwin Danley (concussion), Alfonso Marquez (back), Brian Runge (details unknown), Bill Hohn (back) and Ed Hickok (concussion).
Other umpires who are sidelined by injuries include Kerwin Danley (concussion), Alfonso Marquez (back), Brian Runge (details unknown), Bill Hohn (back) and Ed Hickok (concussion).
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Saturday, 17 October 2009 07:41 (fourteen years ago) link
holy crap!
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Saturday, 17 October 2009 16:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Concussions from foul tips??
― Super Smize (Leee), Saturday, 17 October 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
From looking at replays the next day and smacking themselves in the head.
― WmC, Saturday, 17 October 2009 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
laz diaz is the worst
― no hongro (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 17 October 2009 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Sheehan on Aybar's neighborhood play:
"Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, maybe 995 out of a thousand, Cabrera is called out. Last night, Jerry Layne, at random, called him safe. He suspended the de facto rules in favor of the de jure ones in extra innings of a playoff game. It's good for baseball that the Yankees didn't score in the inning, leaving the call as an afterthought.
You cannot run the game a certain way 99 percent of the time, then randomly decide to make a by-the-book call in a high-leverage moment. It turns the game into a farce. We see this now and again, an umpire calling a runner safe, or denying a batter first base for not making an effort to get out of the way of a pitch, and it becomes a nightmare every time. If the umpires want to have a set of rules separate from the ones in the book, fine, but they can't go back and forth between the two at will."
(several BP commenters disagree)
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 October 2009 17:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Pretty sure the "problem" was that the umpire WAS going by the rules in the book, and according to the production team, Aybar had actually touched second on every other force at second prior to that.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Monday, 19 October 2009 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Bill (New Mexico): What do you think of the MLB move to install "veteran" umpires in the World Series after all the umpiring screwups of the post season so far? Will it actually help? Color me skeptical.
Eric Seidman: A lot of these blown calls have been from veteran umpires. In my mind there is no solution other than a correction-based system. Either the umps need to correct each other or someone needs to be watching the game capable of making corrections. If official scorers are simply watching the game and making decisions why not something for umpires?
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 24 October 2009 13:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Long... but well-done:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100606%2FSPORTS02%2F6060457%2F1318%2FHow-ump-went-from-Ohio-to-bigs-to-national-scrutiny&template=fullarticle
(could be xposted tot he kisckass media thread?)
― _▂▅▇█▓▒░◕‿‿◕░▒▓█▇▅▂_ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 03:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://twitter.com/DSpxp/status/24543405780
― Andy K, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 11:04 (thirteen years ago) link
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin said plate umpire Laz Diaz decided on an unusual way to punish him for arguing balls and strikes.
Martin said Diaz wouldn't allow him to throw new baseballs back to his pitchers after fouls during New York's 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
"Laz Diaz is a d---. Write it hard," Martin shouted as he came into the clubhouse.
Martin said the ball ban was put into effect after he and Diaz exchanged some words over strike calls early in the game.
"He said that it was a privilege that I had to earn, for me to throw the ball back," said the catcher, a seven-year veteran and three-time All Star. "That's never happened to me before. I even told him, because there's guys on base, I like to keep my arm loose. Nope. 'I'm not letting you throw the ball back.' That's pretty strange, to me. That's a good story, huh?"
― mookieproof, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
Jeff Passan, CC Sabathia, Jessica Mendoza: bring on the robots
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27947161/how-one-blown-strike-call-game-5-illustrates-mlb-need-robot-umps
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 October 2019 11:10 (four years ago) link
New for the 2020 MLB season: Much like NFL referees have done for years, umpires will be mic’d up and tell fans in attendance and those watching on television and listening on radio if reviewed calls are upheld or overturned. They may also explain rules, if necessary.— Pedro Gomez (@pedrogomezESPN) January 27, 2020
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 January 2020 17:06 (three years ago) link
"that call i just obviously fucked up is not reviewable. please stop throwing beer bottles at me"
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Monday, 27 January 2020 17:14 (three years ago) link
that took long enough
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
crew chief gary cederstrom has retired after 31 years
nic lentz has been hired full-time; you may remember him as the subject of aaron boone's 'savages' rant last year
― mookieproof, Friday, 21 February 2020 20:28 (three years ago) link
kerwin danley is the first african american crew chief
For you umpiring nerds:Ryan Blakney, Ramon De Jesus, Nic Lentz, Chris Segal and Jansen Visconti are now full-time umpires.Gary Cederstrom, Dana DeMuth, Mike Everitt and Jeff Kellogg are retiring.Kerwin Danley, Dan Iassogna, Alfonso Marquez and Jim Reynolds are crew chiefs.— Jared Diamond (@jareddiamond) February 27, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 February 2020 16:11 (three years ago) link
Pitch framing in 1884: pic.twitter.com/aBmr3bJ9AQ— David Schoenfield (@dschoenfield) April 10, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 April 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
MLB considers Joe West a high-risk individual. He plans to return for this season despite that. "I don’t believe in my heart that all these deaths have been from the coronavirus." https://t.co/PuWfDq1OQC— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) July 7, 2020
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
man joe west, fuck you
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 18:18 (three years ago) link
as always, he's the star
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
MAS QUE UN CLUBMAS QUE BEISBOL
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 19:12 (three years ago) link
I just read that piece.
Fuck Joe West. Fucking waddling, ignorant Florida man.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 July 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
wut pic.twitter.com/fZ1xGZeKQm— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 22, 2020
― Andy K, Saturday, 22 August 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
what is happening
E1 🚨 🚨 🚨 Most bizarre “error” of the year pic.twitter.com/oFB81HNMkl— MLB Errors (@mlberrors) April 28, 2021
ANDREW MCCUTCHEN WAS RULED OUT OF THE BASE PATH ON THIS WHAT ARE THE UMPS WATCHING??? pic.twitter.com/YdM1FuS4L9— Ben Porter (@Ben13Porter) May 2, 2021
― mookieproof, Sunday, 2 May 2021 13:52 (two years ago) link
lol yankees
Full count, two outs, bottom of the 9th, winning run on third, and umpire Gabe Morales blows a huge call to send the game to extras.This called strikeout to Rougned Odor missed outside by 4.55 inches.The Yankees lost in extra innings.#Yankees #RedSox pic.twitter.com/8sj43qLBiw— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) June 7, 2021
― mookieproof, Monday, 7 June 2021 04:31 (two years ago) link
Umpire Angel Hernandez was the lowest rated umpire on the day, missing 19 calls for a correct percentage of 85.3%.He rang up 6 batters on pitches that were outside the zone and called a strike to Jean Segura that missed inside by a season high 6.47 inches.#Brewers #Phillies pic.twitter.com/pmmt1ELJJ6— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 25, 2022
That Segura call, good god.
― Andy K, Monday, 25 April 2022 15:39 (one year ago) link
haven't they implemented the robo-strike zone in some minor leagues? i'm curious about what it tends to do to league-wide offense, both in the short term (first few weeks as everyone adjusts) and more long term
― Karl Malone, Monday, 25 April 2022 15:49 (one year ago) link
also, as i think mookie and others have pointed out, what it does with the value of catchers, particularly those who specialize in pitch-framing
― Karl Malone, Monday, 25 April 2022 15:50 (one year ago) link
i knew exactly what inspired this revive the second i saw it!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 25 April 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
i don't particularly like bumgarner, but this is straight bullshit from dan bellino
The difference between MadBum's and Hernandez's hand checks is striking. pic.twitter.com/CRPOuRXBUE— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) May 4, 2022
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:23 (one year ago) link
Why would he even do that?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:54 (one year ago) link
hahahaha
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 May 2022 21:55 (one year ago) link
He appreciated hands
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:03 (one year ago) link
He’s a hands on kind of ump
MadBum is great, he is just old school and has a temper. Ump is in the wrong here as he was baiting him.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 23:51 (one year ago) link
really want the giants to break some unwritten rules next time he faces them. i don’t think he would like that very much!
― brimstead, Thursday, 5 May 2022 00:15 (one year ago) link
bellino wasn't even the home-plate ump -- he was just fucking with MB and i kind of wish the latter had decked him
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 May 2022 01:46 (one year ago) link
Full clip:
MadBum got ejected and lost it after words were exchanged with the ump following getting his hand checked 😳 pic.twitter.com/PZQuvUrYvk— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) May 4, 2022
― Bee OK, Thursday, 5 May 2022 03:06 (one year ago) link
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33868753/umpire-dan-bellino-issues-apology-ejecting-arizona-diamondbacks-pitcher-madison-bumgarner-taking-full-accountability-decision
― Bee OK, Saturday, 7 May 2022 01:29 (one year ago) link
fUlL aCcOuNtAbIlItY
― mookieproof, Saturday, 7 May 2022 01:38 (one year ago) link
ridiculous
pic.twitter.com/JWIvC8ZdrB— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) June 5, 2022
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 June 2022 20:43 (one year ago) link
that was dumb af. i also loved Maldanado trying to cover Presley's mouth with his glove!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 6 June 2022 23:16 (one year ago) link
https://theathletic.com/3355774/2022/06/08/mlb-umpire-angel-hernandez-lawsuit/
seems like that thing where you're not supposed to ask a question of a witness you don't already know the answer to
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 9 June 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
lol MLB just buried angel hernandez
https://defector.com/mlb-court-filing-says-umpire-angel-hernandez-is-an-unaccountable-jerk ($)
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34497311/mlb-argues-umpire-angel-hernandez-3-overturned-calls-2018-alds-cost-world-series-spot (non-$)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 September 2022 20:37 (one year ago) link
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35341465/sources-10-mlb-umps-retiring-most-99
Angel Hernandez not on the list.
― clemenza, Friday, 30 December 2022 15:27 (eleven months ago) link
someone on reddit has realized Joe West was trying to edit his own wiki entry to get rid of any anything that made him look bad!
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/10x5nzf/joe_west_is_spending_his_retirement_editing_his/
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 February 2023 18:33 (nine months ago) link
Lol - he just got banned from making edits. This is amazing
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 February 2023 23:32 (nine months ago) link
This is a tough scene pic.twitter.com/rQW7s7HtHd— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 11, 2023
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 March 2023 16:13 (eight months ago) link
Jesus. Is that enough to get an ump canned??
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 11 March 2023 17:35 (eight months ago) link
Nothing is
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 11 March 2023 17:38 (eight months ago) link
The Southland Conference's statement on the New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State Baseball contest on March 10. pic.twitter.com/jZ5mFeRj6K— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) March 11, 2023
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 March 2023 22:24 (eight months ago) link
Homeplate umpire Randy Rosenberg ejects JT Realmuto for this 🤨 pic.twitter.com/dkQtpU1bHt— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) March 27, 2023
― mookieproof, Monday, 27 March 2023 20:29 (eight months ago) link
Beware, Catchers: The Robots Are Coming
Once an obscure art, pitch framing has become an essential MLB skill. But with robo umps seemingly destined for the big leagues, it is suddenly endangered.
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 21:10 (eight months ago) link
the jomboy breakdown of this is essential. he really is excellent at reading lips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8_xERdUa4
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Tuesday, 28 March 2023 21:19 (eight months ago) link
tbf getting thrown out of an exhibition game -- especially for a catcher -- is absolutely a bonus. save your knees for something that counts
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 21:31 (eight months ago) link
This is one of the worst calls I've ever witnessed. Thankfully, it was overturned. #LGM pic.twitter.com/Po7x6k5zMs— GENY Mets Report (@genymets) April 5, 2023
― na (NA), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 18:51 (seven months ago) link
i mean it looks like he simply didn't turn fast enough to see where it landed but that seems like when you go with a default fair call and then call it back if it was foul, not the other way around
― na (NA), Wednesday, 5 April 2023 18:57 (seven months ago) link
Be careful when you applaud because it may get you ejected.pic.twitter.com/yBbaxVZcZo— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 13, 2023
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 May 2023 06:26 (six months ago) link
Obsessed with this. 34% of called strikes were balls!
Umpire: Laz DiazFinal: Yankees 1, White Sox 5#RepBX // #WhiteSox#NYYvsCWS // #CWSvsNYYMore stats for this game 👇https://t.co/7VIQZpnDj3 pic.twitter.com/VVQPo0vHIs— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) August 8, 2023
Umpire Laz Diaz missed 21 calls in the #Yankees #WhiteSox game and 14 went against the Yankees.He had a lower correct call rate than Angel Hernandez did on Sunday.After 8 innings of bad calls, Aaron Boone exploded, was ejected, and gave his best Laz Diaz impression. pic.twitter.com/VdKAuqZzgO— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) August 8, 2023
― ydkb (gyac), Tuesday, 8 August 2023 17:47 (three months ago) link
sycophant john kay refusing to question any of those, classic
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 8 August 2023 18:05 (three months ago) link