Umpires - S/D

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

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

Pitch framing in 1884: pic.twitter.com/aBmr3bJ9AQ

— David Schoenfield (@dschoenfield) April 10, 2020

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

man joe west, fuck you

as always, he's the star

MAS QUE UN CLUB

MAS QUE BEISBOL

I just read that piece.

Fuck Joe West. Fucking waddling, ignorant Florida man.

wut pic.twitter.com/fZ1xGZeKQm

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 22, 2020

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

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

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.

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

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

i knew exactly what inspired this revive the second i saw it!

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

Why would he even do that?!

hahahaha

He appreciated hands

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.

really want the giants to break some unwritten rules next time he faces them. i don’t think he would like that very much!

bellino wasn't even the home-plate ump -- he was just fucking with MB and i kind of wish the latter had decked him

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

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33868753/umpire-dan-bellino-issues-apology-ejecting-arizona-diamondbacks-pitcher-madison-bumgarner-taking-full-accountability-decision

fUlL aCcOuNtAbIlItY

ridiculous

pic.twitter.com/JWIvC8ZdrB

— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) June 5, 2022

that was dumb af. i also loved Maldanado trying to cover Presley's mouth with his glove!

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

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-$)

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35341465/sources-10-mlb-umps-retiring-most-99

Angel Hernandez not on the list.

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/

Lol - he just got banned from making edits. This is amazing

This is a tough scene pic.twitter.com/rQW7s7HtHd

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 11, 2023

Jesus. Is that enough to get an ump canned??

Nothing is

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

Homeplate umpire Randy Rosenberg ejects JT Realmuto for this 🤨 pic.twitter.com/dkQtpU1bHt

— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) March 27, 2023

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.

the jomboy breakdown of this is essential. he really is excellent at reading lips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8_xERdUa4

tbf getting thrown out of an exhibition game -- especially for a catcher -- is absolutely a bonus. save your knees for something that counts

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

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

Be careful when you applaud because it may get you ejected.pic.twitter.com/yBbaxVZcZo

— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 13, 2023

Obsessed with this. 34% of called strikes were balls!

Umpire: Laz Diaz
Final: Yankees 1, White Sox 5#RepBX // #WhiteSox#NYYvsCWS // #CWSvsNYY

More 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

sycophant john kay refusing to question any of those, classic

https://twitter.com/umpjob/status/177703412546497754

The ball is three inches high, the pitcher stepped off the rubber right before the pitch

Angel Hernandez: "Strike three!" pic.twitter.com/FtFHaLYKQY

— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) April 7, 2024

I've seen more horrific ball/strike calling this year already than I saw all of last year

Umpire Brennan Miller missed 10 calls in the first 4 innings and 9 went against the Twins.

He then called two more bad strikes to ring up Matt Wallner and ejected the hitting coach for complaining.

Miller missed 22 calls in the game and 17 went against the Twins. pic.twitter.com/sk6dhCueAF

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) April 7, 2024