Umpires - S/D

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

Nobody does it better

Umpire: Angel Hernandez
Final: Rangers 12, Astros 8#StraightUpTX // #Relentless#TEXvsHOU // #HOUvsTEX

More stats for this game 👇https://t.co/RJKSQogI6y pic.twitter.com/uRM1ykGr3R

— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) April 13, 2024

curious about how this CWS-CIN ump gets rated, he was in a different universe in the top of the 2nd.