5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

[Mabster]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Angel Hernandez was ridiculous in the ninth inning tonight.

All these were called balls in the 8th and 9th inning. 4 of them would have been strike 3.



The dude is just awful. Claims racism for being left off the World Series crew when he's just plain horrible at his job.

[Speedy]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

I will always remember Angel Hernandez for completely BOTCHING a simple replay review of a HR in Cleveland, back in 2013. Melvin just flipped, rightfully so.

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[Jr.]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

It's infuriating ****ty umpires continued to be employed when there's so much evidence to their ****tiness these days.

Baseball drives me crazy with it's old-boys network stuff.

[bcruise]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Oh we're throwing in our "favorite" Angel Hernandez moments?

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[countryboy]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Cardinals imploding here in the 10th. Bases Loaded with 0 outs after a Bud Norris error on a sac bunt.

And as I type this Drew Butera with a line drive base hit to center to go ahead 4-2, with no outs and men on the corners.

[KSUowls]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Umpires should be limited on the number of players/managers they eject during the season, or at the very least be judged on it. If an umpire is repeatedly throwing players/managers out then either there is enough question about the accuracy of his calls to warrant him being replaced or he is too thin skinned to be in that position.

I was curious what the penalty for striking an umpire was and stumbled upon this on bleachereport as one of the most intense examples.

1921: Ty Cobb, Challenged and Fought with Umpire After Contest, 3 Games
3 OF 8
Criminal Equivalent: None (Willing Participants, Michigan)

When umpire Billy Evans ruled batter Rube Oldham out on a close 3-2 pitch, Cobb ran up to the umpire and vehemently argued the call, prompting his ejection.

Before leaving the field, however, Cobb and Evans exchanged words and agreed to meet under the grandstands after the game for a fight.

Former Detroit Tigers player Sammy Barnes later recounted the duel: "It was the bloodiest fight I ever saw in baseball...Ty eventually knocked Evans down, got on top of him and was banging his head on the hard surface."

Even Cobb's 11-year-old son was there, shouting 'Come on, Daddy' as his father proceeded to beat Evans to a pulp.

Cobb was eventually suspended for the rest of the season (three games) while Evans went back out on the field the next day, umpiring with bandages, plasters and wounds all over his face.

Billy Evans and Ty Cobb are both in Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame.

[Mabster]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

I will always remember Angel Hernandez for completely BOTCHING a simple replay review of a HR in Cleveland, back in 2013. Melvin just flipped, rightfully so.

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On mobile and can't load the embed but I'd bet my bippy it's the Adam Rosales "double".

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Ian Happ's reaction on fly balls is so much worse than Almora. You can tell which one is the natural outfielder.

And while I'm complaining about Happ, getting doubled off first base on a fly ball in foul territory is really a bonehead baserunning play.

[bcruise]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Ian Happ's reaction on fly balls is so much worse than Almora. You can tell which one is the natural outfielder.

Kinda missed the reaction on the baserunning too....ugh.

[canes21]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Phillies score first after its decided the basepath is 15 feet wide for their half of the inning.

[BigOscar]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Nice to see Archer and Colome hitting form again, at this rate they'll both be hitting top form just in time to get traded at the deadline. They couldn't have gotten off to a worse start, but the past few weeks has been a lot more like it. Archer really shutting down the Red Sox so far

[SPTO]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Odobel Herrera has the most awkward looking batting stance on the face of the planet. I worry if he gets hit on his plant foot he's going to be messed up for a LOONG time.

[canes21]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Eric should have ran around closer to the mound to avoid that tag. We know he'd be ruled safe still.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

No words for Gleyber... Man.... This kid.

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[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 5/21 - 6/3 Game Discussion Thread

Addy needs to get in the weight room or use a slightly quicker bat. Just 1 homer, but about a dozen warning track fly balls so far this year.