WOW ...

[Thunderheads]

http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=29832903&query=sveum

 

http://wapc.mlb.com/play?content_id=29832903

[scrounge]

It didn't even touch him, and then he throws a tantrum to cover up his bad acting job. Baby.

[Thunderheads]

It didn't even touch him, and then he throws a tantrum to cover up his bad acting job. Baby.

NO!!!  DAMMIT!!

 

MLB video is pi$$ing me off today!!

 

I fixed the video.........

[scrounge]

Ooooh.....yea, that was an unfortunate call. I'm not sure it deserved the "worst call ever" tag that the story on the front page of Yahoo said yesterday (!), but it fits the summer's meme of weekly bad umpire stories.

[Umpire in Chief]

He missed it. But that is an example of a bell which can't be unrung. 

[mstaylor]

The video I'm seeing is a check swing strikeout. The announcers are so hellbent for getting together the one announcer said he hated when they just called that without checking. Idiots!

[grayhawk]

I'm all for calling the swing when you judge it, but what the hell did he see that convinced him to make that call?

[Concernedcitizen2]

I understand that you can't appeal on a check swing called for a strike, just not sure what the logic behind it.

 

I thought maybe because of the following scenario: if it's 2 outs, bases loaded and check swing called strike 3, the defense starts to run off the field, ball rolled back to the mound, if the batter asks for an appeal and base umpire signals safe, the runner would have an easy time scoring with the defense assuming the inning is over.  

 

BUT, I can think of a similar situation with a no swing changed to a swing on appeal.  What if runner on first, 1 out, full count.  Check swing, called ball four by the plate umpire, runner starts jogging to second.  Umpire appeals and batter is ruled to have swung strike three on appeal, now with the runner jogging, he is stuck between 1st and 2nd for an easy out in a run down no?

 

In both these cases it seems like a team is hurt because of the appeal, so why only have it to change from no swing to swing if it is generally acknowledged the base umpires have a better view.

[mstaylor]

I understand that you can't appeal on a check swing called for a strike, just not sure what the logic behind it.

 

I thought maybe because of the following scenario: if it's 2 outs, bases loaded and check swing called strike 3, the defense starts to run off the field, ball rolled back to the mound, if the batter asks for an appeal and base umpire signals safe, the runner would have an easy time scoring with the defense assuming the inning is over.  

 

BUT, I can think of a similar situation with a no swing changed to a swing on appeal.  What if runner on first, 1 out, full count.  Check swing, called ball four by the plate umpire, runner starts jogging to second.  Umpire appeals and batter is ruled to have swung strike three on appeal, now with the runner jogging, he is stuck between 1st and 2nd for an easy out in a run down no?

 

In both these cases it seems like a team is hurt because of the appeal, so why only have it to change from no swing to swing if it is generally acknowledged the base umpires have a better view.

It says in the rulebook the runners need to be aware there is a possible appeal. You can't appeal a called swing because the PU has seen enough to call it a swing, the BUs can't unsee it. 

[HeadHunterLA]

That was horrible.