Might be the World's Laziest Umpire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- How much effort should you expect from an umpire? Forgetting the count over and over. Forgetting the outs, over and over. Forgetting to put a ball in play after a foul ball. I wish I recorded him more... There is a standard, best practices, a way all umpires are taught. This isn't it.
I have shown this video to new umpires. You have to at least act like you want to be there. He showed minimal effort for a single pitch. As the VP and head trainer of my association I would be at his next game once I caught wind of this and in between every inning I would be talking/critiquing him. If he can’t get his act together then he won’t get any more games. 24 years of umpiring experience of Junior College and below and I have never seen this. It’s just sad.
Daniel Angelo thank you Daniel. I am amazed at how many people who have NO idea of what a umpire is supposed to do, are offended at me for posting this. It cracks me when someone who has no idea what they are talking about, wants to get angry. Would it have been better if i yelled and screamed at him? Nah, it was amusing, but a poor job of doing a job. Thank you. Cheers
I dont know i know some pretty lazy NSA ( National Softball Association) umpires
The Truth lazy af
As someone who has played baseball for many many years, have to say this is the first I've seen an umpire risk putting himself in such a vulnerable position to call a game... So why is everyone so upset about it though? Because he's not trying to protect himself behind the catcher? He's been an ump for what 24 years, pretty sure he knows the strike zone but seems like he's still doing his job but just not the way people are used to for umps protecting themselves from foul balls, he's just not doing that so what's wrong?
What are you talking about he leaned in a bit on the last one. Give him a break
Not a style I have ever seen but if his calls are accurate then it wouldn't matter
I find it difficult to believe he can accurately call balls and strikes from that position.
Yeah it would because he’s going to get hurt, then file workers comp. I’ve never seen this even in little league.
@@beast-1545 I have read the description. What is your point? This umpire is unqualified to work any level above tee ball.
@Brandon Juber they can’t trust me they can’t
If would matter to whoever assigned him to that game
Hes doing a "stand up" job in my book. 👍
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Imagine caring more about the umpire standing while making like $40 for a 2 1/2 hour game than your own kid’s team actually playing in that game
these parents are so fucking cringe lmao
@Dutch Van Der Linde he was making good calls as of what we saw so he wasn’t that bad but just minimal effort put in
@@m24chaffee90 you cannot judge a strike zone definitively the way that man is standing over the catcher. Having umped and played catcher for many years growing up having a ump like this just makes everyone miserable the whole day. What's the point of all the hard work the kids put in just to have someone who could give two shits about them or the game in charge of the outcome =/
lol
He cant accurately see the strike zone from up high like that so he absolutely missed some calls at some point
Knees are old
Back hurt
Wife away on business trip again
Being paid to do a job - none of those excuses are acceptable.
Teacher gets annoyed
Are you Angel's brother???
@@daviddryburgh6918 hes doing the job. Players didnt seem to mind
@@daviddryburgh6918he’s doing his job. You have to be a miserable person with nothing better to do than complain about this.
The guy videoing probably gets mad when a cashier is sitting down 😂
I know the guy, he's known for pooping standing up with his legs together.
Cmon man you’re supposed to say SPOILER ALERT! By the way how did you know the next video in the series is titled “world’s laziest cashier”?
A cashier sitting down doesn’t negatively effect her job. A ump standing up does.
@@crw662I umpired for a-lot of years, and i can promise you it doesn’t 😂 you bend down so you don’t get pelted by a 65mph ball. Calling balls and strikes isn’t done with a tape measure. And it can be difficult to have 99%, but standing up doesn’t effect it at all.
@@gunkid69
Fair enough. I have no clue and am only making assumptions.
I think people are just trying to say it would be nice to show a little enthusiasm but technically he didn't do anything wrong.
Mack Savage yes he did lol
comedyqwerty no he didn't. Lol
He didn’t do any ‘thing’ wrong.
He did several things wrong.
If you can’t see them, it’s no use even trying to explain.
rick kauffman sounds like a cop out. Seems like u can't explain what exactly he did wrong, so you use that crappy "no use even trying to explain" excuse 🤣
rick kauffman if it's so obvious, you'd have no problem pointing out his "several mistakes"
Finally an umpire who knows the game isn't about him. I get so tired of those umps that have to make a show out of calling a strike are ringing up a batter with drama.
EXACTLY There is this umpire In my league and he is always showing off
Hey morons........the next time that pitch is wayyy out of the strike zone and it's called a strike BECAUSE THE UMPIRE WASN"T IN THE CORRECT STANCE TO SEE THE PITCH......don't complain!!!!!!!!!
i know right? I hate when people are actually enthusiastic about their jobs. makes the game too exciting.
@@soapgod5554 this is the dumbest comment i have ever read
@soapgod5554 don't be dense, umps should be computers so intelligent people don't have to deal with people like you
Parents like these are the reason nobody wants to be an umpire anymore
still a better ump then the dude recording him.
Plot twist: Tripp Gibson is the one recording.
Nailed it!
Better than Angel Hernandez
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@@DarthVader1977 ok????? Did we ask
Speaking as a former umpire with a bulging disc he might not have been able to get that low. You do what you can with what you got. If that league was like most of the leagues it was nearly impossible to get a replacement because everyone was on vacation, etc.
What I was thinking. The back or the knees or the hips can just go on you. The guy could have called out sick and the game would have been cancelled, but he showed up for work.
As an old fart who still tries to show up, sometimes my body is in such terrible chronic pain, it’s all I can do just to walk and stand. I stretch and lift and exercise, and everything still hurts.
Make fun all you want, but you’ll be there some day. If you’re lucky.
He's pacing himself. It seems to me that he must get smacked by a lot of foul balls in that position.
David Emerling yea if his calls are on, all i see bad about this is he's ganna hurt when he gets some foul balls
Um umpires hardly ever get hit w/ foul balls...
Reptilian Gaming Would that that were true, but it is not. I got hit several times.
Reptilian Gaming Umpires get hit all the time
364 days until hockey tryouts
Thanks for adding another reason why it's harder and harder to find umps for our game. I'm sure you just smash it every day at work. Smash it. Every. Day. Sure you do.
Lmfaoooo. Bet he don't work.
Plot twist: he was filming his kid and realized that the umpire was lazy for these 48 seconds
facts😂absolute facts
not even, the guy recording was on the pitching team. they all complain on that strike called (which the ump called inside, so no way could the parents have seen if he was right, and it was low anyways lmao
Didn't see him get a call wrong. What's your point?
Ruben Hernandez that one was a strike
And there was 2 fouls there was no call to get wrong
He was also standing up all the time (Which in result doesn't give him a good view of the batters box or where the pitch was).
He’s black
He wants him to bend over . He loves ump ass
That last pitch was a ball all day so I’d say that umpire has a damn good eye👍🏽
he didnt call it down though, he called it inside. it was down and apparently inside, but the parents getting upset with the ball call ruin all credibility with the video, they clearly have an even worse eye
@@pohorex6834 Bro the comment ur replying to is almost 5 years old. I don’t think he gives a rats ass about what u have to say 5 years later 💀
@@vuhzz you’re dad left you when you were almost 5 years old
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He is one little foul tip from changing his stance.
No umpire is ever hit by a foul tip.
@@alanhess9306 is that joke I fr can’t tell😂
@@dmja9806 No, not a joke. Read the definition of a foul tip.
@@alanhess9306 haha ok you're actually correct. How about a foul ball?
@@AlexHackney95 Correct
It’s what you get when good officials are giving it up. The coaches and parents have gotten unbelievable.
Ah yes, this umpire is lazy for doing everything he’s required to, except he isn’t bending over to do it
He is doing his job, it’s just that some umpires are loud! You should be lucky that he is even there!
It's not about being loud. He needs to get in a better position to call balls and strikes.
@@bobhiggins3652 bob higgins is a karen
My immediate thought was what if he tweaked a knee or something but he's still out there doing the job to make sure the game goes on? He's clearly communicating his calls and the count and keeping track on his clicker. I see nothing in this 47 second video that suggests he isn't doing his job. This feels petty to me.
I love how they're laughing at his ball call as if he was wrong or something. They were saying "good pitch" to a pitch well below the knees
Years ago, I saw a home plate umpire that was in a wheelchair. He never attempted once to get out of the way of any play. He had the best seat in the house and missed the entire game.
That's a discriminatory statement
@@douglassepic9030 no it isn’t
As a coach of 14u boys, I’ll take it. Umpires get very little money and for some reason people think it’s ok to criticize every little thing they do or decide. I’ve had to umpire games myself and find people in the stands to do it. I’ll take this guy over that.
This is why umpire training is more about looking professional than it is about getting calls right.
Sad but true. I umpired softball and baseball for 30 years in Canada. At provincial tournaments, the evaluators were often more concerned about how an umpire looked than the quality of the calls. One of my umpiring buddies had an excellent game behind the plate. The base umpire, however, missed at least five calls at first base and the crowd was all over him. During the "post-mortem" the evaluator said nothing to the base ump but criticized the plate ump because he didn't like the style of plate shoes he was wearing.
Highly doubt that they could care what brand of shoe
Maybe your catcher was farting every 2 seconds
He’s still better than my umps though 😂
tragic, this umpire is calling correct balls and strikes while standing up, what a tragedy, simply despicable, what a horrid umpire
Better than Joe West
Pikachu of Texas yup
Better than Joe West? It's a YES from me, dawg
The Pikachu of Texas Joe West, Angel Hernandez, and Ron Kulpa
He probably got sick of going to games and having parents sit in the stands and criticize him in front of their kids and thought, "I'm just going to phone it in until they stop paying me, because the parents complain no matter what I do."
Fax lmao
Let’s take a moment to notice that nice hit at the end
Did u hit it or something?
He's short enough to be eye level with the strike zone. He might actually need a stool to catch those high pitches.
Most of the time these videos have no merit and you find the umpire was right. In this case, there is no defense. I have 2 guesses with this guy. Either there was no umpire available for the game, maybe the assigned didn't show, and he was taken off another game. Didn't want to be there in the first place. Or he is someone they slapped a uniform on to volunteer so the game could be played and had no clue. Basically, he doesn't want to be there. Regardless, this is unprofessional. Not even worth playing the game.
He was the official umpire. He had a partner. He just didn't want to be there. He showed up the next day at our second game. And he says to me, "Hey bet you guys are happy to see me again". He just smiled and walked away. Luckily it got rained out. But as big as this tournament was, you would hope you wouldn't get this. BUT, as big as this tournament was.... they probably had to have him
I have had days where I was just dog sick and didn't want to be at a game. But I accepted the assignment and being sick is no excuse for not putting forth best effort. Did I make mistakes? Possibly. I don't know to be honest. If I did the coaches were letting me off the hook. But it wasn't from lack of effort. Everyone has days like that. But regardless of the circumstance, once you are there, always give best possible effort. Mistakes will be made. I can accept that. But this guy, he isn't even trying.
My teenage boys umpire for a youth organization (that I mentioned in the video) and that was what I was referencing for them, that they would be reprimanded for this type of effort. It was comical but could have gotten bad, as parents and coaches started to get a little irritated. This wasn't meant to poke at umpires as a hole unit, but it was meant to poke at him :-)
+Scott Reeling No worries. I knew it was solely directed at this guy. I hope he was reported with the video as evidence. Something like this can easily give us all and name.
Why did you feel compelled to post it on a social network that gets up to 50,000 hits on a post like this one? He's probably a HS umpire at best, making $30 for a 3 hr game. Nothing wrong w being upset at an umpire, but to post this on FB with the sole reason of berating and embarrassing him is terrible.
Dude was supposed to enjoy his Saturday but was next on the 'Emergency Substitute Umpires' list.
I won’t “stand” for this behavior 😂
Atleast this isnt as worse as an umpire at my game calling a ball that hits the ground before going to the catcher a strike.
That’s amazing if true
you sound more like a parent who's complaining about not getting that strike 3 call you wanted on that ball. And in the summer time these guys umpire at least 4 games each day of the weekend
Toden 11 oh you are from Jacksonville and know these guys? Thats cool. Maybe you could help him out with his technique. Thanks for the note
Is someone forcing them to ump 4 games a day over the weekend? Its their job. If you dont like your job then dont do it.
Scott Reeling east coast of Florida has no talent players wise. Y'all are lucky the umps show up for kids who clearly don't wanna be playing ball. 15 took a shitty half-ass cut and the catcher has shitty mobility...lazy kids being raised by lazy parents....then y'all gonna bitch about an ump. Your a punk and your boys probably a punk to
@@woodchuck9344 Troll much ?
@@scottreeling5890 I totally agree with you! Also that was a pretty great comeback!
Parents going after umpires. A tale as old as time.
Paul Pierce be like: get this man a wheelchair 😂
Guys, it’s not his attitude and energy, it’s his stance and how he isn’t bending over to get a better angle.
lol
How sad that this bothers people.
@@tomhearns143 it’s not sad. It’s reasonable enough to get angry about it. Umpires don’t bend over just to bend over, they do it to see the strike zone more clearly. There’s no way that he accurately was calling balls and strikes from that angle. Also, he doesn’t use any hand motions. On that foul ball, umpires have to put their hands up or something. These are kids, they’re not gonna know without the hand motions.
That's me as a umpire
Every time I ump behind the plate, before the game starts, I always ask both catchers if they had taco bell today!!👍
Why? Lol
"he thinks it's funny; you can see him laughing through his freakin' mask."
Well if he wasn't laughing before, he's probably laughing after hearing the way you said that sentence, Mountain Dew hillbilly's mother....
ibieiniid Mountain De Hillbillies mother!! 🤣
I've seen MLB umps on several occasions be irregular with their calls and wonder how they ever made it to the bigs behind the plate.
Why is it acceptable for them to be this way when squatting is the norm but doesn't produce the consistency that should be present at that level ?
It seems some are chosen mainly for their annimated styles rather than a Keen eye.
Let’s just all appreciate that he’s there for his job and let’s thank other umpires like in the MLB or there would be no baseball or softball to play
I fear for the umpire. He’s made himself a bigger target than as if he used a more conventional stance.
Batter has a goofy leg kick that does his swing no good.
Don’t criticize someone when it’s working, we all have our own weird things we need to do, some of the best players to go up to bat had weird stances and raked with them
@@peter2213 It might be working here but it won't get him anywhere. He could be ALOT better because mechanically, he's doing a lot wrong and could use the criticism.
Did he just say "that's a strike," without even making a hand signal?
I think he said “that’s inside”. Definitely called a ball based on how everyone behind the camera reacted
this is awful. filming this poor dude without him knowing and criticizing him when he did absolutely nothing wrong. pathetic
Jack Gunn Thank you, exactly
Jack Gunn what do you mean he did nothing wrong, there are many things wrong about this
comedyqwerty did he make calls? Alright then
He didnt even call foul ball or bend over to look at the pitch
Why would he have to call a foul ball? Everyone could see it was a foul ball. There was no doubt it was a foul ball. It was foul whether he said it or not.
I’m more concerned about that lazy swing. Zero bat speed. Awful mechanics.
Go get em scott! Youre the classic baseball dad! love the energy!
It's not lazy...it's rare stratification of non-combatant decision making, a novel technique whom only a few can emulate.
Maybe he had leg day the day before
Obviously disgruntled because he knows how disgustingly UNDER-PAID we high school umpires are and that's the reason for the shortage and the fact the 'ranks' are leaving it droves........
Chill maybe he's just gay calm down
SpongeBob SquarePantz lol
SpongeBob SquarePantz oof
U made me choke on my tender *Globglogabgalab*
What does being gay have to do with anything? I'm gay and I umpire baseball.
No body goes to ball games to watch an acrobatic umpire.
Back off a bit, yes he could have been in a better position but being an umpire myself it is not going to change the outcome of this game. He is dedicating his time and calling strike/balls. Who fricken cares what position he’s in, if he gets hit with a foul ball then that’s his fault.
Idc if I have a have a lazy ump as long as he makes good calls.
i dont see a problem with what the ump is doing haha . the man recording just wants to find a way to complain
I agree. I've worked since 1990 as an umpire. There *were* some times I didn't feel like investing in the game. But NEVER like this.
After he guessed on the 3rd pitch, he ALMOST leaned in on last pitch.
I'm an ump and I understand cutting a few corners especially when doing tournament ball from 8am to 11pm you get really fatigued. Such as not running half way down the baseline once the ball it hit for example. However, this is doing a disservice to the kids because you can't possibly be accurate with balls in strikes from that stance. And it's even more lazy if this is the only game he has to call.
Imagine being the guy who filmed who never upped in his life. If he’s making the correct calls who cares “he’s even getting paid for this”. Dude probably made 50-100 bucks and has to deal with parents who think they are raising the next Mike Trout.
When really they are raising the next “Mike Fish”…real guy drafted in 32ns round of the 2013 MLB draft never made it to the majors…
As an umpire with 10+ yrs of experience with HS baseball and softball on down to 10U rec/travel, this is a guy that I WOULD NOT want as a partner. In fact I would report him to the baseball commissioner and say that he doesn't need to be on the field.
you're a tattle tell.
Dan Flores snitches get stitches. Remember that.
Totally agree. I still pitch at 66 years old in MSBL league, tournaments and World Series in Arizona. With 6 WS Championships over the last 12 years)I f I had this guy calling my game I would probably go ballistic
I also have been a H.S - Travel Ball - JUCO umpire for over 20 years. This guy is a joke to all of us who work hard to improve every game and do the best job possible every time out.
I agree; this would be the only game I would be working with him. I've had a few occasions where I've told the assignor that I wouldn't work with a guy, and this dude would be on the list
Maybe it’s his fifth game of the day and his back hurts, he’s out of water and he’s doing this game by himself because there’s a lack of umpires
You sound like Kevin from the office
Probably just got out of prison...no bending over for this guy!!
Every ump just wants to go home.
What I see is the best umpire in the world...
This is about the point where we start yelling things like, "good job blue!" "Way to guard that strike zone blue, ain't nothing slipping by you!" "Killing it blue!"
Yes, harass people you don’t know just because they’re standing up. Why be an asshole when you could just be quiet?
What did the ump do wrong?
Jake Tammaro Hes supposed to crouch down behind the catcher so he can get a better view of the pitch coming in to call balls and strikes
yeah no i gotcha but it could be possible thats the way he does that. you know what i mean? maybe hes not being lazy just how he does his job. all kinds of different umps I've seen out there. but i hear ya the popular style would absolutely be crouching down
Nothing
Dale Byrd not really, most ups get low to get protection from the catcher, if you have perception of the plate enough to call the proper zone it doesn't matter where you stand. Are it helps but not everyone MUST do it
CK_32 I agree it Does protect you but if you've ever empired and read the Handbook and know the rules it is stated that you should be in a crouched position behind the catcher
I’ve had an umpire who did this exact thing before, but his calls were not even close, apparently if the catcher had to STAND UP to catch it, it was a strike 🤔
WTH! best ump ever. garbage behind the camera! maybe stolen
This umpire had a 100% accuracy rating while calling balls and strikes during this game. Truth.
holy crap that's just makes me sick at least the umpires I had were better than that
danny edelman as bad as it was, it was more ridiculously funny, than angry. In the end it was a youth baseball game. Although a premier college showcase tournament, he really has no bearing on the kids play. But dayum, you are getting paid
His job is to make the right calls not to entertain
(WOW)!!! That is not someone that should be doing this job if u were with any umpire chapter an u did this ur services would no longer be required if ur going to be lazy an not do ur job like u should do it go home an sit ur azz on the couch this is very disrespectful to the uniform and to the fellow umpires that go and do this job that actually put in the effort and work this guy should not be no longer doing this job
You do realize that you criticized a fellow human being, and, while doing so, you only used one punctuation mark (three times) immediately after starting off your rant with a parentheses, correct?
Peter Morgan. Fuck off bitch. This isn't school
JspAndrew Apparently not, however, I'm not certain that you would even recognize what a school would look like at this point.
Oh, also, neither Ryan nor yourself are an officiating evaluator, but you left your feedback. Therefore, I left mine.
Oh, and now you know what school feels like. Have a blessed day.
Peter Morgan..shut up
I already had school this week. I'm not ruining my weekend.
JspAndrew Hilarious.
All these umps mad they can't eject you from TH-cam for calling them out
Hey buddy. How about you strap on the uniform. And go do it. Show us what effort your suppose to give. Other than that maybe be quit and enjoy the game.
brandon jones Right. How come no video of his kid striking out?
brandon jones as an umpire, compltely agree with him, so mabey its you who should try it
nobody:
umpire: eh I don't get paid enough
I'd be much more lasy, I'd get myself a lawn chair.
As a catcher and had an umpire like this behind me, I would intentionally allow pitched balls to strike him a few times. Whether or not he gained any knowledge would not deter me from gaining a bit of satisfaction. As an umpire, I would try to expose as little of me as possible behind MY catcher. He and I grow to be good friends by the time the game is over.
It’s his job he is doing what he is supposed to do
Honestly as a pitcher I like it better because it’s not distracting
As a Varsity High school umpire for over 20 years. THATS EMBARRASSING!!!!
There is clearly a back story that we aren't privy too. Tone of speech and demeanor suggest this is purposeful.
He's just angry with his life choices.
One of our umpires literally quit umpiring mid game
"Hit your spots and that won't be a problem" Why is the coach so intimidating?
One time in 8U one of the umpires didn't know he was going to be the homeplate umpire so he didn't have his gear on. He didn't want to go back to his car and put it on so he stood off to the side and called strikes. eventually it got so bad that my coach asked if a random 10U umpire would do it instead, and he actually agreed.
I’ve been an umpire and I’ve played baseball for 15 years. Is the umpire lazy and is he doing job correctly?
No he isn’t doing it correctly but in my opinion it doesn’t matter all he has to do is call strikes, balls, and out of bounds. Most of the parents don’t want to be there either. I mean some die hard fans will say “he needs to do bend down to show he cares” look guy he might be going through a harsh day or maybe he can call strikes/balls better that way. Of course it’s better to bend down to protect yourself and give a more accurate call. Though at the end of the day who cares just play a fantastic game and enjoy it.
I had an umpire one time where the parents had to yell at him to see if it was a ball or strike. Sometimes he wouldn’t even respond at first
This is fucking hilarious
Probably got a bad back and is a legend for even being there.
He’s not even crouching down when the pitch is coming in
Looks like the guy has a bad back. At least he showed up
More impressed that this man almost took a foul ball to the face and didn’t even flinch 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Plot Twist: He has an eyeball with X-ray vision implanted in his naval.
I guess you never seen a blue call balls and strikes from behind the mound
yes!! back in the 70s all the time
He probably was holding in a massive dookie that was desperatelytrying to escape and therefore couldn’t squat down.
elite umpire , i’m not even trolling
Half my kids JV high school games this year used coaches to call balls/strikes from behind the mound. They would have been happy to have anyone behind the plate.