As someone who only watches baseball and hasn't played, I appreciate your breakdowns of the weekly drama/scenarios that go on in baseball. You have valuable insight as a former player as to how dynamics play out on the field, and I really like learning by watching your videos! Would love a "weekly baseball drama" of the fights/confrontations/etc situations like this, since you as a former player understand how these social scenarios play out. Thanks for the video!
Tommy Pham is one of my favourite players because he plays to win. Anyone who trash talks him should know exactly what they are going to get in return.
This was great but not sure if I agree with the Pham take. Looked like he was thinking about plowing him and changed him mind at the last second. I can't remember the last time I saw someone running that far inside the line..
Every MLB player on the field earned his place there through intense competition. Umps compete too, but against a much smaller pool and with a lot of politicking involved - and once you are in you are about as secure in your job as a Supreme Court Justice. I love the robotic future that takes as many of these guys out of the game.
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Pham went out of the baseline just to slide into the catcher. ALSO if he focused on baseball vs fighting maybe he would actually be on a productive team vs hanging on on a last place team.
@@TrevorMayBaseball not sure. He’s never been one to avoid contact. But by the rules that came in after the buster posey injury he is in the wrong. He has a clear path to the plate and just chose violence.
Exactly. They changed the rules to require the catcher to give a lane. So the runner has to take that lane. If not, get rid of the rule and go back to the old way.
That Tommy Pham slide was Bush League. The catcher was standing exactly where he was supposed to stand and Tommy ran right at the catcher instead of running where he was supposed to in order to get to the bag because of the new rules that prevent the catcher from blocking the plate. The new rules are specifically for catcher safety so for him to run right at the catcher and slide directly into him even if it wasn't a takeout slide is Bush League
It was a perfunctory effort at most, a guy Phams size running at full speed would he destroyed the catcher. The catcher takes like half a step back and doesn't even lose his balance or anything
Umpires should have some kind of Promotion/Relegation system. Let's pick a number, say 20% (probably too high, but this is just for illustrative purposes). At the end of a season, the 20% that score lowest on umpire metrics, as determined by the umpires association, get sent down to AAA, and a like number of the best AAA umps get called up. It would heavily incentivise umps to do better, BE better. And seniority be damned. (Also, AAA umps should be paid more. It is borderline criminal.)
The "Huh? Stop." situation is the exact same thing cops do (which makes sense because most umps seem to have the smol pp energy and think they're god of the universe just because they have a particular low education, low ability job.) screaming contradicting commands and then ejecting them or blasting them.
Tommy Pham: runs 2 feet inside the baseline initiating contact with the catcher. Throws his 3rd base coach under the bus. Slaps Joc over fantasy football. Also Tommy Pham: "I don't start shit." lmao dudes a loser
Baseball needs fans, without fans, players wouldn't have a job. Do we need umpires? The game would be chaotic but the GAME would continue without umpires on the field. F them.
Tracking a ball has to be difficult. That umps call average is surely better than his batting average. So he chirped back. Umps like, "I see what you swing at, don't tell me what a strike is"
Lars Nootbar has made it into the MLB which is 0.00001% of all baseball players. He also has a WBC title under Team Japan. Las should stick to his job. If it was low in his mundane opinion, just claim it was low and move on.
The worst part was Las wasn't the home plate umpire who was making the calls. He just got butthurt that someone DARED criticize someone on his crew. Time to revoke his crew chief credential.
This is not an endorsement of what laz Diaz said but I can understand what he means by oh he's hitting 210 but we are off meaning or is that really a bad called the plate or is this guy just a crap hitter. Did you ever think that maybe the hitter doesn't have a good eye for the strike zone and that's why he's hitting 210 and it's not really our fault, is the sort of sentiment that I'm getting from laz about that comment
Contreras should have said "thank you sir for not running me over". Okay, not really. But Pham could have, and if the run meant anything in a game that mattered he would have.
We all know that umpires are part of the game, which sucks. I don’t see a reason why we couldn’t make their job easier. There is so much technology and baseball with Stack cast, why couldn’t we give umpires access to real lifetime Stack cast?
Pham was gearing up to hit the catcher as he was 3ft inside the line (like wtf) but it was obvious he was gonna get hosed so he shut it down to save face. Otherwise he wouldn’t have made a detour halfway to the pitchers mound on route to home. So yeah a little tit for tat and Pham got the worst of it. Cope Pham cope
Are you putting something out there for free, that people enjoy, and find entertaining and insightful? I already do other stuff for entertainment, and I enjoy it so much I can’t spell it correctly.
So coaches and players can tell umpires they’re off or they missed something or that they’re bad at their job, but when an umpire gives that same treatment back everyone is up in arms??? Cmon now Trevor. L take. Laz might be bad at his job, but right now so is Nootbar.
Its ok to call the umpire shitty he cant do his job right but The umpire cant defend himself? Its hard to have a filter when you're all worked up on both sides.
Completely different things. The players job effects the umpires job 0% of the time. The Umpires job effects the players job 100% of the time. A player complaining about an Umpires performance is about the game. An Umpire talking shit about a Players performance is just shit talking.
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Is this cool or nah?
Absolutely. Inside info about things that we are all irritated by. From a players perspective? This is great.
Yes!
istead of a perfect ump, I want a perfect player. If ur batting .210, he wasnt gonna hit the ball anyway 😭😭😭😭
Hell yeah
@@babydrippa Not the point. Its not the umps place to call out the players performance. Just call the game correctly and do your job
What's ironic about Laz v Nootbaar is they are both doing their job at a .210 clip. The difference is Laz's job is 1000x easier.
probably not 1000, but maybe 500x
Heh! Exactly.
If an umpire instigates physical contact, players should be able to react with a "proportional" response. 😆
Trevor high af let’s gooo
As someone who only watches baseball and hasn't played, I appreciate your breakdowns of the weekly drama/scenarios that go on in baseball. You have valuable insight as a former player as to how dynamics play out on the field, and I really like learning by watching your videos! Would love a "weekly baseball drama" of the fights/confrontations/etc situations like this, since you as a former player understand how these social scenarios play out. Thanks for the video!
Thank you Anne! Funny you should mention that, Ill be doing that on the live show every monday morning as a segment!
Maybe he's hitting .210 partially bc balls 8 inches off the plate are being called strikes
Tommy Pham is one of my favourite players because he plays to win. Anyone who trash talks him should know exactly what they are going to get in return.
Dude Pham was running straight at the catcher from outside the baseline.
He picked a lane
Completely agree Laz wants to be the next angel so bad
This was great but not sure if I agree with the Pham take. Looked like he was thinking about plowing him and changed him mind at the last second. I can't remember the last time I saw someone running that far inside the line..
Every MLB player on the field earned his place there through intense competition. Umps compete too, but against a much smaller pool and with a lot of politicking involved - and once you are in you are about as secure in your job as a Supreme Court Justice. I love the robotic future that takes as many of these guys out of the game.
Please collab with Jomboy on a breakdown that would be awesome
Automate the zone. Pham was WAY outside the basepath on that play...
I like when you give your opinion on breakdowns. You can increase your viewership and worth by providing us with your insights. Focus on this recommendation Trevor. Love you my friend
Well no shit he’s hitting .210 when yall calling stuff way off the plate strikes
Pham went out of the baseline just to slide into the catcher. ALSO if he focused on baseball vs fighting maybe he would actually be on a productive team vs hanging on on a last place team.
Shut up. He barely touched him
Why slow down so much then? I flipped a coin, inside or outside, and was wrong.
@@TrevorMayBaseball not sure. He’s never been one to avoid contact. But by the rules that came in after the buster posey injury he is in the wrong. He has a clear path to the plate and just chose violence.
Exactly. They changed the rules to require the catcher to give a lane. So the runner has to take that lane. If not, get rid of the rule and go back to the old way.
Laz is the new Angel.
That Tommy Pham slide was Bush League. The catcher was standing exactly where he was supposed to stand and Tommy ran right at the catcher instead of running where he was supposed to in order to get to the bag because of the new rules that prevent the catcher from blocking the plate. The new rules are specifically for catcher safety so for him to run right at the catcher and slide directly into him even if it wasn't a takeout slide is Bush League
It was a perfunctory effort at most, a guy Phams size running at full speed would he destroyed the catcher. The catcher takes like half a step back and doesn't even lose his balance or anything
Why hasn't a network hired May? He's so much better than most color guys and insanely better than any studio analysts. Someone is dropping the ball.
Umpires should have some kind of Promotion/Relegation system. Let's pick a number, say 20% (probably too high, but this is just for illustrative purposes). At the end of a season, the 20% that score lowest on umpire metrics, as determined by the umpires association, get sent down to AAA, and a like number of the best AAA umps get called up. It would heavily incentivise umps to do better, BE better. And seniority be damned. (Also, AAA umps should be paid more. It is borderline criminal.)
The "Huh? Stop." situation is the exact same thing cops do (which makes sense because most umps seem to have the smol pp energy and think they're god of the universe just because they have a particular low education, low ability job.) screaming contradicting commands and then ejecting them or blasting them.
Tommy Pham: runs 2 feet inside the baseline initiating contact with the catcher. Throws his 3rd base coach under the bus. Slaps Joc over fantasy football. Also Tommy Pham: "I don't start shit." lmao dudes a loser
Baseball needs fans, without fans, players wouldn't have a job. Do we need umpires? The game would be chaotic but the GAME would continue without umpires on the field. F them.
It was also be pretty funny.
Tracking a ball has to be difficult. That umps call average is surely better than his batting average. So he chirped back. Umps like, "I see what you swing at, don't tell me what a strike is"
Love Trevor lmao I’m terrified of Tommy pham
Lars Nootbar has made it into the MLB which is 0.00001% of all baseball players. He also has a WBC title under Team Japan. Las should stick to his job. If it was low in his mundane opinion, just claim it was low and move on.
The worst part was Las wasn't the home plate umpire who was making the calls. He just got butthurt that someone DARED criticize someone on his crew. Time to revoke his crew chief credential.
@@brianeleighton Wait that’s crazy. 😭
Ol' Laz is gonna is gonna be Las the injector.
When Laz said that line about Nootbar how did Marmol not go insane?
Edit: Nootbar is up to .234
Because he wasn’t wrong? Also Markel is a certified clown and even Cards fans hate him
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I wish Tommy was still on the Mets. They need his fire.
Great video, but can you turn the backround music off? Would love to be able to hear everything a little more clearly! Love the vids!
Agree. Also, isn’t it kinda tired-the backward ball cap?
Let the boys play. Fair is fair and the right call should ALWAYS be made
I wanna see Laz Diaz step in the box against an MLB pitcher.
I mean, give the umpires all the tools to make the right call. We have the technology help the guys out. Their job is pretty hard.
This is not an endorsement of what laz Diaz said but I can understand what he means by oh he's hitting 210 but we are off meaning or is that really a bad called the plate or is this guy just a crap hitter. Did you ever think that maybe the hitter doesn't have a good eye for the strike zone and that's why he's hitting 210 and it's not really our fault, is the sort of sentiment that I'm getting from laz about that comment
Bring back the rules that allow for catchers to block the plate.
Contreras should have said "thank you sir for not running me over". Okay, not really. But Pham could have, and if the run meant anything in a game that mattered he would have.
We all know that umpires are part of the game, which sucks. I don’t see a reason why we couldn’t make their job easier. There is so much technology and baseball with Stack cast, why couldn’t we give umpires access to real lifetime Stack cast?
Laz looks like the guy who thinks he's fast off of Tosh.O 😆
Pham was gearing up to hit the catcher as he was 3ft inside the line (like wtf) but it was obvious he was gonna get hosed so he shut it down to save face. Otherwise he wouldn’t have made a detour halfway to the pitchers mound on route to home. So yeah a little tit for tat and Pham got the worst of it. Cope Pham cope
He was given a direct open line to home and decided to go for the catcher instead. Catcher ain’t stupid Pham…
Pham is so good for baseball lol! Love his activities.
I think this would end all the petty bullshit that goes on during baseball games
Are you reacting to a reaction? Jonboy already is the page I go to for lip reading and umpire reactions.
I’d say douche pretty much sums it up.
Are you putting something out there for free, that people enjoy, and find entertaining and insightful? I already do other stuff for entertainment, and I enjoy it so much I can’t spell it correctly.
It's cool brother
Your job consists of umpiring them and you criticize them? He's hitting .210, yeah your correct call rate is .210 buddy
Lack of responsibility! The ultimate issue with MLB umpires. Pathetic.
So coaches and players can tell umpires they’re off or they missed something or that they’re bad at their job, but when an umpire gives that same treatment back everyone is up in arms??? Cmon now Trevor. L take. Laz might be bad at his job, but right now so is Nootbar.
Its ok to call the umpire shitty he cant do his job right but The umpire cant defend himself? Its hard to have a filter when you're all worked up on both sides.
Of course they can defend themselves, but laz decided to punk the player who wasn’t arguing and wasn’t thrown out. That’s the difference.
Completely different things. The players job effects the umpires job 0% of the time. The Umpires job effects the players job 100% of the time. A player complaining about an Umpires performance is about the game. An Umpire talking shit about a Players performance is just shit talking.
I mean Laz has a point.
MLB needs to go to electronic strike zone. These umps are horse s***.