E102 - Jose Altuve Ejected When Umpire James Jean in His 1st MLB Plate Calls a Fair Ball off a Foot
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- HP Umpire James Jean ejected Astros 2B Jose Altuve for arguing a fair ball call that, on slow motion replay, actually struck the batter's foot. But because this play is not reviewable, and umpires didn't change it during crew consultation, the groundout stood. Report: www.closecallsports.com/2024/...
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I understand why Subjective calls aren’t reviewable but objective calls not being reviewable is just bad.
Especially when two black umpires are ganging up on a Hispanic player!!!
@@hugosegura6287 I see what you did there
The thing is that other sports have judgment calls that a reviewable; a foul in the NBA for example. Gonna keep on saying it: do what the UFL does and make *everything* reviewable. In any system where the reviews are _extremely_ limited to the point such that delaying games isn't a factor, I just don't see why there are these arbitrary plays/instances that aren't reviewable
@@Call_me_E_C because some calls are subjective. That’s how the rule is written. There aren’t objective guidelines to the rule just that it’s up to the ump/ref to determine. For example a check swing is completely subjective and left to the ump. In the NFL pass interference is subjective. You can’t review it because of the way the rule is written. Now if the MLB check swing rules were changed to be like the NCAA rules then you could make it reviewable.
Especially when something is or isn’t the case. The ball hit his foot or it didn’t. It’s also only Altuve’s second career ejection.
For some reason, this call is one of the most difficult for umpires to see........but the bigger issue is why isnt this reviewable? It seems that a lot of the calls we see that are missed could be easily fixed with allowing a challenge
This one was near impossible to catch. Only one sound, the bat hitting the ball. It barely grazes the foot while it's a few inches off the ground, and makes a big dirt splash when it hits the ground. It should be reviewable, no doubt.
@@PapaVanTwee5 Agree 100%. Additionally, the angle for the plate umpire to actually see it hit the foot, if he can even look fast enough, makes it so hard to see. And to be 100% sure on it from 100 feet away is equally as difficult. It should definitely be reviewable.
It’s not as if this happens a lot and even when it does happen more often than not it will be called correctly
Still waiting for you to strap the gear up and call the zone on triple digit gas WITH movement AND handle possible foul in the box plays like this…and cry me a river for what a hump like Altuve thinks he’s entitled to from The Game.
Umpires are trained to track the pitch all the way to the mitt. When the ball is chopped sharply down, especially in the vicinity of the batter’s front foot, it’s difficult to see that from the plate umpire’s perspective. The umpire has a catcher in between him and the baseball on a possible foul in the box and…the umpire has the front leg and foot of the batter in between him and the baseball. It’s very easy for the plate umpire to get screened on a possible foul in the box situation. Plate umpire is also reading the reaction of the batter, too. Here Altuve makes ZERO indication immediately after the ball is chopped down that he was hit. As happened, the correct call was made here. On another YT channel recently there was some infrared camera footage on a similar play. A batted baseball generates heat when hitting a player in a way that can be differentiated by an IR camera in a way that hitting the ground does not. This would be simple for MLB to implement and should be considered by the rules committee along with real-time pitcher spin rates to assist with foreign substance violation enforcement.
@@1969EType you’re making excuses for a flawed system that’s cute
This same crew got the pitch count wrong in yesterday's game.
Yeah. These guys do not belong in the big leagues.
They also got the strike zone wrong! Every time the Astros were at bat they increased the strike zone by 30%! Every time the Mets were at bat they decreased it by 30%! No consistency whatsoever! The only consistency they had was they consistently cheated for the Mets! Time to use electronic devices to call balls and strikes already! We already have the technology to do so, there’s no excuse to not do so! It would stop these crooked umps from cheating!
It’s almost as if hiring people based on their race isn’t a good thing? Who knew!
Yeah that missed walk was hilarious. It did it once in a HS game and they told me not to come back the next week. Apparently, HS sports have higher standards than the majors.
@@chuckinhouston9952oh yah. Because you never make mistakes at your job, I forgot.
We're trying to get technically correct on every other call and somehow this isn't reviewable. Goodness gracious common sense people.
Well, come on, we can review whether a pitch hit the batter or not, but whether a batted ball hit the batter or not? That's just a step too far.
How on earth is that a step too far? What? Couldn't disagree more.
@@davidshakarisaz6364 I believe that was sarcasm.
@adamm2787 never know these days. many examples of things I used to think was a joke and are now serious. So I've lost my love for sarcasm on the Internet....because alot of times...their not trying to be funny,just dead serious.
@@adamm2787: Or, in Altuve's instance, a pun?
2 ejections in 13½ years? We’ll keep him.
@@alancooper4368 what cheating incident? Sounds made up.
@@alancooper4368 no, people just don't care anymore except for you. If he did cheat (I don't know the situation) and is still in the league, get over it lol
@@alancooper4368he never participated but keep crying
@@alancooper4368 so what. He played better when they do, so keep it up. He sleeps just fine at night.
Yeah the narrator insinuates that Altuve is always throwing stuff and getting ejected. Typical gaslighting from haters.
"jose does not loose it like that very often" says oh really and shows a clip from when hinch was coach lmao. i love it!!
To be fair, it is true he doesn’t lose it like that very often. Altuve’s last ejection was back in 2015 or 2016. I was in junior high then and I’m out of college now!
That was from 2015. AJ Hinch was the manager, not a coach.
@@WillLanigan and it was by the same umpire 🤣🤣🤣 for a guy that has been in MLB over 10 years … he is one of the most respectful, cold headed players in MLB…
And yes, he lost his temper 3 weeks ago because the umpire made two obvious balls calls strikes … but he has only been ejected once before this one AND BY THE SAME UMP!!!
@@chuckinhouston9952 August 6, 2016
That's been twice in a 13 year career...🤡
The MLB should consider expanding the review process to include calls that require a conference with officials.
All calls that are completely objective should be reviewable. There is no gray area here other than lack of camera angles.
The ball either hit his foot or it didn't? That should be reviewable.
The ball either landed foul or it didn't? That should be reviewable.
How did all four umpires miss this?
Because they were in NY and it's the
Astros.
Becuz it's hard to see in real time.
Because even when the play is slowed down, it can be mistaken for just hitting the ground if you ignore the modest trajectory change. Speed it up to real time and put the other umps 100+ feet away, and it's easy to understand how they missed it. An even better question is how did MLB overlook making this reviewable for a decade (and counting)?
Because they're not as awesome as you
(with your "heads up - this is a foul ball situation" and your zoomed in view from the right angles and your slow motion replays)
Do you want a real answer? How don't umpires "miss" this in real time?
Plate umpire has the worst angle. He's watching the ball come in, has a bat swing through his line of vision and is pretty much straight lined on a ball that goes down and may or may not have contacted the batter's sole. This isn't a call we guess on, not even at 10U games. If we see it, we call it....if we don't, we don't.
U2 is 100+ feet away, and has the same straight line view. From that far away, U2 would have to be damn sure it went off the batter, and with a topspin ball like this, you can't be sure.
U1 and U3 have pretty much identical views. The ball was swung on, topped, and rolled slowly forward. Again, in real time, calling this as a batted ball that hits the batter takes a lot of guessing. After all, it hit him in the bottom of the foot, if at all. U3 would be looking through shoe, and guessing. U1 would be straight lined and have no way to know for certain if it hit the shoe or was just a topspin nubber.
This is just one of those batted balls where there are no good angles to judge. Yes, it should be reviewable in slow motion, but it isn't. Blame the commissioner for that, not the umpires.
This could happen in a high school state championship game, or the finals of the College World Series and the looks available to the umpires would be the same.
Not an Astros fan, but why on earth would Altuve wince if it didnt hit his foot? How did the umpires not see the ball change direction? There's absolutely no reason for every call to not be reviewable...
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He didn't wince, and it was an incredibly small change in direction that was impossible to see at full speed. It looks like an easy call when you're looking at it zoomed in at super slow speed, but in real time I can't see anybody ruling a foul ball there. And yes there are plenty of reasons for every call not to be reviewable.
@@Rowgue51 THEN WHY HAVE REPLAY?
@@Rowgue51 Reasons like?
Sorry, guys. The umps, especially 3rd base, honked that call. The ball clearly hit Altuve's foot.
Imagine if that happens in the World Series
Especially in a tough situation
Same result.
Boston, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves , are good at thet
Probably not by a crew featuring a rookie at the plate.
It was clearly a faul ball. That umpire is the new Angel Hernandez. He also lost the ball and strike count on another player. What a shame
same crew that didn't know how many strikes there were yesterday.....
Great video and breakdown!! Really liked it
Lindsay - at 1:44 it looks like you attempted to insinuate that Altuve is a hot head and argues a lot. The announcer said something like "you don't see Jose lose it quite like that hardly ever". And then you put up the fancy graphic showing previous ejections for Altuve and Espada and you said something like "Oh really? (in a super snarky tone) Last time on Close Call Sports". Do you realize this is only Altuve's 2nd ejection in his 13 year career??? Come on. This is where you lose me as a fan. You come across as so so anti-player and anti-manager. You seem to have a real animosity towards players, managers and announcers. In this situation I completely understand Altuve losing it. He is not a player that whines and argues excessively. But you like to make it seem like he's just a baby that can't deal with a call that goes against him. I just don't understand why you feel the need to constantly berate managers, players and announcers.
Thanks for posting...excellent commentary
I had this play in AAA (Oklahoma City) and checked the ball for a scuff mark from the shoe. The scuff mark was there and we ruled "foul ball". This play also happened in the 1969 World Series with the Mets and Orioles. I am surprised they did not check the ball for evidence.
New guy behind plate missed the call and Altuve let him hate it! Stros playing so well lately that thankfully it didn’t cost us the game…
Long story short both 1st and 3rd base umpires are obviously in LALA Land during the at bat. I don't know how you do see that when you're staring right at the plate
James, keep this up and I'll soon be forgotten. Signed, A. Hernandez.
What on earth is the point of having a non-reviewable play???
Make this reviewable PLEASE MLB
Said Jose, “Can’t you see?!”
You really have to do something unfair to make Altuve angry.
Like cheating ?
@@martintimmer8574 Get over it Nancy that was 7yrs ago, plus everyone including the whistleblowers have said Altuve refused to participate in the cheating.
Is cheating unfair?
👆These guys have done no research!
@@Flortbix yep. don't know or won't believe that he was the most vocal about it and even took pitches and strikeouts when they banged at his at bats. He wasn't having it and gets an insane amount of hate for no reason. All these other fans of other teams would love to have him on their rosters though... but as long as he's a Stro, pitchforks.
I mean, I know I shouldn't think this way, but if you're an umpire you HAVE to feel like you "made it" when you get to eject your first person from a big league game lol.
The only players standing around was Altuve. Can't always sell something nobody else sees.
Great coverage on this. I am also impressed with how you pronounce Altuve.
I just call him Altoov
It's Al-too-ve
I know. When Carlos Correa played here I called him Carlos Korea
Sorry but her pronunciation of Altuve is actually terrible lol
That's OK. I just call *you* "Zlink"!
And you would be in good company. That was my nickname in pro ball
I really don’t think it’s fair that you implied Jose Altuve loses his temper a lot. The guy has a very cool head
"You dont see Jose lose it like that... hardly ever." "Oh really?" *shows footage from SEVEN YEARS AGO...*
Like, what was your insinuation? Altuve blows up all the time? That's literally his second ever ejection.
maybe the sound of the trashcan distracted the umpires..Fiock altuve
This channel loves to shit on the Astros. It's laughable
@@mandudebrodawg Every public forum anywhere where MLB is discussed loves to shit on the Astros. I don't know why, but something must've happened a few years ago.
@@lastdance2099 yeah, they won the WS in 2017 and then again in 2022.
@@mandudebrodawg Nah, that can't be it, lots of teams win WS and don't get that kind of long-term contempt. It must've been something else.
Need more accountability with the umpires, if your stats are the worst at playoff your gone or something along those lines
This reminds me of my little league days. I was batting and the pitched ball hit the ground very close to my foot. The umpire called out "take your base" and gestured towards first. I turned to him and asked him why. He said "the ball hit you". I said "No, it didn't". He paused and then said "Ok then, batter up" and pointed to me.
So then what happened?
This is where it sucks to be an umpire- thats not an easy call in real time and you can tell its not like the umpire wants to call him out, he's shaking his head as he confirms it that no one saw it hit the foot yet they get yelled at for a split second tough call thats barely even noticeable on slow motion replay.
Reminds me of of when I was young. I was told to always keep my creates polished with enough wax that if I got hit in foot, the wax would mark the ball making the umps decision easier.
Wait wasn’t his only other ejection in 2016. You’re really doing him dirty with that framing. You should probably issue a retraction
Lindsay loves to make players, coaches and announcers look bad.
I was at the game and when he was ejected it was the loudest cheer of the game up to that point 😂 Make everything reviewable
If you make everything reviewable the game is going to last 5 hours and then everyone will complain about how long the game lasts. Be careful what you wish for.
your not funny
@@nwbluezebraYou do realize teams only get one challenge, right? If the call is upheld, they lose it. Meanwhile, I am pretty sure the batter and manager arguing, the umpires conference, and subsequent argument and ejection took longer than a simple challenge review would have.
Probably not cheering when you lost 🤭
@@AidenGajda-io7ch you're not smart
The strike call against Jake Meyers before the one that made him pissed off was much worse because it was about 9” below the strike zone! I think that was the one that made everybody so pissed off as the next one that Jake argued about wasn’t too bad. Anyway, they need to use machines to call balls and strikes as these umpires cheat like crazy because their strike zone is all over the place since they’re seldom ever consistent! The umps always favor popular teams, such as the Yankees, in how they call balls and strikes over less popular teams, such as the Astros! Machines don’t cheat! Umps do!
4 umpires...all didn't see it hit his foot...can we eject them?...there's not enough accountability for umpires compared to players and managers. The head of the MLB organization should be able to review missed calls and some of these umpires should be suspended or fined also.
Way to bring up him losing it from almost 8 years ago. Proved their point
Ive been in that situations alot in college ball its hard to see from the plate umpire viewpoint.
The ump that ejected Jose the first time was at third base.
Go altuve you the winner never look back your going ahead your the best brotherman
For the first time in 8 years Jose getting the heave ho 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seems easy enough to add to replay and probably should. These can be hard to see in real time, obviously, and even on replay
And it comes back to the same question thats been asked a million times on this channel. Why isnt everything reviewable outside of balls and strikes? No reason this can't be quickly and easily corrected.
Other baseball leagues even have balls and strikes reviewable by having the batter pat his own head. A team has only a few of these reviews, and can be called right away by the batter
Well judgment call can’t be reviewed because they’re judgements. So everything can’t be reviewable.
@@skinfluteyall sorts of judgement calls are reviewable. There is no reason whatsoever that every call on the field can’t be reviewable
@ingiford175 what other baseball leagues?
@@SportsDad7 MiLB (also known as Minor League)
It most definitely was a very tough play to call for the man behind the plate, as the ball seemed to first hit the ground and on the rebound it appeared to nick the bottom part of the cleat just under the big toe, so it would also have been hard to tell if there were any scuff marks on the ball!!! But yes, it di appear to change direction after it ricochetted from the ground up!
I grew up with James. So proud!
Fill-in umps should not be allowed behind the plate.
@@DNSKansaswhy
@@DNSKansas yeah because the regular umps have been so good lmfao stfu
@@DNSKansas I mean how else are they going to experience at the MLB level? 🤡
It's a good thing the Astros ended up wining the game.
Welcome to The Show, James! Love that guy.
So stupid that is not reviewable. It obviously hit his foot.
Yeah do they have to call HBP for it to be eligible for review?
@@mbdg6810 he hit the ball, how is it a HBP. No, fair/foul is not a reviewable call
Itshould be a review able call, needs to change.
People really have zero idea how difficult it is to umpire. It happens so fast. Go umpire your local little league game and see how difficult it is. Just play ball. Instant replay has ruined all sports
Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of people are good at difficult jobs. Stop complaining and do better.
I dont think this one wouldve been overturned on replay, I don't see any convincing angle that clearly shows it being hit. It is possible a ball has enough spin on it to ricochet off the dirt as it does here, not to mention the frame before the ball hits the ground it is directly above the landing spot, indicating there is no change in direction between the two frames. Now there could've been contact after it hit the ground, but it also could've been all dirt.
I agree I don’t think it hit him either, good call ump!
Astros won.
My old manager told me, if the ball hits you, FALL DOWN HOLDING YOUR FOOT.
I think the ball hit inside the batters box but just missing Altuve's foot. There was entirely to much bounce to Vientos , had it hit Altuve's foot I really think the ball would have been redirected
The ejection signals WILL be reviewed to see who got credit😊
The ball went off jose altuve's foot clearly and to me this is a reviewable play in my opinion even though it saids it's not a reviewable play
I am definitely not an astros fan considering what they do to my angels , but I have got to agree with Jose on this one. you could clearly see where it hit his foot and I can't blame him for being pissed off about this he had every right to be .
The dumb part here is this is really not fair or foul but whether it hit his foot. Stupid that it falls under that. So this should be reviewable as a hbp call and needs to be fixed. The call is overturned it hit his foot therefore it is a foul ball. No reason this shouldn’t be challengeable.
I simply don’t understand why everything isn’t reviewable. What’s the point of instant replay if you can’t review fair or foul?
Why is ANY play or action non-reviewable?
Does it matter that his front foot was out of the box and in fair territory? Would he not be out regardless?
Adding to the difficulty it looked like it hit the bottom of his foot. that would not make the same noise
Altuve is a seasoned vet. He not gonna stand there in the box waiting to come back up if he hadn't got hit with the ball. Shoulda been obvious.
@@krisoneal9467Seasoned vet should know the ball is in play until the umpire says it isn't. Just standing in the box is a terrible look
Gotta love when an ump fucks up and it means the player has to get ejected. How about ejecting the umps, and stripping their pay when they are this stupid?
Umps didn't tell Altuve to throw his helmet and have a little temper tantrum
@@voncornhole he wouldn’t have thrown his bat if the ump made the correct call
@@voncornholenobody told the umps to take a break from watching the game.
No way she was like oh really when they said he does get mad like that then showed a clip of him mad like when does he get mad like that never is super rare like she is actually annoying
It seems to me there does need to be a point where the umpires' decision is just accepted. I don't like high-tech replacing everyone's job.
And once again, we won't see any accountability for this BS.
Define accountability. Who is accountable for what on a batted ball, and how should that be resolved on the field? Remember, the Commissioner's Office has defined this as a non-reviewable play, not the umpires.
Are you saying Manfred should be held accountable?
@@teebob21 funny thing is Lindsay already made a video showing how umps are held accountable. I feel like the OP wants umps immediately fired and banned from umpiring ever again.
@@skinflutey It is usually those who know the least that whine the loudest.
Altuve should be held accountable for not running out the ball when no one called it foul. They teach this in little league, just low IQ stuff
If he had been given a warning for the helmet he still would have been sent off for the bat
These umps are horrible and honestly getting worse. Now they are bringing up umps that can't even get an easy call like this correct. And the player is the one that gets disciplined. The umps have absolutely nothing happen and they can continue blowing calls left and right.
La bola le pegó en el pié 😮
Umps have made a hash of it this series but the better team still won.
Altuve how does it feel now , it sucks doesn't it
I seriously don't get why they have to get together to discuss whether or not the ball hit the batter. My association had a simple mechanic. Whenever ANY umpire saw a batted ball hit the batter, they were to kill the play. It was then up to the HP umpire to rule whether the ball hit the batter in the box (foul ball) or whether the batter was out of the box (out). Why does MLB have to make so many things so hard?
There's a lot of J's involved in these ejections.
Should have got warned for equipment violations first, then tossed if it prolonged. It only prolonged because he got tossed!!
Two pretty egregious equipment violations = ejection. Why warn when it's THAT blatant and flagrant?
didnt even need a warning for the first, could've gone straight to an ej from that one. not to mention the second one was a guarantee bein that egregious
@@bhamsoxfan72 Umpire incompetance caused another ejection!!!
@@user-hi8nj8hd9r Incompetence? It's tough to catch the change of direction of the baseball in super slow-mo let alone real time. Leave your emotions out of it.
@@user-hi8nj8hd9r
Player temper tantrum caused another ejection.
(Fixed it for ya...)
So… can’t review something that is blatantly objective, because you call it subjective??? Weird rule!
Not an umpire here so my question is just for honest input. That seems like a hard call in real time. Is it something they should have caught? If so, was it something the HP umpire should have seen or someone else?
only way PU couldve made this call was sound as his eyes are in the zone and partially obstructed by the batter. 3rd is really the only one that could've seen this and this one is pretty much impossible to see in real time. The only way this was getting called is if PU heard it and it was the guys first MLB game behind the plate, I'm sure he was hearing a bunch of new noises. Not to mention how little this might've contacted his cleat there would've been pretty much no noise distinguishable from dirt.
Remind me of an x- chic i had to tell to kick bricks. Constantly accused me of cheating, when I NEVER Did.
Exhausting.... since she never thought otherwise, i said F*** It, might as well! Altuve also got tired of it, and went off. BRAVO
I dont get it, if you have the ability to review calls... make the right call? 😅
Fid it hit his foot? Not that ckear in slo-mo and the ump dae it in real time, tough call.
If only there was some sort of technology to make sure calls were correct.... Nah, that would offend the umpires union to much. Either use it for everything or get rid of it.
Has nothing to do with the umpires union lol. Umpires have been very vocal about their support of replay, they want to get calls correct
So you believe it's the umpires that decide what is an isn't reviewable? Boy are you on the wrong page!
I downloaded the audio of this video and analyzed it in Audacity and there's just one lone sound, the bat hitting the ball. When I look at it frame by frame* I can see it just grazes his foot, which is lifted off the ground a few inches. The ball comes off of his bat (and foot) with so much spin it changes direction again when it hits the ground, with a big splash of dirt. My favorite angle is from the foul line extended and the 3rd base umpire is staring right in at it, and still couldn't catch it in real time. That's why this should totally be a reviewable play.
I think Altuve should be more mad at himself, however. You always run out the play. He didn't and it made him look like an fool.
*TH-cam allows you to go frame by frame. Just hit pause (spacebar) and use the , and . keys to go back or forward a frame.
Can't see through a shoe...
"You always run out the play. He didn't and it made him look like an fool."
I literally never see players run out obvious foul balls and if the ball hit his foot, Altuve knows it's an obvious foul ball, ergo, zero reason to run it out.
@@Volante31921 Completely agree. I never "ran out" a foul ball off my foot or leg when I played, nor would I ever. That is what's foolish. If the umps screw it up, so be it -- but I'll always know I was right. Altuve was done wrong and it's easy to see his foot quickly shift directions when the ball hits. As was said already, why on earth would he run if he knew it had hit him? @papavan doesn't know what he's talking about.
It needs to be a “ONE WAY” reviewable play. ONLY if the umpire/umpires call NOTHING. It can’t be reviewable if the umpire calls a foul ball and it didn’t hit the batter only because you can’t pace the runner OR call him out. That’s why it should be a “ONE WAY” reviewable call. I can’t tell you how many times a batter has faked a bat hitting him an it never touched him.
sometimes as an umpire, you need to take into account the body language of players in situations like this. A professional who just sits there and makes NO move to run to first on a fair ball most likely only doing it because they got hit in the foot. Same thing, sometimes in a 2-man system, you have a swipe tag that you may get straight-lined on, but when you see the runner then immediately slow down to a trot rather than continue sprinting to the next base, it "helps" you fill in the blanks. Here, I completely understand the new HPU not seeing this in real time - very hard glancing touch on the foot; but when you have a chance to get everyone together and consult about it, I think you take body language into account. The real fix for this is making this reviewable; not necessarily all infield fair/foul plays, but you already allow replay for things like catchers interference and HBP, so why not batted ball touches batter while in the box - narrow additional instance for replay that I think will save a lot of heart ache in the future.
Like Derek Jeter on a HPB?
professional players will do anything if it means them gaining an advantage (this is literally the last remaining cheating Astro), you can not take player body language or reactions into account at the professional level
You actually had to go all the way back to 2016 to find the last time Altuve lost his cool to prove your point that he's a serial hothead? I don't think you proved it.
The garbage called umpires continues to amaze even with Hernandez gone.
Batters need to be taught to jump around and show that it hit the foot, just standing there doesn't do the job.
Back to the minors for this guy.
Your “oh really” flashback happened like 7 years ago. Pretty misleading.
This group of umpires proved to be really bad. They should be sent back to school and out of MLB.
Mays Stan the man were never thrown out just play the damm game
It hit his foot stop defending umpires terrible calls we watch the games fir the players not the umpires
Porter staring right at it from Third Base...and misses it.
Yeah, it's so easy to see ... When you know what to look for ... And it's zoomed in ... And it's slowed down to less than half speed ... And the cameras angle isn't blocked by Altuve's foot ...
Dude u wouldn't be able to see it either.
@@bhamsoxfan72 and even then its still not easy to see
Best part of the deal was the fans going apesh*t cheering the ejection. LOL
Everyone hates altuve
@@gradel888 He's the scape goat for the Astros cheating even if there's heavy evidence he didn't.
All’s well that ends well.
Altuve is a hero and has integrity!!! One day you will know that as well!!!
@@SpikyBananas69 not just him. Correa, springer, and Bregman were the core four of the scandal
Is it just me or are the umpires getting WAY worse than they have ever been!!
They miss so many calls and then get butt hurt when anyone dares to question them.
I’m starting a fund to buy these crybaby umpires a big case of preparation H for all of their butts hitting so much from being exposed as lousy!
Umpires are statistically getting better every year! You can go back on THIS very channel and watch every ejection from every season for the last 5+ years and see for yourself. Also, fun fact: over 70% of ejections so far this year were managers/players arguing the umpires correct call! I do wish you check out more videos on this channel if you have not. You will learn a lot!
It's just you and your childish insults.
More importantly it's the last day of Pride Month
even if it was reviewable... yeah, it changed direction suddenly.. but is that the rotation on the ball or making contact with his foot? I'm not sure it would have been overturned.. either way.. not reviewable... Personally.. I detest the use of replay... I know many want to get them correct.. but it's also taking away much of the charm of the game... IT'S A GAME.. get over it.
We are living in the age of perfection everybody wants perfection.
This is same Umpire crew that couldn’t keep up with balls and strikes yesterday.
Worst crew in baseball.
Just abject incompetence
oh look we have sitting umpire expert her
You wouldn't have been able to catch this in real time, so don't blame the umps for not being able to. There was one sound, bat hitting ball. It barely grazed his toe while it was 3 inches off the ground, and it made a big dirt splash when it hit the ground. It should be reviewable to catch this, but in real time I don't know many that could.
@@PapaVanTwee5 yes, I would have been able to see it. The fact that none of them could speaks more to their incompetence than mine. Of course, I can count to four also, which none of them could yesterday.
@@mph7282 **insert "we got a bad ass over here" gif**
You going off stage now wack 100 concert
Doesn't matter what these "formal" rules are... if you are missing these MAJOR calls and throwing people out your first time behind the plate, then you're doing something wrong.
Terrible call, not even a hard one to get right. Needs to be added to the pool of plays that are reviewable next season
pretty hard to call this one a foul ball, even with slo-mo zoomed in camera footage. this is an impossible call in real time. If you really don't think so, get your ass behind the plate then
I heard it hit the trash can.
Nah, it hit the stands beyond the outfield in dodger stadium where the Astros won TWO games during that World Series, including GAME 7.
I don't recall there being any trash cans in dodger stadium, so why did they beat them twice?
@@devonpettigen7779 So it’s okay to cheat sometimes.
@@jamestaylor1754 it's almost like you don't pay attention to baseball. An overwhelming majority of teams cheated. The Astros simply made a deal with the League to be the scapegoat
@@devonpettigen7779 It’s almost like you are making excuses for cheating which tells everything about your character.
@@devonpettigen7779 that’s what first graders say…”I’m not the only one” 😭