Ron Culpa is such an outstanding umpire. Look at 5:25. No one in earth would’ve has the guts to call that a strike because of how it curved, but it was right there. He’s so precise it’s amazing.
5:30 Ron Kulpa is honestly so accurate. No one else would’ve called that a strike bc of where it was caught, but he got it right. Definitely gets a bad rap.
Little League Rule of Thumb that still holds true at the major league level. WHEN YOU HAVE 2 STRIKES, you can't be taking close pitches. "Close enough to call, close enough to hit".... END OF STORY!
I think in spring training next year they ought to experiment with letting the pitch track machine automatically call the balls and strikes instead of the home plate umpire. The calls and the strike zone will be more accurate and consistent. Plus the umpires won't be getting hit behind the plate by pitches and foul balls and they won't have to deal with all the physical and mental stress of calling hundreds of pitches back there every game.
Eric Selvig yeah, a lot of these do sèem out of the zone therefore I am on the hitters side on most of these. Quite a few hitters especially the older ones of have been around longer have some pretty good eyes.
Well I'm a batter myself and I play for high school and I get pissed on almost all they calls I don't swing at cause I have a major leaguers eye and the strike zones are very different than the mlb
I agree. I wrote this comment: I think in spring training next year they ought to experiment with letting the pitch track machine automatically call the balls and strikes instead of the home plate umpire. The calls and the strike zone will be more accurate and consistent. Plus the umpires won't be getting hit behind the plate by pitches and foul balls and they won't have to deal with all the physical and mental stress of calling hundreds of pitches back there every game.
@0:34 “why he doesn’t push Torii Hunter away” because when you’re a good manager, you let your player get his money’s worth, he’s already been ejected!!
Yes I did. As matter if fast it is supposed to be an automatic ejection, but a lot of umps let the players say a bit and if they keep going they eject them.
Uhh Mr dark. You might want to replay the video. Look at where the technology strike zone shows where the pitch is. Most of the time the player is wrong not the umpire.
First off ... Taking your jersey off and throwing it on the ground would NEVER FLY here in Philly .....He would have to apologize to the Phillie fan base or we would run him out of town....
Umpires say they hate the abuse and throw people out for "showing them up!" First, if you are giving it back to them, is it really "abuse?" Second, if you don't want to be shown up then don't show up the batter. I mean the strike 3 calls and theatrics from the umpires are ridiculous now
Bryce Harper is a huge problem. He gets thrown out quite a bit, and when his team doesn't have much on the bench. Selfish behavior, and it seems Allen Porter and Laz Diaz are the primary umpires with expanded strike zones. Torii Hunter surprised me as well with his temper on that first clip. I understand being upset at a bad call, and some of these were justified, but when your team is counting on you, try not to get thrown out. If the game is a blowout, then you can have your money's worth.
I was a player and if I was an ump I would have thrown these prima donas out. They know they cannot argue balls and strikes. I have watched 5 of these videos and 90 % of these calls were correct. I was always told if the ball is close on the third strick protect the plate. No way these batters can determine the difference between a ball and a strike when it is this close. Umpires are not perfect and neither are batters. The umpire has a better view of the ball than does the batter. I am fed up with these overpaid pampered players.
Home plate umpires have no business in the MLB. Cocky arrogant no talent fat asses missing 30% of the calls on a daily basis. Sure dude blame the guy who just got hosed on a call. SMH
I like harper because he is a fiery player. He is a great player and yes he has a fiery attitude, but most of the time whenever he gotten thrown out he was in the right.
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Ron Culpa is such an outstanding umpire. Look at 5:25. No one in earth would’ve has the guts to call that a strike because of how it curved, but it was right there. He’s so precise it’s amazing.
Can't have an MLB ejection video without Bryce Harper!
LOL Bryce Harper fixed his hair four times on the way back to the bench.
😂😂
5:30 Ron Kulpa is honestly so accurate. No one else would’ve called that a strike bc of where it was caught, but he got it right. Definitely gets a bad rap.
That’s crazy it actually caught the bottom right corner
Two morebthings:
1. It takes a TOTAL OF 3 STRIKES for a batter to strike out, not just ONE strike.
2. "Borderline" = strike.
You don't argue strikes and balls. Plain and simple.
You do if you think the Ump got the call wrong.
The best way to protest a strike three call that you thought was ball four is to just trot to first base anyway.
Some of these calls are atrocious. But the umpire is watching where the ball goes over the plate! Not where the catcher cathes it!
I would hope baseball fans would know that Jim Hayes ...lol.... But maybe some don't so ... good point . : )
It doesn't matter where the catcher catches . It's where it passes the strike zone which is where the plate and the batter is standing.
Bryce is gone you know that LMAO I’m glad the Phillies signed him
5:22 perfect pitch. sorry to say
pitch to Bryce Harper @1:45 was strike
#1 rule Thou shalt not argueth balls and strikes with thou umpire.
is this a bad time to ask for an autograph?
i dunno what it is about bitchin and moanin about balls and strikes that just gets me laughing
All of the those pitches were strikes
5:24 's umpire like CBPL's Lin-Jin-Da
I thought Torii Hunter was a crack head until I saw the pitch on the replay
Actions have consequences!
both times harper got tossed it was extra innings with one bench player available lol.
Bryce has a legitimate beef alot of the time but he hurts his team every time he gets tossed
A lot of these are pretty damn close, they shouldn't be taking then saying they weren't close because they didn't pull the trigger!
Changes the rules so that players are allowed to argue balls and strikes if they think the Umpire got the call wrong. At least once per player.
Never throw your bat
I love Miguel Cabrera, but that was more like whining than arguing
Bryce harpers reaction was hilarious
Little League Rule of Thumb that still holds true at the major league level. WHEN YOU HAVE 2 STRIKES, you can't be taking close pitches. "Close enough to call, close enough to hit".... END OF STORY!
If an umpire is consistently making the same type of bad calls...pitch it there and...swing at it...duh.
If they are consistent then they are not bad calls.
I think in spring training next year they ought to experiment with letting the pitch track machine automatically call the balls and strikes instead of the home plate umpire. The calls and the strike zone will be more accurate and consistent. Plus the umpires won't be getting hit behind the plate by pitches and foul balls and they won't have to deal with all the physical and mental stress of calling hundreds of pitches back there every game.
That will never happen. The "K zone" never accounts for the height of the batter.
Bryce Harper is now a free agent.
I hope NO MLB team picks him up.
great job bro almost to 70
Jeffs World2.0 Thanks man, and yep! :)
+Baseball Headquarters No problem
+Baseball Headquarters No problem
Jeffs World2.0 just hit it! :)
Sometimes I always wonder how the batter can easily tell about bad strike calls from a different point of view
Eric Selvig yeah, a lot of these do sèem out of the zone therefore I am on the hitters side on most of these. Quite a few hitters especially the older ones of have been around longer have some pretty good eyes.
Well I'm a batter myself and I play for high school and I get pissed on almost all they calls I don't swing at cause I have a major leaguers eye and the strike zones are very different than the mlb
They cannot. The ump has a better view. These players are overpaid pampered babies. They act like Trump.
The strike zone is the same.
The electronic strike zone is coming
I agree. I wrote this comment: I think in spring training next year they ought to experiment with letting the pitch track machine automatically call the balls and strikes instead of the home plate umpire. The calls and the strike zone will be more accurate and consistent. Plus the umpires won't be getting hit behind the plate by pitches and foul balls and they won't have to deal with all the physical and mental stress of calling hundreds of pitches back there every game.
The announcers don't care much for the umpires, it seems.
At 6:33 the player wasn't even arguing. Fuck the ump.
In a year they will change the rules where they can review the call and overturn it lol
2:40 you're welcome
Textbook ejection by Tori Hunter✅
@0:34 “why he doesn’t push Torii Hunter away” because when you’re a good manager, you let your player get his money’s worth, he’s already been ejected!!
Did you guys know that you can't argue balls and strikes?
it's bullshit you cant, honestly most of the time the players argue they are right
Yes I did. As matter if fast it is supposed to be an automatic ejection, but a lot of umps let the players say a bit and if they keep going they eject them.
Baseball Headquarters according to the video, even if you say a word, you're ejected. These umps need a bat to the head
Uhh Mr dark. You might want to replay the video. Look at where the technology strike zone shows where the pitch is. Most of the time the player is wrong not the umpire.
great vid
BB Sports thank you so much! :)
It's where the ball crosses the plate not where it's caught
Good vid
Orange lives matter thanks man! :)
Joey Votto has a lot lol
I would like the strike trax if the ump got it right.
It's called baseball, not let's get a " Walk Ball"
Chris Pappas ump jobs is get the call right, not let's call whatever the hell we feel like calling.
In tennis, basketball and volleyball can challenge a call, why can't they do that in baseball???
Man, I wanna see the clip where Lloyd McClendon steals 1st base or argues with all 4 umpires!!
Oh yeah I forgot about that one some some reason when I was making this... whoops
That's okay, Lloyd McClendon also stole 1st base in his first ejection, like that one guy did, got ejected took 2nd base, and threw it into center.
Man talk about being very angry 😠😠
Jack Frost football yep, espically Hunter and Votto.
Joey was smoking hot! Damn. He looks as pissed as I was with an ex-girlfriend.
Dnaovrimdan my gosh he was. Hunter was too.
First off ... Taking your jersey off and throwing it on the ground would NEVER FLY here in Philly .....He would have to apologize to the Phillie fan base or we would run him out of town....
MLB player should have mic 🎤 on them so I can here the argument
I love the profanity language it make me 😆
Silence J Gamer they should
Don't cuss people .
Some do, but MLB makes it so they don't air during those moments.
But the thumb nail is votto arguing about not bring granted time, not balls or strikes...
If these babies were playing rugby they would be facing a multi game ban or a season ending suspension.
But they are not playing Rugby so what is your point. These players are all wrong but you cannot compare baseball and rugby.
I would imagine if Aaron judge gets ejected from the game for arguing and fighting the umpire.
Umpires say they hate the abuse and throw people out for "showing them up!" First, if you are giving it back to them, is it really "abuse?" Second, if you don't want to be shown up then don't show up the batter. I mean the strike 3 calls and theatrics from the umpires are ridiculous now
Bryce Harper is a huge problem. He gets thrown out quite a bit, and when his team doesn't have much on the bench. Selfish behavior, and it seems Allen Porter and Laz Diaz are the primary umpires with expanded strike zones. Torii Hunter surprised me as well with his temper on that first clip. I understand being upset at a bad call, and some of these were justified, but when your team is counting on you, try not to get thrown out. If the game is a blowout, then you can have your money's worth.
Andrew Brunelle not anymore
That’s part of baseball, other wise the game would be boring as hell.
What's David's problem
Amanda Beneteau Ortiz?
Yo, Votto was roid raging.
@4:53 that called 3rd strike to Sano was terrible
these umps are like cops.
You should leave Harper off this video. The dude cries about everything. And 99% of the time he's wrong.
I was a player and if I was an ump I would have thrown these prima donas out. They know they cannot argue balls and strikes. I have watched 5 of these videos and 90 % of these calls were correct. I was always told if the ball is close on the third strick protect the plate. No way these batters can determine the difference between a ball and a strike when it is this close. Umpires are not perfect and neither are batters. The umpire has a better view of the ball than does the batter. I am fed up with these overpaid pampered players.
Ortiz is everything wrong with MLB. He has a never-ending sense of entitlement.
Bryce Harper has no business being in MLB. What a disgrace to the game.
gary shumaker agreed... sort of, he isn't near as bad as Bautista though.
Sure.. no business other than being one of the most talented and hard working players on the planet. lol
Spadiciulous true... he is a great player but has an awful attitude.
Home plate umpires have no business in the MLB. Cocky arrogant no talent fat asses missing 30% of the calls on a daily basis. Sure dude blame the guy who just got hosed on a call. SMH
I like harper because he is a fiery player. He is a great player and yes he has a fiery attitude, but most of the time whenever he gotten thrown out he was in the right.