Hallion Hustle - A Teachable Moment as Umpire Tom Finds an Angle to Call Schwindel Safe in Chicago
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 พ.ย. 2024
- 1B Umpire Tom Hallion stars in this Tmac's Teachable Moment in which the veteran crew chief runs to find the keyhole angle for a lunging play at first base. Article: www.closecalls...
Cubs batter-runner Frank Schwindel's headfirst slide into first base, eluding Pirates 1B Colin Moran's tag, gives Chicago a walk-off win as Replay Review upholds Hallion's safe call.
He knows how to keep his ass out of the jackpot.
Hallion does an awesome job
One of the rare cases where diving into 1st is the right play by the runner.
Was thinking the same thing ✊🏽
No matter which way the call went those replays could not be used to overturn it.
When I saw Hallion announced as the WS crew chief, I remembered this video. TMAC IS PULLING THE STRINGS!
If he stays in concrete, then his ass ends up in the jackpot and he has to flip a coin.
Tom Hallion is the admiral of umpires. No umpire works harder than he does or is as patient with coaches and players.
I LOVE these teachable moments. I watch them over and over and over. And you know what... paid off last night. Got amazing praise from my partner on my positioning.
Had some crazy play where there was a throw home and the batter-runner trying to stretch the single into a "double" after the play at the plate. (2 man system) I followed the play similar to a steal, ended up near the cutout, opened up, my instincts literally took over and I rotated to behind the runner and ended up making the call from the "outside" of a direct line between 1st and 2nd. I was about 6 feet away from the play. Dude did a "Javy Baez" slide and I called him safe. No clue how he didnt get tagged... but he didnt.
I always look forward to seeing these teachable moments and I love them. Keep them coming.
Nice job by Ump.
2:16 and 3:27, I got a tag. Tom is still top notch.
Tom is a FANTASTIC umpire and I hope that he's ok with me using his punchout?
The other day I did a fall ball game (14U), and the home catcher asked me to do Hallion when I rung up a batter, so I did. I should have stretched first.
@@davej3781 That's what one of the parents said! I so, so badly want to do that for all of the strike calls. "STRIII-YIIII-YIIII-YIIIKE!!!"
@@davej3781 Drebin would be nice but you have to get his permission and pay $100,000 as well
@@michaelhogg324 I wonder if strike calls could be considered Intellectual property
@@PocketsandsBreifcase good point but I doubt it
My favorite ump
He certainly deserves that CC spot in the WS by now.
Love the fact this crew still wears the light blue shirts. A tribute to Jerry Crawford. Phil and Tom worked with Jerry for many years. Phil’s punch out is Jerry’s
Every angle I see seems to show a tag, and the final replay (at 3:25) cements it in my mind. The webbing of the glove appears to be against the hip for several frames.
You gotta give us our shot!
Like a boss.
Not Gamel, but Moran.
Yeah, this one is completely inconclusive to me one way or the other. The 1st base Umpire would have the best eyes for this play so if anything this is a lesson for the Replay Umpires to say Inconclusive, Call Stands.
Call could have gone either way. No matter what he called, replay would not have overturned it. Cheers to Hallion for his hustle and making a definitive call. By the way, Ian Moran was the 1st baseman, not Ben Gamel.
Rookie HS umpire here, the ball was hit to deep short stop/3B territory. I’ve been trying to adjust my angle to take 6-8 steps in an arc toward 3B on those calls at first and following the ball to the mit. Do you think if this umpire would have taken an angle like that rather than be tight on the foul line, it would have been easier to be in the key hole for this wacker or no? Thanks!
@@davej3781 Thanks! My thinking was that F3 would be turning his body more toward 3B, so if I’m more arched with him I can still see the pulled foot. Even though the play might open up to me if I was that flat, overcommitting to that flat of an angle would prompt me to call him out! And, it would be tough on my partner with a runner on 3rd to help me with a swipe tag situation like this… interesting!
@@davej3781 True. This case play I would be in B.
@@davej3781 Good points. Not to get too granular, should I focus on the entire player receiving the catch or focus on a specific part like the bag, his foot, glove? I’m guessing I need to be angled in a way where I can see everything and let the play happen
@@davej3781 thanks for the help! I’ll try to ask more questions on these types of videos in the future, and I’d love to hear more tips like these.
Never heard of this guy until this video, that’s how it probably should be lol
How long have you been watching baseball?
You never heard of Tom Hallion ?
Remember, glove laces don't count. 😉
--continually-- continuously
In the 2-Umpire system, I don't know how you could correctly call this one.
Good question -- the base umpire would be positioned between the mound and shortstop (runner on third), so would be looking toward first. Not sure what the line of sight from that angle is. Bright side for that umpire, 2-umpire leagues don't have replays, so no matter what the call is, it's going to stand.
PRAY!!!
Hey, you have a 50/50 shot at being correct! haha.
1:57 Listen to this next 15secs. Emphasis is good, but I dare say you have a bit too much of a good thing. Very few viewers are trying to hear you over a hurricane.
Good vid & breakdown, & good on ya Tom.
Great hustle and effort for sure. Unfortunately still believe called wrong. At 3:28 clearly see with previous and following frames he was out. Suprised review didn’t overturn it.
There is no way replay could see something that would lead them to overturn. It's just not clear enough from the angles of the video. It has to be really clear and convincing to overturn a call. Tom was in a direct line from base to tag attempt, so he could see if there was daylight when the hand touched the bag. It was super close, but he was right on top of it, and I'll trust him over my eyes any day.
@@XXelpollodiabloXX Yes probably true, especially from a time perspective. However doesn’t change the fact that he was very likely wrong. There was no daylight, I trust slo-mo replay over seeing it live once. It was a tough call for sure!
Moran on the tag, not Gamel :)
I stand corrected - I saw Moran at live speed, heard Gamel's name at the end (so either I missed it or the broadcasters did)
Since this is not a force play, and it looks like the runner scored before the tag/no tag happened, isn't the game over anyways, even if the tag did happen?
Technically still is a force play
@@jacksonthompson9720 It looks like a force play, but technically there is never a force at first base.
The runner gets up and rounds first. Couldn't the defense tag him, and would that still be considered a tag play, negating the run score?
Once the runner is called safe at first base it becomes a "time play". If R3 touches the plate before the tag, the run counts.
Except it was a bad call because the runner was clearly tagged
You are making that decision after seeing numerous angles at slow motion. The umpire must make the call in real time.
Tommy's ass isnt gonna be in the jackpot
All that yelling at the umpire doesn't do any good. Most of the time the manager gets thrown out of the game. There is also the possibility of keeling over.
He was out.
He was never touched
just to be clear, we're defining "hustle" in this case as taking 7 steps at a brisk walking pace. Nice call, but not hustle as compared to other officiating disciplines.
When you turn 65, see if your definition of hustle has changed.😁😁😁
@@michaelwarren2391 so true 😉
@@michaelwarren2391 haha fair but maybe they should have a force retirement age so this doesn't become the definition of hustle for MLB umpires
Umm.... Yay, he did his job. He did what he's supposed to do
Yes that's true, and that deserves at least SOME respect, don't you think?
The point of your comment is? other then stating the obvious.
@@kennethkobylakiewicz3157 dismissing all of it, I guess
Sorry dude he fucked up two days in a row,I'm a Cubs fan and he was out at first base.
I'm sure other Cubs fans agree. At first view it appeared he was out but the correct call is safe. Rewatch this teachable moment objectively and you may come to a different conclusion. or not.
Runner was out at 1st base! Terrible call by Tom hallion
Based on what? One camera angle? How about looking at all of them...
First