@Sports Entertainment of America No, there's in between. The league and the umps/referees sometimes have fixed games. Not all of them, but sometimes. This is a known fact. But the players and coaches are not in on it. The only ones in on it are a handful of people over the years who have been caught shaving points or taking a fall. In general, players and coaches aren't in on it.
Musicum22 its was probably your team the Mets that told the umpire before the game to look for certain things in some marlins pitchers 😂. Truth is a balk is a deception and is all about vantage point.
@@MH-Tesla Complete BS and you know it. There was no where near enough to call 3 balks in a row. First time in over a century and you're making excuses for an ump that had a clear bias there. If those are balks then there's a balk on nearly every single wind up. Which clearly isn't the case.
@@R3DON31 Sorry but you're wrong. In fact I'm adding this to my "balk test vol. 3" video to upload in early 2023. This is text book no stop balk and it must be called. Feel free to search for "balk test" on TH-cam. You'll find my channel.
@@R3DON31 So, if a MLB player ever hits 5 HRs in a game, I guess it shouldn't count because it's never happened before by your logic. Would you like to try and make the case that the pitcher actually wasn't balking instead of making stupid arguments? The umpire is enforcing rule 5.07(a)(1) in the 2021 MLB rulebook. What rule are you suggesting was not being correctly enforced? Or, are you saying the umpire should ignore the rule book because "it has not happened before." (By the way, it has happened before, but it has been a long time.)
And MLB can’t seem to figure out why games take FOUR EF’ing HOURS?! Get rid of the ticky-tack balk call, bring in the pitch clock, and limit how many times a batter can call time and step out of the box! These batters calling time to adjust the strap on their gloves (AFTER EVERY PITCH), pine tar their hands, or adjust their cup, are slowing the game down to a crawl and it’s killing baseball! Even kids in my nephews little league call time after almost every pitch!🙄
It's pretty simple. The pitcher wasn't coming to a complete stop. This is very strictly enforced. If your glove is continuously moving, even slightly, then a balk should be called, like in these cases. It looks minor to a lot of fans, but trust me as someone who was a two-way player through college ball, it matters tremendously to the runner, especially if they are trying to steal.
@@donarthiazi2443 The pitcher needs to come to a complete stop. That means the hands, the arms, the legs and his entire body. He never completely stopped on any of the three. All were good calls.
@@alanhess9306found the umps burner account. Dude literally has had the same wind up for 7 years and was never called they even did a side by side of pitches that were called balk and not and there was no difference
@@playballtillyoucant7003 he enforced the rule book way to far he didn’t balk I’ve been playing baseball my whole life if that’s a balk then lefties can’t pitch because all he did was breath
@@jishipooburntsavage1878 Your whole life must be 5 years, because you clearly don't understand how capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure works. By the way, there is no such thing as "enforcing the rule book *too far." The rulebook was either enforced, or it wasn't. Pretty simple
Ok maybe the Ump is officially correct but really!??? That’s like a cop pulling you over for going 1 mph over the limit or a nba ref calling traveling on the same guy 3 times in a row.
There is that video of the cop that pulled the guy over going 2mph UNDER the limit since he had a cop tailgating him. Then the cop called his workplace to try to get him fired.
This is what I'm expecting this season with the addition of the pitch clock. But he was moving ever so slightly, but I saw side by side on other pitches and ones he moved more never got called
A pitcher who played in the major leagues, fouled three times in a row, and the first base judge really dared. After watching the video, the pitcher is no problem.
Very bizarre. Didn't the announcer say ZERO balks in Bleier's career?! Surely he's been on the umpiring crew for several Bleier appearances before this, no? And the audacity to just double and triple down on it. We all know it's a ticky-tack, somewhat subjective call.. but why on earth would you pick the 8th inning of a 6-3 game on the 150th night of the season -- on a random ass Tuesday -- with a team that has like 60 wins.. to be such an obnoxious goof? A. Trying to make a desired result happen. B. Is an actual crazy person who is soooooo misguided and out of touch that it never even crossed his mind how petty and embarrassing this was for him. C. Richard Bleier slept with his wife. Any guesses?
Little from column A and a little from column B. I am pretty sure C wasnt involved but I am just saying it wasnt Bleier. I have to imagine Tumpane's wife is probably looking for a real man instead of the biotch he showed himself to be last night
Or D: The league office is being super imposing about the new rules going forward, and refs feel pressured to make certain close calls they otherwise wouldn’t. Not everything’s a conspiracy just because politics is, my guy.
The umpire enforced the by-the-book rule in the rule book, as he is supposed to. As a matter of fact, he is brave for finally calling someone out on it, because pitchers have been allowed to get away with this for too long. From experience, it is disruptive to the runner.
@@playballtillyoucant7003 I don't even argue that Bleier definitely has a borderline sketchy set position and motion.. but it's the context that make it so weird here. Tons of pitchers have quirky motions. 90% of lefties do balk moves on pick off attempts to first base. Tons of batters take too long between pitches, or don't warm up directly on the on deck circle, or question a ball/strike call, etc. All things that, per the rulebook, are punishable. Dozens of these happen in every game every single night. Why did the umpire choose THIS instance to be a noble, heroic upholder of the sacred rulebook? It's like cops. They don't pull over every violation they see. So the one's they do pull over tend to be motivated by bias, mandate, having a bad day, or a personal vendetta.
Man i swear umpires be doin too much man. The announcer said it.. like thats not an appropriate time in the game- to make it about you... dude literally sets and goes.. imagine being use to a certain groove and this dude wants you to set for fu*** 3 seconds... ump definitely had somethin riding on the game
A few weeks ago, MLB let coaches know there would be more emphasis on balks moving forward......or said clearly, MLB will be controlling the outcome of games moving forward so they can get the match ups they want in the post season. 3 Balks in one at bat?????? and instant replay says only one was a balk. MLB needs to answer this one honestly. They cannot say those were balks because if they do, they are saying they should fire every umpire for missing the 100,000 other balks this season using the same standard
Does "instant replay" say it, or does your opinion say it? Technically, all of these were the correct call, and the umpire could have even called a few of the pitches in between of the ones he did call if he was being super strict. He was trying to be nice, but the pitcher wasn't learning.
Within Section 8 of the MLB rules, there is no predetermined time limit for being still so a microsecond is fine. Besides, the balk rule was originally put in place to prevent pitchers from decieving batters and has nothing to do with pausing. Comparing non-balks with these "balks" shows that many "balks" had him pausing longer. Thanks Vegas for ruining pro sports. 'Umpires should bear in mind that the purpose of the balk rule is to prevent the pitcher from deliberately deceiving the base runner. If there is doubt in the umpire’s mind, the “intent” of the pitcher should govern.'
Mets fan here. The balk rule is the stupidest of the old-time baseball rules. The stupidest of all baseball rules is the "man-on-2nd-in-extras" rule. Mattingly did not give a fuck about getting ejected, nor should he have given a fuck. Those calls were atrocious.
The ump didn’t feel like he was getting enough attention and we know how they believe the game is all about them nowadays, so he decided to do something to make people focus on him again.
Someone needs to tell these umps not to put their hands on the players and coaches. If a player or coach touches an umpire it's ejection, fine, and probably suspension. I'd like to see someone punch out one of the umpires and stop the umps from thinking the game is about them
A: The Balk Rule is one of the dumbest in the MLB Rule Book B: The Umpire was an ass to call it three times when it was highly questionable to begin with. C: The pitcher is a twit of the first order for not making sure the he came to a clear stop after the first one and certainly after the second one.
They were all clear balks so how is the umpire an ass for enforcing the rules? Because you don't understand the balk rules or the reasons for them does not make them dumb rules.
That was a nit-pick. The second one was definitely not a bulk. The ump was being a small man who wanted a pronounced stop. Bush league. So much so I ran into the same issue when I was playing a Pony League at 12.
I was the hugest baseball fan of all time. I Haven't watched as much the past few years because of stuff like this. What happened to the great game of baseball?
Bleier didn't learn... full stop. Not change of direction, not a nano-second pause, not a glove that is still dropping down in front of his face....a STOP.
He has a problem with his delivery. It's against the rules. And, probably, it is to deceive the runner, built into countless repetitions. Is it nitpicky? Perhaps, but it is against the rules. If it was called more often (on everyone), perhaps it wouldn't be called nitpicky anymore. Like the pitcher who rocks back and forth before coming set... and basically never stops, but his thinking is, I changed directions, I had to have come to a stop... Nope. Can't come to a stop for 1 planck time unit and call that a real "stop".
@@ericweeks8386 Finally someone who understands how rules work. The reason people are so mad at this umpire is because they have let this go for too long. It's like robberies -- if you don't prosecute people who commit robberies, it won't be much of a shock when they increase in frequency... Good thing that will never happen... right?
This is common theme at a Marlins game. The Umps do not like the Miami organization. I’ve seen pitches thrown down the middle called Ball and balls in the dirt called strike for and against The Fish. They’re obviously attempting to get the Mets back on this game and these Umps should be investigated.
People who know and understand the rule know they were balks. Simple minded morons who don't know the rules actually believe they were not balks. Keep laughing your ignorant ass off.
So, the twelve pitches prior to this, he was doing something completely different that were not worthy of a balk call . . . and then suddenly he's balking his way back to AAA? Ump must've bet the over.
@@Underratedmen Lol, no, that's called an illegal pitch, and the criteria for an illegal pitch and a balk are different. For instance, if the pitcher is in the stretch, he doesn't necessarily have to come to a stop. All a balk is definitionally is anything that disrupts the runner on the base paths. An illegal pitch is called when the pitcher tries to disrupt the batter by, for example, deliberatly quick-pitching the batter when the batter isn't ready (Yes this is technically illegal.) I would implore you to read the rulebook before providing false information and liking your own message next time.
Stupid crap like this is why they need to clarify the rule. He comes to enough of a discernable stop that you can literally pinpoint where the stop is. Discretionary calls need to go away. "Discernable pause" isn't good enough. Tell the pitcher they must come to a complete pause of movement for at least half a second.
The rule is extremely specific. It is three paragraphs long. You should check it out. By the way, "discernable" is nowhere in those three paragraphs. The rule states clearly in two separate places that the pitcher must come to a "complete" stop. In other words, no movement, period. By rule, the umpire made the correct call. Anyone who says "discernable pause" is incorrect.
I understand balks, etc. but its getting so old.It's absurd and MLB has to do something about it. Not get rid of it completely, but make it so its not so infuriating. Not a fan of either team (Yanks fan), just one pissed off baseball fan.
What nonsense. One night, his motion his is illegal and every single other outing it is legal. I am not debating the baseball rulebook, the application of said rulebook. Otherwise there is only one single competent umpire in all of MLB.
Seems to be a lot of confusion in here. I see a lot of twitter-type ignorant comments about how the game is rigged or whatever, but no one bothered to check the rule book to see if the umpire actually made the right calls (Hint: he did). By the way, if you are making a mistake, is the person who called you out's fault if you keep making the same mistake? No, obvioulsy not. It is YOUR FAULT for not learning and adjusting. In any case, I'll quote a few excerpts from the 2021 MLB rulebook (couldn't find 2022, but this rule hasn't changed in decades at least). From Rule 5.07(a)(2): _Set Position shall be indicated by the pitcher when he stands facing the batter with his pivot foot in contact with, and his other foot in front of, the pitcher’s plate, holding the ball in oth hands in front of his body and coming to a complete stop. From such Set Position he may deliver the ball to the batter, throw to a base or step backward off the pitcher’s plate with his pivot foot. Before assuming Set Position, the pitcher may elect to make any natural preliminary motion such as that known as “the stretch.” But if he so elects, he shall come to Set Position before delivering the ball to the batter. After assuming Set Position, any natural motion associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without alteration or interruption._ Also from later in Rule 5.07(a)(2): _The pitcher, following his stretch, must (a) hold the ball in both hands in front of his body and (b) come to a complete stop. This must be enforced. Umpires should watch this closely. Pitchers are constantly attempting to “beat the rule” in their efforts to hold runners on bases and in cases where the pitcher fails to make a complete “stop” called for in the rules, the umpire should immediately call a “Balk.”_ On each of the three balks, the pitcher never came to a complete stop. You can see the glove slightly moving on all three occasions. You cannot do that, and the umpire was right to call him out for it. I am shocked only by the fact the pitcher just completely ignored the umpire and kept making the same mistake over and over again. I can count on one hand the number of times I was called for balks in my 15 years of pitching. Every time I was called for one, that type of balk never happened again. It is really not that hard to avoid. There were a few pitches in between the ones called that were pretty close too, but the umpire probably felt bad and was a little lenient.
I can see him coming to a stop on every single one of those pitches. There is no rule on how long he has to pause for. This is a bullshit call on all three. He comes set and then starts his delivery. He doesn’t have to stop moving his head, just his hands.
@@luisportal7836 Perhaps I'm blind but I never saw a stop. It look like he almost comes to a stop at the top, but then his glove creeps down his body before he delivers. This is an attempt to confuse the runner. If you are the runner, would you be able to run while his glove is still creeping down his body? No is the answer
@@Underratedmen Correct, the pitcher was wrong. The mere coincidence that he hadn't balked before does not preclude a balk now. What you're essentially doing is arguing from authority, rather than arguing with evidence that what the pitcher did or didn't do was a balk.
Not really a good video, from what I saw dude did come to a stop. This video should show a couple extra seconds per pitch. I don't think dude did it from what I saw but this isn't a good edited video. You really gotta screw up to balk an especially as a pro I'd think but I never came close to that so I guess I wouldn't really know. But still, the rules are basically the same everywhere.
Only time I ever balked was first year of Babe Ruth league an my first appearance as a pitcher. I didn't know what "going from the stretch meant" 😂. My coaches did though an they kept letting me go from wind up while coach from the other team kept yelling. There was someone on base, I kept throwing from wind up cause my 13yr old butt didn't know better. I had only pitched in Little League. So they had a guy on base, their coach kept screaming "he has to go from stretch". I didn't have a clue what he was talking about so I kept pitching. As I got older I realized that dumb coach could have been sending his guys to steal every pitch, my coaches apparently knew that too an were not going to say a word. Looking back I wouldn't have either. So eventuality the home plate ump walked out to show me. I was like "ohhhhh, yeah I can do that". So I did. I wound up balking twice I think, I didn't know better until the inning was over an my coaches explained to me what the deal was. I moved a rock on one, didn't know better but it really bummed me out that their runners got to move forward. Maybe it was runner I don't remember it was in 1983. I know we won though and I made all stars that year an had terrible outings. Sports have taught me so many important life lessons an that yr in particular taught me a lot. We won the championship for league that yr but the only two games my all star team lost were the two I appeared in. I'm telling you, life lessons. Sports can be so important to forming a child. I could write a book on it.
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Mets fan here. This was horrible. Its calls like this that should get officials investigated for possibly betting on games.
Agreed
@Sports Entertainment of America No, there's in between. The league and the umps/referees sometimes have fixed games. Not all of them, but sometimes. This is a known fact. But the players and coaches are not in on it. The only ones in on it are a handful of people over the years who have been caught shaving points or taking a fall. In general, players and coaches aren't in on it.
Musicum22 its was probably your team the Mets that told the umpire before the game to look for certain things in some marlins pitchers 😂. Truth is a balk is a deception and is all about vantage point.
He really didn’t stop. Probably shouldn’t be called
@@cebollitas3438 yes, but there is nothing deceptive about the pitchers delivery. I mean.... attempting to pick off a runner is in itself deceptive.
that ump is the kind of guy that would give you a ticket for slowing to 0.1 mph at a stop sign because technically you didn't come to a complete stop
Those were all balks.
@@metcalfe87 Learn what a balk is and stop with your nonsense.
@@alanhess9306 You're a balk
Charlie Brown did this before with two balks in a row to lose a game, but it was only twice. This man just broke the legends record.
That looks like every other pitch, thrown by every single pitcher in the league...
He never comes to a complete stop. Good calls on the balks.
Welcome to the UMP show baby!
The pitcher is not coming to a complete discernable stop. This is a balk. Ticky tacky? Maybe. By the letter of the law, this is a balk
If you’re going to do a highlight video like this, why not add a few seconds prior to the balk to show the set up?
Wow. Ump definitely needs to be investigated.
These were clearly undeniably all balks.
@@MH-Tesla Complete BS and you know it. There was no where near enough to call 3 balks in a row. First time in over a century and you're making excuses for an ump that had a clear bias there.
If those are balks then there's a balk on nearly every single wind up. Which clearly isn't the case.
@@R3DON31 Sorry but you're wrong. In fact I'm adding this to my "balk test vol. 3" video to upload in early 2023. This is text book no stop balk and it must be called. Feel free to search for "balk test" on TH-cam. You'll find my channel.
@@R3DON31 So, if a MLB player ever hits 5 HRs in a game, I guess it shouldn't count because it's never happened before by your logic.
Would you like to try and make the case that the pitcher actually wasn't balking instead of making stupid arguments? The umpire is enforcing rule 5.07(a)(1) in the 2021 MLB rulebook. What rule are you suggesting was not being correctly enforced? Or, are you saying the umpire should ignore the rule book because "it has not happened before." (By the way, it has happened before, but it has been a long time.)
@@R3DON31 it’s the Marlins bro it doesn’t matter
And MLB can’t seem to figure out why games take FOUR EF’ing HOURS?! Get rid of the ticky-tack balk call, bring in the pitch clock, and limit how many times a batter can call time and step out of the box! These batters calling time to adjust the strap on their gloves (AFTER EVERY PITCH), pine tar their hands, or adjust their cup, are slowing the game down to a crawl and it’s killing baseball! Even kids in my nephews little league call time after almost every pitch!🙄
Right!?? Nomar Garciaparra was the king of slow at bats. Hated the guy adjusting his gloves after every pitch.
I want Jomboy to do a breakdown on this and explanations of how they are balks.
F ck joyboy. Y’all joyboy riders are so annoying
i’m sure he’s already on it lol
It's pretty simple. The pitcher wasn't coming to a complete stop. This is very strictly enforced. If your glove is continuously moving, even slightly, then a balk should be called, like in these cases. It looks minor to a lot of fans, but trust me as someone who was a two-way player through college ball, it matters tremendously to the runner, especially if they are trying to steal.
Jomboy sucks. Close call sports is so much better
@@stevesand8845 Show me ONE instance where he doesn't come to a complete stop. Are you the first base umpire's cuck?
This ump is clearly on the Mets payroll
This is not reasonable, this incident needs to be investigated
These were all balks. It would not be reasonable for an umpire to ignore a balk.
@@alanhess9306
The first one maybe, but still kind of a stretch. The next two was just the umpire flat-out cheating.
@@donarthiazi2443 The pitcher needs to come to a complete stop. That means the hands, the arms, the legs and his entire body. He never completely stopped on any of the three. All were good calls.
@@alanhess9306found the umps burner account. Dude literally has had the same wind up for 7 years and was never called they even did a side by side of pitches that were called balk and not and there was no difference
@@nrm0051 Whatever was called or not called before, these were all balks.
That official needs to get investigated. Somethings not right about him
Yes, let's investigate umpires who enforce the rule book. Brilliant!
@@playballtillyoucant7003 he enforced the rule book way to far he didn’t balk I’ve been playing baseball my whole life if that’s a balk then lefties can’t pitch because all he did was breath
@@jishipooburntsavage1878 Your whole life must be 5 years, because you clearly don't understand how capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure works.
By the way, there is no such thing as "enforcing the rule book *too far." The rulebook was either enforced, or it wasn't. Pretty simple
Ok maybe the Ump is officially correct but really!??? That’s like a cop pulling you over for going 1 mph over the limit or a nba ref calling traveling on the same guy 3 times in a row.
There is that video of the cop that pulled the guy over going 2mph UNDER the limit since he had a cop tailgating him. Then the cop called his workplace to try to get him fired.
i dont think hes even officially correct at all
This is what I'm expecting this season with the addition of the pitch clock. But he was moving ever so slightly, but I saw side by side on other pitches and ones he moved more never got called
Look like completely normal deliveries to me
I still don’t get how that’s balk 😂
Watch his hands, he is double pumping his ball hand in his glove during the delivery, absolutely a baulk.
What are you allowed to argue ffs they should just start assaulting umpires.
A pitcher who played in the major leagues, fouled three times in a row, and the first base judge really dared. After watching the video, the pitcher is no problem.
The first one was definitely a balk because he didn’t get set. But the other two I have no idea what the issue was.
Same thing, he wasn’t stopping. It was slight, but his hands kept moving down and never stopped.
@@johns3318 There's not enough there for the first triple balk in an at-bat in over a century.
Ump needs to be investigated.
@@johns3318 disagree. The second one he did come to a complete stop and looked straight at the ump.
@@TheMisterthoms 3rd looked like a stop as well.... to me anyway
This is ridiculous
Very bizarre. Didn't the announcer say ZERO balks in Bleier's career?! Surely he's been on the umpiring crew for several Bleier appearances before this, no? And the audacity to just double and triple down on it. We all know it's a ticky-tack, somewhat subjective call.. but why on earth would you pick the 8th inning of a 6-3 game on the 150th night of the season -- on a random ass Tuesday -- with a team that has like 60 wins.. to be such an obnoxious goof?
A. Trying to make a desired result happen.
B. Is an actual crazy person who is soooooo misguided and out of touch that it never even crossed his mind how petty and embarrassing this was for him.
C. Richard Bleier slept with his wife.
Any guesses?
Little from column A and a little from column B. I am pretty sure C wasnt involved but I am just saying it wasnt Bleier. I have to imagine Tumpane's wife is probably looking for a real man instead of the biotch he showed himself to be last night
Those are the only three possibilities.
Or D: The league office is being super imposing about the new rules going forward, and refs feel pressured to make certain close calls they otherwise wouldn’t.
Not everything’s a conspiracy just because politics is, my guy.
The umpire enforced the by-the-book rule in the rule book, as he is supposed to. As a matter of fact, he is brave for finally calling someone out on it, because pitchers have been allowed to get away with this for too long. From experience, it is disruptive to the runner.
@@playballtillyoucant7003 I don't even argue that Bleier definitely has a borderline sketchy set position and motion.. but it's the context that make it so weird here. Tons of pitchers have quirky motions. 90% of lefties do balk moves on pick off attempts to first base. Tons of batters take too long between pitches, or don't warm up directly on the on deck circle, or question a ball/strike call, etc. All things that, per the rulebook, are punishable. Dozens of these happen in every game every single night. Why did the umpire choose THIS instance to be a noble, heroic upholder of the sacred rulebook?
It's like cops. They don't pull over every violation they see. So the one's they do pull over tend to be motivated by bias, mandate, having a bad day, or a personal vendetta.
1st base umpire wanted to get on Jomboy
Man i swear umpires be doin too much man. The announcer said it.. like thats not an appropriate time in the game- to make it about you... dude literally sets and goes.. imagine being use to a certain groove and this dude wants you to set for fu*** 3 seconds... ump definitely had somethin riding on the game
All three balk calls were correct.
Looks like he did come to a complete stop in the first one to me. I don't know how strict it usually is
A few weeks ago, MLB let coaches know there would be more emphasis on balks moving forward......or said clearly, MLB will be controlling the outcome of games moving forward so they can get the match ups they want in the post season. 3 Balks in one at bat?????? and instant replay says only one was a balk. MLB needs to answer this one honestly. They cannot say those were balks because if they do, they are saying they should fire every umpire for missing the 100,000 other balks this season using the same standard
Does "instant replay" say it, or does your opinion say it? Technically, all of these were the correct call, and the umpire could have even called a few of the pitches in between of the ones he did call if he was being super strict. He was trying to be nice, but the pitcher wasn't learning.
For MLB to emphasize anything this late in the year is pure insanity! Start at the beginning of the season or wait until next year.
@@sawmill035 Both and it was validated by others who saw the same thing
@@greggodsil7460 For the MLB to enforce the rulebook is insanity? That's your argument? Lol okay
@@FlyRiverFly Who are these "others"?
The referee deliberately retaliates
Veteran pitcher here.
Maybe I'm blind but I'm not seeing a balk.
Within Section 8 of the MLB rules, there is no predetermined time limit for being still so a microsecond is fine.
Besides, the balk rule was originally put in place to prevent pitchers from decieving batters and has nothing to do with pausing.
Comparing non-balks with these "balks" shows that many "balks" had him pausing longer. Thanks Vegas for ruining pro sports.
'Umpires should bear in mind that the purpose of the balk rule is to prevent the pitcher from deliberately deceiving the base runner. If there is doubt in the umpire’s mind, the “intent” of the pitcher should govern.'
Mets fan here. The balk rule is the stupidest of the old-time baseball rules. The stupidest of all baseball rules is the "man-on-2nd-in-extras" rule. Mattingly did not give a fuck about getting ejected, nor should he have given a fuck. Those calls were atrocious.
Because you don't understand the balk rules or the reasons for them does not make them stupid rules.
ump has up and under bet. This is why you can't legalized pro sports gambling.
I wouldn't be surprised if that ump had the over on total runs scored.
Ump really loves attention
Should be allowed to fight umpires nowadays, if they quit we use robots
I’ll be waiting Jomboy
The dude never had a balk in his career and he received 3 in one at bat. What in the world 😂
The ump didn’t feel like he was getting enough attention and we know how they believe the game is all about them nowadays, so he decided to do something to make people focus on him again.
There’s no full stop, or maybe his full stop was just too quick for the ump. 😂
Someone needs to tell these umps not to put their hands on the players and coaches. If a player or coach touches an umpire it's ejection, fine, and probably suspension. I'd like to see someone punch out one of the umpires and stop the umps from thinking the game is about them
Word has it he Balked from the bench as well 🙄
one of the higher ups in new york bet a lot money and called it in
Like traveling in the NBA; yes it happens but it’s hardly ever called.
Wait this is the middle finger guy from last year ... that's pretty pathetic of that umpire.
Each one just made me go ummm what?
Has to do something different???? Why??? He never committed a balk in the first place.
You obviously don't know balks.
You should see how BK KIM did when the ump called him a balk
Yeah I didn't see a balk on any of those pitches and I'm a mets fan
Can someone please explain how they are all balks? they seem like normal pitches to me.
Have to come set before throwing the pitch. However 2-3 called were not balks. The only one was the first
@Sports Entertainment of America It is for the coming set rule, however there are instances that absolutely should be called, ya know?
@@JacobiKenobi they were all balks. It was slight but he never stopped his hands.
@@JacobiKenobi John is correct. By the book, they are all balks.
@@johns3318 I can see it now, after watching like 15 times. Super slight
A: The Balk Rule is one of the dumbest in the MLB Rule Book
B: The Umpire was an ass to call it three times when it was highly questionable to begin with.
C: The pitcher is a twit of the first order for not making sure the he came to a clear stop after the first one and certainly after the second one.
They were all clear balks so how is the umpire an ass for enforcing the rules? Because you don't understand the balk rules or the reasons for them does not make them dumb rules.
Literally none of those were balks.
Literally, all of them were balks.
That was a nit-pick. The second one was definitely not a bulk. The ump was being a small man who wanted a pronounced stop. Bush league. So much so I ran into the same issue when I was playing a Pony League at 12.
the guy didn't stop. The ump was correct to make the call all 3 times. It's really as simple as that.
this was obviously not a balk. j/k i don't actually know what a balk is
That looked suspect at best. Think the new ump needs to rethink his career move.
Why? For getting the calls right?
Announcer it still was a balk. No no it was not.
Freakin’ Terrible
I was the hugest baseball fan of all time. I Haven't watched as much the past few years because of stuff like this. What happened to the great game of baseball?
Rob Manfred
The umpires enforced the rule book. I guess that is just terrible. How dare they
@@playballtillyoucant7003 No problem, just enforce the rules consistently.
Ump thinks the fans paid to see him.
Nobody paid to see the pitcher violate the rules.
What was the over/under set for in this game? Literally none of those were balks and it does make you wonder if the ump had other motives…
All of these were balks, literally.
But they were all three a balk
Umps to stay out of the game. There is a purpose to the balk rule. It’s Not for umps to ruin a game.
but you have pitchers come to, then reset their feet a couple of times and nothing is called.
When coming set it is not illegal to reset your free foot as long as you don't stop more than once.
Bleier didn't learn... full stop. Not change of direction, not a nano-second pause, not a glove that is still dropping down in front of his face....a STOP.
Its ridiculous and nit picky. Hes not trying to deceive the runner
He has a problem with his delivery. It's against the rules. And, probably, it is to deceive the runner, built into countless repetitions. Is it nitpicky? Perhaps, but it is against the rules. If it was called more often (on everyone), perhaps it wouldn't be called nitpicky anymore. Like the pitcher who rocks back and forth before coming set... and basically never stops, but his thinking is, I changed directions, I had to have come to a stop... Nope. Can't come to a stop for 1 planck time unit and call that a real "stop".
@@ericweeks8386 Finally someone who understands how rules work. The reason people are so mad at this umpire is because they have let this go for too long. It's like robberies -- if you don't prosecute people who commit robberies, it won't be much of a shock when they increase in frequency...
Good thing that will never happen... right?
Where's Angel Hernandez?
That first base ump was an absolute 💩stain. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Don Mattingly get that angry before in my life.
Fire the unpire.
This is common theme at a Marlins game. The Umps do not like the Miami organization. I’ve seen pitches thrown down the middle called Ball and balls in the dirt called strike for and against The Fish. They’re obviously attempting to get the Mets back on this game and these Umps should be investigated.
First one, sure... the second, no... the third...... wth are you talking about. Looks like someone had some bets on the game
People actually believe this man balked …lmao
People who know and understand the rule know they were balks. Simple minded morons who don't know the rules actually believe they were not balks. Keep laughing your ignorant ass off.
All of those were bullshit, and ump isn’t gonna face any consequences. Boo
All of those were correct calls.
Not a balk
So, the twelve pitches prior to this, he was doing something completely different that were not worthy of a balk call . . . and then suddenly he's balking his way back to AAA? Ump must've bet the over.
There was no one on base smart guy lol. Hard to balk when there is no one to balk over.
@@sawmill035 this is completely false. You can balk with no one on base. It’s simply called a ball.
@@Underratedmen Lol, no, that's called an illegal pitch, and the criteria for an illegal pitch and a balk are different. For instance, if the pitcher is in the stretch, he doesn't necessarily have to come to a stop.
All a balk is definitionally is anything that disrupts the runner on the base paths. An illegal pitch is called when the pitcher tries to disrupt the batter by, for example, deliberatly quick-pitching the batter when the batter isn't ready (Yes this is technically illegal.)
I would implore you to read the rulebook before providing false information and liking your own message next time.
@@sawmill035 Oh, didn't know there was no one on base. Thanks.
I couldn't see the first one, but the next two weren't balks. I think the pitcher may have slept with the umpires wife
Check Vegas for any giant bets on the Yankees. The first one was a stretch but ok. The other 2????? Thats a lot of BS
Stupid crap like this is why they need to clarify the rule. He comes to enough of a discernable stop that you can literally pinpoint where the stop is. Discretionary calls need to go away.
"Discernable pause" isn't good enough. Tell the pitcher they must come to a complete pause of movement for at least half a second.
The rule is extremely specific. It is three paragraphs long. You should check it out. By the way, "discernable" is nowhere in those three paragraphs. The rule states clearly in two separate places that the pitcher must come to a "complete" stop. In other words, no movement, period. By rule, the umpire made the correct call. Anyone who says "discernable pause" is incorrect.
You do know he must completely stop don't you? That means his hands, his legs, everything. There were no discernible pauses on those balks.
3 absolutely terrible calls
Who is that with Gary? Don't recognize the voice - definitely not Keith or Ron
Jerry blevins.
I understand balks, etc. but its getting so old.It's absurd and MLB has to do something about it. Not get rid of it completely, but make it so its not so infuriating. Not a fan of either team (Yanks fan), just one pissed off baseball fan.
Terrible calls IMHO. But hey, he's a Chicago umpire & we know they don't play MLB ball there, so maybe he just doesn't get it. LOL
Can someone explain why he got balks?
No discernable pause.
What nonsense. One night, his motion his is illegal and every single other outing it is legal. I am not debating the baseball rulebook, the application of said rulebook. Otherwise there is only one single competent umpire in all of MLB.
The announcer 🤡🤡🤦♂️
None of them were balks
Yeah, they were. He never came to a full stop.
I understand they’re all balks but still you don’t call those
Why not? What other rules would you like the umpires to ignore?
Seems to be a lot of confusion in here. I see a lot of twitter-type ignorant comments about how the game is rigged or whatever, but no one bothered to check the rule book to see if the umpire actually made the right calls (Hint: he did). By the way, if you are making a mistake, is the person who called you out's fault if you keep making the same mistake? No, obvioulsy not. It is YOUR FAULT for not learning and adjusting.
In any case, I'll quote a few excerpts from the 2021 MLB rulebook (couldn't find 2022, but this rule hasn't changed in decades at least).
From Rule 5.07(a)(2):
_Set Position shall be indicated by the pitcher when he stands facing the batter with his pivot foot in contact with, and his other foot in front of, the pitcher’s plate, holding the ball in oth hands in front of his body and coming to a complete stop. From such Set Position he may deliver the ball to the batter, throw to a base or step backward off the pitcher’s plate with his pivot foot. Before assuming Set Position, the pitcher may elect to make any natural preliminary motion such as that known as “the stretch.” But if he so elects, he shall come to Set Position before delivering the ball to the batter. After assuming Set Position, any natural motion associated with his delivery of the ball to the batter commits him to the pitch without alteration or interruption._
Also from later in Rule 5.07(a)(2):
_The pitcher, following his stretch, must (a) hold the ball in both hands in front of his body and (b) come to a complete stop. This must be enforced. Umpires should watch this closely. Pitchers are constantly attempting to “beat the rule” in their efforts to hold runners on bases and in cases where the pitcher fails to make a complete “stop” called for in the rules, the umpire should immediately call a “Balk.”_
On each of the three balks, the pitcher never came to a complete stop. You can see the glove slightly moving on all three occasions. You cannot do that, and the umpire was right to call him out for it. I am shocked only by the fact the pitcher just completely ignored the umpire and kept making the same mistake over and over again. I can count on one hand the number of times I was called for balks in my 15 years of pitching. Every time I was called for one, that type of balk never happened again. It is really not that hard to avoid. There were a few pitches in between the ones called that were pretty close too, but the umpire probably felt bad and was a little lenient.
I can see him coming to a stop on every single one of those pitches. There is no rule on how long he has to pause for. This is a bullshit call on all three. He comes set and then starts his delivery. He doesn’t have to stop moving his head, just his hands.
7 years and 200 innings with no balks. But hey, the pitcher was wrong I’m sure.
@@luisportal7836 Perhaps I'm blind but I never saw a stop. It look like he almost comes to a stop at the top, but then his glove creeps down his body before he delivers. This is an attempt to confuse the runner.
If you are the runner, would you be able to run while his glove is still creeping down his body? No is the answer
@@Underratedmen Correct, the pitcher was wrong. The mere coincidence that he hadn't balked before does not preclude a balk now. What you're essentially doing is arguing from authority, rather than arguing with evidence that what the pitcher did or didn't do was a balk.
Yes. He should have "learned and adjusted" within one batter for what has been permissible by every MLB umpire for 7 years. 🤣
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took him 3 times to learn the rules. it's a shit rule but still
They were all balks. Umpire was right. Third one was a bit borderline. A balk yes but not enough that I would have called it personally.
They were balks.
Yeah, it's the pitcher that has to do something different, right?
Garbage calls and garbage commentary.
Not really a good video, from what I saw dude did come to a stop. This video should show a couple extra seconds per pitch.
I don't think dude did it from what I saw but this isn't a good edited video.
You really gotta screw up to balk an especially as a pro I'd think but I never came close to that so I guess I wouldn't really know.
But still, the rules are basically the same everywhere.
Only time I ever balked was first year of Babe Ruth league an my first appearance as a pitcher. I didn't know what "going from the stretch meant" 😂. My coaches did though an they kept letting me go from wind up while coach from the other team kept yelling.
There was someone on base, I kept throwing from wind up cause my 13yr old butt didn't know better. I had only pitched in Little League.
So they had a guy on base, their coach kept screaming "he has to go from stretch". I didn't have a clue what he was talking about so I kept pitching.
As I got older I realized that dumb coach could have been sending his guys to steal every pitch, my coaches apparently knew that too an were not going to say a word. Looking back I wouldn't have either.
So eventuality the home plate ump walked out to show me. I was like "ohhhhh, yeah I can do that". So I did. I wound up balking twice I think, I didn't know better until the inning was over an my coaches explained to me what the deal was.
I moved a rock on one, didn't know better but it really bummed me out that their runners got to move forward. Maybe it was runner I don't remember it was in 1983. I know we won though and I made all stars that year an had terrible outings. Sports have taught me so many important life lessons an that yr in particular taught me a lot.
We won the championship for league that yr but the only two games my all star team lost were the two I appeared in. I'm telling you, life lessons. Sports can be so important to forming a child. I could write a book on it.