Rick Roller 10
All Star
[ame=http://youtu.be/8_1lMBgFiDY]Texas Rangers phantom double play with Moreland and Grimm versus Seattle, 5/24/13 - YouTube[/ame]
Example #347,247,684 why baseball umpires are **** heads.
- Thread starter Rick Roller 10
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I mean....it's embarrassing as all hell on replay. But NO ONE knew that happened live except for Moreland and Grimm.
Wedge (M's manager) wasn't even arguing that...he was either arguing that the runner beat it or that Moreland was off the bag.
First base umpires do not watch the ball as it comes into the glove. They watch the bag and listen for the catch. They are also supposed to stay with the 1B til he throws the ball wherever...but this also didn't happen.
Umpires have had a pretty embarrassing year on the field, and although this may LOOK like the worst call, I don't think it is. It's a bizarre situation that is essentially a big fluke.
If anything, one of the other umpires should have helped the ump at first. Probably 2nd, but he probably stayed with the runner/fielder at second.
IDK, shyt was crazy
Wedge (M's manager) wasn't even arguing that...he was either arguing that the runner beat it or that Moreland was off the bag.
First base umpires do not watch the ball as it comes into the glove. They watch the bag and listen for the catch. They are also supposed to stay with the 1B til he throws the ball wherever...but this also didn't happen.
Umpires have had a pretty embarrassing year on the field, and although this may LOOK like the worst call, I don't think it is. It's a bizarre situation that is essentially a big fluke.
If anything, one of the other umpires should have helped the ump at first. Probably 2nd, but he probably stayed with the runner/fielder at second.
IDK, shyt was crazy
Yung Yogurt
Culo Season
man cut that white man a break, stop being like that yo...for real that shyt ain't cool
Bilz
Superstar
I don't even know why Grimm was trying to catch the ball, he could clearly see Moreland got back to the base.
Not that bad of a call. Like HHR was saying first base umpires just look at the bag and listen for the catch. Obviously it was the wrong call, but I understand why the ump made that call. Overall this has been a horrible year for umpires.