The ump was suspended indefinitely -- and rightfully so. That call ended the game. That's an ump that just wanted the game over.
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Worst Strike Call in the History of the Sport
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The ump was suspended indefinitely -- and rightfully so. That call ended the game. That's an ump that just wanted the game over.
Oh my - that’s a blatant case of dereliction of duty to be sure. I would hope that the ump would get worse than a suspension for that…
You're dead-on with that.
No doubt in anyone's mind that ump clearly knew it was a ball -- yet rung him up. That should be a career ender. I could never trust him behind the plate again. No one could.
The batter's reaction to the 2nd strike is why the ump struck him out in my opinion. Not saying its right, but umps and officials don't like to be shown up. That third strike was not even close.
The ump had to make an emergency run to the head. It's the only logical explanation.
Saw this yesterday on Twitter. Just awful. This guy must have watched Eric Gregg ringing up the Braves in the 1997 NLCS against the Marlins. This guy should never ump another game again.
Bingo!!! 100% correct.
As a sports official myself, I am often amazed at the poor temperament of other officials. This ump took that reaction after the 2nd strike personally, and maybe other events occurred earlier, but that next pitch was going to be called a strike no matter what
Not everyone is cut out to be an official.
The first strike, was questionable, the second pitch was exactly what you said, a ring up for the previous pitch. However, in this case, no argument can be made on the second pitch, it was clearly a ball. As QC mentioned above, straight dereliction of duty.
Umpire suspended indefinitely.
www.espn.com
College ump suspended after egregious strike call
Plate umpire Reggie Drummer, who made an egregious third strike call to end Friday's game between New Orleans and Mississippi Valley State, has been suspended indefinitely.
I've definitely seen batters whine about a strike call -- and the ump responds by calling a strike on a borderline pitch. I get that.
But once you ring up a strike on a pitch like shown in the video, then you've crossed over into meddling with the integrity of the game.
But once you ring up a strike on a pitch like shown in the video, then you've crossed over into meddling with the integrity of the game.
100%. That first strike I get. Horrible call, but it happens. I teach catchers to always frame up on low balls rather than flip. Crazy how many strike calls that can get in a weekend tournament. We played down in Oklahoma last weekend and my daughter probably got four of those called strikes for her pitcher behind the plate. This is college baseball though with balls traveling north to south. No reason to miss it. Then the ump decided to get vindictive when he knew he messed up. Glad he was suspended. Hopefully he learned his lesson.
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It was. Terrible call but that catcher saved the batters season probably. Good catchers accept the responsibility of managing the game. They look past their pitch by pitch world and keep the game flowing. This kid went a step further by showing what the brotherhood of baseball players mean. It is unique to sports. After my high school playing days were over I ran into guys I played against frequently, once even in Iceland, and realized how deep those relationships went. We had crazy competitive games between the lines but I still consider those guys friends decades later.
Showing up the umpire should have nothing to do with it. The integrity is to call it a strike if it is and a ball if it is! nothing else.
