<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dansby Swanson gets a double on a ball that went foul but it's not a reviewable play <a href="https://t.co/K7AqiDJQFV">pic.twitter.com/K7AqiDJQFV</a></p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1521579965506068480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >May 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Umpire Jeff Nelson missed a shocking 27 calls today.<br><br>In the bottom of the 8th, he rang up <a href="https://twitter.com/yunitogurriel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yuni togurriel</a> on a pitch 2.63 in. outside, ejected manager Charlie Montoyo, and then rang up the next batter, <a href="https://twitter.com/mattchap6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattchap 6</a>, on a pitch 4.55 in. outside.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"># Jays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Athletics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Et fw">#Athletics</a> <a href="https://t.co/FjFZhTUWJB">pic.twitter.com/FjFZhTUWJB</a></p>— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) <a href="https://twitter.com/UmpireAuditor/status/1515648000076312579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >April 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Umpire Jeff Nelson missed a shocking 27 calls today.<br><br>In the bottom of the 8th, he rang up <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/yunitogurriel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@yuni togurriel</a> on a pitch 2.63 in. outside, ejected manager Charlie Montoyo, and then rang up the next batter, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/mattchap6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattchap 6</a>, on a pitch 4.55 in. outside.<a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jays </a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Athletics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"> #Athletics</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://t.co/FjFZhTUWJB">pic.twitter.com/FjFZhTUWJB</a></p>— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/UmpireAuditor/status/1515648000076312579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >April 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
This happens every single f u c k i n g day, I’m getting tired of this shit. We need a automated sensor strike zone for lack of a better term, unreal some of these guys have glaucoma I swear the way they call balls & strikes.
This happens every single f u c k i n g day, I’m getting tired of this shit. We need a automated sensor strike zone for lack of a better term, unreal some of these guys have glaucoma I swear the way they call balls & strikes.
BTJ,
First of all, let me say that I agree with you 100% and hear what you are saying loud and clear...Having said that, MLB has been like this since the inception of the game!...I don't get all of the bitchin', complainin' and belly-aching...Human error or the human element of calling balls and strikes has always been a part of the game albeit sometimes very controversial...and what makes it more frustrating is what all of us baseball fans have known for decades is the fact that each and every umpire has his own strike zone and/or interpretation of it...Furthermore, a lot of times it's not even about if the pitched ball was a strike or not, but whether it hits the target (i.e. the catchers mitt)...simply put, the majority of the time the umpire will give the pitcher the benefit of the doubt if he hits his target...Greg Maddux also used to get very similar calls on outside, inside, high and low balls because catcher Charlie O'Brien was a master of framing pitches and stealing strikes for his pitchers on what should have been ball calls.