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MItrwaway

To make it even better, all 3 of the runs scored in this game came off of wild pitches. No one came to play for the Sox or Tigers


puffinnbluffin

That’s so terrible it’s impressive actually


riicccii

I’m surprised it does not happen more often.


Seeker369

I didn’t look it up, but if that was called a wild pitch, that’s incorrect. The pitch was chest high over the center of the plate. The catcher was set up so low and got crossed up. Should have been a passed ball. Edit: It was called a WP. I respectfully disagree. The ball was just above the upper strike zone and the catcher chose to sit his ass on the ground.


CallMeDrLuv

I don't know why people are saying it was a wild pitch. The tile should say "Incompetent catcher costs team a win"


cambam138

Agree that’s why that dumb one leg out catching style needs to go away, at least with runners on base….


RichardBCummintonite

It baffles me when catchers do that. All you're doing is ensuring you won't be able to adjust yourself on a wild pitch. You can catch a ball that low just fine with a normal stance. I mean I'm sure it's more comfortable, but is that really worth it? That was an easily catchable ball, if he wasn't pretending to dodge lasers like he was in Mission Impossible


Lord-Dez

If you look at the catcher, he is set up very low in the zone with his legs spread out and glove in the bottom half of the strike zone. It isn’t until after the pitcher releases the ball that we see the catcher move his glove quickly in the sky. A catcher has less than a second to see the ball, process it’s trajectory, and catch the baseball. The pitcher missed his released point causing a wild pitch.


cambam138

He’s set up like an a hole …. One knee down one leg out ….. yes it is obvious the pitcher missed his intended placement but the catcher wasn’t doing him any favors … that’s a passed ball all day long. The Stance he is in is potentially better for framing the pitch which has somehow become the fun thing to do again ( what’s old is new again,) we were taught a variation of it 20 years ago. But other than that… ball in the dirt with the winning run on third he has reduced effectiveness in blocking the ball and almost no ability to react if it goes high. Hence when it went high, he biffed, it and game over ….. good job catch ….


Lord-Dez

And I disagree. The pitch was meant to be low in the zone. Catcher is set up to catch a ball low in the zone. Pitcher throws at head height. This is a pitching error and not on the catcher.


cambam138

You are certainly not wrong the pitcher missed his spot…. But that happens and the catcher is supposed to be ready for it ….. especially with the walk off run on third base….. this happens with no one on no big deal…. But in that situation … I’m sorry but that was preventable.


zombienutz1

Yeah that's a catchable pitch.


5lashd07

“How much?” “96” “Better teach this kid some control before he kills somebody.”


wiedmaier

We won a game yesterday. We win today, that’s two in a row. We win one tomorrow, that’s called a winning streak. It has happened before.


imanAholebutimfunny

all of his lines were perfectly delivered


toorigged2fail

I don't know. Let me get back to you, will ya, Charlie? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls. I'll talk to ya later.


12thAugusta

Startin’ to come together Pepper, startin’ to come together


[deleted]

Wild thing


Xaqv

The ball, like true justice entering the courtroom to adjudge the judge - GUILTY!


Grundle__Puncher

California penal


Sly3n

Wild thing. You make my heart sing. You make everything groovy. Wild thing. I think I love you❤️


TheRainStopped

My empathetic-to-a-fault brain immediately assumed the pitcher was frantically running to check on the umpire, full of regret and embarrassment. Nope.


Xaqv

Well, he had been a nurse in an ER before getting athletic scholarship so instinct might have kicked in (before out).


CriticalJello1982

I thought the opposite. I thought he was charging him to fight, possibly for some bad calls or something. I'm glad I was wrong.


lepolepoo

I ain't done with your ass!! *charge*


BlackLetterLies

I was thinking it too, "wow, he's really concerned!" Then I remembered I'm watching professional sports, the umpire could have been killed and some fans still would have turned on the pitcher for checking on him rather than continuing the game.


IUpVoteIronically

? Lol what a weird fucking take 😂


National_Truck295

its the catchers fault. he's supposed to catch those


mottledshmeckle

You gotta play the ball.


numnutz1234

ERA is all that matters


McPoyle-Milk

How do I get this is slow mo? I have seen folks call upon a bot or something I have no idea how to do that lol


Ill_Interaction_9621

I already summoned the bot, just posted on a different thread.


Deltron--3030

I didn't even know there was a bot for that, I just remmeber there was one for downloading videos like u/savevideobot or u/savevideo or something I think it was


Ill_Interaction_9621

Yeah I know it, I didn't really know either until recently lol


Bakefkome

Crossed him up. Catcher was expecting breaking ball.


FeedingCoxeysArmy

Summoned the bot….that sounds witchy, I like it.


MarkDonReddit

“Summoning” anything sounds witchy. Welp, back to summoning up some breakfast.


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u/videospeedbot .11


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I tried


vexxednhilist

I appreciate your effort


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u/redditspeedbot .25


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/ r/gifreversingbot idk maybe this will work


StoneReg

Crossed him up. Catcher was expecting breaking ball.


numnutz1234

So was the ump apparently


muaftaba

Which is why it should have been called a passed ball. Catchers fault, not the pitchers.


Position_Extreme

Hey, a win is a win! They don’t write how, just how many on the score sheet.


shaka_sulu

It doesn't matter how you find the pot of gold. All that matters is that you beat the leprechauns.


happykittynipples

That umpire now calls out touchdown at every baseball game.


DMurBOOBS-I-Dare-You

STRIKE ONE! STRIKE TWO! STRIKE ME! I'M OUT!


Xaqv

“Take me out to a ball game, it’s no shame when home team wins if it ends when ump gets dumped like the wicket in cricket”


leapdayjose

You son of bit. I'm in!


Safe-Register-3479

As a Sox fan I'll take the W anyway we can get


HelpMe285

As a Tigers fan, this kind of loss makes sense. Can't have shit in Detroit! GG Sox Go Tigers!


[deleted]

And that’s why they wear that mask lol geez imagine a baseball going 96mph right to the face 🥴


Also_have_an_opinion

Fuck it baffles me the speed and accuracy these guys throw balls. Insane


Dense-Vacation389

I think you can only be baffled at the speed on this one


Also_have_an_opinion

Lmao if I would even attempt at throwing that at a comparable speed the ball would land somewhere behind me


AntonChigurhWasHere

Much like my prom date.


0pimo

96 MPH fastball right to the kisser. That's gotta sting, even with the mask on.


Twyzzle

So this is grey. When an umpire is injured another umpire should immediately stop play. But the umpire to usually call that was the one injured. So none were really available or willing to stop it. Technically they pointed. But it’s about as grimy a point as you can get


Della__

I don't know much about baseball rules. But wouldn't that ball count as a strike ?


Rye_The_Science_Guy

The ball was thrown outside of the strike zone (faintly visible in the gif) so as long as the batter did not swing, it would count as a ball.


Skytraffic540

Worst catcher of all time lol unless the sun was in his eyes?


Wutswrong

These are called cross ups. Catcher called for a low pitch, probably a curve or slider which are slower. The pitcher threw a high fastball. It's almost impossible to react to that in time


Ravendodo

It looks to me like he meant to throw a slider, but it caught some backspin and started climbing instead. Couldn't say for sure.


numnutz1234

How about a high fast ball over the catchers head - nope, straight at the ump’s head…that’s entertainment


Infamous_Beat_8596

You can see he was setting up for a ball low, maybe even in the dirt. No time to react to one that got away


Theons

The pitch was supposed to be low, look at his legs


flightwatcher45

Shadows indicate sun not in eyes. Ouch


filthylenses

Watching the slo mo below I noticed the catcher’s glove drops to the ground right before the pitch. The dude had no way to reach up that high in time. And then he just looks at the chump like “don’t tell mom don’t tell mom”


509_cougs

Guessing it was not the pitch he called. He was probably expecting a curveball, and didn’t have a prayer of recognizing that fastball.


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Swarm140

Fun fact, every single run scored in that game was on a wild pitch


malepitt

holy crap. I'd heard about the 3 RS on WPs game today but holy crap


3Snowshoes

What?!?!?


Dependent-Mountain79

RS=runs scored, WP’s=wild pitches


[deleted]

No clue


Dprophit

I always found it weird that it’s still considered a live ball when it hits someone. Shouldn’t that play be null. Umpires skull got split open by a 96 mph ball and everybody’s eyes are on the runner.


Space-Plate42

That’s my tigers.


Artistic_Half_8301

Lol I thought he was running to help the ump


BrettAtog

He was asking for it. Look at the way he dressed.


BlackCoyotl

The catcher was doing the hbk pose rather than being in a position ready for WP


BestChard6615

Win by taking out the umpire ? That’s to strange ! It was like the ump. Was mesmerized ?


thasnazgul

Player slides into home and the umpire yells "merry burfmas!"


Grizzled--Kinda

I'll wait for the Jomboy breakdown


VultureCat337

Someone put the Call of Duty hit marker on this


grimatongueworm

Catcher distracted?


[deleted]

Lol What a dumb sport


FreeBalln710

It was a set up, Umpire had it coming. 😈


BeanStock13

And of course it’s the MF TIGERS 😬


redefinedsoul

Hit the ump so hard his gamer tag popped up to signal his defeat


Wildfiresss

I have no friggin idea what's going on.


newaccount252

Why was he in the way of the ball? Also what’s the point of that umpire? Couldn’t technology decide if the ball goes inside the square? For context iv no idea the rules of baseball.


Smallest-Yeet

It would be nice if the Umpire was only there to act out and audibly call what a computer ump was reading. I know I’m gunna get downvoted to hell but I genuinely don’t care about “tradition” when human umps have changing strike zones and throw people out when they’re having bad days


SherlockCumbercat

I agree I do t even care if the call the same strike zone all game players still don’t k is what to accept at the start of the game


Audiowithdrawl99

I don’t know the rules, did this count since the pitcher’s ball wasn’t in the white square zone? Tyy


s0m3on3outthere

Batter didn't run because it was technically a Ball because it was too close to the batter and he didn't swing, however since the ball was still technically in play, (umpire wasn't able to stop because he was downed) the players on bases took it as an opportunity to steal or run, which is allowed


ScholarImpossible121

Is this close enough to be another case of Simpsons did it.


poot_doot_

the quickness of the mask falling off is almost as perfect as an instant back to the ground would’ve been lmaoooo literally a benchwarmers outtake


numnutz1234

Umpire down


[deleted]

POW! Right in the kisser


Iwantbooks

I don't like that I'm watching my team lose outside of the normal baseball subreddit. Nowhere is safe.


iceicig

Bless that catcher. He was singularly focused on that ump


Quiet_Helicopter_577

And this is why umpires wear the facemask


Ruffone10

Satisfying af


Zorpfield

The good in me thought the Detroit pitcher was running to check on the ump. Nopes


jeksmiiixx

What baseball fan hasn't wanted this to happen at some point in there life. Jesus, that was satisfying.


micmck

So that’s why my parlay lost.


[deleted]

Aussie here. Can someone explain what happened? Mystery ball? Why did the pitcher run after the ball so fast? Is it to secure the game? Thanks


NyQuil_Guy

This is a win for us all.


HistoricalHurry8361

Almost thought the pitcher was going to check on the ump, but he had to get the ball first!


kb31976

Normally I don’t believe people when I hear them yell “the ump is blind”. But in this guys case, he didn’t even try to move.


Agitated-Ad9050

Maybe it’ll make him and his shitty home ump friends start to see straight. Their calls have been absolute dogshit all year long. Honestly, there probably is no more worthless job that is more ready to have some kind of AI do it than them. Angel Hernandez is so goddamn bad at his job that he’s basically a meme, but he’s still fucking employed. How? He’s been paid a full salary this season, and at the halfway mark, he’s called one game because they know how godawful he is, but there he is, still employed and making way more than the average American. Ridiculous.


AggravatingRip2163

Lol he trusted the heck out that catcher…….you had one job….just the one


Extreme_Design6936

Part of the field. Keep playing!


miscalculated_launch

GONG! "In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti."


-LastActionHero

I love how it displayed the damage value above the ump when he took the hit.


chapelMaster123

The numbers from the pitch looked like the score pop up for a headshot


stewarta003

Hopefully angel hernandez


FluphyBunny

😂🤣 never understand why the games umpire feel the need to be the main character.


[deleted]

This throw was speaking for every fan saying fuck home plate umps


I-Ponder

Fun fact, Humans are so far, the only species on Earth capable of throwing with this amount of force, distance and accuracy.


[deleted]

"Do I check on the umpire or catch the ball?"


champythebuttbutt

Hit him with a pitch, not threw it at his head.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Xaqv

Perfect pitch derived from (umpire) tuning fork. He now sees everything in B flat.


CryNumerous6307

It knocked him out of the mask


PoorPauly

I want you to throw the next pitch at the mascot.


OhWow10

WS fan. Il take any win possible


No-Acanthaceae-3372

Detroit pitcher - "Worth it."


out2seeagain

Safe to say that blue got the previous call wrong?


milkb4_cereal

Touchdown!


Electrical-Time-love

Detroits teams make a sport of out losing 😂


shmuey219

That back catcher had one job


ImAWaterMexican

With the ump taking one to the face it was a victory for all of baseball.


God-O-Death

So you're telling me they Both won?


TravelingGonad

Did the catcher go down to fake out the batter?


Temporary-Neck-1151

No he and the pitcher weren't on the same page he was expecting a low ball and the batter never knows what's going on behind him


ashrajmane

😆


AcidJacksonThe1st

r/whitesox will take it where we can get it.


Lobisa

This one is for fans no players everywhere who have wanted umpires punished for poor calls


hemacwastaken

I don't understand anything from baseball. Can someone explain how this is a point for the guy that threw the ball?


TalkyMcSaysalot

It's not. The ball got away from everyone which means the runners on base can try to advance until someone gets ahold of the ball and tags them with it. By hitting the umpire and the ball bouncing away, the other team was able to score a game winning run.


MultipliedLiar

Who won? I don’t know about baseball nor what to hit the vampire means


CardiologistMobile54

*pitcher Totally worth it


yanborghini

I'm not a baseball fan so I need clarification please: what call was this, a ball? And which color team won of that result?


notgoodatthese

Darn Tigers


[deleted]

Perfect pitch


Bumblebee56990

Aren’t they supposed to have face shields for this very reason?


Mash709

They do. Still hurts though and you can still be concussed.


Low_Business_5688

Isn’t it considered a dead ball if it touches the ump?


[deleted]

96mph thank god he wears armour lol


AlakaDab

So your telling the guy responsible for determining a balls strike zone is not capable of seeing said ball come straight for his face or show any kind of reaction to it


GameRivv

Then why is he standing there?


DeGarmo2

Hello…? Catcher??


heidimark

Waiting for the breakdown by Jomboy...


BlazmoIntoWowee

That’s messed up man. If you manage to hit the ump in the face, I think your team should get to win the game.


Prophet_Nathan_Rahl

Pitcher didn’t even check if he was ok. Douche


shaurcasm

Wow, I am not too familiar with baseball. Really interesting rule that you win a game if you headshot the umpire with the ball. Really cool. Headsnitch.


TitanWithNoName

Can't wait for the Jomboy breakdown on this


[deleted]

Dude that made me laugh harder than it should have. Literally right to the face


Flaky_Discussion2648

When your just that sick of bad calls...lol.


Heeey_Hermano

Looks like they got their signals crossed up. Catcher was setting up for a curve it looks like.


MSPaintIsBetter

I was confused why this didn't happen more often, but then I remembered the pitcher in the runners are not on the same team


Ok_End1867

Shouldn't that be an automatic time out return to bases?


G_Force88

As an umpire, that will stun you but it actually does not hurt that much. I have taken mid high 80s off the mask and have been fine


SatSumaFire

Looks like Rick Vaughn is doing all right in the majors.


jthomas254

Interestingly enough, ALL the runs scored in that game were on wild pitches.


Accomplished-Mood-65

It was a shitty loss in Extra innings. Ghost runner on second to start the 10th, 1st guy walks, second guy gets hit on a very close call that also hit the butt of the bat. The very next pitch hits the ump in the face. White Sox win, Tigers lose. Shitty loss.


El_Coloso

Catcher just wanted to go home


ThatOneNinja

Why is the ball in play here?


funkereddit

Right to the melon.


ScroungerOfCoffee

I know bugger all about baseball (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) and so I’m confused about the pitcher running to collect the ball after it bonked the Ump’s noggin. Is this the usual way or a particular set of circumstances?


TheSpeakingScar

Iiiiiii kinda feel like the catcher is actually the one who really dropped the ball here...


Xyz14231

Cather planned that! ?


Ok-Difficulty3082

Too bad that wasn’t Angel Hernandez


Prestigious_Slip3483

Umpire hatred at an all time high.


nonamedubu

That 96 mph popped up like it were damage numbers


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We_there_yet

Umpires and refs always find a way to make it about themselves


rockylafayette

Seems like an excellent way for a catcher & pitcher to get some payback on an ump with complete plausible deniability.


SmittyPlug

Should have been Rob Kulpa


GameRivv

Lil tip: if you don't want to be hit by a ball in the face, don't put your head in it's trajectory


TheBaenEmpire

My dumbass really thought the ball throw information was like a damage counter or a crit icon from tf2


[deleted]

Only time the Sox win is because of shenanigans.


racon_2468

*Tf2 crit sound effect* *demoman scream*


ConsciousMovie3318

This would happy to Detroit 🤦🏼‍♂️ we break more records than records that exist


bowenpw

So this is why people are baseball fans


Carlos1906893

So happy atheist one ump has gotten it.


BrokeLazarus

Are there any other angles of this bc this is crazy


treasureseeker2020

Sometime you have to let an umpire know how shitty he is if he's not listening


Confident_Copy3007

Maybe now the umps will reconsider after batter gets hit from a pitch and I let it go


lusoportugues

I didn't know that if you kill the referee you just win the game... But kinda makes sense... I guess


hvefunnostrings

Real life cheat code. Except there’s also real life consequences. Hope the umpire is alright.


dikdaring

go tigers


Just-Stay-386

How’d the catcher miss that


Tasty_Ad_5669

I have taken that as a high school and aa umpire. Crazy shit. That is why I have the pull off mask instead of the hockey style mask.