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So basically just not the greatest ump

Why is MLB allowing assistants to the assistant coach argue with the team? I get the manager having the most leeway as the manager is the "voice" of the team (within reason of course). On a side note, I really like the breakdowns of why certain calls are made.

Tommy Pham ran inside the baseline on purpose in order to hurt Contreras. He should be fined $50,000.00.

Judge was lying. He looked for the ball to knock it down. You know where liars go.

Wow. This ump was horrible. But what’s new? And the tool of the horrible ump is the ejection. MLB has got to do something with these clowns.

These cry baby umps walk away? The whole reason they do this is to try to make themselves part of the game. The ejections are their show. It’s why they show up every day.

"If both sides are unhappy you're doing a good job." LOL. How about it means you just suck. I'm sure Angel and Joe had many games where both sides were unhappy.

Explain the shortstop not even touching the bag then.

Lindsay, thanks for your assistants!

Cry me a river.

The Tolerance Hierarchy makes it's return!

"That Aaron Judge strike that we've talked about so many times" is just a euphemism for the umpires being wrong again and again and again

Love the breakdowns… not only from the balls/strikes calls but how the umpire mechanics work… thank you Lindsay

I like close call sports subtle shade to the umpire at the end. Umpire audit had this ump missing 15 calls with 12 against Pit. He was terrible last night

Shildt gets tossed next game for arguing when the lineup cards are handed in. Same difference I think. Move on.

Assistant hitting coach? Sounds like a fancy name for “guy who brings out the L-screen for batting practice”.

NCAA adds a one game suspension for a post participation ejection. Since this is MLB Shildt will likely just get a fine. However, if this had occurred during an NCAA game (or in this case, after the game), then Shildt would not be eligible to manage his next game.

Atta boy Paul! Love seeing you in the Show!

Not only that, I'm surprised he didn't chuck Croenworth too.

Game over, what good is an ejection here!! UMPs just walk off field and call it a day, I’ve done it a couple times!!

Paul Clemons is a huge rabbit, lit him up one game in Rancho Cucamonga after he legitimately called a ball 20 feet fair foul, the opposing left fielder was still running for the ball. This was in 2013. He Is an absolute awful umpire

Swing the bat.

Pyschotic behavior

I wonder if the 1927 Murderers Row Yankees had an Assistant Hitting Coach? What a mope that guy...

Seemed like coach was huffing it out, before ump had a chance to leave

Really 3.inches makes it easy to steal? 😅

Always objective , concise and correct! Only thing missing is more subscribers!

That pitch certainly wasn’t in… THE CROOOOONE ZOOOOONE!!!!

Thank you for acknowledging my childhood’s favorite mascot Youppi!, the only mascot to ever be ejected from a baseball game! (Though my nitpicky side will point out that the official spelling is Youppi!, with the exclamation mark! 😉)

You can’t argue balls and strikes it’s an automatic ejection

I’d like to hear you explain flying the rainbow colors. I’m assuming you agree with not only the whole month being dedicated to homosexual relationships but also to the professional sports and their subsidiaries flying the colors. Why is this important to you to fly that flag? I’d like to hear your take on its importance to you and your channel. Thanks!

It seems like an assistant hitting coach should need to buy a ticket to go to the games.

That’s all on Bacchus here.

I've noticed this year that umpire Erich Bacchus has one of the most generous strike zones I've seen, in a long time. Bringing back the legend of Eric Gregg! ♥

This is a terrible ejection by Carapazza. He’s awful with these. I don’t even thing he’s a bad umpire but he’s so arrogant and has the quickest trigger in the league. Garcia’s son in law but half the umpire as far as demeanor that Garcia was.

The flippant way that Bacchus sent Shildt to the showers almost made it feel like he was baiting him and wanted to show him how little he cared about what he was going to do. Even after the game is over, this particular ejection feels like it's just meant to keep the tension up the rest of the series... So, honest question for those who are umps in the comments, is a casual ejection more insulting or less insulting than an ejection with a little panache? Where does that fall in the game/crowd management part of the equation?

Assistant hitting coach😊

Poor Youppi

"When no side is happy, you're doing your job" is a tired trope usually reserved for judge characters in legal dramas. If both sides are unhappy, then maybe you're NOT doing that great of a job... And the stats proved that to be the case, unfortunately.

Love it when personnel want to make themselves heard. He's an assistant for a reason.

If any assistant is ejected the head coach should be ejected with him. Otherwise they'll just tell their assistant to get thrown out for them. "lack of institutional control" if you will. This will shut up the assistant coaches real quick. it also makes it easier if you're not sure who to throw out that no matter who you throw out you'd be able to throw out the manager, so you throw out the manager no matter what.

Cream

Not Youppi at the bottom!

I've seen worse calls to end a game, but that paycheck ejection ranks up there with Hunter's this season.

Under NFHS rules (in Illinois, anyway) coaches know to be careful with their comments after a game because if they are ejected they miss the next game. Same for players.

Back when I still had two good knees and was umpiring we used to work a lot of fastpitch softball Sunday doubleheaders in the fall between travel teams. One particular Sunday my partner was being given grief about his strike zone for 7 innings from the coach in the 3B dugout. The coach never crossed the line. After the first game my partner and I went to the parking lot to change and hydrate a little. Upon returning for the start of the 2nd game the same coach continued riding my partner about his strike zone in the first game during the lineup exchange. My partner said to me, "I want him gone.". I replied, "If you want him gone, toss him. I have no problem with it.". The coach spent the second game in his car and the game went off without a peep from the 3B dugout.

That Erich Bacchus needs to go back to AAA. He’s been terrible!

@CloseCallSports Where can I find a PDF or hard copy of the MLB and Minor League umpire Manuel?

As a retired college and semi-pro ump, I find this play very interesting. In my point of view, as the plate ump I’m watching my ump mates move as a team. I start moving down the 3rd base line. I’m watching the runner rounding 2nd and glance to make sure that my partner at the 1st area is making his move to cover at home plate. I see the coach at 3rd is signaling the runner to hold up. I also see the runner stutter step near 3rd and watching the catcher move near 3rd. I see the runner, not looking at the coach but looking instead at the catcher. The runner changes gears and moves rear fast to 3rd and round the bag towards home plate. I see if the catcher is going to shift his feet to the left and intercept the runner, but the catcher stays adjacent to the foul line without moving left. The runner’s speed will not allow him to make a severe turn at 3rd and run directly down the foul line. My instinct and experience tell me that the runner’s path will be to the outside of the foul line. The catcher also knows this but the catcher will not shift to his left to avoid obstruction. As the ump, I do NOT hold my left arm out to signal a temporary penalty, because there has NO obstruction by the catcher. FINAL call: no obstruction and the runners is out at home.

As usual umpires RUIN the game because they think ANYONE CARES about them. I quit watching MLB like 30 years ago cause the umps SUCKED then. Things have not changed. Until they do away with IDIOT umps. I mean HUMAN error machines, i wont watch. PERIOD