I remember watching that one live. Not at the stadium, but on TV. I used to ump and while I normally try to take the ump's side, I just couldn't help but go "what the fuck, dude."
1:55 *“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!! UNBELIEVABLE! JERRY MEALS CALLED HIM SAFE!! THE THROW BEAT HIM BY A MILE!!”* “th-“ *“THAT IS INCREDIBLE!”* “how can you en-“ *“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!!”* “how can you end the g-“ *”YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME JERRY MEALS”*
He was safe tho, there’s been tons of analysis on that call and there’s no definite proof that he was tagged. The catcher missed the tag, and if he didn’t and did tag him, there’s not enough to overturn it on the field because of how insanely close it is.
@@webmaster2089 haha I live in Pittsburgh and I remember when that happened. It was basically 2 AM or so and I guess the ump wanted to go home. But it baffled the entire city, and was a punch in the gut to the Pirates who were doing a decent job rallying back to contention.
Well, technically, "walk-off" just means the last play of the game - walk-off home run, walk-off hit by pitch, etc. So I think "walk-off balk" is correct. Although "balk-off" sounds funnier.
@@robertfalk3767 It was the right call. Ump had the best view there and as he said in a quote, the catch missed. Certain camera angles make it look like such also. It's overall a very close play and had there been a replay, it's very likely to have been too close to call.
@Imcreatingthiscuz Imbored I wouldn't exactly go with his statement there. It's just he made this statement after the media was all over his ass saying how he was just wanting the 19 inning game to get done with.
4:00 honestly the ump made the correct call there, the interference at 3rd made the runner delayed by at least a couple seconds, he would’ve been safe for sure withou the interference.
My question on that play is this: If the plate umpire was going to call interference, why did he stand there and watch the player slide into home as if the play at home was going to decide the outcome? The guy was going to be safe anyway (because of the interference) so he could have just stopped the play.
@@SarahDigsHockey Just to nitpick, when the defense impedes the runner, it's "obstruction". This was a classic "Type 2" (formerly "Type B") obstruction because the obstruction happened when a play wasn't being made on the runner. In MLB, a Type 2 is a "delayed dead ball", meaning that play continues until it reaches its natural end. Once the play is over, the umpires award the runner with the base they think he would have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. So he was watching the play because it wasn't over yet, and he then had to determine if, minus the obstruction, Craig would have scored on the play
It's super clear and blatant too, 3rd baseman lifts both his feet while laying on his stomach in an unnatural movement that could only happen because he was trying to trip the baserunner.
@Bass Pro Lando was not interference. the third baseman dove to catch the ball, the runner was sliding into third when he dove, the third baseman was laying there. was not interference. if it had been interference, why did the umpire wait until after the play at the plate to call the interference? he would have called it immediately if he really thought it was interference. even the runner knew it wasn't interference.
3:53 Mad respect to the umpire for seeing this. I thought this was one of the worst calls I'd seen until he explained himself. Interference is hard to catch, especially in the heat of the moment. It happens a LOT in sports though.
I thought that was going to be the cardinals losing because of him getting called out at home, even said "kind of shitty that he got tripped like that at 3rd"
@kevin ortega Well, not quite. In MLB, there are two types of obstruction (other than the oddly named "catcher's interference, the offense commits interference, but the defense commits obstruction). This was a "Type 2" (back then it was "Type B") obstruction because a play wasn't being made on the runner when the obstruction occurred. On a Type 2, it's a "delayed dead ball", which means play continues until it reaches its natural end, and then the umpires award the runner the base he'd have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. Let me just add that by busting his ass for home, Craig made that an easy call, because minus the obstruction, he obviously would have scored on the play. Had he just jogged home (assuming he'd be awarded home), they could have called him out.
it’s a great call. as he went to run middlebrooks kicks his legs up and trips him up. clear interference and it takes balls of steel to call it in that spot even if it’s right
@@alexburky9124 Actually, it's obstruction, and Middlebrooks kicking his legs up actually had nothing to do with it. The fact that his body was in Craig's way was enough.
@@nathanielsullivan9764 Yes this would be on top of most lists. As a Mets fan it was the single most painful loss against the Yankees EVER for me, including the world series games in 2000.
@@steveswangler6373 why do so many people get offended at YT comments that were meant as a joke? Seriously, I've been wondering that for years. What about my comment offended you, Steven?
@Dr Feel good you think so? the giants pitcher for sure but not the other. any hesitation on the mound like this is not a balk. there is no deception. nobody is getting fooled. i just think rules like this tarnish the game in a negative way
It was in the news at the time because it was a bad call on that pitcher’s, like 200th save or 300th save or something like that. It’s like that Detroit call that robbed that guy of his perfect game. An obviously blown call perfectly coinciding with somebody’s big career achievement is what sportswriters and sports shoes fantasize about.
The 2013 World Series was a rough one for Cardinals fans. I was at the game where Kolten Wong got picked off and everyone was so confused. You look away for a split second and the game is over.
As a Ranger fan who watched the 2011 world series I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR IT. Earlier this year I heard a story of Nelson Cruz saying "The reason I was so far in during that potential 3rd out in game 6 is because I wanted to be close to the celebration". Yup, he really said that apparently and I do NOT WANT TO HEAR YOUR BELLYACHING ABOUT A WORLD SERIES CARDINAL FAN.
The craziest thing about those Red Sox vs Cardinals plays is that they occurred in back-to-back games in the World Series. And if I remember correctly that is the only time in playoff history that a game ended on pickoff. Unreal
Usually that means the tag missed, so he's not out but hasn't touched home plate yet, and then he gets tagged so he's out. But he was still ruled safe, so I have no idea what the out signal was about.
At 3:36 ... I remember watching that game with my grandma. As die-hard Cubs fans that one hurt. But one thing for sure is Ron Santos' reaction to that play was absolutely classic
I attended a Dodger game where they balked in the winning run. I attended with a relative from Germany, who was like, "What happened?" They were already pretty bamboozled by it all, and trying to explain a balk ending the game made it seem just flat-out insane.
@@jdotoz Bad calls and dumb balks are definitely bad ways to win. You wouldn't feel at all cheated in your victory if it was because something like an obvious ball was called a strike or an obvious out was called safe? Umpire error is a sour win.
I've won on a walkoff balk before... We'd beaten the team 18-1 the day before and won 3-2 that day. Felt crappy to have it be so close when it shouldn't have been, but a win's a win.
Those are the pirate's broadcasters and they spent another 15-20 minutes on the broadcast after this game going on about that call. They were anything but happy...
I remember the Yankees playing a horribly long game in the 1960's and Phil Rizzuto adding another pork chop to his dinner about every other inning. Must have finished with a whole side of hog.
I remember a game at Fenway Park in 2005 where the Red Sox walked off in the 10th because Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crowd was immediately yelling our anger at the Oakland pitcher until we realized that meant the Sox won and switched to cheering instead. You could _feel_ the emotional whiplash, it was crazy.
Also add this year's Mets home opener, with Conforto's "HBP", in violation of the Dick Dietz rule. When even the Mets' announcers were plainly disgusted.
Wong getting picked off next game made me so happy after such an unfortunate way to lose, especially after Pedroia's unreal diving effort to make an out on what surely would have been the walkoff RBI.
Balk Rules You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic... 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of Do not do a balk please
All the ridiculous cuts are nauseating though. I realize tech wasn't as good back then but they really could not decide if the wanted to go wide shot or not
@@Sammydx1 I really don’t know, but if I recall, baseball didn’t turn into a barrage of nonstop advertisements until the mid 90’s. (Probably to pay for the strike. Lol) My best guess would be around ‘93.
@@haydenkay4552 There's more than enough to pissed off about the Pirates the last couple years... that said, I'm pissed at the MLB period for their broken payroll and stupid play-off system. There needs to be a salary cap like the other leagues so that small market teams like the Pirates can compete for free agents, and not lose the prospects like Gerritt Cole they themselves developed. Also, division winners should not get precedence if they finished with a worse record than a Wild Card team. The Bucs 2 years in a row suffered from playing in the same division as the Cardinals and had to do that idiotic 1 game play-off. You play ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO GAMES... 1 game should not decide a team's season.
@@milopop0006 You must be a traditionalist then... baseball is losing popularity because of you. The other leagues are willing to make drastic changes to keep things interesting and exciting. Players change teams so often it's hard to be loyal to anyone, but they have to thanks to the crazy payroll disparity. You're probably not a Bucs fan, so you didn't experience the frustration of waiting 20 years for post-season ball, only for 2 of those years to get hosed because of a 1 game play-off where the opposing team trotted out their ace and shut it down. The MLB play-offs are exciting, not the drag of the regular season. There should be fewer regular season games, and more teams in the play-offs with longer series. Wild Card round should be 3 games, and every series after that 7 games. Teams should player fewer in-division games to cut it down.
That Cardinals/Sox play in Game 1 of the World Series might be the greatest ending to any game I've ever seen. First, the play by Pedroia to throw out the first runner was just insane. And then to end it on the obstruction was even crazier. It was the correct call though.
2:21 I saw this one happen live on tv at my grandmas house… it was almost 11 at night and it was easily one of not only the most bizarre endings in baseball history but also one of the craziest moments I’ve ever seen in a game. ⚾️
Well, that's because he should have been out the second his foot went backwards beyond home plate. Was a pretty easy call that the umpire missed there.
@@popcornpanda2101 I'm wondering... do you think the catcher throws the ball to first if Bregman was called out? Sure the game would have continued until the third out was recorded but no throw means no throw away 🤷♂️
That Colton Wong one happened to me routinely in The Show because I wouldn't pay attention when baserunning. Now I'm in the habit of holding the stick left until the windup just in case.
@Akish you learned that about ALL MLB umps from watching an 8 minute video that wasn't even entirely about umpires? wow. all you could have possibly learned is that the umpires in this video are inconsistent.
The ump literally watched him touch the plate, that wasn’t the reason it was a bad call. He was definitely out but you can’t say it was because he missed the plate
@@bigbert4209 If you look at the play from other angles, it looks like the catcher missed the tag, so no it's definitely not obvious that he was out. The only reason people claim he was definitely out is the confirmation bias of the ball getting to home way before Lugo was even in the picture. I don't even think it was a bad call, It's SO close that you could argue either way. Closest call: Yes, worst call? Not a chance. Watch Foolish Baseball's analysis on the play and you'll see what I'm talking about.
@@jalenbarnes7888 I know that he was probably safe but if I would’ve disagreed with the first comment and told him he was wrong I would’ve started an argument that I’m too lazy to finish
@@nathandelaney2027 I'm saying why did the home plate umpire(who made the interference call) not just end the play right then? He waited until the play was over, saw the Craig was out on the field, then called him safe because of the interference. It's like he was hoping Craig made it safely to avoid the controversy...
The last play of this video. I saw this video title and I thought to myself, I wonder if that bases loaded balk in seattle was going to be on here. Good stuff.
Nah, when he popped up from his slide, his foot was on the plate, he just didn't register it. And there is plenty of room for that swipe to have missed. Can't tell with the dogshit angles and resolution. People always talk about this one like it is the worst call ever, but they only say that because the throw beat him by so much. But the tag has to happen. This was before replay, but even if it wasn't, I doubt this gets overturned.
And that was the last win for the Cardinals (who won it all in 2011) in the series. The Red Sox overcame the heartbreak and took the next 3 games and also won another title in 2018, that series against the Dodgers included a 7 hour game.
Man I remember that Cubs Pirates game. I didn’t watch the game entirely but I put it on in the 12th when the bases were loaded. Then just a couple minutes later... 🤣
1:14 you know it was a bad call when even the pitcher who benefited from the call says "wow".
Ha ha. Thanks pointing that out.
I remember watching that one live. Not at the stadium, but on TV. I used to ump and while I normally try to take the ump's side, I just couldn't help but go "what the fuck, dude."
@@raetekusu1 I always tried to be nice to umps as a pitcher and may have benefited but that call was a disaster.
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@@gcut24 wrong highlight, but ok.
2:12 That call was so bad it turned Andrew McCutchen white
@@zachmargolick5835 Waaaaa
Zach Margolick um...
reelkena exactly how blind are you? Oh wait I forgot that foolish baseballs video on it was completely correct.
Zach Margolick damn tho, that one would be pretty hard to spot out
@@zachmargolick5835 Man IDK what the fuck you're goin on about I just wanted to make a joke about the Pirates havin a white McCutchen
I dont blame that greene guy for trying to tie it up bottom of the 9th with 2 outs you gotta go for it. Those popup drops are funny lol
Sometimes the right decision happens to be the wrong choice. And they say baseball isn't life personified.
He was safe
The way the umpire walks off kills me
@@michaelbodart4735 I think he got his foot in before the tag too....but he runs like tom brady
@@maximo6037 I was shocked it was so close at home after they botched the throw to third.. Definitely running like brady in the 2000 nfl combine
1:55
*“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!! UNBELIEVABLE! JERRY MEALS CALLED HIM SAFE!! THE THROW BEAT HIM BY A MILE!!”*
“th-“
*“THAT IS INCREDIBLE!”*
“how can you en-“
*“HE CALLED HIM SAFE!!”*
“how can you end the g-“
*”YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME JERRY MEALS”*
He was safe tho, there’s been tons of analysis on that call and there’s no definite proof that he was tagged. The catcher missed the tag, and if he didn’t and did tag him, there’s not enough to overturn it on the field because of how insanely close it is.
@@callumburgess7020 First of all, no. You can clearly see him get tagged. But more importantly MLB came out and said he blew the call.
@@webmaster2089 haha I live in Pittsburgh and I remember when that happened. It was basically 2 AM or so and I guess the ump wanted to go home. But it baffled the entire city, and was a punch in the gut to the Pirates who were doing a decent job rallying back to contention.
That was a hideous call.
He missed the tag
The announcers: "It's a walk off balk!"
Me, an intellectual: "It's a balk-off."
Exactly what i was thinking, I wish the announcers would just say that!
Well, technically, "walk-off" just means the last play of the game - walk-off home run, walk-off hit by pitch, etc. So I think "walk-off balk" is correct. Although "balk-off" sounds funnier.
@@innertubez no shit
Omg so funny😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I came here to say this. Well done. Great minds think alike.
1:48 19th inning? Yeah the ump just wanted to go home.
I mean, clearly. It was one of the worst blown calls in recent MLB memory.
Robert Falk in different angles it looks like the catcher could’ve missed the tag, it’s very close though
@@robertfalk3767 It was the right call.
Ump had the best view there and as he said in a quote, the catch missed. Certain camera angles make it look like such also.
It's overall a very close play and had there been a replay, it's very likely to have been too close to call.
@Imcreatingthiscuz Imbored I wouldn't exactly go with his statement there. It's just he made this statement after the media was all over his ass saying how he was just wanting the 19 inning game to get done with.
@@TaintedNimbus Plus it looks like the catcher never gets the tag on him, and notice the imp doesn't call him safe until he crosses the plate.
1:55 that ump was ready to go home! Bottom of the 19th! He was waiting for his chance to walk it off
4:00 honestly the ump made the correct call there, the interference at 3rd made the runner delayed by at least a couple seconds, he would’ve been safe for sure withou the interference.
My question on that play is this: If the plate umpire was going to call interference, why did he stand there and watch the player slide into home as if the play at home was going to decide the outcome? The guy was going to be safe anyway (because of the interference) so he could have just stopped the play.
@@SarahDigsHockey Just to nitpick, when the defense impedes the runner, it's "obstruction".
This was a classic "Type 2" (formerly "Type B") obstruction because the obstruction happened when a play wasn't being made on the runner. In MLB, a Type 2 is a "delayed dead ball", meaning that play continues until it reaches its natural end. Once the play is over, the umpires award the runner with the base they think he would have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred. So he was watching the play because it wasn't over yet, and he then had to determine if, minus the obstruction, Craig would have scored on the play
It's super clear and blatant too, 3rd baseman lifts both his feet while laying on his stomach in an unnatural movement that could only happen because he was trying to trip the baserunner.
@@Viva146 Not that it matters whether it was deliberate or not. The fact that his body was in the way was what caused the obstruction
@Bass Pro Lando was not interference. the third baseman dove to catch the ball, the runner was sliding into third when he dove, the third baseman was laying there. was not interference. if it had been interference, why did the umpire wait until after the play at the plate to call the interference? he would have called it immediately if he really thought it was interference. even the runner knew it wasn't interference.
3:01
"You are a pixie moth." Weird insult, but ok... lol
Good one.
Perfect
It does sound like that LOL
For a second I was gonna say what it actually is then it got it IoI
r/rareinsults
This video was sweet and sour for a cubs fan
As a Brewers fan, I concur
Same for the Pirates. I remember the Braves game. The Pirates were doing well, then after that game, the fell apart.
@@davidcunningham8319 I remember staying up past 2 for that bs. I was at the Astros one tho lol
David Cunningham I feel like he didn’t tag him, that’s me tho
Tell me about it lol I was watching the opening clip live🤣
3:53
Mad respect to the umpire for seeing this. I thought this was one of the worst calls I'd seen until he explained himself. Interference is hard to catch, especially in the heat of the moment. It happens a LOT in sports though.
Runner still didn’t touch home LOL but does the interference automatically make him safe?
I thought that was going to be the cardinals losing because of him getting called out at home, even said "kind of shitty that he got tripped like that at 3rd"
@kevin ortega Well, not quite. In MLB, there are two types of obstruction (other than the oddly named "catcher's interference, the offense commits interference, but the defense commits obstruction). This was a "Type 2" (back then it was "Type B") obstruction because a play wasn't being made on the runner when the obstruction occurred. On a Type 2, it's a "delayed dead ball", which means play continues until it reaches its natural end, and then the umpires award the runner the base he'd have gotten to had the obstruction not occurred.
Let me just add that by busting his ass for home, Craig made that an easy call, because minus the obstruction, he obviously would have scored on the play. Had he just jogged home (assuming he'd be awarded home), they could have called him out.
it’s a great call. as he went to run middlebrooks kicks his legs up and trips him up. clear interference and it takes balls of steel to call it in that spot even if it’s right
@@alexburky9124 Actually, it's obstruction, and Middlebrooks kicking his legs up actually had nothing to do with it. The fact that his body was in Craig's way was enough.
1:25 The lady in the brown jacket is sooooo happy. haha
Haha
Lmao she’s like 👁👅👁👏👏👏
🙂👏..👏..👏
Lol didn’t expect to see u here
Worst strike three call I've ever seen
0:55 As a Mets fan, I have to admit Luis Castillo dropped the ball on that one.
Ha ha I was at that game...😆😆
Yeah no shit
As a mets fan, I knew that play was going to be there before I clicked on the video lol
@@nathanielsullivan9764 Yes this would be on top of most lists. As a Mets fan it was the single most painful loss against the Yankees EVER for me, including the world series games in 2000.
best way to sum up the 07-09 years
MLB worst ways to lose a game:
Uploads entire 2017 World Series...
*sad Dodger fan noises*
Yeah, that sign steaing worked so well. Went 7 games and LA almost won.😭😢
😂
agree.
Stay mad
Are we seriously not going to talk about Beck's mullet and handlebar combo? Dude should be in the Hall just for that. Fucking legend.
I agree
That fumanchu is making me jealous
Absolutely
why do so many people make stupid comments like "are we seriously not going to talk about...." as they talk about it?
@@steveswangler6373 why do so many people get offended at YT comments that were meant as a joke?
Seriously, I've been wondering that for years. What about my comment offended you, Steven?
I dunno what's more surprising in the Pirates-Braves clip: The safe call or the fact Clint Hurdle lasted 19 innings.
Worst way is a pitcher balk.
agreed
the balk rule is so outdated. needs to be modernized
@Dr Feel good you think so? the giants pitcher for sure but not the other. any hesitation on the mound like this is not a balk. there is no deception. nobody is getting fooled. i just think rules like this tarnish the game in a negative way
Lol imagine that in the World Series botttom the 9th tie game bases loaded 3-2 count 😂
@@TQGraham11 i can't imagine that. what's your point?
I still have nightmares about that Zobrist "strikeout". That umpire needed to poop
for sure. he was just barely holding it in
I remember watching that game. That was infuriating.
I dont blame that greene guy for trying to tie it up bottom of the 9th with 2 outs you gotta go for it. Those popup drops are funny lol
It was in the news at the time because it was a bad call on that pitcher’s, like 200th save or 300th save or something like that. It’s like that Detroit call that robbed that guy of his perfect game. An obviously blown call perfectly coinciding with somebody’s big career achievement is what sportswriters and sports shoes fantasize about.
@@bwin2992 "every week". GTFOH. stop exaggerating.
The 2013 World Series was a rough one for Cardinals fans. I was at the game where Kolten Wong got picked off and everyone was so confused. You look away for a split second and the game is over.
as a red sox fan, orgasmic ending
As a Ranger fan who watched the 2011 world series I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR IT. Earlier this year I heard a story of Nelson Cruz saying "The reason I was so far in during that potential 3rd out in game 6 is because I wanted to be close to the celebration". Yup, he really said that apparently and I do NOT WANT TO HEAR YOUR BELLYACHING ABOUT A WORLD SERIES CARDINAL FAN.
@@skinnie2838I am here to tell you that Texas won the World Series against Arizona this year. #WentAndTookIt.
3:54 This was actually a good call, runner tripped over the third baseman which does warrant an interference call
2:17 "That is re.. markable." Barely caught himself there, lol
glad im not the only one who thought he was going somewhere else with that LOL
youtu.be/0sQH8NB
re.tarable
I doubt he was thinking about saying that tho
Me: I wonder if the Cubs/Pirates/Polanco highlight will be in this compilation.
Video: No need to wait for an affirmative
2:43 Wong saying “gosh dang it” gets me every time lmao
That's hilarious 👌
I guess it was the “Wong” day for him.
As a Giants fan, unfortunately I'll never forget the infamous Casilla "balk-off" loss. Overall he was a great reliever, though.
as a padres fan, our shit was so much more embarrassing we don't even remember that anymore
Nelson Cruz’s missed ball in the 2011 world series shouldve been on here. That still hurts to this day
Well they didnt lose as soon as he missed it but yeah honestly shouldve had it and ended the series
"It hurts us too"
-Cubs fans.
David Freese baby! Go crazy folks
I feel pretty good about it (Cards fan 😆)
@@KudaFamily 😭😭😭😭😭😭
2:15 - That is RE....markable. Nice save.
1:52 even the runner knew he was out
1:10
Joe even grabs himself like
_"ah that one got away from me"_
then sees the ump signal and goes wtf
The craziest thing about those Red Sox vs Cardinals plays is that they occurred in back-to-back games in the World Series. And if I remember correctly that is the only time in playoff history that a game ended on pickoff. Unreal
0:40 the ump calls him out after he had called him safe.
Yeah I had to watch that in slow motion that whole sequence was confusing as hell
Usually that means the tag missed, so he's not out but hasn't touched home plate yet, and then he gets tagged so he's out. But he was still ruled safe, so I have no idea what the out signal was about.
@@Jivvi Meanwhile, the play-by-play guy screams exactly the opposite of what the ump is signaling. What an utter clusters**tf**kshow 😆.
IK and NO ONE noticed it was so bad
0:15 damn that crack of the bat is amazing
This video proves to me that the Pirates are the Detroit Lions of the MLB. And I'm a Pirates fan.
Damn can’t imagine the guilt these guys had to deal with
Umps aren't capable of that emotion
At 3:36 ... I remember watching that game with my grandma. As die-hard Cubs fans that one hurt. But one thing for sure is Ron Santos' reaction to that play was absolutely classic
I attended a Dodger game where they balked in the winning run. I attended with a relative from Germany, who was like, "What happened?" They were already pretty bamboozled by it all, and trying to explain a balk ending the game made it seem just flat-out insane.
When you’re a Mets fan and you just want to see some funny clips then they remind you that Castillo dropped a routine pop up... damn you haha
It also could be "worst ways to win a game"
It doesn’t apply to half of them tho
As long as there is no cheating, no such thing.
@@jdotoz
Bad calls and dumb balks are definitely bad ways to win. You wouldn't feel at all cheated in your victory if it was because something like an obvious ball was called a strike or an obvious out was called safe? Umpire error is a sour win.
@@Richard_Nickerson Okay, you're half-right. An objectively bad call could count as such. But an opponent's error? No way.
I've won on a walkoff balk before... We'd beaten the team 18-1 the day before and won 3-2 that day. Felt crappy to have it be so close when it shouldn't have been, but a win's a win.
Alternate title: Funniest ways to win a game
1:52 I agree, the catcher missing a point blank tag is a terrible way to lose a game
2:03 those casters are so happy because they can finally go home
Those are the pirate's broadcasters and they spent another 15-20 minutes on the broadcast after this game going on about that call. They were anything but happy...
I remember the Yankees playing a horribly long game in the 1960's and Phil Rizzuto adding another pork chop to his dinner about every other inning. Must have finished with a whole side of hog.
I remember a game at Fenway Park in 2005 where the Red Sox walked off in the 10th because Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Crowd was immediately yelling our anger at the Oakland pitcher until we realized that meant the Sox won and switched to cheering instead. You could _feel_ the emotional whiplash, it was crazy.
2:00 That umpire is like "Let's just go home. Games taking forever."
Great selection and so many of these had an extra twist to what could’ve already made the list
3:23 RIP Rod "The Shooter" Beck. I remember watching that game when it happened. It started a big fight between me and one of my oldest friends.
CZcams recommends this to me after the Dodgers lose to the Rays in-game 4
As a dodgers fan, I am sad
SAVAGE!!!
The dodger rays game 4 of the World Series will be on future videos like this
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Also add this year's Mets home opener, with Conforto's "HBP", in violation of the Dick Dietz rule. When even the Mets' announcers were plainly disgusted.
I was at that game!
Boston losing on the interference call is still my favorite baseball play of all time
Really that is your ALL time favorite baseball play
I genuinely think umps get brain fog and confuse “safe” and “out” with each other sometimes, but they’re to embarrassed/prideful to admit it
That pick off for Wong at 2:42 and the obstruction call on Craig at 3:48 were both in the same World Series, back to back games even.
Wong getting picked off next game made me so happy after such an unfortunate way to lose, especially after Pedroia's unreal diving effort to make an out on what surely would have been the walkoff RBI.
Balk Rules
You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that.
1a. A balk is when you
1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the
1c. Let me start over
1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that.
1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.
1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense?
1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it.
1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about.
1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.
1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.
1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...
1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of
Do not do a balk please
Got this from the balk compilation vid, huh?
BiggJern nah it's a pretty common copypasta. it's jon bois originally
Bannermania imagine copying and pasting into a CZcams comment
@@glock9106 sick burn
Bannermania no one asked
1:49 Catcher's reaction is priceless.
Like: "Wait, WHAT?! I was just here when that happened, but where were YOU?!"
0:16. Look at that. No graphics all over the screen. No advertisements all over the field. Just baseball broadcast straight to you. Glorious.
I just realized how amazing that looks
All the ridiculous cuts are nauseating though. I realize tech wasn't as good back then but they really could not decide if the wanted to go wide shot or not
What year was that ?
@@Sammydx1 I really don’t know, but if I recall, baseball didn’t turn into a barrage of nonstop advertisements until the mid 90’s. (Probably to pay for the strike. Lol) My best guess would be around ‘93.
@@Sammydx1 www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2012/2/12/2792522/cubs-retro-recap-august-7-2001
You forgot Michael A Taylor with error vs the dodgers after struck out five times at the plate
Definitely a game to forget!
Redsox Films an effort he would like to forget for the rest of his life.
U mean the 4 walks in a row..
Polanco is still sore about that one.
I’m a pirates fan and I remember watching that live, I was pissed
@@haydenkay4552 There's more than enough to pissed off about the Pirates the last couple years... that said, I'm pissed at the MLB period for their broken payroll and stupid play-off system. There needs to be a salary cap like the other leagues so that small market teams like the Pirates can compete for free agents, and not lose the prospects like Gerritt Cole they themselves developed.
Also, division winners should not get precedence if they finished with a worse record than a Wild Card team. The Bucs 2 years in a row suffered from playing in the same division as the Cardinals and had to do that idiotic 1 game play-off. You play ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO GAMES... 1 game should not decide a team's season.
@@haydenkay4552 Me too. I watched the whole game and was getting ready for the 20th inning then, that.
@@nahor88 i completely disagree with everything u said.
@@milopop0006 You must be a traditionalist then... baseball is losing popularity because of you. The other leagues are willing to make drastic changes to keep things interesting and exciting. Players change teams so often it's hard to be loyal to anyone, but they have to thanks to the crazy payroll disparity. You're probably not a Bucs fan, so you didn't experience the frustration of waiting 20 years for post-season ball, only for 2 of those years to get hosed because of a 1 game play-off where the opposing team trotted out their ace and shut it down. The MLB play-offs are exciting, not the drag of the regular season. There should be fewer regular season games, and more teams in the play-offs with longer series. Wild Card round should be 3 games, and every series after that 7 games.
Teams should player fewer in-division games to cut it down.
2:07 he won’t let the other announcer talk 😂
That Cardinals/Sox play in Game 1 of the World Series might be the greatest ending to any game I've ever seen. First, the play by Pedroia to throw out the first runner was just insane. And then to end it on the obstruction was even crazier. It was the correct call though.
Where’s the play when the diamondbacks walked 5 batters in a row?
Yo Mama well, no but that is one of the worst ways to lose a game
lol that sounds like something my Mets would do.
innertubez unfortunately 😭😭😭 They love you keep us in a sense of despair
1:50 the Ump just wanted to go home, the 19th inning 💀
Bro I wouldve been so over it but tbh both teams are trying so hard to win I would feel so defeated if I was on either side it wasnt really fair
2:21 I saw this one happen live on tv at my grandmas house… it was almost 11 at night and it was easily one of not only the most bizarre endings in baseball history but also one of the craziest moments I’ve ever seen in a game. ⚾️
Yo that first clip was one of the first baseball games I ever watched.. I watched it with my grandma R.I.P still remember it like it was yesterday
Bregman's was easily the most unlikely to ever happen.
Well, that's because he should have been out the second his foot went backwards beyond home plate. Was a pretty easy call that the umpire missed there.
@@FarmerFigs even if the ump did call him out, there was only 1 out🤷♂️
@@popcornpanda2101 I'm wondering... do you think the catcher throws the ball to first if Bregman was called out? Sure the game would have continued until the third out was recorded but no throw means no throw away 🤷♂️
@@FarmerFigs yeh true, good thing he did throw it😎
2020 WS Dodgers just said: "Hold my beer!"
“Oh my goodness, he dropped the ball!!!” that had me laughing like crazy
That Colton Wong one happened to me routinely in The Show because I wouldn't pay attention when baserunning. Now I'm in the habit of holding the stick left until the windup just in case.
"Little roller up first...BEHIND THE BAG! IT GETS THROUGH BUCKNER!"
In comes Knight and the Mets win it!!
Things I learned from this video:
1. MLB umps are VERY inconsistent
@Akish you learned that about ALL MLB umps from watching an 8 minute video that wasn't even entirely about umpires? wow. all you could have possibly learned is that the umpires in this video are inconsistent.
Catcher at 1:50 is like bro, what do I have to do to get the call?
When the players mess up that hurt; but when you lose the game because of a bad call that just make me mad.
The way Joe Nathan mouths the word "Wow" says it all...
As a Pirates fan I’m honestly surprised we were only featured in this video 3 times.
3:27 - I can still hear Ron Santo from the radio broadcast. "NOOOO!!"
That strike call is the worst I've ever seen in my life lmao
1:52. Lugo gets called safe then steps on the plate again anyway because he was so sure he didn’t touch it. What a joke, ump. Lmao
The ump literally watched him touch the plate, that wasn’t the reason it was a bad call. He was definitely out but you can’t say it was because he missed the plate
@@bigbert4209 If you look at the play from other angles, it looks like the catcher missed the tag, so no it's definitely not obvious that he was out. The only reason people claim he was definitely out is the confirmation bias of the ball getting to home way before Lugo was even in the picture. I don't even think it was a bad call, It's SO close that you could argue either way. Closest call: Yes, worst call? Not a chance.
Watch Foolish Baseball's analysis on the play and you'll see what I'm talking about.
@@jalenbarnes7888 I know that he was probably safe but if I would’ve disagreed with the first comment and told him he was wrong I would’ve started an argument that I’m too lazy to finish
As if being a pirate fan wasn’t painful enough, thanks for reminding me
Good video. I especially liked the fact that each play was NOT replayed multiple times.
(3:23)
That call was even better on the Cubs radio broadcast.
The late commentator Ron Santo's reaction was priceless.
Anyone else bothered by the fact that Allen Craig never touched home
It’s ok tho, interference at 3rd😂 Guess it means he doesn’t have to make it home.
I saw the same thing. But if the ump was going to call him safe because of the interference anyway, why bother to allow the play to complete?
epickett63 yes but Allen Craig didn’t know that in the moment
@@nathandelaney2027 I'm saying why did the home plate umpire(who made the interference call) not just end the play right then? He waited until the play was over, saw the Craig was out on the field, then called him safe because of the interference. It's like he was hoping Craig made it safely to avoid the controversy...
@@epickett63 The home plate umpire didn't make the call, the 3rd base umpire did.
Sadly the play that essentially ended Allen Craig’s promising career.
That first video is one of the funniest videos to me 😂😂 I don't watch baseball but damn lmao
Imagine stumbling into a balk that ends the game for your team. I’d never be able to show my face again.
4:37 😂😂😂😂😂 go braves
As a Braves fan myself. That was straight up "Angel Hernandez" call. 😂
Braves- screwing over the Pirates since 1990.
Here after watching the A’s vs the Twins lmao
Some of those umpires must be absolutely BLIND.
You’re right. Having the game decided on a bad Umpire call is the worst way to lose a game.
1:09 when the call is so bad even the pitcher is shocked
0:50 imagine if this was in Game 7 of the World Series.
Death threats would definitely be a thing if that ever happened
The last play of this video. I saw this video title and I thought to myself, I wonder if that bases loaded balk in seattle was going to be on here. Good stuff.
Love Polonco baby fawning it. Also Castillo was brutal. But this video was tops because it reminded me that Rod Beck was a person.
1:50 dude barely touched home plate.. AFTER he was tagged and was still safe 😂
Nah, when he popped up from his slide, his foot was on the plate, he just didn't register it. And there is plenty of room for that swipe to have missed. Can't tell with the dogshit angles and resolution. People always talk about this one like it is the worst call ever, but they only say that because the throw beat him by so much. But the tag has to happen. This was before replay, but even if it wasn't, I doubt this gets overturned.
D-Backs Dodgers 5 walks in a row?
I will never see that again. I could not believe what i was seeing during that game. Classic lol. Go Dodgers!
1:14- LOL I love how even the pitcher is just like "are you fucking shitting me?"
I was at the game where Castillo dropped the pop-up. My cousin (a Mets fan) started to celebrate a tad early and then....😆😆😆
U need to do another one of these
1:48 the ump just wanted to go home 😂😂
0:50 imagine thinking you lost and then 2 seconds later you celebrating a win
“He dropped the ball” still lingers in my mind. I remember where I was and how I reacted when that moment happened
Damn that Stl vs Bos WS was nuts!
And that was the last win for the Cardinals (who won it all in 2011) in the series. The Red Sox overcame the heartbreak and took the next 3 games and also won another title in 2018, that series against the Dodgers included a 7 hour game.
Imagine Playing 19 innings and making a great play just to loose to an Awful Call! Like man was out by 2 feet!
More like 10 feet
He missed the tag
@@jlcdavenport6268 no he didn’t
@@kcstorm1352 From some other angles, definitely looks like he just barely missed
All that was missing was the Hosmer overrun pop up in Houston. But great compilation still.
Man I remember that Cubs Pirates game. I didn’t watch the game entirely but I put it on in the 12th when the bases were loaded. Then just a couple minutes later... 🤣