ANGEL Hernandez STRIKES Again
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2024
- Angel Hernandez recently threw out Lance Lynn out of a spring training game twice. The first time he threw him out because he was complaining about a call, and the second time he threw him out of the bullpen for not actually leaving the game. He also threw out the Cardinals manager who started to complain. Now, this is typical Angel Hernandez behavior, I just didn't expect it to start up so soon. What do you think about the situation?
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the only good call Angel Hernandez will make in his life will be the call to the MLB to tell them he's retiring.
He'll outlast Manfred.. guarantee it
Best line ever.
TRUTH!!
He shouild be forced to retire or get fired.
Amen.
It’s absurd he can’t be fired. The union only looks incompetent by allowing him to continue
That's how unions work though. They're not the good guys they portray themselves as. It's all about looking out for the union's best interest; not the players, not the fans, not even the best interest of the people in the union.
Umpires can be fired. Depends on the issue. Look up Brian Runge: failed drug test.
Actually, the union looks completely legit in his case. That's the whole point of the union. To keep incompetent employees from being fired.
@@keithconnell8460 Keeping" incompetent employees from being fired." That's how union leadership and locals keep their phony-baloney positions.
That's a terrible take
Years ago Billy Martin said umpires should be sent to the minors like players if they are not good enough for the majors.
Been saying that for years. Take the worst 5 umps and shift them down while elevating the 5 best minor leaguers up to the majors.
@@markh3271 And while I'm at it just want to say Billy Martin was the greatest manager of all time and belongs in the HOF.
@@ronniecozzi8385 Not sure about the first part but definitely belongs in the HOF.
Hernandez wouldn't be able to umpire little league if that were the case!
That seems like a very common sense thing to do.
Why can't the players on both teams just say they will refuse to play if he is umpiring? Call it a hostile work environment.
It's not a sandlot pick-up game. MLB likely have rock-solid stipulations that contractually prevent players from refusing to play. Way too much money involved: MLB; networks; the cities and private entities that own the stadiums; and the advertisers. Heck. Have you ever seen how (understandably) pissed off many of the players look and act (quickly turning away; ducking behind others; disgustedly looking into the camera pointed at them... then spitting) when the network turns their cameras on them when they're in the dugout? They hate it... but they have no choice. MLB wants cameras in the dugout and up the players' butts for the viewership, to make things more interesting. The players know that... and where their multi-million-dollar deals come from.
@@CapraObscuraSo what happens if *both* teams refuse to play? Do they both forfeit?
@@hlcepeda So what’s the worst that can happen? MLB sues them?
@@ChrisWaters Not only forfeits but MLB will apply other sanctions.
@@alanhess9306 Bring it on! 😂 Seriously, though, it would really send a message and would give MLB and the MLBUA a black eye.
Relegation down to AAA if you are the lowest 5 accurate umpires for the year. Top 5 AAA umpires are brought up.
The fact that the union stands by him shows how corrupt they are as an organization. Having him in the game tarnishes the reputation of the entire umpire profession and the game of baseball as a whole!
The fact that the other members of the union don't tell him to step off says more about the entire organization than anything. He's out there making them ALL look bad, every damn night, and they just nod and smile.
Literally every union ever
I don't think it's the union is protecting him, I think it's the union can't choose to NOT protect him. The bylaws of the union probably specify that unless an umpire is "actively trying to undermine the integrity of the game" they can't be fired. Angel Hernandez is not trying to "actively undermine the integrity of the game" Angel Hernandez is just incredibly incompetent.
@@robertn4840seriously. Thats the point of unions
@@zachcuster1712 all unions do is hold companies hostage and protect bad employees. The fact people are either just now discovering this or think it's exclusive to baseball is sad
He doesn’t “make the game more interesting”…… he interferes with the fair play and outcome of the game. That’s a big problem. The statistics and ranking doesn’t lie. He needs to go
Wouldn’t it be great if both teams refused to come out onto the field if Hernandez was umpiring. Fans come to see players not umpires.
Bob Davidson had the same attitude but didn’t sue MLB and was a more humble guy than Angel.
Remember that time when Hernandez called a great game and everyone just enjoyed watching the players play baseball instead of the umpire making a spectacle of it?
Neither do I.
Had me going there, thought I was losing my memory until I read the last line.
Yes, I watched that game live. Then I woke up.
Jomboy had a good point in talking about Hernandez. Just because MLB can't fire him because he is protected by the Union, doesn't mean they have to let him call balls and strikes. Put him at 3rd base every game where he can't screw up nearly as often and let the other 3 rotate. Or maybe the Union would fight that, too. Who knows? He makes a joke of the games he umpires at home plate and first base. That much is VERY clear.
The umpire's crew chief makes that decision.
@@williamgilmore4287- I believe Hernandez' incompetency makes that decision.
Boston city I agree and yes I'm a Yankees fan. If a Bosox&Nyy fan can agree Hernandez should be fired it's that obvious.
Your absolutely right, Hernandez thinks he is the reason for people to come to the game. He is WRONG!!!!
Until MLB and the Umpires Union start policing this better baseball has no credibility.
That's not the union's job. If MLB wants to fire Hernandez, they should nut up and do so. In hiring practices, unions protect due process. Period. It's up to the league to follow through. Usually, it's too much trouble or bad PR.
@@mc76The fact that you are defending this clown known as Angel Hernandez, is very concerning and troubling. Seek help.
@@mc76
"Too much trouble" usually means Manfred does whatever Bill Miller says. What a completely spineless commissioner.
Players should refuse to play when he is on the field.
I’m completely convinced that he is doing this on purpose to give the middle finger to the league for losing. He’s been so much worse it seems since he lost his appeal. I feel like he knows he can’t be fired so he’s just going to be as bad as ever to say F you to the league for not making him crew chief or giving him WS work. Personally if I’m a crew chief and I get stuck with him I’m not allowing him to do the plate ever bc it’s just a terrible day for everyone.
He is on the take in vegas. He knows he cannot get fired so he is cheating on purpose to add a few corrupt dollars in his pocket.
Enrico Palazzo would be a huge upgrade.
I see what you did there...youve won this thread!! lol
Good one. 😂
Strike?
Nah! Stevie Wonder could do a better job calling the game........at home on the RADIO!!!!!!!!
Hernandez needs to go. He's a huge blight on the game at the highest level.
You CAN get fired from a union. Everyone knows that.
There is NO reason this guy can't get fired except they refuse to do so.
That's gotta change.
ejected from a spring training game? i didn't think hernandez could get any worse.
oh trust me he can....Oct 18 2018. New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox game 3 ALDS. Hernandez was overturned on three calls at first base that were so bad the third base Ump was smiling in disbelief at one of them. At that time he was the only Ump to be overturned on three calls in the same game. It cost him a chance at the world series that year according to the statement from MLB in the Hernandez Lawsuit against MLB saying they were racially discriminating against him by not allowing him to work in the world series. The Red Sox and Dodgers players were so happy he was not on the world series crew.
For Angel, the bar is buried far underground.
I’m surprised no team has gotten their hardest thrower to toss a high 101 mph heater and the catcher “accidentally” misses it 😂
I did this exact thing as a catcher in a little league game. Had a pitcher who had a reliable curve ball that had a consistant drop. First 3 pitches were 12 to 6 curves. Pitch #4 zipped right over my head and reacted like I was expecting another curve. The "oopph" that came from the umpire was gratifying on so many levels.
@@michaelgregory3376 okay now that’s awesome!!
@@michaelgregory3376You are sick to take gratification from intentionally hurting someone over a ball game.
@@trwent So do you condone umps in any game screwing up games in any sport?
@davidlibby5430 I take it on faith that sports officials are doing their level best, absent clear evidence to the contrary that they are intentionally making bad calls or favoring one side over the other. And in NO conceivable way to I condone violence against officials, or more generally, violence over sports games. Sports are supposed to be FUN; they are NOT life and death.
Remember Tim Donaghy the NBA Ref who went to prison for rigging games? Cough cough.
I know this is a pipe dream & will never happen. However if this umpire is THAT universally hated; when the teams find out he's assigned to their game; both sides forfeit AND have the stadiums issue refunds.
That would be crazy 😂
@@BatFlipNation Yes, it would be crazy; but it would get the point across. If all the teams made it crystal clear they want NOTHING to do with this guy; the MLB would have to step in and do something.
The league would hit them hard for doing so, however if both teams came out in dark sunglasses and carried Mobility canes for the visually impaired, that would be hilarious. If the stadium also did a dark glasses freebee the same day...priceless.
MLB needs to have a minimum statistical threshold that its umpires must obtain. If your performance falls below the line, you move to the minors and can try to improve it. Highest performers at lower levels move up.
Umpires can’t be treated like weathermen
Dude. Prior to retirement, I was a weather forecaster for 35 years. Your ignorance does you no credit. For starters, you HAVE to give me credit for getting the 75% of all days with no rain, that I forecast no rain. Of the remaining 25%, I will get most of them correct as well. My BASE accuracy of rain vs. no rain is well above 90%. Next...If I say a 10% chance of showers, I am saying that 10% of the AREA I am forecasting will see a shower. If you happen to get a shower, it might be the only one in 100 miles in any direction..a PERFECT forecast. But you, in your ignorance, feel the need to get stupid and make a comment. SMH....
weathermen take offense at the comparison. At least a weatherman will always get sunrise and sunset accurate. Not sure Angel Hernandez could even get those right.
Not just move to the minors. Have it at every level. Fall below the threshold and you move down. If you get to rookie league and don't make the cut, you're out of baseball altogether.
@@StevenBoudreau - I was a weather forecaster for just over 35 years. After about ten years or so, I started to get it figured out. Towards the end, I had some skill.
@@dennissvitak5475 some weather forecasters are pretty good, but some are pretty bad. Angel Hernandez is a worse umpire than the worst person at forecasting weather.
Worst umpire active right now, could go down as one of if not the worst statistically in baseball history. "Balkin'" Bob Davidson and "Cowboy" Joe West have nothing on this guy.
Joe West was at least competent. Joe's problem was his ego.
Agreed. Joe West was a pain in the ass because he made games about himself but at least was competent.
Davidson had an ego too but seemed to be more humble and didn’t sue MLB.
Great production, and great insight, had been wondering if there was footage of this lmao
Dude he copied my video wtf
i want 2 of the premier teams to have a huge weekend series where Angel is the home plate umpire. i want the game to be "the" series of the weekend. and i want those 2 teams to internationally walk EVERY player until 5 runs score, then have the batting team swing at everything to strike out and let the next inning start & end the same way. let baseball see the yankees / red sox series turn into a disaster
The problem there is that if Angel is behind the plate, Half of those intentional balls will just be strikes anyway and the inning will end earlier than expected. 😂
Whatever game Schwarber lost his mind was the type of game you are asking for. If memory serves me correct, it was two teams at the time trying to get the wild card spot on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. And that game was awful. I loved how Schwarber exclaimed how he was bad on calls for his team, the other team, pitches up, pitches down, inside, and outside, etc.
here's what I do as a fan, I keep track of where this guy is and I don't watch the games where he's behind home plate. If the fans all did this then the pressure would be enormous and something would be done
One man, single handedly destroying an institution. And we all just sit and watch.
It’s just not Angel Hernandez. It was also a former president that is now starting to reap what he sowed.
Wouldn't it be nice if before a game that Hernandez was working both teams got together and said "we're not taking the field." ? What would MLB do ?
Pitchers and catchers from all teams need to get together and make sure that Ump gets a ball to the mask at least once per game!
I have actually given my tickets away to games that I know Angel is the umpire. He is not only a horrible ump but his arrogance is unrivaled.
What if catchers started missing catches.
I'm not an Angel apologist but telling the pitcher to leave the bullpen (even in spring training) is 100% correct. Also, the color of a pitcher's glove is strictly outlined in the rules. Again, 100% appropriate to make him change. Spring training is for the umpires too.
Baseball content needs to focus on the huge list of things that Angel actually screws up. By making a big deal out of things that are good calls weakens the collective attention to how much Angel hurts the game in other ways.
I'm just glad he's an umpire and doesn't suck at some other profession like an airline pilot or air traffic controller. At least no one is dying because of his incompetence.
I wonder what he thinks when he watches himself on CZcams calling strike 3 on a pitch 3 ft out of the strike zone.
Wonder what would happen/if it's possible that teams refuse to play if he is the umpire. Would be funny to see: go out, sing the anthem, introductions... Then everyone stays in the dugouts start of first inning.
It’s sad the men that truly make up the heart and sole of their union protects incompetent union members in the same union. We are not talking about a couple incidents. Doesn’t make any sense whatsoever
Someone should have told Angel not to look at the solar eclipse without glasses.
He's not totally worthless, he shines brightly as a terrible example. Exactly how bad does he have to be before they fire him? He is literally ruining baseball.
Where are the other umps in the union? If none of them will work with him, that would force the union to do something. He's bad for the game, he's bad for the profession
I’m a union man. I think they make the world better by allowing workers to assemble and put forth their voice in a way that they can’t do so when alone, but the umpires’ union is what I would call a bad example of being a union. A union will support you unless it’s statistically or factually proven that you are terrible at your job and deserve the firing for it. How Hernandez continues to prove himself incompetent and still be supported by the union is beyond belief incompetence.
The MLB should make a video of Angel Hernandez calling a game behind the plate. Title it…WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN UMPIRING.
the only time ive seen a union look bad
I could tell you similar stories about the incompetency in the UAW.
How about the UMWA’s endorsement of anti-coal Obama?
The guy's a clown.
That’s an insult to clowns. He’s worse than clowns.
@paulgwyn7836Sounds like you've got TDS. Trump Devotion Sickness is indeed a horrible, devastating disease where one's mind deteriorates to the point where the brain physically turns to complete mush and the infected becomes unable to reason or have an original thought. Other symptoms include the inability to feel compassion, have total hatred for anybody not "like them" and doesn't understand the words hypocrite, communism/socialism and patriot. Fortunately, the infected are easy to recognize and avoid by the red hats they wear, and the displaying of flags of countries that have lost wars such as the Confederate and Not-Sees.
How Hernandez is still an umpire, I'll never know
The nation-wide optometry shops usually run specials throughout the year where you can get three pairs of specs for cheap. Does Hernandez know about this?
Okay, I'm a former left handed pitcher. This detail is significant for the hatred I usually receive from Yankees fans when I say that the only call Angel consistently gets right is the balk. 😂
Since the union won't let him be fired, I wish they could set him up permanently behind second base where his only responsibility is to enforce balk/pitch clock violations or step in to make a call in case of emergency. He would never rate as crew chief, and he could be overruled by any other umpire on the field EXCEPT for those specific areas. The only umpire who I have ever seen worse is Eric Gregg, who was so bad that MLB refused to rehire him after the union went on strike. He was the lone exception.
I’m not saying Angel Hernandez is a bad ref, but he recently complained to his doctor that both his strikes were hurting. Then he threw the doctor out for arguing they were clearly balls.
The fact this guy is still in baseball tells you the state of baseball today. Him and Buckner should work at "Eye Express" selling glasses.
CB Bucknor is a horrible plate umpire but he’s competent on the bases. Hernandez sucks in both areas.
Angel Hernandez is good for the game! He's all over social media, which gives baseball more attention. 😎
Hernandez, 57, has plenty of reasons to keep umpiring. Now in his 26th year, he earns a base salary of $400,000; with 30 years of service time, he would jump to $430,000, the current top step on the pay grid.
If I was pitching I would bank on his erratic strike zone and throw a high hard fast ball to Hernandez's face, chances are even if it misses, it would probably be a strike.
I went to a Cardinals vs Astro's spring training game last week in FL. Angel was announced as one of the umps. The entire stadium booed emphatically at hearing his name. The crowd's disapproval rang from every square foot of the stadium. From little kids to grandmas. Anyone who likes baseball, hates Angel.
Wouldn't it be hilarious if AH was sponsored by LensCrafters!? Also, I hate to ruin your stats but i subscribed and will now continue binging on the rest of your vids.
Hernandez gives hope for a career to blind people everywhere.
“Angel Hernandez STRIKES again.” I see what you did there🤣🤣🤣
People always say “I could do a better job than this umpire/referee/coach”
Well in this case I’m pretty confident that I could.
Angel Hernandez is bad enough with his obvious lousy calls but he seem to be inspiring other umpires because the overall quality of umpiring has been in the toilet for a while now. Even the replay center screws up more than they should.
A few years ago, I was sitting behind the plate just a few rows off the field at loanDepot Park for a Mets-Marlins game. Hernandez had home plate that day, and although he called a pretty good game, I was jawing at him for every questionable call, and serenading him with “Three Blind Mice” between innings. I’m waiting for the day Hernandez tosses a fan out of the ballpark (I was daring him to do so) for similar behavior.
I watched two MLB games on a Saturday over a decade ago. One had Hernandez, the other featured Bucknor. I was so disgusted by their horrifically bad performance, and the clear fact that they were far more interested in being the center of attention that officiating a fair game, that I decided then and there to not watch MLB ever again until they got rod of the worst of their officials. It's been a lot of years since, and I've not invested a minute of watching any MLB game on TV, and haven't been to a live game in all that time. I used to attend 4-5 live games/year, and watched dozens on TV. I'm guessing MLB's treatment of Hernandez and his ilk have cost them billions in lost fans over the years.
The worst umpire in MLB Angel Hernández was born in La Habana, Cuba . He grew up in Hialeah and began umpiring Khoury League baseball games as a teenager; his father directed the local league. He attended and graduated from Hialeah High School.
The Sad Thing Is We Won't Be Able To Do Anything About Angel And Other Bad Umpires Until The End Of This Season. The Collective Bargaining Agreement Is Up For Renewal. Players MUST Stand Up And Tell MLB To Make A Review Board To Grade, Correct And Punish Umpire Calls/Behavior. For The Good Of The Game!
He continues to lead the umpires in total suckiness
I agree, MLB SHOULD institute a rule where an umpire can be fired for calling strikes balls & calling balls strikes, Angel KNOWS he’s the worst umpire in Major League Baseball, why can’t he get his act together and call pitches properly?
It seems that any "Bad Umpiring" video turns into an Angel Hernandez highlight reel.
Is it possible that the MLB thinks that Hernandez brings in TV ratings and more people to the ballpark? Seriously.
Great video. new sub!
I'm surprised some player hasn't used their bat to turn Hernandez into a giant Popsicle . . . Someday, one of them will decide the fine is worth it.
The fine may be worth it, but the criminal charges and a lifetime ban from baseball will not be.
Favorite Angel moment, when Mongo called him out before singing the 7th inning stretch… and that was in 2001.
It's spring training. When he is making calls like this during this part of the season, this is the time when teams need to walk off the field and demand the MLB address their Hernandez issue.
There are legions of police officers with the Angel attitude.
One day a player holding a bat will mistake his head for a baseball
Exhibit A as to why technology should be making ball and strike calls. This way, every pitch in every game is called correctly, so both pitchers and batters always know what the strike zone is going to be. Simple.
The steps:
1. Get relay for calls in the field. This has already happened, albeit 15 years after football did it.
2. Get robo ump to call balls and strikes
3. Wait for the next contract negotiations and fire them all
across all sports we are suffering the worst reign of over refereeing in history
Problem IS: He is the Worst in Majors and Umpires Association needs to Fire His Ass
Players from both teams should refuse to take the field when Angel is scheduled.
Affirmative Action in action.
Why has MLB not offered him early retirement..he hurts the game and has not improved during his tenure..Embarrassment
Change the ejection rule , umpires cannot kick a player out any more .
Angel Hernandez actually had the audacity to sue MLB for not allowing him to call playoff games on the grounds that MLB was discriminating against him for his Cuban background. Thankfully the judge for this case threw it out because there wasn’t enough evidence to support this claim. Did Angel Hernandez ever stop to think that MLB knows how bad he is at being an umpire? Maybe not since MLB continues to allow him to umpire games
Can't fire someone who is bad at their job...such a stupid thing.
Officiated amateur baseball for forty years, saw how hard it was just to move up in that level. How did that man get that far. Somebody thought he had the skill level. Amazing.
He was in the National League before they put all the umps into one organization like they did for the teams after the dissolution of the Presidents of the American and National league but I think the National League had the worst umpires.
as long as unions are in charge, he will never be gone
With all due respects, kicking him out of the pen was a BS move that if I were the Cards I'd be writing to the league to raise serious concerns - not like Lynn is going out to the pen for milk & cookies, he's going out there to stretch the arm out ahead of the season. Should also be said that I don't care how "powerful" the union is, Magoo could see the guy's the worst ump in the game by a long ways, when you underperform for THAT long it's time to issue marching papers.
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die
At this point, I’m convinced Angel knows too much about the MLB for them to fire him and let him spill the Billy Beans. Either that, or he’s got someone’s family kidnapped and this is his payment to keep them alive
Atleast someone is putting a show on out there for those paying fans.
I get that umpires are not perfect, but man, this guy doesn't even seem to want to take pride in his job.
When an umpire’s name is well known, he’s a problem.
This captures the problem with unions, regardless of the profession.
How in the hell can he not be fired for poor work performance? It makes no sense whatsoever.
If the mlb will not fire him then all teams should refuse to take the field when he is out there.
Once Angel Hernandez retires Laz Diaz will fill in his shoes perfectly.
He needs to be fired. He has single handily ruined so many games with his garbage ump calling. Wow
Umpire Union needs a reality check. There is such a thing as competence. The fans are the ultimate barometer
The MLB should be allowed to fire at least an umpire every season that ranks in the bottom five for three consecutive seasons. Angel has been bottom five for a lifetime now.
One of these days he's going to make the correct call and we're not going to know how to handle it
Am 68 yrs old, have played and watched baseball my entire life...Ive seen plenty of umpires make mistakes or bad calls during this time as they are all human just like us....Ive never seen anyone come even remotely close to doing it as often as Angel Hernandez....How MLB ever could feel this guy is good for the game is far beyond me cause he really is that bad...Man should have been gone yesterday especially the way he hurts the games credibility and integrity....
He doesn't care how bad he is as long as he is the center of attention.He called a strike on a pitch over 6 inches outside the strike zone and thinks that's OK and then calls a ball on a pitch which is in the middle of the strike zone
I bet MLB would fire Angel Hernandez if the entire team protested against him, like maybe refuse to continue to play when he makes another egregious call/decision.
Managers, of both teams, need to refuse to let their players leave the dugout at the beginning of the game (enough to affect television airing - which will cost $$$ for the network) if he is behind the plate or at first base. Every player (batter and pitcher) needs to argue balls and strikes and get thrown out of the game. When 40 or so players start getting thrown out of the game every time he umps, things will change. Fans need to throw beer bottles at him if he approaches home plate. You can't throw ALL the fans out of the stadium. Catchers need to let a 104 mph fastball "pass" into his chest or head, Oops. Repeat. Repeat.
Be like Gov. Abbott of TEXAS and think outside the box. If enough money WALKS, so will the ump.
when you find out he's actively umpiring your game refuse to take the field and tell the fans WHY!!!!