Miracle that many runs were scored with a zone like that
GrayBoyLoop
I wonder how much Wells’ framing advantage matters when the umpire is this lost in the sauce. Do elite framers do better the worse the game calling is?
yianni1229
« The human element »
get the fuck out
AJ_CC
Everytime a ball outside is called a strike an Angel gets its wings.
RussStringerB
Jesus, Laz!
Laz gets way too little hate. He’s just as bad as guys like Angel and Bucknor, but people don’t give him his shit covered flowers often enough.
TeqMunee885
Real question: Do umpires have to pass regular vision tests?
This isn’t a « ump needs glasses » joke. I do legitimately believe game calling has gotten worse over the last decade, and I’m starting to wonder if the increase in spin rate and velocity is just making it MUCH harder for men in their 40s, 50s, and sometimes even 60s to pick up the ball and know when and where it is crossing the plate. All online information I found says you need 20/20 vision to be admitted to a MLB umpiring training camp, but everything about the way the umps union protected garbage members like Angel Hernandez tells me they have would have made sure continuing competence checks for union members wouldn’t be a thing.
Cryptolango
Laz and CB need to « do an Angel »!
Somecommentator8008
The strike three to Springer first time was the worst. Wells didn’t even try to frame it and Laz called it for strike three.
LocalHero_P1
Has Kirk always lifted his arm up so high or was it a case of Laz was calling everything so who even cares about subtle framing
Abmawahs
Baseball will be so much better once they get rid of these egotistical refs with zero accountability. They make call after call that we can all see is wrong and that’s just supposed to be accepted.
Why did Boone tell Laz « You’re better than that » after that one ejection? It’s been clear he’s never been good at calling balls outside the buffer zone balls. Worse, he doesn’t even care to improve *his* zone
KommanderKitten
This is the reason I’m a big fan of the challenge. Takes 30 extra seconds and calls out this BS
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I’m pretty sure both teams wanted to jump him in the parking lot after this crap. Just brutal
[Jesus Laz](https://x.com/UmpScorecards/status/1820105243205464502)
Miracle that many runs were scored with a zone like that
I wonder how much Wells’ framing advantage matters when the umpire is this lost in the sauce. Do elite framers do better the worse the game calling is?
« The human element »
get the fuck out
Everytime a ball outside is called a strike an Angel gets its wings.
Jesus, Laz!
Laz gets way too little hate. He’s just as bad as guys like Angel and Bucknor, but people don’t give him his shit covered flowers often enough.
Real question: Do umpires have to pass regular vision tests?
This isn’t a « ump needs glasses » joke. I do legitimately believe game calling has gotten worse over the last decade, and I’m starting to wonder if the increase in spin rate and velocity is just making it MUCH harder for men in their 40s, 50s, and sometimes even 60s to pick up the ball and know when and where it is crossing the plate. All online information I found says you need 20/20 vision to be admitted to a MLB umpiring training camp, but everything about the way the umps union protected garbage members like Angel Hernandez tells me they have would have made sure continuing competence checks for union members wouldn’t be a thing.
Laz and CB need to « do an Angel »!
The strike three to Springer first time was the worst. Wells didn’t even try to frame it and Laz called it for strike three.
Has Kirk always lifted his arm up so high or was it a case of Laz was calling everything so who even cares about subtle framing
Baseball will be so much better once they get rid of these egotistical refs with zero accountability. They make call after call that we can all see is wrong and that’s just supposed to be accepted.
https://x.com/UmpScorecards/status/1820105243205464502
zone is rough
Why did Boone tell Laz « You’re better than that » after that one ejection? It’s been clear he’s never been good at calling balls outside the buffer zone balls. Worse, he doesn’t even care to improve *his* zone
This is the reason I’m a big fan of the challenge. Takes 30 extra seconds and calls out this BS
There’s a reason why Laz has a big fan in Boone. [/S](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/ea31396/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4394×5492+0+0/resize/479×599!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F73%2F62%2F600e651b7b3720c1f63697f9e690%2F41a3a68342814b6e841e3dfbc76965af)