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General Discussion => Game Zone 2019 => Topic started by: Astros Fan in Big D on April 03, 2019, 07:22:21 pm
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Springer walk
the impostor posing as Altuve K'd looking
Bregman flied out
Brantley K'd swinging after having ball 4 called strike 2 (it was not close to a strike)
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This ump is doubly horseshit
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Cole squeezed on that 2-2 pitch!
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Come on, blue.
Cole didn’t leave the outcome in the umpire’s hands on the next batter.
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That was an ugly inning.
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One inning and this ump has taken the lead for worst strike zone of the season.
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Definitely two different strike zones so far.
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Ump show. The worst.
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I know that I came to watch the ump. Get these other bums outta here.
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Cintron tossed
Now A.J. tossed.
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I haven’t missed watching the “sweet science” of hunter pence throwing a baseball
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Fuck this ump. HPU so far this season (including other games I've watched) has been horrible. Do they want the robots to take over?
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FRC
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What a terrible job of umpiring.
Not even talking about his fucking horrendous strike zone.
Manage your emotions, let the players play.
Or rip your mask off and make a show of things.
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WHOO!
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what has he got against the astros
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B2:
Pence lines out to RF on a diving catch by Reddick
Guzman strikes out swinging
Mathis...full count...strikes out looking
1-0 Rangers
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Outfield play of the young season
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ATTSports just went off the air
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Swing the fucking bat!
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Cintron tossed
Now A.J. tossed.
Those two strike calls were horrific.
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Do they want the robots to take over?
Soon enough the robots will take over.
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ATTSports just went off the air
I’m watching on Fubo, no outage
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I'm ready for the stolen base experiment to end. Their success percentage isn't high enough to merit the extra wear and tear on important people.
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I’m watching on Fubo, no outage
U-verse 1/697 has it.
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I'm ready for the stolen base experiment to end. Their success percentage isn't high enough to merit the extra wear and tear on important people.
They've been thrown out on the bases 8 times so far this season.
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I'm ready for the stolen base experiment to end. Their success percentage isn't high enough to merit the extra wear and tear on important people.
Exactly. You don’t run into an out with the heart of the order up. If he stays put it’s 1st and 3rd only 1 out
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I’m watching on Fubo, no outage
It’s back
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T3:
Reddick...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
Springer singles to LF
Springer picked off 1B, sprints to 2B, throw wide and ruled safe. Rangers challenging, replay shows he beat the throw but came off the bag...yep, overturned...1-3-6
Altuve with an infield single right down the 3B line
Bregman strikes out looking
1-0 Rangers
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T3:
Reddick...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
Springer singles to LF
Springer picked off 1B, sprints to 2B, throw wide and ruled safe. Rangers challenging, replay shows he beat the throw but came off the bag...yep, overturned...1-3-6
Altuve with an infield single right down the 3B line
Bregman strikes out looking
1-0 Rangers
Bregman is not earning his $100M.
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B3:
Choo flies out F7
Odor grounds out 6-3 into the shift up the middle
Andrus...full count...grounds out 4-3
1-0 Rangers
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Correa driving the ball. Nice to see.
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TK said Ron Culpa engaged Cole between innings and Stassi had to get between them.
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TK said Ron Culpa engaged Cole between innings and Stassi had to get between them.
This dude has gone off his meds.
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This is Culpa’s fault, his fault, his most grievous fault.
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T4:
Brantley flies out F7 on the first pitch
Correa doubles off the LF wall
Gurriel walks
White...0-2...1-2...2-2...grounds into 6U-3 double play
1-0 Rangers
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Not sure what I did to deserve the punishment of getting the Rangers broadcast in Houston, but damm they are horrid. They can't be honest about anything.
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Who didn't see that coming?
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Not sure what I did to deserve the punishment of getting the Rangers broadcast in Houston, but damm they are horrid. They can't be honest about anything.
The Rockets are playing sometime this week, so AT&T Sports is concentrating on that.
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This guy needs to stay in his own lane.
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Not sure what I did to deserve the punishment of getting the Rangers broadcast in Houston, but damm they are horrid. They can't be honest about anything.
I was able to get it on the U-verse alt channel.
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Rangers broadcasters are praising Culpa for not escalating the issues and keeping everyone calm.
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Woodie, Goozie, Roogie, Maz. It's like they have some contest to see how often they can avoid using somebody's real name.
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Rangers broadcasters are praising Culpa for not escalating the issues and keeping everyone calm.
And for being consistent. It's hardly surprising that these guys are on a Fox channel.
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This guy needs to seriously fuck off. You are not the show you fat sack of shit.
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ATT Sportsnet app, folks.
TK, Blummer.
Or Worrell button and listen to Spsrks/Ford.
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This club needs a jolt of energy.
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The players union seriously needs to pursue some sort of veto/relegation power that allows them to vote a particularly egregious umpire off the island at the end of the season. I imagine that would be tricky, since the umpires have their own union that negotiates with MLB separately from the players, but there has to be some way to get rid of the truly horrendous umps.
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This club needs a jolt of energy.
I would have thought Cintron and Hinch getting tossed might have caused a spark.
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Walk Gallo = Run scored
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How the heck did he get that pitch into RF??
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Could be an insurmountable lead.
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It's gotta suck when you know you are the better team and one guy can change it all.
Of course, it doesn't help when they hit where you ain't but still.
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ATT Sportsnet app, folks.
TK, Blummer.
Or Worrell button and listen to Spsrks/Ford.
I got there via astros.com - video - watch in market games. It seems to work better than using the AT&T site.
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Not sure what I did to deserve the punishment of getting the Rangers broadcast in Houston, but damm they are horrid. They can't be honest about anything.
710 on Xfinity
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B4:
Mazara strikes out swinging
Gallo...3-0...3-1...3-2...walks
Cabrera grounds to 1B, Yuli kinda flips it in the air, but recovers to get the out 3U, Gallo to 2B...fields it clean it’s two
Pence punches a single right down the 1B line on a pitch that would have hit him in the chest...Gallo scores
Guzman doubles to LCF, Pence scores
Mathis...0-2...1-2...strikes out swinging
3-0 Rangers
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710 on Xfinity
St. Homer to the rescue!!!1 Thank you!!!
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It's gotta suck when you know you are the better team and one guy can change it all.
Of course, it doesn't help when they hit where you ain't but still.
It also doesn’t help when you can’t fucking score any runs.
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Cole's body language: he's in a bad place
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We're playing this shitty against the Rangers (and Rays prior), and we have the A's and the Yankees coming up. Could be in a serious hole to start the season.
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Josh, just accept that he will call ANY pitch by a Ranger a strike.
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Fuck this asshole!
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How can he get away with these calls?
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There's no accountability so he can do whatever he wants. i don't know why a Ranger pitcher throws a strike.
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This dude is doing this on purpose.
He's pissed at the complaints, and he's fucking them over.
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Move over Joe West.
Move over Angel Hernandez.
Ron Kulpa is the worst umpire in the game of baseball
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3-2 count and not a single strike
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T5:
Stassi grounds to 3B, Cabrera throws it wild...TE5
Reddick grounds into 4-6-3 double play
Springer has to dive out of the way of strike one...1-1...grounds to SS...Andrus juggles it...E6
Altuve takes strike one in the other batters box...ball in the dirt just misses...2-1...3-1...takes strike that almost hits him...swings and misses at a pitch two feet off the plate. Minor did not come within a foot of the plate that entire at bat.
3-0 Rangers
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I'll be interested in AJ's postgame comments.
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Worst possible scenario for a team struggling to score runs.
Hitters are distracted, Cole is distracted.
Homestand, please be different.
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Cole better take that extension while he can get it. He is about to be 0-2.
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I'll be interested in AJ's postgame comments.
I’d be interested to know the final count of called strikes tonight that are COMPLETELY outside of the strike box.
I could go back thru the video and count myself but don’t think I could stomach watching this shit again.
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stinky needs to button his shirt
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That's the second steal tonight where Cole seemed to have zero interest in holding the runner.
The first one scored on a freaking infield hit.
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stinky needs to button his shirt
Trying to give you ladies a good look at the goods.
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B5:
Choo...full count...walks
Odor pops out F5
Choo steals 2B without a throw
Andrus lines out to 2B
Mazara...0-2...flies out F8
3-0 still
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Trying to give you ladies a good look at the goods.
ewww, he's just nasty.
on so many levels
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T6:
Bregman laces a single up the middle
Brantley flies out F9 on the first pitch
Correa pops out F4
Gurriel lines softly to 2B
3-0
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One cool thing that happened today is Carl Lewis came in the office today and right away gave me a hug. I also got to meet Leroy Burrell. Pretty cool having Olympians in your office.
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One cool thing that happened today is Carl Lewis came in the office today and right away gave me a hug. I also got to meet Leroy Burrell. Pretty cool having Olympians in your office.
Cool. Lewis isn’t just your run of the mill Olympian either. He’s one of the greatest athletes in history.
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Cool. Lewis isn’t just your run of the mill Olympian either. He’s one of the greatest athletes in history.
Agreed. But not a good singer.
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One cool thing that happened today is Carl Lewis came in the office today and right away gave me a hug. I also got to meet Leroy Burrell. Pretty cool having Olympians in your office.
Wow. That's awesome.
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Cool. Lewis isn’t just your run of the mill Olympian either. He’s one of the greatest athletes in history.
One of the nicest men you could ever meet also. Last time I was talking to him about Mary Decker Slaney. Dude just brings the sunshine with him wherever he goes.
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B6:
Gallo...0-2...1-2...2-2...strikes out swinging
Cabrera strikes out swinging
Pence...0-2...1-2...taps back to the mound
3-0
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Cole just walked up to Culpa after the inning ended like he knew his night was finished and he wanted to get his money’s worth.
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I assume that’s it for Cole. He’s having pointed words with Kulpa after the inning.
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I assume that’s it for Cole. He’s having pointed words with Kulpa after the inning.
Too bad they had to cut to commercial.
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Agreed. But not a good singer.
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I can't hear the name Carl Lewis without thinking of the National Anthem.
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Agreed. But not a good singer.
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We all have our limitations. I’m not a good singer either. Which is where the comparison between me and Carl Lewis end.
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Good for Gerrit.
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T7:
White stands there as the first pitch hits his bat and rolls back to the mound...1-3
Stassi flies out F9
Reddick strikes out swinging
3-0 at the stretch
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B7:
James in
Guzman...0-2...1-2...battling, fouling off pitches...flies out F7
Mathis strikes out looking
Choo grounds out 3-1
3-0
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T8:
Kelley in for the Rangers
Springer...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...strikes out swinging
Altuve singles to RF
Bregman flies out F7
Brantley grounds sharply 3U
3-0
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Thank goodness tmw is a day off.
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Thank goodness tmw is a day off.
Hopefully someone rattles the bats on the trip home.
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Hopefully someone rattles the bats on the trip home.
I’m bringing a live chicken on Friday.
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Looks like Gallo gets to walk on a 2-2 count
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B8:
Odor strikes out swinging
Andrus strikes out swinging
Mazara homers to CF...enjoys his trip around the bases
Gallo...3-0...walks
Cabrera strikes out swinging
To the 9th...Astros trail 4-0
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T9:
Leclerc in
Correa takes strike one in the elbow...1-1...1-2...takes a cookie right down the middle for strike three
Gurriel flies out F7 on the first pitch
White flies out F8
Astros never in this one. 4-0
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That was not a fun game.
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Ron Kulpa did not cause the Astros to lose this game, the Astros shitting hitting did that.
Ron Kulpa fucked the Astros on multiple occasions because he is an over sensitive little bitch who had to make himself the center of attention.
Nothing is likely to happen, but at a minimum he should be suspended for at least a series.
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Yep. Kulpa was responsible for his performance. Astros for theirs.
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I really wish I could see what was going on in AJ's office as the game continued after the ejection
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https://www.barstoolsports.com/dmv/i-hope-you-started-ron-kulpa-in-fantasy-today-because-he-just-put-on-an-all-time-show
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https://www.barstoolsports.com/dmv/i-hope-you-started-ron-kulpa-in-fantasy-today-because-he-just-put-on-an-all-time-show
Incredible
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https://www.barstoolsports.com/dmv/i-hope-you-started-ron-kulpa-in-fantasy-today-because-he-just-put-on-an-all-time-show
I don't usually like barstool but this was very well done. It was definitely an all time performance.
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I don't usually like barstool but this was very well done. It was definitely an all time performance.
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Fuck Barstool AND Kulpa
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Boston loves Kulpa too
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/mlb-has-to-discipline-umpire-ron-kulpa-incident-astros-aj-hinch/
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Wow. Talk about too many villains: one of those clips involved Kulpa and AJ Pierzynski... of the Texas Rangers.
Balls/ strikes are one thing. His behavior was unprofessional. Rabbit ears in the second inning.
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He fucked the Rangers pretty good in the World Series.
Sad thing is, he isn't anywhere close to top ten worst umpires in the game.
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Wow. Talk about too many villains: one of those clips involved Kulpa and AJ Pierzynski... of the Texas Rangers.
In another twist...AJ was the one at fault there. Also, I believe that was the game Marwin broke up Yu's no-hitter in the 9th, right?
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In another twist...AJ was the one at fault there. Also, I believe that was the game Marwin broke up Yu's no-hitter in the 9th, right?
Sigh.
No, Marwin broke up a perfect game.
The clip there was simply another time the Keystone Astros were dominated by real baseball players.
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He fucked the Rangers pretty good in the World Series.
Sad thing is, he isn't anywhere close to top ten worst umpires in the game.
That was much more than bad umpiring last night. That was deliberately dishonest umpiring.
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That was much more than bad umpiring last night. That was deliberately dishonest umpiring.
This. Beyond incompetence or inconsistency. That kind of behavior should be suspension-worthy, and repeated offenses should involve lengthier suspensions.
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That was much more than bad umpiring last night. That was deliberately dishonest umpiring.
Agreed, yes the Astros still could have mustered a few runs but the guys had no idea what was going to be called a strike and what was going to be called a ball. “Culpa” fucked that entire game up.
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Boston loves Kulpa too
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/mlb-has-to-discipline-umpire-ron-kulpa-incident-astros-aj-hinch/
Frank Drebin would have been more entertaining
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I wouldn't be expecting Mea Kulpa.
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This. Beyond incompetence or inconsistency. That kind of behavior should be suspension-worthy, and repeated offenses should involve lengthier suspensions.
If the powers-that-be determine that an umpire deliberately missed calls out of spite, he should be immediately fired - permanently. The whole "Integrity of the Game" thing.
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If the powers-that-be determine that an umpire deliberately missed calls out of spite, he should be immediately fired - permanently. The whole "Integrity of the Game" thing.
I don’t know how you determine that he deliberately missed calls. That part was incompetence. I am referring to his attitude and deliberate attempt to stir up trouble over his bad calls.
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I don’t know how you determine that he deliberately missed calls. That part was incompetence. I am referring to his attitude and deliberate attempt to stir up trouble over his bad calls.
I think the second strike to White was a deliberately missed call.
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That was much more than bad umpiring last night. That was deliberately dishonest umpiring.
This is pure speculation but I wonder if Kulpa's behavior was motivated in part by the Hinch/Angel Hernandez kerfuffle in ST.
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This is pure speculation but I wonder if Kulpa's behavior was motivated in part by the Hinch/Angel Hernandez kerfuffle in ST.
I don't know how you can't call the "ball" he called on Gallo that was about 3 inches from right down the middle unintentional. Missing that either is intentional or you're bad enough at your job that you shouldn't be doing it anymore.
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I don't know how you can't call the "ball" he called on Gallo that was about 3 inches from right down the middle unintentional. Missing that either is intentional or you're bad enough at your job that you shouldn't be doing it anymore.
Not only that but he delayed the call for the obvious purpose of fucking with Cole.
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I don't know how you can't call the "ball" he called on Gallo that was about 3 inches from right down the middle unintentional. Missing that either is intentional or you're bad enough at your job that you shouldn't be doing it anymore.
Ineptitude indisputably compounded by intent.
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Not only that but he delayed the call for the obvious purpose of fucking with Cole.
I was not watching, but I read Cole started for the dugout as the ball crossed the plate. The SOB umpire, I think, called it a ball because Cole did not wait for his strikeout call. Intentional dishonesty to punish Cole for some imagined transgression.
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I don't know how you can't call the "ball" he called on Gallo that was about 3 inches from right down the middle unintentional. Missing that either is intentional or you're bad enough at your job that you shouldn't be doing it anymore.
That was the most egregious "mistake" in an evening full of them.
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I don't know how you can't call the "ball" he called on Gallo that was about 3 inches from right down the middle unintentional. Missing that either is intentional or you're bad enough at your job that you shouldn't be doing it anymore.
That was the pitch that set off the whole rodeo.
I heard talking heads today saying that umpire reviews done by the league should be made public. It'll never happen but like that idea.
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This just popped up on Youtube yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAESuNzqOE
Nice collection by this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fWpwFF1u48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwjkDgqhT44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzz-89zhqsk
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Has Hinch and/or Cintron been fined or suspended for this incident? Any official review of Kulpa? I could find nothing on the internet about either.
Two good articles, the last one revealing that Kulpa was right in enforcing a "time saving" rule while obviously attempting to stir the pot, rather than calm the emotions.
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/mlb-has-to-discipline-umpire-ron-kulpa-incident-astros-aj-hinch/ (https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/mlb-has-to-discipline-umpire-ron-kulpa-incident-astros-aj-hinch/)
Cole was ignoring the warmup clock - and Kulpa enforced it - with relish.
https://news.yahoo.com/minor-victory-rangers-4-0-win-over-frustrated-041005087--spt.html (https://news.yahoo.com/minor-victory-rangers-4-0-win-over-frustrated-041005087--spt.html)
Umpire crew chief Jerry Meals, who was working third base, said Cole was upset leaving the game because Kulpa had limited him on his warmup pitches in the fourth inning after the pitcher was late coming out of the dugout then. Meals said Kulpa was enforcing MLB pace-of-play policy when he stepped in front of the plate.
"We've been instructed to tell him one more pitch, he ignored that. Threw another one, fine. Ignored it again, wanted to keep throwing," Meals said. "He has a responsibility to come out of the dugout earlier to warm up. He waited until his catcher was ready, which is not what you do."
As for the ejections, Meals said the Astros dugout "basically erupted" after a called strike on the first pitch thrown to Tyler White in the second.
Was that a Cole-problem or an Astros problem? Someone else can warm up the pitcher as the catcher puts on his gear. Apparently that was not done, and the warmup clock was ticking.
When the whole dugout erupted over White's called strike, apparently, an ejection was called for. But there was no one to eject. Someone had to self-select. Enter Cintron.
No excuse for the way Kulpa acted, but it was helpful to learn a little more about some rules that were involved.