Author Topic: A's @ Astros...April 7, 2019 (Read 9271 times)

HudsonHawk · « **on:** April 07, 2019, 01:08:37 pm »

Bidding to get back to .500...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:19:28 pm »

A's with the bases loaded, nobody out in the 1st...

hostros7 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:23:46 pm »

Although I wanted brad to throw a strike, I wasn’t hoping for a 2-1 meatball down the middle. Thankfully, morales fouled it back. Peacock temporarily dodges a bullet.

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hostros7 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:25:08 pm »

It’s not an easy play, but it appears that Brantley should have caught that ball off the rafters.

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austro · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:25:33 pm »

What a weird inning.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:25:57 pm »

2-0 A's on a double that hits the roof

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:27:11 pm »

T1:

Grossman...0-2...1-2...2-2...punches a soft single to CF
Chapman...full count...chops to 3B, Bregman charges it, but kicks it...inexplicably ruled a hit, Grossman to 2B
Piscotty...full count...walks, Grossman to 3B, Chapman to 2B
Morales lines to 2B, Chapman doubled off of 2B
Pinder...hits a towering pop up, hits the roof, then the LF wall right in front of Brantley...that's a fair ball...Grossman scores, Piscotty scores...umpires gathering, Hinch out to talk, but thems the rules...ruled a double
Semien grounds out 5-3

2-0 A's

hostros7 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:36:44 pm »

Brantley’s RBI single had eyes.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:37:23 pm »

Astros cut the lead in half on an RBI single from Brantley...runners at the corners, one out...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:39:25 pm »

Astros tie it up on a 5-ft nubber by Correa

hostros7 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:39:27 pm »

Weird game so far.

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austro · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:42:41 pm »

Man, I wonder what else we're going to see today.

hostros7 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:43:34 pm »

Piscotty has been involved in highly unusual offensive and defensive plays now. How did he maintain the ball in the heel of his glove on the dive?

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hostros7 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:44:04 pm »

Diaz! I thought piscotty was going to strike again.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:44:08 pm »

Diaz!!!

First hit as an Astros is a 3-run HR off of Piscotty's glove

hostros7 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:45:29 pm »

Not going to lie: I kind of got Mookie Betts PTSD flare up.

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Lefty · « **Reply #16 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:46:57 pm »

This has certainly been the most entertaining inning of the season so far.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:49:05 pm »

B1:

Springer...0-2...strikes out swinging
Altuve walks
Bregman singles to LF, Altuve to 2B
Brantley with a seeing eye single to RF, Altuve scores, Bregman to 3B
Correa with a little squibbler towards 3B, no play as Bregman scores and Brantley moves to 2B
Reddick...0-2...1-2...flies to RF on a diving catch by Piscotty, Brantley tags and moves to 3B...Hinch thinking about challenging, but replays shows the ball rolled around in his glove, but never hit the ground
Diaz...0-2...homers to RF, Brantley scores, Correa scores....Piscotty went back and had a play on it, but deflected it and it went into the stands. Diaz's first hit of the season.
Stassi walks
Kemp singles to RF on the first pitch, Stassi to 2B
Springer grounds out 5-3 for his second out of the inning

But the Astros vaunt a little...lead 5-2

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:49:40 pm »

Everybody hits....except Springer, apparently.

austro · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:49:56 pm »

40-minute first inning. I wonder what Manfred will propose now.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:51:34 pm »

Peacock really needs to put a quick zero here...

astrojo · « **Reply #21 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:53:16 pm »

Hope Peacock settles in and gives us some clean innings.

Lefty · « **Reply #22 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:54:36 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 01:49:56 pm

40-minute first inning. I wonder what Manfred will propose now.

Anything with an exit velocity less than 70mph is an automatic out.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #23 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:56:46 pm »

Fuck. So much for that...5-4

austro · « **Reply #24 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:57:44 pm »

Damn it, more bad luck followed by a bad pitch.

MRaup · « **Reply #25 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:58:36 pm »

Wow, two roof balls in 3 innings. This game is insane.

austro · « **Reply #26 on:** April 07, 2019, 01:59:26 pm »

Of course Correa muffs an easy ball.

astrojo · « **Reply #27 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:00:07 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 01:59:26 pm

Of course Correa muffs an easy ball.

Yes. That was unfortunate.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #28 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:01:44 pm »

T2:

Profar grounds out 4-3
Laureano...extreme shift on...strikes out swinging
Phegley pops to shallow CF...lands in no man's land for a single
Grossman hammers a home run to RF on the first pitch
Chapman pops out F5 in foul territory...nope, now umps saying it hit the roof, so just a foul ball to make it 0-2...ground to SS, Correa boots it....E6
Piscotty...3-2...stikes out looking

5-4 Astros

hostros7 · « **Reply #29 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:01:57 pm »

Peacock is going to need some luck to get through 4 innings at this rate.

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MusicMan · « **Reply #30 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:07:15 pm »

Quote from: hostros7 on April 07, 2019, 02:01:57 pm

Peacock is going to need some luck to get through 4 innings at this rate.

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Well, sure. He can’t pitch all the way to midnight.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #31 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:09:01 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on April 07, 2019, 02:07:15 pm

Well, sure. He can’t pitch all the way to midnight.

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The pace of this game has not been "crisp"

austro · « **Reply #32 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:10:48 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2019, 02:09:01 pm

The pace of this game has not been "crisp"

I'm wondering if it will end before the women's basketball championship game begins.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #33 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:19:23 pm »

Astros with the bases drunk, two out...

hostros7 · « **Reply #34 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:20:34 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on April 07, 2019, 02:07:15 pm

Well, sure. He can’t pitch all the way to midnight.

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Well done.

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Lefty · « **Reply #35 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:23:48 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2019, 02:09:01 pm

The pace of this game has not been "crisp"

Mike Hargrove thinks Fiers is working slow

hostros7 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:23:48 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2019, 02:09:01 pm

The pace of this game has not been "crisp"

Approaching languid even.

On the positive side, you could take a nice afternoon nap in the rain and wake up before the at bat is over.

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astrojo · « **Reply #37 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:23:56 pm »

Damn that ump wasn’t giving those close pitches to Fiers...

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #38 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:24:36 pm »

Fiers walks in a run, and that ends his day...six runs in, three men on belong to him..

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #39 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:25:38 pm »

Quote from: astrojo on April 07, 2019, 02:23:56 pm

Damn that ump wasn’t giving those close pitches to Fiers...

Two of those balls to Diaz were strikes, but it's a tight zone and when you're all over the place, you're not going to get close pitches. Tough breaks.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #40 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:29:11 pm »

B2:

Altuve...0-2...infield single to the 5.5 hole...Semien dives and stops it, but no play
Bregman...fouls off ball four and ball five...works the count full...fouling off more pitches...pops up ball six F5...swung at three pitches that would have hit him in the chest
Brantley singles to RF on the first pitch, Altuve to 2B
Correa strikes out swinging at a pitch that bounces
Reddick walks, Altuve to 3B, Brantley to 2B
Diaz...fouls one off his foot...trainer out...walks, Altuve scores, Brantley to 3B, Reddick to 2B...balls three and four should have been strikes, but I'll take it

That's it for Fiers, Wendelken in

Stassi strikes out looking

Astros leave the bases loaded, but lead 6-4

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #41 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:34:56 pm »

T3:

Morales grounds to SS, Bregman there in the shift for the 5-3
Pinder grounds out 6-3
Semien...0-2...pops out F6

6-4 Astros

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #42 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:35:24 pm »

A's only get three guys to the plate that inning...not sure if that's allowed

astrojo · « **Reply #43 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:35:45 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2019, 02:34:56 pm

T3:

Morales grounds to SS, Bregman there in the shift for the 5-3
Pinder grounds out 6-3
Semien...0-2...pops out F6

6-4 Astros

Nice work from Peacock to get that zero

astrojo · « **Reply #44 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:37:13 pm »

At 40 min pace per inning, that leaves the Astros about 35 min to bat in the bottom of the 3rd

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #45 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:43:05 pm »

B3:

Kemp grounds out 3U
Springer...0-2...1-2...strikes out looking at a tough pitch in off the plate
Altuve….full count...strikes out looking

6-4 Astros

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #46 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:44:00 pm »

Someone grab some PBP

austro · « **Reply #47 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:51:48 pm »

Brantley seems a little lackadaisical out there today.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #48 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:54:23 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 02:51:48 pm

Brantley seems a little lackadaisical out there today.

The ball hit the line a foot from the wall...how was he supposed to play it?

jbm · « **Reply #49 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:57:20 pm »

Tired of seeing dudes stranded. Need to bring a lead off double home with heart of the order.

Lefty · « **Reply #50 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:59:13 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on April 07, 2019, 02:54:23 pm

The ball hit the line a foot from the wall...how was he supposed to play it?

As it was happening, and I didn't see the replay, it seemed he didn't exactly bust ass to get over there. Could be wrong.

MusicMan · « **Reply #51 on:** April 07, 2019, 02:59:37 pm »

Need a little woo here.

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austro · « **Reply #52 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:00:24 pm »

Quote from: Lefty on April 07, 2019, 02:59:13 pm

As it was happening, and I didn't see the replay, it seemed he didn't exactly bust ass to get over there. Could be wrong.

That was my complaint.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #53 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:00:38 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on April 07, 2019, 02:59:37 pm

Need a little woo here.

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Yeah....no.

hostros7 · « **Reply #54 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:01:00 pm »

It’s kind of disappointing for Correa to fail to drive in a run from 3rd w/ less than two out, but it’s especially so when he Ks on a fastball right down the middle.

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jbm · « **Reply #55 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:05:45 pm »

I give Morales credit for staring at his bat instead of the pitcher after the K.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #56 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:21:52 pm »

Well fuck.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #57 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:23:10 pm »

All seven runs the A's have scored with two outs.

astrojo · « **Reply #58 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:24:03 pm »

Seems like James gives up a HR every time he’s pitched

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #59 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:25:51 pm »

Quote from: astrojo on April 07, 2019, 03:24:03 pm

Seems like James gives up a HR every time he’s pitched

He pitched last night in the shutout.

astrojo · « **Reply #60 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:28:21 pm »

Quote from: astrojo on April 07, 2019, 03:24:03 pm

Seems like James gives up a HR every time he’s pitched

I looked it was just the one against the Rangers. Must’ve been thinking of one against Valdez

hostros7 · « **Reply #61 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:37:42 pm »

Son of a DP.

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #62 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:37:47 pm »

Ugh. AGAIN fail to get a guy home from 3B and one out.

astrojo · « **Reply #63 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:55:12 pm »

astrojo · « **Reply #64 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:56:19 pm »

Correa!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #65 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:58:01 pm »

Rondon in...home run, double, HBP...six pitches in

BizidyDizidy · « **Reply #66 on:** April 07, 2019, 03:59:20 pm »

Correa has an absolute cannon

Lefty · « **Reply #67 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:00:54 pm »

Quote from: astrojo on April 07, 2019, 03:56:19 pm

Correa!

He and Reddick both get Blue Stars on that play. Hell, give one to Bregman too, and Diaz for not pre-cutting Reddick's throw to Carlos.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #68 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:05:19 pm »

What a shitty fucking inning by Rondon.

Lefty · « **Reply #69 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:16:47 pm »

What a great fucking AB by Kemp

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #70 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:21:13 pm »

Swing the fucking bat, Altuve

astrojo · « **Reply #71 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:22:59 pm »

Get the run home Bregman

hostros7 · « **Reply #72 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:24:18 pm »

Tagging on a shallow fly to Laureano is exciting baseball - tie game!

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hostros7 · « **Reply #73 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:24:57 pm »

(The Effectively Wild pod from yesterday was discussing how exciting they are to see runners test Laureano’s arm)

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jbm · « **Reply #74 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:25:07 pm »

Hopefully, this will inspire Correa.

NeilT · « **Reply #75 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:25:55 pm »

There's nothing I like better than watching a defensive pitchers dual.

hostros7 · « **Reply #76 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:26:02 pm »

Quote from: jbm on April 07, 2019, 04:25:07 pm

Hopefully, this will inspire Correa.

Nope

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HudsonHawk · « **Reply #77 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:27:38 pm »

Nice to get to get something off Treinen. Chapman gifted that run leaving 3B uncovered on Altuve's grounder.

hostros7 · « **Reply #78 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:28:54 pm »

Quote from: jbm on April 07, 2019, 04:25:07 pm

Hopefully, this will inspire Correa.

Also, I enjoyed Bagwell’s anecdote last night about how he knew his time to hang it up would come if an opposing team ever IBB’d a right handed Berkman to get to him. One night in Pitt, that event happened and Bagwell sad he battled conflicting emotions of tears of sadness and blind rage. (He failed to deliver in the AB).

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jbm · « **Reply #79 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:29:11 pm »

Butch Alsandor? Is he new or have I not watched enough post games.

Sweet defense Carlos.

astrojo · « **Reply #80 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:33:28 pm »

One run, please.

Lefty · « **Reply #81 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:33:40 pm »

Quote from: jbm on April 07, 2019, 04:29:11 pm

Butch Alsandor? Is he new or have I not watched enough post games.

Didn't see him or anything, but he's been a Houston sportscaster for a long time, or at least was a decade ago when I lived there.

jbm · « **Reply #82 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:39:46 pm »

Damn. That was unfortunate.

astrojo · « **Reply #83 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:43:46 pm »

Springer with a chance to win it

austro · « **Reply #84 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:46:26 pm »

Treinen got screwed on that 0-2 pitch.

hostros7 · « **Reply #85 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:46:38 pm »

Argh

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hostros7 · « **Reply #86 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:46:50 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 04:46:26 pm

Treinen got screwed on that 0-2 pitch.

Gamecast concurs.

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astrojo · « **Reply #87 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:47:09 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 04:46:26 pm

Treinen got screwed on that 0-2 pitch.

Springer picked him up with that 4th strike

austro · « **Reply #88 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:49:53 pm »

Woo hoo!

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #89 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:51:26 pm »

Walk off walk. A wins a win. Back to. 500!

astrojo · « **Reply #90 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:51:36 pm »

Those were clearly inside and glad Altuve took the game winning walk

DVauthrin · « **Reply #91 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:51:54 pm »

Sweep! Also, it was nice that the ump didn’t automatically give Treinen the 3-0 call.

jbm · « **Reply #92 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:52:16 pm »

They can’t bitch about those calls. Bad pitches.

Bad pitching, but the they fought like a good team today. Very nice series.

MusicMan · « **Reply #93 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:52:51 pm »

Quote from: austro on April 07, 2019, 04:46:26 pm

Treinen got screwed on that 0-2 pitch.

He missed his spot so badly it fooled the ump.

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Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #94 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:53:43 pm »

Boom!

Nice start to the homestand.

chuck · « **Reply #95 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:56:00 pm »

The home plate umpiring was quite good this entire series I thought. Those pitches to Altuve were nowhere near the strike zone, ball one to Springer was plainly a strike but if you're two feet off your catcher's target and he has to jump around to catch the ball, well, I'm not sure how indignant you can be.

JimR · « **Reply #96 on:** April 07, 2019, 04:59:29 pm »

Aledmys ain’t dead yet.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #97 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:04:58 pm »

Quote from: chuck on April 07, 2019, 04:56:00 pm

The home plate umpiring was quite good this entire series I thought. Those pitches to Altuve were nowhere near the strike zone, ball one to Springer was plainly a strike but if you're two feet off your catcher's target and he has to jump around to catch the ball, well, I'm not sure how indignant you can be.

No excuse to blow that call in that situation. That was terrible and Oakland had a right to be pissed.

But they got him on the next pitch then threw 4 straight balls to at Altuve and lost.

Fuck 'em.

Lefty · « **Reply #98 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:08:40 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on April 07, 2019, 05:04:58 pm

No excuse to blow that call in that situation. That was terrible and Oakland had a right to be pissed.

But they got him on the next pitch then threw 4 straight balls to at Altuve and lost.

Fuck 'em.

Reminiscent of the Cole pitch that was right down the middle. No excuses though, like you said.

austro · « **Reply #99 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:08:58 pm »

But I agree that overall the umpiring was very good in this series. They were confronted with a lot of close calls and they got them all right. Strike zones were consistent for both teams.

JimR · « **Reply #100 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:09:24 pm »

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on April 07, 2019, 05:04:58 pm

No excuse to blow that call in that situation. That was terrible and Oakland had a right to be pissed.

But they got him on the next pitch then threw 4 straight balls to at Altuve and lost.

Fuck 'em.

Chuck is right. If you miss your spot by two feet and the catcher has to lunge to catch it, you are not getting the call.

chuck · « **Reply #101 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:19:20 pm »

Kulpa deliberately missed Cole's pitch solely to be a dickhead. Hudson missed the strike to George because it was so far off target the catcher had to move around, same thing that happened to Fiers. If you're nowhere near where the catcher sets up, obviously, lots of times you're just not going to get the call. It's that way with horrible umpires and good ones alike. Anyway, my main point is that there are competent umpires out there, lots of them, in fact. It's too bad that the terrible ones are the guys everyone knows.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #102 on:** April 07, 2019, 05:53:19 pm »

Quote from: astrojo on April 07, 2019, 04:51:36 pm

Those were clearly inside and glad Altuve took the game winning walk

Perhaps Treinen was just that wild, but if they were trying to bust Altuve inside, that’s a bad approach to him. I was fully prepared for him throw a slider off the plate pitch one to have Altuve chasing. The first two pitches were high and tight, which put the at bat in Altuve’s favor. Good for the Astros, but a bit of a head scratcher for the A’s as Altuve is known to be super aggressive in those situations.

MRaup · « **Reply #103 on:** April 08, 2019, 10:59:12 am »

Quote from: chuck on April 07, 2019, 05:19:20 pm

Kulpa deliberately missed Cole's pitch solely to be a dickhead. Hudson missed the strike to George because it was so far off target the catcher had to move around, same thing that happened to Fiers. If you're nowhere near where the catcher sets up, obviously, lots of times you're just not going to get the call. It's that way with horrible umpires and good ones alike. Anyway, my main point is that there are competent umpires out there, lots of them, in fact. It's too bad that the terrible ones are the guys everyone knows.

As someone who has umpired at the high school level, I can tell you for a fact that, if a catcher lunges across the plate to catch a pitch they were set up inside for, there is zero chance you're going to know it was a strike or not because that catcher just lunged through your perspective to get the ball.