The catcher should be allowed to signal he wants a challenge by using his middle finger instead of the head tap for misses like this.
HumanzeesAreReal
It’s spring training for the umps, too.
ABaker4646
This is why the challenge system is good IMO. Umps are human and will miss calls. Get it fixed very quickly
Nondescriptsitch
Angel Hernandez chose the right time to retire.
CB Bucknor, on the other hand, is in for a very bad time lmfao.
AerieElectrical3546
five challenges and five calls overturned this game so far! it’s only the third inning.
st1r
3 overturned in the first inning and all were pretty bad
Pretty_Bad_At_Reddit
If a team wins 3 challenges in a game, they should get to fire the Ump. Get out to the outfield, dummy
Proof_Reaction_3443
The video cuts off before the best part. Commentator says the pitch was right down the middle lol
ThreeEyedPea
How long until umps protest against ABS for exposing just how bad they are at their jobs
Correct_Sometimes
lmfao. I expected it to be bad but once the graphic came up I lost it
HemlockMartinis
This has been a really fun spring training game to watch. Griffin’s two homers punctuated by a bunch of overturned ABS calls. The Sox announcers kept jibing the home plate ump by name only to realize after a commercial break that he was at third base today.
PardonMyFrenchToes
Why can’t we cut out the middle man and just have ABS make the call in the first place, that’s what I don’t understand
LucasDudacris
Honestly the catcher un-framed that. I see how blue missed the call.
sparky255
I want to see the reactions of the umpires who make blatantly bad calls and then get overturned by the challenge lol
i_run_from_problems
Dude WHAT
Forsaken_Crow_7707
Even If it shames them into doing a better job it gets to the desired outcome.
BidEuphoric5117
Will be surprising if this system lasts more than a year before we just move on to fully automated.
The umpires won’t like getting embarrassed like this and it’ll just happen.
That’s what happened in tennis. They had the technology to automate line calling but went with a challenge system for a while. It was fun and novel but eventually it wore off and now it’s fully automated.
Due-Fun-489
Sheesh. If a ball is entirely in the zone or a strike is entirely outside of the zone, the umps should have to rotate on the field. The home plate ump has to make the walk of shame to first.
Informal_West_6864
This is exactly why ABS sucks. 6 challenges, all correct, all given back. Thats too much. It should just be two challenges, right or wrong. Makes the stakes for when you challenge higher.
Texas_Kimchi
Man ABS is exposing how absolutely dreadful MLB umpires have been.
Slagthor_
It’s spring training for everyone
Emoney19124
I am all for the ABS, but the players should not have to challenge. If it is wrong it should be overturned. Think expedited review in football.
Buzz down to the ump and get it right. We should never have a wrong call every again.
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lolumps
The catcher should be allowed to signal he wants a challenge by using his middle finger instead of the head tap for misses like this.
It’s spring training for the umps, too.
This is why the challenge system is good IMO. Umps are human and will miss calls. Get it fixed very quickly
Angel Hernandez chose the right time to retire.
CB Bucknor, on the other hand, is in for a very bad time lmfao.
five challenges and five calls overturned this game so far! it’s only the third inning.
3 overturned in the first inning and all were pretty bad
If a team wins 3 challenges in a game, they should get to fire the Ump. Get out to the outfield, dummy
The video cuts off before the best part. Commentator says the pitch was right down the middle lol
How long until umps protest against ABS for exposing just how bad they are at their jobs
lmfao. I expected it to be bad but once the graphic came up I lost it
This has been a really fun spring training game to watch. Griffin’s two homers punctuated by a bunch of overturned ABS calls. The Sox announcers kept jibing the home plate ump by name only to realize after a commercial break that he was at third base today.
Why can’t we cut out the middle man and just have ABS make the call in the first place, that’s what I don’t understand
Honestly the catcher un-framed that. I see how blue missed the call.
I want to see the reactions of the umpires who make blatantly bad calls and then get overturned by the challenge lol
Dude WHAT
Even If it shames them into doing a better job it gets to the desired outcome.
Will be surprising if this system lasts more than a year before we just move on to fully automated.
The umpires won’t like getting embarrassed like this and it’ll just happen.
That’s what happened in tennis. They had the technology to automate line calling but went with a challenge system for a while. It was fun and novel but eventually it wore off and now it’s fully automated.
Sheesh. If a ball is entirely in the zone or a strike is entirely outside of the zone, the umps should have to rotate on the field. The home plate ump has to make the walk of shame to first.
This is exactly why ABS sucks. 6 challenges, all correct, all given back. Thats too much. It should just be two challenges, right or wrong. Makes the stakes for when you challenge higher.
Man ABS is exposing how absolutely dreadful MLB umpires have been.
It’s spring training for everyone
I am all for the ABS, but the players should not have to challenge. If it is wrong it should be overturned. Think expedited review in football.
Buzz down to the ump and get it right. We should never have a wrong call every again.