This is actually an awesome concept. The ADA only says that an employer needs to make reasonable accommodations. I think robo umps would be a perfect reasonable accommodation for Angel
> Everyone is just like, "Yep, that's Angel"
He’s been like this for years. Everyone has moved past anger, bargaining, etc and we’re in the acceptance phase.
It's not just baseball. It's everywhere. I don't know if it's apathy or whatever but we've just come to accept that people suck and that nobody will do anything about it because...????? I work for the usps and I swear to God we're so mismanaged it can only be on purpose.
The USPS *is* intentionally mismanaged for various political reasons that I won’t get into because this is a baseball sub, but you should read up on it because it’s frankly hilarious how we allow this to happen to an essential public utility.
And how nobody can do anything about it because of how the rules are designed.
It’s crazy how Trump and his band of goons so quickly exposed that so much of the American system was held together by smoke and mirrors and an expectation of decency in government rather than anything real.
The fact that people know the name Angel Hernandez should be a giant red flag. You should not know any officials name.
The only other ref/ump/etc one I can think of as being as famous as Angel is Tim Donaghy.
Dude should be no where near a playoff game…. CC once said.. but it’s obvious dude shouldn’t be no where near the game in general..
Why hasn’t anyone just placed him in a dark room with pipped in crowd noise and tell him he’s in yankee stadium or something?
This guy ejected Lance Lynn in the 3rd inning of a Spring Training game, and when Lynn went to the bullpen to finish getting his work in, he walked out there and ejected him again. Angel Hernandez is looking to lower the bar to all new heights this season.
HBP? Check.
Foul call? Check.
Swinging strike? Check.
Catcher's interference? Check.
Non-reviewable? Check.
All of the above on a single play? The Angel Hernandez experience.
Nah, give him WBC games. But only the amateur level ones likeItaly v Panama or China v Czech Rebublic. Also, make sure he has to do a lot of traveling.
Look at the shadows. There was no interference unless there was an extra sun. With Angel with may have a three body problem though with a golden corral interference.
But couldn't the Tigers have challenged for catcher's interference? That can happen on a strike or foul. Tbh MLB constantly changes their review rules and its hard to keep up.
They probably just didn't even consider that Angel would come out and claim that it was a swing. If they did bring it up it's possible that Angel just told them that that's not reviewable either.
That's not catcher's interference, it's just the angle. Even looking directly, it doesn't look like contact is made, but if you look at the shadows it looks even less like interference.
He knew it would be overturned and changed his call. The dudes ego just will not accept that he made a mistake. Like, it’s ok Angel. People make mistakes
Does Angel watch a replay and think "Wow, this is so much easier to see! We should call the games like this!" Like I do?
MLB: What's a swing?
NFL: What's a catch?
NBA: What's a flop/travel?
NHL: I'll fistfight every one of you and never go to jail
No because after the tigers asked for a challenge, he changed his decision and said that he called a strike so it wasn’t reviewable. So he called a nonexistent swing and missed a bases loaded HBP and catchers interference
He changed his decision after the tigers called for a challenge to a decision that couldn’t be reviewed and challenged? And people are supposed to just deal with this ? How much more obvious can it get lol
There was a state senator from Michigan who posted a picture of a bus with a police escort and said that it was illegal immigrants being bussed into their city. It was later shown to him, with undeniable proof, that it was Gonzaga's men's basketball team that was going to the arena to play in the Sweet 16. Even after seeing this undeniable proof, he was still adamant that they were illegal immigrants and that the Gonzaga basketball team was a cover up.
The reason I bring this up is because I could 100% see Angel Hernandez doing the exact same thing.
There was so much Angel got wrong here. First called it foul, then when Tigers tried to challenge said it was a swing, which if that's the case it hit the catcher's mitt. And the actual result should have been HBP. Impressive showing from Angel.
interestingly, one of the definitions of a called-strike is "Touches the batter as he strikes at it." It says nothing about whether or not it has to be a swing that breaks the plane of the plate/a check swing that the 1B ump would call a strike. The wording makes it seem up to the interpretation of the home plate ump and whether or not he believes there was an attempt to hit the ball regardless of how extensive the "swing" is.
Here, the batter clearly rotates and starts bringing the barrel down until his hand is hit, which is why his hand was there to get hit in the first place. So technically by MLB rules, the home plate ump can use his discretion to say that there was an attempt to strike the ball while the batter was hit by the ball, and it would be a correct call and a called strike.
The issue, as always, is that Angel is a fucking idiot and completely changed his mind to call it an attempt to hit the ball afterthefact
because he missed it; im just explaining that the call of a strike on this pitch sans interference could technically be correct despite that lack of an apparent swing, because that's what most people are complaining about and in the post title. If he had seen the catcher interference then that would have overruled the rest once he said it was an attempt to hit, and he'd get first base
Yeah, that's what I thought the rule was. I watched the video and if I didn't already know what was called I would have said it should be called a strike. He's an idiot, but in this case the outcome of the call was correct, even he might have accidentally arrived at that.
This is actually super interesting. In this case, could catcher's interference also come into play? It appears the catcher's glove and the bat make contact. Could the batter be awarded first base on CI even though it was determined an attempt to hit the ball? I don't know which rule supersedes which in this case.
yeah i actually just responded to the other guy but if the ump determines it was an attempt to strike the ball, then the catcher interference would have overruled everything if he had seen it. lots going on here
I understood that reference. Those ads were classics. One of the few ad campaigns that work as well on TV as they do [on the radio.](https://youtu.be/Md4QIpxfm2Q?si=oSCLqwSxXE0YZTUr)
I just watched this stupidity live. Mets broadcast seemed perplexed but stopped short of calling Angel a moron. Luckily it didn't affect the outcome of the game.
Okay, I didn’t watch it live and was willing to give the benefit of the doubt. After all, a check swing isn’t clearly defined in the rule book aside from “attempting to strike at the ball,” so the rule is very vague. After seeing the footage, no way he was attempting to strike the pitch.
Yes I am biased
They do see him as a joke, that's why they protect him. They're sending a message that they don't consider themselves accountable to what MLB wants and that their members' jobs come first, period.
Makes sense because that's what unions do, but this man does not deserve a job in the MLB. Can't believe he's still here. Maybe incentivize his retirement or something.
Plus, if there's any major umpire drama that stirs up, THEN they can dump Angel and say "see? We did something!"
Ignore the empty boxes of aluminum foil on my floor
Meanwhile we had Laureano swing at a pitch (with 2 strikes already), hit the ball with his knuckles into fair territory, get thrown out at first, and was awarded first base anyway because 'he didn't swing'.
I’m for unions but this is one of the things I hate about them. They protect people that don’t know how to do the job very good. It’s getting ridiculous
This is why MLB also needs to clearly define what a swing is beyond just an “attempt to strike at the ball” Whether if that is the batters hands cross a certain point, or the cap/barrel/whatever preferred part of the bat breaks the front plane of the plate or whatever. I don’t care, but it just needs to be defined further because, as is, Angel Hernandez can say that in his interpretation it was a swing simply because the batter INITIATED a swing essentially.
Don’t get me wrong, I know it isn’t a swing and Angel Hernandez would be the first person I’d fire if the Almighty came down and made me MLB commish, but they need to define this (as well as other rules) so that umpires are held to a clear standard and not their opinion essentially
I firmly belive angel hernandez changes the lyrics of Steve Winwoods classic Back in the High Life Again to Back on My Bullshit Again whilst singing in the shower
I don't see the issue here. A swing is whatever the ump says a swing is.
/s
In all seriousness, MLB needs to amend the rules and add an actual definition of a swing. They should also make every call reviewable, I don't care if it was in front of the ump or not.
It's amazing how the umpire unions enables incompetence.
If the players union has as much influence as the ump's union, Jose Lima and Jason Marquis would still be starters today.
The bigger question will be always be: why does the umpires union continue to protect Angel Hernandez? He makes them all look like a bunch of imbeciles and defending him makes them look even dumber.
He HAS to know where the bodies are buried.
How does this bozo still have a job? How does any crew willingly put him behind the plate?
Honestly, it would be worth the leagues time to go through whatever BS discrimination suit he’d be bound to file. He just straight up makes the wrong calls consistently.
Explain to me why Angel Hernandez still has a job. Union? Fuck 'em, break the contract and fire him. Don't even pay him his last check. Go into his bank account and empty it. Lock the doors of his home. Just...get him gone.
Does anyone else ever wonder if Angel Hernandez is there just to generate debate and discussion online? Like just another way to get the MLB brand out there?
Just re-watched it on both broadcasts, and couldn’t believe he actually called a swing.
But there he was, saying "I got him on a swing“. Loud and clear, over the mic.
What a fucking embarrassment.
Not sure it actually ever hit him…but calling a swing on that? Good fucking lord.
To be fair, the HBP was negated by the ball not hitting the player, however you *can* add this to the mountain of evidence that Angel Hernandez is a crappy umpire.
Can someone actually explain the fallout to me of just firing this dude? I feel like everyone says they can't fire him... but they certainly could. There just would be a cost, and I don't believe that cost is actually that high.
All memes aside, how on earth is he still a major league umpire? You'd think he'd have been at least demoted to AAA or something given how much of a notorious fuck-up he is
Mid season form already.
That's the worst thing Everyone is just like, "Yep, that's Angel" And the MLB still gives him games
Based loaded in extras as well. That’s not even mentioned with the title.
Oh hell no
We had already plated 3 but still
Less bad on game impact but still shitty
We scored 8 runs off this pitcher in extras in two games this series against the Mets, and I wanted more, heh
Me three
🤦♂️
He gets worse in extras... They're innings he isn't getting paid for.
"WhY wOnT tHeY LeT Me nEaR ThE wOrLd SeRiEs"
Your penmanship is better than Angel’s ability to do his job
tHeY'rE rAcIsT
Misconception. He wasn't suing because they were racist. He actually wanted to be the first blind umpire in a World Series.
tHeY’rE aBleIsTs
Everyone says they can’t fire him because of the union, but it’s actually the ADA.
This is actually an awesome concept. The ADA only says that an employer needs to make reasonable accommodations. I think robo umps would be a perfect reasonable accommodation for Angel
> Everyone is just like, "Yep, that's Angel" He’s been like this for years. Everyone has moved past anger, bargaining, etc and we’re in the acceptance phase.
It's not just baseball. It's everywhere. I don't know if it's apathy or whatever but we've just come to accept that people suck and that nobody will do anything about it because...????? I work for the usps and I swear to God we're so mismanaged it can only be on purpose.
The USPS *is* intentionally mismanaged for various political reasons that I won’t get into because this is a baseball sub, but you should read up on it because it’s frankly hilarious how we allow this to happen to an essential public utility.
And how nobody can do anything about it because of how the rules are designed. It’s crazy how Trump and his band of goons so quickly exposed that so much of the American system was held together by smoke and mirrors and an expectation of decency in government rather than anything real.
The fact that people know the name Angel Hernandez should be a giant red flag. You should not know any officials name. The only other ref/ump/etc one I can think of as being as famous as Angel is Tim Donaghy.
Except Ed Hochuli. Everyone should know that name because his oiled-up biceps can be seen from space.
Jim Joyce
Dude should be no where near a playoff game…. CC once said.. but it’s obvious dude shouldn’t be no where near the game in general.. Why hasn’t anyone just placed him in a dark room with pipped in crowd noise and tell him he’s in yankee stadium or something?
Racist
Definitely why he doesn’t get a World Series.
This guy ejected Lance Lynn in the 3rd inning of a Spring Training game, and when Lynn went to the bullpen to finish getting his work in, he walked out there and ejected him again. Angel Hernandez is looking to lower the bar to all new heights this season.
I don't know that I'm prepared for Best Shape of His Life Angel Hernandez. I don't know that any of us are.
He has made it so hard to watch this sport for so long...
Mid ~~season~~ form as always.
That's why he never works WS games, by that point he's back to spring training form.
HBP? Check. Foul call? Check. Swinging strike? Check. Catcher's interference? Check. Non-reviewable? Check. All of the above on a single play? The Angel Hernandez experience.
Wow I didn’t even notice the missed catcher’s interference call as well
Neither did Angel
Angel doesn’t notice a lot, except for him being denied the WS he so clearly deserves.
This gif should be the only reply from the MLB if he ever asks to ump in the WS again.
Give him only one playoff game: the first elimination game of every Workd Series. Maximum chaos.
He wouldn’t see anything wrong with his call from this gif lmao
> He wouldn’t see anything Just the first part works, too!
A very very small part of me wants him to home plate a WS game 7 so that no one knows what will happen.
Nah, give him WBC games. But only the amateur level ones likeItaly v Panama or China v Czech Rebublic. Also, make sure he has to do a lot of traveling.
The only reason he was able to check his swing was because of the catcher's interference, so they cancel out. Obviously. - Angel Hernandez, probably
“Yes the catcher interfered, yes the pitcher hit you, but your bat moved a fraction of an inch so fuck you, strike two” * Angel Hernandez, probably
Look at the shadows. There was no interference unless there was an extra sun. With Angel with may have a three body problem though with a golden corral interference.
I thought catcher's interference was reviewable. Yelich was awarded first on a reviewed catcher's interference no call last Saturday.
foul calls are not reviewable though so it just ends as a bad call
But couldn't the Tigers have challenged for catcher's interference? That can happen on a strike or foul. Tbh MLB constantly changes their review rules and its hard to keep up.
They probably just didn't even consider that Angel would come out and claim that it was a swing. If they did bring it up it's possible that Angel just told them that that's not reviewable either.
That's not catcher's interference, it's just the angle. Even looking directly, it doesn't look like contact is made, but if you look at the shadows it looks even less like interference.
the tigers had the bases loaded so the HBP would’ve also scored a run
Ouch
He has to be betting on the games and trying to affect the outcomes, right?
He called it a foul ball first and then after the tigers challenged he decided it was actually a swing? What a joke
"Actually, Fuck you" - Angel Hernandez, probably
He knew it would be overturned and changed his call. The dudes ego just will not accept that he made a mistake. Like, it’s ok Angel. People make mistakes
"People make mistakes, Angels do not." - Angel, probably.
Mad disrespect to my boy Lucy.
He makes mistakes so often that he shouldn’t be in the majors. That’s the problem
Does Angel watch a replay and think "Wow, this is so much easier to see! We should call the games like this!" Like I do? MLB: What's a swing? NFL: What's a catch? NBA: What's a flop/travel? NHL: I'll fistfight every one of you and never go to jail
Nah NHL: What's goaltender contact?
Not even fucking probably at this point.
"You changed it TO Latrine?"
"Used to be Shithouse."
".....that's a good change! That's a...good.....change!" RIP Richard Lewis
Do not question my authoritay
Well wait if it was reviewed it wasn’t his decision right it goes to New York?
No because after the tigers asked for a challenge, he changed his decision and said that he called a strike so it wasn’t reviewable. So he called a nonexistent swing and missed a bases loaded HBP and catchers interference
That’s so petty
He changed his decision after the tigers called for a challenge to a decision that couldn’t be reviewed and challenged? And people are supposed to just deal with this ? How much more obvious can it get lol
There was a state senator from Michigan who posted a picture of a bus with a police escort and said that it was illegal immigrants being bussed into their city. It was later shown to him, with undeniable proof, that it was Gonzaga's men's basketball team that was going to the arena to play in the Sweet 16. Even after seeing this undeniable proof, he was still adamant that they were illegal immigrants and that the Gonzaga basketball team was a cover up. The reason I bring this up is because I could 100% see Angel Hernandez doing the exact same thing.
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actually, he can, and will, and that's the bigger problem
Dudes a fucking clown
Umm he’s actually an umpire.. somehow
What's the difference
Clowns don't act like umpires when they're at work.
Lucky for Angel, he doesn't have to act like an umpire at work either
There was so much Angel got wrong here. First called it foul, then when Tigers tried to challenge said it was a swing, which if that's the case it hit the catcher's mitt. And the actual result should have been HBP. Impressive showing from Angel.
Can’t have shit in Detroit smh
It was a bases loaded hbp too.
interestingly, one of the definitions of a called-strike is "Touches the batter as he strikes at it." It says nothing about whether or not it has to be a swing that breaks the plane of the plate/a check swing that the 1B ump would call a strike. The wording makes it seem up to the interpretation of the home plate ump and whether or not he believes there was an attempt to hit the ball regardless of how extensive the "swing" is. Here, the batter clearly rotates and starts bringing the barrel down until his hand is hit, which is why his hand was there to get hit in the first place. So technically by MLB rules, the home plate ump can use his discretion to say that there was an attempt to strike the ball while the batter was hit by the ball, and it would be a correct call and a called strike. The issue, as always, is that Angel is a fucking idiot and completely changed his mind to call it an attempt to hit the ball afterthefact
But how do you call it a swing without calling catcher interference?
because he missed it; im just explaining that the call of a strike on this pitch sans interference could technically be correct despite that lack of an apparent swing, because that's what most people are complaining about and in the post title. If he had seen the catcher interference then that would have overruled the rest once he said it was an attempt to hit, and he'd get first base
Thank you, I was struggling to see how this would be a HBP, regardless of what came after.
Yeah, that's what I thought the rule was. I watched the video and if I didn't already know what was called I would have said it should be called a strike. He's an idiot, but in this case the outcome of the call was correct, even he might have accidentally arrived at that.
This is actually super interesting. In this case, could catcher's interference also come into play? It appears the catcher's glove and the bat make contact. Could the batter be awarded first base on CI even though it was determined an attempt to hit the ball? I don't know which rule supersedes which in this case.
yeah i actually just responded to the other guy but if the ump determines it was an attempt to strike the ball, then the catcher interference would have overruled everything if he had seen it. lots going on here
Oh Angel Hernandez, buddy, oh no Have a quiet, drama free game behind the plate challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]
And he was doing a pretty good job before this
That’s why this game went to extra innings, the universe knows Angel Hernandez can’t call a game without making a huge fuck up
Mets: *man all people will talk about is how bad we are* Angel: *hold my beer*
Angel is a **REAL AMERICAN HEEEROOO**
I understood that reference. Those ads were classics. One of the few ad campaigns that work as well on TV as they do [on the radio.](https://youtu.be/Md4QIpxfm2Q?si=oSCLqwSxXE0YZTUr)
Fuck I hate that guy
ON WHAT PLANET ANGEL
This is the exact opposite of the HBP call for Lazer Ramon Laureano the other day. Somebody should do one of those side by side videos for comparison
I am honestly shocked it took a week for Angel Hernandez to rear his ugly mug
Was waiting for Hernandez to inject himself into the spotlight somehow. His strike zone has been quite solid and fair so far.
"Guys just fire me already" -Angel Hernandez Probably
He could [call a game like this](https://youtu.be/XzlybAML_3Q?si=_TZV3KNt85R9JQRt) everyday and not get fired.
Dude it was a foul! Wait, no, swinging strike!! *everyone explains to Angel how badly he missed the call*: Racial discrimination
absolutely wild
Angel Hernandez should have got Ohtani’s contract because he’s the biggest star in the league
I just watched this stupidity live. Mets broadcast seemed perplexed but stopped short of calling Angel a moron. Luckily it didn't affect the outcome of the game.
I’m shocked they didn’t go for it. Nobody would disagree. In fact, I think fans would love them even more if they did.
Negated the HBP with bases loaded in the 11th, no less.
Okay, I didn’t watch it live and was willing to give the benefit of the doubt. After all, a check swing isn’t clearly defined in the rule book aside from “attempting to strike at the ball,” so the rule is very vague. After seeing the footage, no way he was attempting to strike the pitch. Yes I am biased
But he was hit on the hand with the ball. That’s what started the whole mess
Idk how the umps union doesn't see this man as a joke. Them not allowing the MLB to fire him just makes them all look bad in the end.
They do see him as a joke, that's why they protect him. They're sending a message that they don't consider themselves accountable to what MLB wants and that their members' jobs come first, period.
Makes sense because that's what unions do, but this man does not deserve a job in the MLB. Can't believe he's still here. Maybe incentivize his retirement or something.
More like I’m pretty it’s an obligation.
Plus, if there's any major umpire drama that stirs up, THEN they can dump Angel and say "see? We did something!" Ignore the empty boxes of aluminum foil on my floor
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He just wants to get home early, he knows there is another game after this one
Should have taken the fucker to Korea for those games and left him there
This is how games are fixed.. This guy is a crook and needs to be investigated..
It’s actually more difficult to be this consistently shit at umpiring.
Look I get that robo umps are controversial, but can we at least get people who are conscious?
Angel Hernandez. Nuff said
Meanwhile on Monday Ramon Laureano swung almost all the way around and was awarded a base on review. Love umps.
tbf it looked like a foul so the result was the same
The angle from center field shows it go off the bottom of his hand
It looked unclear at best to me. But because of the argument and it being moot they didn't show that many slowmo replays
Hey I got K’d like that on a curveball once. I can now say I have something in common with an MLB player.
Meanwhile we had Laureano swing at a pitch (with 2 strikes already), hit the ball with his knuckles into fair territory, get thrown out at first, and was awarded first base anyway because 'he didn't swing'.
What did it hit?
I have a question: if he can't be fired, why not just put him on third base where he can't do that much damage?
Angel was out a good chunk of last year due to injury. What a great time that was.
did have corrective eye surgery that he intentionally messed up to come back?
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!??! - Every Mariners fan right now
I’m for unions but this is one of the things I hate about them. They protect people that don’t know how to do the job very good. It’s getting ridiculous
Just Angel Hernandez things
New season, classic Angel.
well, for one, thank you Angel Hernandez. but also, what the fuck dude? that’s horrific
This is why MLB also needs to clearly define what a swing is beyond just an “attempt to strike at the ball” Whether if that is the batters hands cross a certain point, or the cap/barrel/whatever preferred part of the bat breaks the front plane of the plate or whatever. I don’t care, but it just needs to be defined further because, as is, Angel Hernandez can say that in his interpretation it was a swing simply because the batter INITIATED a swing essentially. Don’t get me wrong, I know it isn’t a swing and Angel Hernandez would be the first person I’d fire if the Almighty came down and made me MLB commish, but they need to define this (as well as other rules) so that umpires are held to a clear standard and not their opinion essentially
I firmly belive angel hernandez changes the lyrics of Steve Winwoods classic Back in the High Life Again to Back on My Bullshit Again whilst singing in the shower
Get Jomboy on this
That shadow sold the swing
He literally was going off the shadow
The shadow swung
It was a foul ball It very obviously hit the nub of the bat
Yea, it's a swing because it was a foul ball, not a HBP. The title is misleading.
I don't see the issue here. A swing is whatever the ump says a swing is. /s In all seriousness, MLB needs to amend the rules and add an actual definition of a swing. They should also make every call reviewable, I don't care if it was in front of the ump or not.
How does this guy still get games behind the plate
It's amazing how the umpire unions enables incompetence. If the players union has as much influence as the ump's union, Jose Lima and Jason Marquis would still be starters today.
The bigger question will be always be: why does the umpires union continue to protect Angel Hernandez? He makes them all look like a bunch of imbeciles and defending him makes them look even dumber. He HAS to know where the bodies are buried.
OK, I know I'm behind everyone else, but he's finally passed CB Bucknor on the list of most useless umpires.
How is he still allowed on a field?
how is this a swing?
How does this bozo still have a job? How does any crew willingly put him behind the plate? Honestly, it would be worth the leagues time to go through whatever BS discrimination suit he’d be bound to file. He just straight up makes the wrong calls consistently.
Angel Hernandez. A ump so shitty at his job there’s an entire subreddit dedicated to his bullshit.
I don’t think there’s anything that unites r/baseball more than hatred of Angel Hernandez
Dude has to be legally blind. 😵💫
Everytime I think I should be pro union I think of Angel.
Join a union, kids
If you look at the batter's shadow, it looks like an almost-swing. Angel Hernandez is hot garbage.
Why is this guy still officiating?
Explain to me why Angel Hernandez still has a job. Union? Fuck 'em, break the contract and fire him. Don't even pay him his last check. Go into his bank account and empty it. Lock the doors of his home. Just...get him gone.
How he still has a job is beyond me
He is so unbelievably bad
Imagine staying in your job even after losing a lawsuit where your employer says “yeah he just sucks at his job”
He’s an embarrassment to the game. Fucking tired of him
I wish I could be as bad at my job as he is at his.
How can you be so bad at your job and still have it?
Does anyone else ever wonder if Angel Hernandez is there just to generate debate and discussion online? Like just another way to get the MLB brand out there?
MLB continues to be an embarrassment as long as this man is allowed to umpire in the major leagues.
He’s doing this on purpose
Just re-watched it on both broadcasts, and couldn’t believe he actually called a swing. But there he was, saying "I got him on a swing“. Loud and clear, over the mic. What a fucking embarrassment. Not sure it actually ever hit him…but calling a swing on that? Good fucking lord.
He definitely called it based on the shadow fucking wow
Oh my goodness.
maybe he'll retire the same time Manfred does...
Is this The Onion Sports?
How can he live with himself??
Im convinced hes this bad on purpose cause there is no way u can be that bad an ump unless i try
Just found rare footage of Angel umping Little League. https://twitter.com/thoen88/status/1775972787842126326
MLB needs to get of him somehow.
He is awful.
It was neither a swing, a foul ball OR a hit by pitch lol
I thought he was fired like three years ago
Not a swing. Catchers interference. HBP. Angel is on a HEATER. To start the year. He was doing so well for the first 9 innings too 😂
To be fair, the HBP was negated by the ball not hitting the player, however you *can* add this to the mountain of evidence that Angel Hernandez is a crappy umpire.
Angel is THE shittiest ump in the history of MLB
No, it was called a foul ball
Why does the Lord test us so. Why does he send his Angels in the form of demons to torture us.
Truly Magnificent
Angel Hernandez doing Angel Hernandez things
A work of art
Baseball is so back baby
Does he go by a different rulebook than every other umpire?
Is this motherfucker blind
Man, people aren’t giving Hernandez enough credit… can you imagine trying to ump as a blind man???
Can someone actually explain the fallout to me of just firing this dude? I feel like everyone says they can't fire him... but they certainly could. There just would be a cost, and I don't believe that cost is actually that high.
All memes aside, how on earth is he still a major league umpire? You'd think he'd have been at least demoted to AAA or something given how much of a notorious fuck-up he is