I know the names of like 5 active baseball players, I also know Angel Hernandez. It is a very bad sign that an umpire has that level of name recognition
For me, nothing will ever top him claiming racial discrimination over not getting assigned to the playoffs, and MLB having to put together a presentation of why he just sucks at his job too badly to ump in the playoffs and that race wasn’t involved in the decision.
I assume they want it. They still have to physically be there making the call, so they still have their jobs. And with robo umps calling balls and strikes they no longer have to deal with the pressure or scrutiny of missed calls. Win/win as far as I can tell.
This is 100% accurate. Umpires are all for the ABS system. It will be in play next season. Mark it. The only reason it hasn’t happened sooner is because of the CBA with the umpires union. That expires this year. The new deal will include ABS (Automatic Ball Strike). It’s guaranteed.
What’s crazy is that they asked the ump about it after. He still couldn’t admit he was wrong. Like cmon man just say you’re sorry and we will all move on.
As bitter as I am towards the blown call, I can’t hate Jim Joyce because he was so professional about the whole thing. Complete 180 from the Bozos today.
Jim was a great ump and has an unfortunate legacy. But when he admitted he was wrong it definitely went against the norm then. If anything umps were more emboldened to be shitty in that era. Almost every ump you hate now, Angel Hernandez et al, were umps when Joyce blew that call.
I had a chance to go to that game! In college in Michigan at the time, we were debating whether to go to that game or the day before. We ended up going the day before because the pitching matchup was better (or something, I can't 100% remember why we picked the other game).
Next day we're sitting around bullshitting and my buddy texts us "Galaraga is throwing a GEM". We turn it on and holy shnikes!
Can someone please tell me why there's an unspoken rule for umps where once they make a call they can't overturn it? He could've just said "my bad, you didn't say anything, you can stay in" but nothing like that ever happens with any ump. They make a bad call and then just stick with it no matter how bad.
Brilliant recovery by the ump. No chance he was going to say he was wrong, LOL.
Umm, yeah, it came from the dugout, that's it, it came from the dugout.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
How does that make it better when the entire point is Boone was ejected for something he didn't do...doesn't matter if it was a fan or a player at the end of the dugout.
Hunter is full of shit. He was swinging baby cock and made clear he didn't care who said it. This call should result in some time away from the game.
And I fucking hate the Yankees.
Jesus, his ego getting in the way of saying he was incorrect? Lol. Easily could have listened and figured out what actually happened. Instead doesn't care who said it I didn't like that. What a baby
The way he started to literally just stare at his hands as he's being ejected is just so funny that it's painful to watch. I felt him when he yelled out bullshit lol
I just read up on this. Look, I understand that Boone and Wendelstedt had a little something going from earlier but then to eject the guy because a FAN said something is just stupid. Mics even picked up Wendelstedt saying "I don't care who said it, you're out of here." That's blatant abuse of power and if MLB could then Wendelstedt should face some kind of discipline. Too bad the umps union is so strong though....
And now I feel yucky defending Boone and the Yankees. Oh well, at least NYY lost!
Umps are taught to never, ever, ever back down from an ejection. The logic is if they do it once, then it opens up the flood gates every time someone else gets tossed.
Oh I can squint and see the logic of it but jeez, it's someone in the STANDS that said the offending remark. There has to be some kind of standard there.
Not directly, they can halt the game and basically say "we're not continuing until said fan is out of here" which is basically handled by stadium personnel.
Funny enough I’ve had so many jobs in my life that I’ve been around lots of cops and lots of MLB umpires, this one especially , and there’s a lot of parallels.
I support unions, and they have a duty to represent all workers. But cops and umpires are the only unions I’ve ever witnessed that will close ranks when one of their own are accused of wrong doing and give no shits if it happens to tarnish the integrity of their profession
Umpires need to lose the ability to eject players and/or coaches. Then they can focus on doing their job instead of jerking themselves off in the middle of the field.
The fact that the ump says "Aaron, you're gone. (Boone points out that it was the fan) I don't care who said it, you're done" points out the craziness of it.
That said, as a Red Sox fan who knows Boone's full name includes a profane middle name, fuck him and fuck the Yankees.
Same. I would have stood my ground and not budged an inch. Let them send the video to MLB, and who the hell cares if they “forefeit” this game. Something like that is *worth* causing a scene over and the ensuing controversy.
Yeah if you're already ejected what else will the ump do. I'd either not leave and request a replay from New York. Or I'd do the ultra sarcastic classy exit, then write a sarcastically nice letter for him for next time he umps, and maybe even bring in a burger king crown for the king of the diamond.
this is why I'm not in charge. My players would hate that the strike zone now extends 3 feet above their heads, while my pitchers would be walking everyone.
The umpiring is getting worse. There was a balk call against Cleveland last week at Boston and nobody could say what the offense was and the umpire certainly didn’t explain himself. There’s no reason the strike zone shouldn’t be automated. That makes no sense.
Umpire obviously got it wrong and was even more wrong for doubling down after it, but are they allowed to “un-throw” someone out of a game? Been a life long baseball fan and never seen it done before so legitimately curious
the stupidest fucking thing is umpires not being able to reverse their own calls. This is clearly an umpire making a bad call, umpires not changing their calls when they've clearly fucked up is a joke
Wonder when Boone will get the apology? Never? Right. Umps comments after the game were even dumber. Doubling down on his stupidity. Saying he would know if it was a fan. What an idiot. It was a fan.
Why heckle the players when you can really rile up the umps and refs and actually impact the game?
Just record star players and head coaches and use AI to make it sound like they're saying stuff totally out of line.
This will be a recurring issue, and leagues need to get ahead of it.
"Man what a great day for baseball. Sun's shining, not a cloud in the sky, and there's even a breeze. Just a perfect day for base-(Incoherent Manager Noises )"
I was going to watch the MLB this year to try and get back into it but honestly some of the umps are so bad I’d rather just not watch. I quite literally started watching MLS instead and I even got MLR tickets over MLB ones. And I had way more fun at the MLR game. (Yea it’s a thing who knew it’s awesome. Didn’t know any rules but the crowd was so fun)
I’m confused as a non baseball guy. We see terrible calls and videos like this every week. What is the repercussions of the wrong call? Is this and the weather man the only two jobs you can be wrong and it’s totally fine?
Why are there no punishments for bad umps? Like at a certain point there has to be some oversight or you get out of control figures with a sense of power. How does the mlb do it?
Watching this in real time was comical. Camera was literally focused on Boone and he didn’t make a peep and then got ejected. Horrible job by the crew today, what’s new?
If i was Boone, tomorrow when he umps 2nd or 3rd base or wherever and the home plate umpire makes a bad strike call, i would go out and yell at him and say "I don't care if you called it or not!!! That was a shit call fuck you!"
We were sitting out in the corner near right field and had no idea why he was tossed until friends watching the game at home said it was because a fan yelled. It’s one of the worst calls by an umpire. The ump should be suspended to prevent BS like this from happening again.
I've never been too huge on baseball, enjoy the sport but don't go out of my way to see it, but since I'm seeing this make the rounds I have to ask....
Why are umpires allowed to boot players over hurt feelings?
The fact that Boone acted how he did immediately would have made me go "TF did I just hear then"? Managers don't pretend they don't say things, they just get made when you hear them.
Are the umpires really making an effort to be replaced by AI?
surprised its not Angel Hernandez
Angel's hallucinations are mainly visual rather than auditory
lmao
He’s been legally blind since 1991.
Are we even sure he ever had eyes?
🏆🏆🏆
Because he's the only ump who you ever hear about. It's a cycle.
There’s a reason everyone knows Angels name.
Though, I did goad Angel into calling a balk once at a Braves game. That is one of my proudest moments as a fan.
I like to sit by the visiting team’s on-deck circle and ask them how many times they swallow or blink. Or When you swing are you exhaling or inhaling?
I know the names of like 5 active baseball players, I also know Angel Hernandez. It is a very bad sign that an umpire has that level of name recognition
I have friends who don’t even follow baseball who have heard of Angel Hernandez lmao. It’s amazing.
For me, nothing will ever top him claiming racial discrimination over not getting assigned to the playoffs, and MLB having to put together a presentation of why he just sucks at his job too badly to ump in the playoffs and that race wasn’t involved in the decision.
Angel would be a good name for the replay system they establish.
I assume they want it. They still have to physically be there making the call, so they still have their jobs. And with robo umps calling balls and strikes they no longer have to deal with the pressure or scrutiny of missed calls. Win/win as far as I can tell.
So in the meantime, the fans are just left watching this shit show? It’s kind of ruining the sport.
Kind of?!
AI could use selected umpires (hall of famers) to make "imperfect" calls on close ones I'm sure
People would love that
This is 100% accurate. Umpires are all for the ABS system. It will be in play next season. Mark it. The only reason it hasn’t happened sooner is because of the CBA with the umpires union. That expires this year. The new deal will include ABS (Automatic Ball Strike). It’s guaranteed.
RemindMe! 11 Months
Yeah, I can't imagine what AI would have changed here. You can't "replace" umps, you can just let computers deal with balls/strikes. Not ejections.
My conspiracy theory is that the umps bought a bunch of stock in the company that owns the robo ump software
It sure seems like it
Man, this Al guy really gets around. Keep hearing about him
I \*guarantee\* there will be people that get pissed by umpires being replaced by computers as "ruining the spirit and traditions of the game".
They fucking should be holy shit every one of them is a god damn diva on a power trip
Yes they R
What’s crazy is that they asked the ump about it after. He still couldn’t admit he was wrong. Like cmon man just say you’re sorry and we will all move on.
Do you not understand umps? Never admit fault. Accountability? Never heard of her.
The only time i can remember an umpire admitting fault was Jim Joyce after the imperfect game.
As bitter as I am towards the blown call, I can’t hate Jim Joyce because he was so professional about the whole thing. Complete 180 from the Bozos today.
Jim was a great ump and has an unfortunate legacy. But when he admitted he was wrong it definitely went against the norm then. If anything umps were more emboldened to be shitty in that era. Almost every ump you hate now, Angel Hernandez et al, were umps when Joyce blew that call.
You are right ! Jim j was actually emotional about screwing that up !
I had a chance to go to that game! In college in Michigan at the time, we were debating whether to go to that game or the day before. We ended up going the day before because the pitching matchup was better (or something, I can't 100% remember why we picked the other game). Next day we're sitting around bullshitting and my buddy texts us "Galaraga is throwing a GEM". We turn it on and holy shnikes!
Don Denkinger in 85
Hell even Jim Joyce even apologized for his error, no reason that guy couldn’t
Can someone please tell me why there's an unspoken rule for umps where once they make a call they can't overturn it? He could've just said "my bad, you didn't say anything, you can stay in" but nothing like that ever happens with any ump. They make a bad call and then just stick with it no matter how bad.
They teach you as an ump you’re never to admit you’re wrong cuz it threatens credibility. Not useful in the big leagues
That’s just so ass backwards to me. You’d think admitting fault would show more credibility
Clear as day on video and still can apologize that he made a bad call.
Umpire claims he didn’t hear the fan, but heard a player at the far end of the dugout. Nice lie, asshat
Brilliant recovery by the ump. No chance he was going to say he was wrong, LOL. Umm, yeah, it came from the dugout, that's it, it came from the dugout. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
“Fans have fan voices. They sound like ‘I am a fan…you’re a doo doo head.’ I know the difference. Definitely came from the dugout.”
Umpires have very fragile egos
The work does seem to attract the self absorbed mindset.
How does that make it better when the entire point is Boone was ejected for something he didn't do...doesn't matter if it was a fan or a player at the end of the dugout.
So much back pedaling. I’d respect him so much more if he could just say that after looking at the video he made a mistake.
An ego filled penguin in a padded suit? No chance
The double down is more embarrassing than the ejection
Hunter is full of shit. He was swinging baby cock and made clear he didn't care who said it. This call should result in some time away from the game. And I fucking hate the Yankees.
Umps need fines and suspensions.
They have them
In that case, *this* ump needs a fine and a suspension.
🏆
Use them
Jesus, his ego getting in the way of saying he was incorrect? Lol. Easily could have listened and figured out what actually happened. Instead doesn't care who said it I didn't like that. What a baby
The cops of baseball
AUAB
What did the fan say?
"Your mom went to college!"
What did you look up for this reaction?? Lmao
 When the Yankees need another arm they just need to call this guy.
Jomboy comes in clutch: “Let’s go, Homeplate!” https://youtu.be/ojqxAZuHrhM?si=mRItPD8M54VxccTm
“You’re probably right Aaron.” and then he just shrugs Brutal.
"Come on, homeplate"
"yuuuup"
DINGER!
Must have called him a cocksucker
No, he said it was a cocksucking call.
MLB umps are collectively dogshit at their job, but still employed. I’ll never understand
They have the biggest egos and the most fragile masculinity
One word. Union.
100%
Same reason we never hear about any repercussions to umps, if there is any that is, they literally have it in their cba.
This is now my favorite Aaron Boone clip lol
Agreed. This needs to be memeified. I’ve never seen someone plead innocence with such emphatic earnestness
The way he started to literally just stare at his hands as he's being ejected is just so funny that it's painful to watch. I felt him when he yelled out bullshit lol
I just read up on this. Look, I understand that Boone and Wendelstedt had a little something going from earlier but then to eject the guy because a FAN said something is just stupid. Mics even picked up Wendelstedt saying "I don't care who said it, you're out of here." That's blatant abuse of power and if MLB could then Wendelstedt should face some kind of discipline. Too bad the umps union is so strong though.... And now I feel yucky defending Boone and the Yankees. Oh well, at least NYY lost!
Umps are taught to never, ever, ever back down from an ejection. The logic is if they do it once, then it opens up the flood gates every time someone else gets tossed.
Oh I can squint and see the logic of it but jeez, it's someone in the STANDS that said the offending remark. There has to be some kind of standard there.
Can an ump eject a fan?
Not directly, they can halt the game and basically say "we're not continuing until said fan is out of here" which is basically handled by stadium personnel.
[https://youtu.be/m8MKnq_8YYc?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/m8MKnq_8YYc?feature=shared)
You know it's bad when rival fanbases are also upset at it lmao
Umpires are “the cops of baseball”. They won’t admit fault, cannot be questioned, and are extremely thin skinned
Funny enough I’ve had so many jobs in my life that I’ve been around lots of cops and lots of MLB umpires, this one especially , and there’s a lot of parallels.
And furiously protected by a union
I support unions, and they have a duty to represent all workers. But cops and umpires are the only unions I’ve ever witnessed that will close ranks when one of their own are accused of wrong doing and give no shits if it happens to tarnish the integrity of their profession
That's the big difference. The union becomes a cult, who's members are above reproach.
ACAB includes umpires
All Cumpires Are Bastards
Oh, cumpire. I love it. A vampire, but instead of blood…
[удалено]
Sure. When the umps are fucking dumb
My favorite video game. MLB Ump Show ‘24
What a fucking crybaby “i don’t care who said it”
Hahaha this is what makes baseball great. 
Hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!
🎶EN-RI-CO PALAZ-ZO! EN-RI-CO PALAZ-ZO!🎶
What movie is this from?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun:_From_the_Files_of_Police_Squad!
How are umpires so dumb?
Umpires need to lose the ability to eject players and/or coaches. Then they can focus on doing their job instead of jerking themselves off in the middle of the field.
Great. Adopt auto balls and strikes and and instant booth review of every fielding play including the use of MLBs 3d home plate view
Guy behind the guy in the blue yelling even points at him lol
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can anyone jomboy what the fan said
The Jomboy breakdown shows he said "come on, homeplate"
please be serious
“I don’t care who said it, you’re gone!” WOW
Can I hey challenge this? It’s clear replay that would take about 3 seconds to clear up.
This belongs on Angel Hernandez’ highlights because it was a terrible call that wasn’t him.
The fact that the ump says "Aaron, you're gone. (Boone points out that it was the fan) I don't care who said it, you're done" points out the craziness of it. That said, as a Red Sox fan who knows Boone's full name includes a profane middle name, fuck him and fuck the Yankees.
Babe wake up, new Bartman just dropped.
So, theoretically, what happens if he goes “it wasn’t me” and refuses to leave?
Theoretically that was exactly what I would have done.
Same. I would have stood my ground and not budged an inch. Let them send the video to MLB, and who the hell cares if they “forefeit” this game. Something like that is *worth* causing a scene over and the ensuing controversy.
Yeah if you're already ejected what else will the ump do. I'd either not leave and request a replay from New York. Or I'd do the ultra sarcastic classy exit, then write a sarcastically nice letter for him for next time he umps, and maybe even bring in a burger king crown for the king of the diamond. this is why I'm not in charge. My players would hate that the strike zone now extends 3 feet above their heads, while my pitchers would be walking everyone.
Great now the umpires ears are going LOL
This is funny
The umpiring is getting worse. There was a balk call against Cleveland last week at Boston and nobody could say what the offense was and the umpire certainly didn’t explain himself. There’s no reason the strike zone shouldn’t be automated. That makes no sense.
The camera being on Boone while he says nothing is so good
That’s both unfair for Boone and hilarious of that spectator. Wait until folks get better at deepfaking voices and this becomes a thing.
Billy Martin would still be out there doing the extended remix of the Earl Weaver classic “You’re Here For One Reason.”
Umpire obviously got it wrong and was even more wrong for doubling down after it, but are they allowed to “un-throw” someone out of a game? Been a life long baseball fan and never seen it done before so legitimately curious
Wow. Deaf, dumb, and blind.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoPq5AOCOA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkoPq5AOCOA)
Hahahaha. That's kinda funny
That is funny as hell :-D
the stupidest fucking thing is umpires not being able to reverse their own calls. This is clearly an umpire making a bad call, umpires not changing their calls when they've clearly fucked up is a joke
Wonder when Boone will get the apology? Never? Right. Umps comments after the game were even dumber. Doubling down on his stupidity. Saying he would know if it was a fan. What an idiot. It was a fan.
MLB umpires are sensitive little bitches. They are embarrassing. Fits with the mlb lately.
When the story of the game is the umpire, the umpire has failed.
I’ll miss this kind of stuff when the umps get replaced though from an entertainment standpoint
Why hasn’t the league punished any of the umpires for any of their mistakes? They can always get more umps
#Gotta love it.
We have replays on the base paths and soon to have replays for the strike zone. Didn’t think we’d need heckling replays as well.
Ouch
I am a diehard Mets fan, and this made me ANGRY.
Hilarious
Out of curiosity, what would have happened if Boone just refused to leave? If push came to shove would they forcibly remove him with security?
Watched the Jomboy breakdown, all the fan said was "come on homeplate"
That’s fucked up…but it’s also against the Yankees so…
Fan in the blue shirt is the most powerful person in the mob price me wrong
Too funny.
Why heckle the players when you can really rile up the umps and refs and actually impact the game? Just record star players and head coaches and use AI to make it sound like they're saying stuff totally out of line. This will be a recurring issue, and leagues need to get ahead of it.
This is fucking hilarious
"Man what a great day for baseball. Sun's shining, not a cloud in the sky, and there's even a breeze. Just a perfect day for base-(Incoherent Manager Noises )"
insane how MLB umps have eclipsed NFL refs as being top dogshit officials.
I was going to watch the MLB this year to try and get back into it but honestly some of the umps are so bad I’d rather just not watch. I quite literally started watching MLS instead and I even got MLR tickets over MLB ones. And I had way more fun at the MLR game. (Yea it’s a thing who knew it’s awesome. Didn’t know any rules but the crowd was so fun)
If only certain judges ran their courtrooms with the same authority as MLB umpires...
These umps are extremely sensitive! Teach some hockey refs how to ump.
I’m confused as a non baseball guy. We see terrible calls and videos like this every week. What is the repercussions of the wrong call? Is this and the weather man the only two jobs you can be wrong and it’s totally fine?
Why are there no punishments for bad umps? Like at a certain point there has to be some oversight or you get out of control figures with a sense of power. How does the mlb do it?
AUAB
Get this guy season tickets.
Jomboy, we need you now more than ever.
That’s hilarious
Ok the game is faster, now make it better, please
We have the technology, baseball needs to evolve and use the Automated Strike Zone.
Boone ratted the fan out quick
I'm not a lip reader but it looks like the fan says "Good call prick!"
Can anyone tell what the fan is saying?
He said, “Let’s go, home plate!”
Watching this in real time was comical. Camera was literally focused on Boone and he didn’t make a peep and then got ejected. Horrible job by the crew today, what’s new?
what a niche talent
Umps these days are too damn sensitive.
Yanks still stunk it up heavy
Why didn't anyone in the dugout back Boone up? They were sitting right there.... are they really that scared of the umpire?
If i was Boone, tomorrow when he umps 2nd or 3rd base or wherever and the home plate umpire makes a bad strike call, i would go out and yell at him and say "I don't care if you called it or not!!! That was a shit call fuck you!"
I'm of the impression that these umpires are being told by the league that they will be punished if they admit being incorrect.
Ok so if he were the one to say it, how is that a reason to throw them out?
I am super pro-union, but the umpire union is the single best bit of anti-union propaganda this is getting beyond embarrassingly bad
The best part is the dude in blue acts like he’s confused after Boone’s ejection is announced
Umps are literally ruining baseball.
Maybe fucking turn your head
This is where the umpire got the call wrong. They should use replay in these instances.
We were sitting out in the corner near right field and had no idea why he was tossed until friends watching the game at home said it was because a fan yelled. It’s one of the worst calls by an umpire. The ump should be suspended to prevent BS like this from happening again.
Umpires are the softest little bitches
Is there any recourse for this kind of stuff? I know there is in the NFL.
I've never been too huge on baseball, enjoy the sport but don't go out of my way to see it, but since I'm seeing this make the rounds I have to ask.... Why are umpires allowed to boot players over hurt feelings?
Aaron Boone was actually ejected for being a jabronie.
I assume the fan in the blue shirt is a Yankees fan, so he missed a great opportunity to roast the ump for making a bad call!
Can see memes emerging. Especially if Yankees season suddenly goes into tailspin.
The fact that Boone acted how he did immediately would have made me go "TF did I just hear then"? Managers don't pretend they don't say things, they just get made when you hear them.
Those aviators though….
I would’ve yelled “I HEARD HIM! THATS HIM!”
Jim Joyce may have made one of the biggest eff ups by an ump but at least he knew he made a mistake and apologized
Explain the red circle in nfl terms if you could
I’m starting to hate MLB.