MLB "Nice Guys" Getting ANGRY

[@pwntimejamboree8272]

The best part about ichiro’s was how exact his line in the dirt was to where it was pitched

[@AshMorton]

How about the idiot announcer saying it was “right down the middle”

[@broadstreetbullies849]

He's awesome like that

[@willpina]

Nah, Ichiro pointed about 1 or 2 inches farther out. It was still off the plate, but not as far as he indicated

[@williamc4221]

​@willpina Watch it again. Ichiro pointed to the exact spot where it passed homeplate.

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

@@willpinastop it! Lmao he had the exact spot! The point is, the ball was outside. Don’t come trynna be that guy that just HAS to be right. 🙄🤣🤣

[@douglasriebe8869]

If Ichiro says a pitch was outside, then the pitch was outside.

[@Ar15ishim]

Same with josh Donaldson

[@goodwoodBD]

Ichiro needs to stay out of American baseball

[@Ar15ishim]

@@goodwoodBD wtf

[@shanedelgado666]

​@@goodwoodBD why because he was legitimately better than 98% of Americans? He's one of the best things to happen to baseball ever. Grow up.

[@shanedelgado666]

​​@@Ar15ishimand as much as I dislike him, Bryce Harper is usually dead on as well.

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Seeing Freddie get tossed is like watching a firefighter get arrested

[@JudeAustin09]

real

[@zthomas4th]

I love how Ichiro getting angry is just him drawing a line in the dirt

[@timothypettit5367]

If Ichiro complains about a call, you probably missed it....

[@aydanpatrick9145]

it wasn’t even that bad of a call though

[@dawgsfan1196]

It takes a LOT to make freddie mad

[@broadstreetbullies849]

And Ichiro

[@outrightflame4280]

I mean that clearly was a ball so I understand Freddie freeman’s frustration

[@JudeAustin09]

real

[@johnmongrue739]

If Ichiro says a pitch is outside… It’s outside

[@Silverfoxx850]

Every time I think of ichiro I think… man imagine if he played his whole career in the MLB… he would of shattered every hitting record ever 😂

[@bally_ponz]

He must have struck out in all at-bats because of the pitch clock

[@AdamKing-rn1be]

Ichiro marked exactly where that pitch was 😂

[@wranglerman270]

I’m not sure madbum qualified as one of mlb’s ‘nice guys’ lol

[@armondfeffer4572]

Yeah I was mad confused on that but I think they mean Adrian

[@armored99]

They meant Beltre

[@dancoots8225]

Madbum was such a bitch when it came to someone just missing a pitch off him

[@PoopScoopCoop]

they were talking about beltre?

[@mrtmarsh5]

They 100% were referring to Beltre. I was confused at first too

[@rd-pd8xb]

Ichiro was exactly right on his mark. If I’m an umpire, I’ll only call a strike on ichiro if he swings and misses. If he doesn’t swing, it was a ball by definition.

[@Xansby]

2:55 with Ichiro it’s not where he thinks it’s where he knows.

[@fitter5423]

Ichiro was spot on where it was at lol. I lived watching him play. He was nasty.

[@LordDarthSmyth]

Why is that a "No, No." to point out where the ball actually was. Could it be MLB Umps are some of the most sensitive, narcissistic, egotistical and vindictive people in sports?

[@rickrose5377]

Only because it's a public display, visible to the fans. Especially if it's a home game, it invites abuse from everybody in the ballpark. It targets the umpire for further demonstrations of fan discontent. It's "playing to the grandstand."

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

1:08 I hope that at some point Yelich watched that clip and realized that it was the right call.

[@user-kh8ni1oq7l]

Umm, exactly where did Yelich make a move towards 2nd?

[@spakkx]

@@user-kh8ni1oq7l umm, exactly on his third step after he crossed the base.

[@user-kh8ni1oq7l]

@@spakkxthat's a pretty thin move towards second, but I've obviously never played at the MLB level.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

@@user-kh8ni1oq7l After he saw the ball get away. That's how his feet end up on the left side of the line. Watch it again.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

@@user-kh8ni1oq7l After he saw the ball get away. Then he tries to act all nonchalant about it. It's how his feet end up on the left side of the line.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

The best example of a nice guy getting mad is when Jose knocked out Tim

[@guu3528]

The overrun of first base call was correct. The rest, not so much.

[@jonlanier_]

Nope

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

​@@jonlanier_Yep.

[@jonlanier_]

@@XXelpollodiabloXX Nope

[@hecknahandcart]

@@jonlanier_ Yep.

[@LittleBenjaminNeocon183]

​​@@hecknahandcartNope I don't actually care, just wanted to keep the chain going

[@Boxscot49]

3:16 he WHAT???

[@maxwilliams13]

Never watched Bumgarner and thought "yea that's a nice guy right there"

[@Yurrd22]

As a nats fan I love Strasburg but I definitely agree with Freeman on that call

[@aust_inc]

I'd be so petty if I was a baseball player. When an ump rings me up on an obviously outside pitch, I would say, "Next time I just won't bring my bat."

[@nickymirks2671]

Ichiro didn’t point to where he thought the ball was, he pointed to where he knew it was

[@jjwats12]

Madbum getting angry is the opposite of ‘nice guys’ getting angry.

[@Woofrie]

Adrián Beltré was the "nice guy" in that situation. He was antagonized by MadBum in that altercation

[@kyleshafer563]

Umpires must’ve had a personal vendetta against Clint Hurdle and AJ Burnett because the Pirates were constantly getting screwed over on egregiously bad calls during that era

[@benmaske9598]

I have an idea. Each team gets to contest three calls per game. If they contest a call and theyre wrong, they get only two more and so on. If they contest a call and they're right, they still have three chances to contest a call. Then, give each umpire only three chances to miss a call during a game. They miss three calls, they're out of the game. They get removed from three games in a year, they have to pass an accuracy test to return to umpiring. After that, if they get pulled out of two more games that year, they get suspended without pay for the rest of the season and are ineligible to umpire any postseason games for the next season. Games should be decided by players and teams, not by bad calls. No one watches baseball for the umpiring. Anyone can make a mistake once or twice, but there are umpires out there who are known for making terrible calls on a regular basis. Those guys need to stop ruining games and actually be accountable for being bad at their job.

[@babababad]

It's not like there are backup umpires on hand to step in if an umpire has to leave. When umpires have exited games due to injury, a base umpire has to take over behind the plate, which means lower quality play calling on the field. On the other hand, a ball/strike challenge system has been successfully trialed in the minors, and will probably enter MLB in the next 5 years.

[@Ethan-rl8bf]

I like some parts of the idea. But saying "bad calls" doesn't really mean anything. Is every wrong call bad? Which ones are worse and how? Who decides that? The first part of your idea is good. Having 3 chances to contest means you could use them strategically. (look up how many wrong, or "bad" calls there are a game) But the umpires shouldn't feel like they are a few wrong calls away from losing their job and livelihood. With that being said, teams should have more opportunities to contest calls they feel were incorrect. There are a lot of calls that don't seem as "bad" but could or would have changed the game completely if called the other way. Also, imagine if 50% of umpires lost their job. Would you blame them? Or the people that train and employ them? At some point, we need to look at the people that are indirectly influencing the game. I don't have a solution but I feel like your idea of 3 per team and keeping them if they're right is a good start.

[@shiggymartin9722]

Toss the umpire in jail for his interaction with Ichiro

[@NODcepter]

I think im more irritated at whoever the play by play announcer was during Ichiros at bat that called a ball that was 3 inches off the plate as "right down the middle"

[@sale7423]

Forget about a pitcher's potential lethality by throwing a 90+ mph sphere at someone's face, Freeman could probably obliterate a person with one swing of his bat, jeez.

[@mac5524]

For being a 'nice guy', Freddie Freeman is on here a lot.

[@treadman26]

“Anytime you draw a line where you think the pitch was…” One thing very wrong with the announcer’s statement. Ichiro KNEW where the ball was pitched.

[@rathofturkey]

Quick reminder: fans come to the game to see the players, NOT the umpires.

[@chrislewis5069]

They come to see the players got mad at them

[@happysqWid]

Actually, they're there to see both. That's baseball.

[@rayelee1301]

@@happysqWid no, ump, no one is there to see you

[@happysqWid]

@@rayelee1301 I coach actually, not ump, but just see how much you guys enjoy the game with robot umps. I'm sure it'll be equally entertaining seeing Aaron Boone screaming in the face of a TV monitor.

[@rayelee1301]

@@happysqWid I dont think it's entertaining at all to have to stall the game due to a dude, that only works 3 hours a day, getting obvious calls wrong and then punishing the guy that pointed it out...the guy that hits well over .300 is wrong but an out of shape ump that is umping because he couldnt make it in a sport, is correct haha. Robots would be an upgrade since they arent typically narcissistic

[@heyitshhousefly8625]

Coming from someone who’s recently discovered deep, passionate love for baseball.. the way umps stomp around & validate a serious lack of worth by playing big boy & bossing people around, taking no accountability for bad calls, & ruining games by having too much pride makes my head spin.

[@kingshawukee]

Christian Yelich looks like Tommy Davidson.

[@thebigdaaawg1518]

Bumgarner is definitely not a nice guy 😆

[@Woofrie]

He was yelling at Beltré

[@dionruffin3996]

Baby you gotta understand sometimes I get a little mad 🎶

[@senororlando2]

Until I saw Beltre I was thinking “since when has Bumgarner been nice?!?”

[@blazingbattlehawk9626]

Lot of these guys apparently never learned to never try to make the call for the umpire

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Trying to imagine what Yelich is saying, all I hear is Pete davidson lol

[@skullbang1]

These umpires all have egos

[@danielgerald4551]

I wonder what it was the first Seattle Mariner to do??

[@lukekellerman3830]

Ichiro was the first Seattle Mariner “nice guy” to call out an umpire on his BS call and get ejected.

[@JeremyIsTheBoss]

First Seattle Mariner ejection of the season

[@gapingpeanut]

So, who is paying the umpires money to make these calls? Investigate the MLB game commission

[@calvingarner3767]

U can see J Up like FUCKIN SHITTIN ME

[@michaelcrockette8694]

Yelich became Yeller.😀

[@Owenthebaseballguy]

I think it’s funny when guys go to smashing bats in the dugout, no one even acknowledges them at all, not even a look in their direction 😂

[@travisreynoldsmusic]

Thanks to the umps the MLB is now the WWE of baseball. Until they hold theses talentless clowns accountable I'm done with MLB

[@zachreese6540]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@Ethan-rl8bf]

so it's their fault right? Not the people that train and employ them? Not the MLB executives? None of the people that make massive profits off of the game? Just the umpires right?

[@juliencorcellut9281]

The nice Bumgarner getting angry

[@oscargonza2748]

Adrian Beltre is the nice guy not Bumgarner, bruh

[@boobalooshahoogaloo5981]

Ppl hate on baseball players for raging more than other sports but ppl don’t realise that baseball isn’t about being more successful than everyone else its about failing less than everyone else

[@troyboy1900]

It’s amazing that we have computers that will tell us if a pitch is a ball or a strike with almost 100% accuracy and we’re just going to continue to settle for umpires who miss the call all the time.

[@jonlanier_]

Can't wait until the AI Computer will take over the umpire jobs. Their egos can just go kiss dirt.

[@jfayiii]

Looking forward to it.

[@zachreese6540]

😆😆😆😆

[@user-wc8yf3ul5q]

NO UMPIRE, NO TROUBLE

[@proudbirther1998]

I wish they got rid of Umps! THEY NOW ARE POWER MAD. Is there a rule in the Rulebook a batter cant point to the dirt? NONSENSE.

[@breez783]

I hate how they look away because they know they’re absolute idiots

[@maximilianbima2265]

Funny how umps keep ejecting players because they were “behaving” because they’ll never understand the pressure of a high octane situation

[@stackupbreachclear4679]

Every manager or hitting coach at any level will tell you not to swing at pitches out of the zone. But calls like these are why some hitters consistently get hits from pitches that are balls, out of the zone.

[@matrixphijr]

Laughing at Yelich even being in this video at all, much less when he argued a call that was clearly right 😂

[@joveesmallwood9693]

Best of all, my opinion was Ichiro. Explanation was stronger, a really insult of there job..😂

[@cjm9183]

Bumgarner? Nice guy? Lol

[@JonnySublime]

You were out Freeman

[@bazemore2454]

I dont know much about beltres personality but I’m hoping the insinuation is that he’s the nice guy bc mad bum is definitely not

[@user-ex6bw8wl2c]

やっぱ球が通った道にバットで線を引くイチローたまんねぇな

[@jeffdollaz]

Bumgardener a nice guy I don’t think so

[@armored99]

They meant Beltre

[@jonniefast]

hes nice in person but not to play against 😂

[@jeffdollaz]

@@jonniefast lol I know no one is an asshole 24/7 it’s his competitive nature I’m the same way

[@brendan9868]

Sorry Freeman, but 2:11 is definitely a strike. Good pitch from Strasburg

[@EarthtonesCymbals]

I don't think he was disputing the call. Seemed more pissed at himself?

[@rayelee1301]

Typical narcissist umps that know there will be no consequences

[@leahodette]

Bumgardener is not a ’Nice guy’ Edit: Or is it Beltre

[@Geotubest]

The Ichiro pitch looked great to me.

[@IncursioYT]

If Adrian Beltre is the person you’re screaming at, it’s definitely a personal problem and you need to quit bitching.

[@CentseiSam]

Madbum was not a “nice guy” on the mound he was a mf

[@Xansby]

Mad bum a nice guy or Beltre?

[@Iverson8811]

Bumganer? Nice guy?

[@Woofrie]

No. Beltré though? Yes.

[@erikchristophersen1272]

Doesn't matter which way you turn, if you breakdown, dip your shoulder, and shift your weight like your about to run to second and then reconsider, you made a move to second. Yelich knows better. He knows he was out too.

[@user-ym3or7kh9p]

フリーマン意外と荒いなw

[@PoopScoopCoop]

If I was yelich in that situation I would be absolutely livid.

[@christianpsomas3651]

He lowkey did turn inside lol

[@CVStrangeIV_gaming]

@@christianpsomas3651 agreed! He made a slight move towards second.

[@ChristopherTeague-cs8vg]

Why I don't watch Baseball any more. Total BULL 💩 ON THESE CALLS,. At some point we need Umpires with Some skill . 👇

[@Ethan-rl8bf]

WE NEED BETTER LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING. THAT GOES FOR MOST THINGS IN THIS WORLD.

[@kyuhahn477]

And Ichiro was correct.