E43 - Losing 7-0 in 2nd Inning, Alex Cintron Gets Ejected by Vic Carapazza Arguing Balls and Strikes

3B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron for arguing a strike three call by Adam Hamari to Mauricio Dubón in the top of the 3rd inning vs Detroit. The score was 7-0 Tigers at the time. Report: www.closecallsports.com/2024/...
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[@allankotmel1795]

Your channel should be required viewing for all commentators. Doesn't take long and would make many of them so much better.

[@jamesrivera6068]

Facts sir. All announcers are absolutely clueless

[@edibleapeman]

They wouldn't change, even if they watched everything on this channel. Most booths are instructed to be biased for their team to the point of inanity. That's why I fell in with the Mets to begin with - their commentary crew was never averse to "calling it like it is."

[@Pathfinder76]

All of you guys should apply for the jobs. They pay well. You would be shoe ins.

[@jamesrivera6068]

@@Pathfinder76 I'm good, Umpiring is hard enough even when you read the rules and have to pass an exam every season. Announcers should have to pass the rules exam also. It's sad how clueless they are

[@patientallison]

every time an announcer ends up on this channel for saying something dumb we should send the video to them on twitter

[@Leafsdude_]

The "technically he ran in a line towards the bag" tells me the commentator _knows_ the rule, but doesn't care. It's his team, so it should be called, even if it's not the rule.

[@wardog_3]

Astros booth sucks so that checks out. They hit the mariners like 30 times over the last few years, while being hit only like 10 times and said the mariners had a reputation for hitting people

[@Yumi_Jay]

They even brought up the Angels vs Mariners brawl when Astros and Mariners bench clear and blamed the brawl on the Mariners when it was a plan by the Angels.

[@rayray4192]

What rule? Lindsay explains that there is no rule mandating a baserunner run in a direct lime toward his advance base.

[@Leafsdude_]

@@rayray4192 Touche.

[@CaptSticl]

Maybe it was just how I heard it, but Lindsay sounded a little salty in the video about having to again explain the base path. And I am HERE FOR IT

[@rayray4192]

Hey captain, does “ salty” language come from sea going mariners cursing? What’s the history of the euphemism?

[@MrKB22]

I so much enjoy your commentary on the rules of the game. It's nice to get without any team bios.

[@jessetaylorkoechling]

i love the editing on these videos so much

[@J.C...]

Missed ya, Lindsay! Somebody tell these managers to get tossed out more so we can get more awesome breakdowns! 👌👍

[@kerrytodd3753]

After watching what I just saw…..I woulda told the ump to please throw me out, I can’t take anymore. 😢

[@jakespam02]

Can we talk about Detroits uniforms, high school prom tux is not a great look on the diamond.

[@J.C...]

You're entitled to your opinion just like anyone else. 🤣

[@BDCogar]

It’s like they copied Philadelphia’s homework.

[@rayray4192]

I study the history of uniforms. The City Connect Uniforms are interesting and a way for teams to generate revenue. They mostly fail to be anything close to a traditional uniform. The Tigers have a grand, classic, uniform. Close to the same one Ty Cobb wore.

[@edibleapeman]

I know we're supposed to hate all the uniforms but this is my first time seeing the Tigers look and I really like it.

[@rayray4192]

No one thinks we are suppose to hate all uniforms.

[@vincentwendt720]

Strike three was a strike. Yet another coach arguing a correct call.

[@mbdg6810]

I think they should be suspended a game for that.

[@rayray4192]

@@mbdg6810assistant coaches are not allowed to argue any call. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

[@alvinthecat8426]

Never thought Tigers would abandon their home unis. All about the green power. Was just getting used to the Meijer patch. Nothing is sacred anymore.

[@rickysampson8759]

It’s to make people buy new uniforms to make more money

[@anthonyvega-fujioka4464]

Hamari was completely accurate with the strike zone. Why argue it?

[@rc24caldwell19]

Te fact that Vic Carapazza is a crew chief (even it is as an acting crew chief) speaks to the state of umpiring in MLB. That dude is TERRIBLE, and constantly sticks his nose into issues that don't involve him

[@Pathfinder76]

Great idea! Hopefully someone returns the favour.

[@ModernCowboy78]

I could do with announcers and just listen to the game and the crowed. 😊

[@MXSHYYYY]

Oli Marmol got ejected.

[@pavanatanaya]

Complain about the price of admission to a big league ball game. Now thats a violation. But not the fun kind

[@PhilKsDashcam]

Those ugly Tigers uniforms should be illegal.

[@TheCpadron19]

The Astros announcers are the most annoying guys in the league.

[@kinkaid7477]

It'd be nice if all announcers would understand the rules before talking about stuff they don't know, lol. Doesn't even look like Houston argued on the slide play.

[@schlootle]

The umpires don't even know the rules, can't fault commentators on that lol. But yeah Houston didn't even bother challenging because they knew, it was 7-0 in the 3rd during a miserable season so I guess they are just antsy

[@rayray4192]

@@schlootle what evidence do you have that MLB umpires don’t know official rules?

[@rayray4192]

@@schlootleThis case play was ruled correctly. The four criteria for a bona fide slide are presented during the video. Education can prevent asinine communication.

[@schlootle]

@@rayray4192 i was not saying it wasn't ruled correctly, I already knew it was a good slide. I was just making a joke about all the recent controversies over questionable umpire calls

[@rayray4192]

@@schlootle Three things will happen in every baseball game involving imperfect humans. Players will make physical and mental errors. Coaching staff will make mental errors. Umpires will make physical and mental errors.

[@caras2004]

Does he get a Little Caesar Pizza or is that just in the minor leagues

[@anthonylombardo1261]

Phillies and Tigers battle to death over who could wear the most random and ugly uniforms baseball has ever seen.

[@rayray4192]

The ugliest uniform of all time was the 1970’s Astros Halloween clown 🤡 uniforms

[@PapaVanTwee5]

I think we all could do a better job at announcing than these jokers.

[@McClimber234]

Every village has an idiot...announcers are ours.

[@robertbrown7470]

Ho hum. What's new? Someone getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes. MLB set this all up. It's annoying.

[@teebob21]

RoboUmp Hamari called them all correctly. Why is the bench crying?

[@Gambilldadjokes]

Then the interference rule needs to be revisited. It is obvious the fielders ability to catch the ball was impacted by the runner.

[@1969EType]

That’s not the purpose of this channel. We apply the rules as written and as written this play was adjudicated correctly.

[@delphic464]

The throw was clean and it hit the shortstop right in the glove, who proceeded to drop the ball. Even if there was a rule that applied here, it STILL wouldn't have mattered.

[@rickysampson8759]

We should rewrite the rules and take away the astros championships

[@teebob21]

Existing on the field and running legally is not interference at any level. The rule is fine how it is. We don't need a rule to reward MLB players for failing to make a play that a JV high school team would have made cleanly.

[@james_328]

@@rickysampson8759 Then you'd have to take away a decade worth of championships during the Steroid Era if you want to open that can of worms. Funnily enough, the Yankees went to SIX world series and won 4 during that era. Go figure.

[@chrisjones3791]

That's runner's interference all the way. You can't block the throw to any base like that. They should have ruled a double play because of runner's interference. He didn't slide until late and the umpire again missed a very easy call. MLB needs to improve the umpires or there will be No league. This Commissioner needs to go and bring someone who will actually improve the umpires in which would improve MLB.

[@rayray4192]

You are ignorant. Interference with a thrown ball involves intent. An umpire must rule that intentional interference was committed for there to be an interference call. The slide was legal. Lindsay posts the 4 criteria for a legal slide. All four were met.