MLB’s Growing Problem: Why Baseball’s Bad Overshadows the Good | The Rich Eisen Show

[@cpresto2]

A camera and microphone for the umpire are not necessary. They should just mouth the explanation and Jomboy will lip-read for us all.

[@bobbydyne]

In this world of masks, his lip reading skills have been limited sadly

[@zacsmith1587]

“The last time Joe West was right was at the end of Naked Gun” I’m dead 😂

[@eddiesanchez551]

That was pretty good and accurate

[@ScottTX79]

Rich might have a defamation lawsuit coming his way now. West just got awarded $500k for his lawsuit against Paul Lo Duca

[@michaelh.2322]

MLB's glory days are well behind them. TV money is the only thing they care about now

[@j.frankparnell]

And it's the only thing keeping them alive

[@keithantigiovanni2794]

No one is watching

[@lukeyznaga7627]

Gone are the days of Cal Ripken, Jr. and the Yankee player who played so many games and got so many hits. he retired happily. this was not long ago. CAn't remmber his name. Yeah, baseball doesn't have heroes anymore. The same teams keep going to the playoffs.

[@mlkirchw]

The main problem with baseball is that home runs are your most prevalent scoring play by far. It dumbs down the game and sucks a lot of the intrigue out of it.

[@fomori2]

The problem of being "dumbed down" isnt because of the home runs.... it is really because of the fans. All major sports; NBA, MLB, NFL have moved from being a sporting contest that entertain fans to entertainment that also happens to be a sporting contest, and they attract two different types of fans. The former gets people who care about the little things, the skills of players, the fundamentals, etc. The latter ONLY cares about their own excitement level and needs to get their dopamine rush constantly. Thus the sports have to change their games to cater to those vapid fans because morons are the majority, and are easily parted of their money.

[@kadennelms8419]

@@fomori2 best way of putting it. At the end of the day the leagues are businesses. They have to go after the demographic to get the big bucks. Real fans of sports usually enjoy college games more. The kids are trying to prove themselves at that level and it’s funded for school prestige.

[@no40]

Here are my ideas that could solve MLB problems: 1) Reduce the amount of innings to 7......tie games recorded after bottom of the 9th inning in regular season games 2) Allow flexibility with the starting lineup in terms of switching and/or substituting players within the batting order during a game 3) End the regular season by the last week of August 4) 16 team playoffs with 7 game series in each round

[@billw7894]

Seems New York doesn't like Atlanta for some reason, MLB pulls all star game

[@richardmorrisette8316]

So thankful for media like Rich Eisen for talking baseball

[@Tursh101]

My Braves got robbed last night.

[@GRITBONE]

Your entire state got robbed by woke bullshit, and the MLB caved to the nonsense.

[@StephenASmith-lm6gz]

@@GRITBONE cry about it

[@kikomagana1990]

@@GRITBONE your tears are delicious

[@matthewconnors1011]

Much worse missed call: Jerry Meals hands Braves the win in 19th inning vs Pirates in 2011. Things even out. That was by far the worst missed call. And no one brings it up because it happened to the Pirates. F&%# the Braves.

[@verververververver]

Remember Armando's near perfect game?

[@EmasurDaddy]

The worst call in history it wasnt even close

[@Zubicob]

If Manfred had any balls he would retroactively give Armando the perfecto

[@doobielawson702]

If it went anything like this game nothing would have changed. The call would have still been blown.

[@alanrobison7451]

That was bad. But you cannot use that as the reason to destroy the game by instituting video replay. It’s a human game, played and officiated by humans. Let it go at that.

[@verververververver]

@@alanrobison7451 "I want the product to be intentionally worse because the human element"

[@mmcgahn5948]

We need Umpire calls like this, “The catcher was giving the runner the business”...

[@pathutchison9866]

From the composite you can clearly tell it wasn’t close to the plate.

[@PeterSedesse]

This is why soccer will never make it in the usa. Very low scoring game that often is decided by a referees opinion.

[@peachjwp]

Add the ridiculous fake injuries in attempt to draw a penalty card. Ludicrous.

[@neubiineubii2931]

im really not a MLB diehard fan, but knowing different sports, the umpires are the worst referees in sports. the reasons players and coaches are tossed, some balls are called in or out, this prime example, it doesnt add up.

[@David-ur4mp]

Did he just put Will Middlebrooks in the same sentence with Mike Trout??? 😂 1:28

[@KT97Buckeye]

Was a great game! Love the show talking baseball

[@jackimeanjake1752]

If you really want to fix replay review in MLB, give each park the capability to review plays. It will quicken the process, and give the official better chance to make the right call.

[@frankpalancio8471]

This happened during the dodgers phillies 1977 black friday playoff game. Steve garvey never touched home plate.

[@jimhyman8544]

Matt Holliday in the Rockies-Padres tiebreaker in '07. The Rox ended up in the freakin World Series and shouldn't have even been in the playoffs.

[@aaronstreitenberger6012]

Umpiring isn't as big of a deal to fans as you think. I am more concerned with the Astro non-punishment, three outcomes baseball, and the fact that only 4 or 5 teams actually have a shot every year. Angel Hernandez has nothing to do with whether or not HR K BB K K is exciting to watch. Joe West doesn't have anything to do with the fact that Jose Altuve is still playing baseball. Instant replay doesn't affect the competitive balance of the sport. Baseball's problem is that it doesn't care about the game outside of NY, LA, and Atlanta.

[@Jeremy-The-Bullfrog]

The reason they aren't announcing it is simple. It's not the umpires themselves doing the review, it's guys back at the MLB headquarters in New York. The umps don't always know why the replay call is made.

[@rmkellar]

MLB Umpires and officiating has always been bad, it's just getting worse.

[@lukeyznaga7627]

yeah, that initial pic of the sliding into home plate...clearly not safe and didn't touch the base.. THATS BAD.

[@johnsteese4868]

The review board is in New York and they just took the All star game was taken from Atlanta. Coincidence?

[@billw7894]

I left the same comment

[@colingriffin3503]

What's the name of the home plate umpire

[@ClaudiusPGreen]

That the ump was clearly in front of the play and called it safe smells of NBA officiating. And NBA officials ALWAYS make lousy calls.

[@christianmoreno3585]

cant believe it , rich !!

[@richarddoyle3420]

Long forgot about MLB. This popped up to remind me.

[@kristopherloviska9042]

Payback for calling Julio Lugo safe in the Braves-Pirates 19 inning game from 2011?

[@cjr1881]

They really don’t need to explain anything. If the call isn’t changed and you think it should have been then just assume there wasn’t a good enough replay to overturn it. There is a time limit.

[@brandonryder5873]

Mlb umpires have always been unaccountable

[@clachapelle]

THE CREW CHIEF UMPIRE SHOULD HAVE A MIC

[@deadheadwsp705]

The umps talk to the coaches. I understand what he’s saying but what are they gonna do about it? The call is the call. I don’t agree with it at all, but what is giving an explanation gonna do?

[@eddiesanchez551]

Well said Rich

[@d_northstar8027]

The umps is just ridiculous. Just horrible from mlb. Mlb hates the braves

[@eugeneschulte4950]

The man that benefited the most from a bad call............... TOM BRADY??????? Really ??? Rich?????

[@nick0875]

If umpires were held accountable at all then Angel Hernandez wouldn't be employed by the MLB.

[@jimhyman8544]

I'm a very big believer in utilizing as much tech as possible so we can finally get past the mistakes, incompetence, & childish behavior of umps, refs, etc. Glad it's being strike zone tested in the minors. It's about time. But there's SO much more than could be done in all sports.

[@briangulley6027]

Lets be honest here, replay is only for the gambling that's it.

[@eugeneschulte4950]

Ummmm Tom Brady?????? Mr. TUCK rule????? REALLY RICK????

[@jackimeanjake1752]

Please don’t make umpires explain why a runner was called out or safe after a review. I don’t want to hear, “the runner beat the throw, the ruling of out is overturned” all game long.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Tennis is doing just fine with tech. Baseball will be better served using it to call balls and strikes. Umpire error taints every single game.

[@johntobin9375]

Uhhhhh, because SOME GAMES are fixed?

[@cjr1881]

I’m not sure his spike didn’t drag over the plate. I didn’t see anything conclusive. You guys are just assuming. Nothing shows.

[@alanrobison7451]

Sorry, Rich. Sports do not need replay. Games are played differently, Coached differently. It’s a different game. Viewership is lower. The worst phrase ever, “The previous play......is under review.”

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Not 19 hours. /

[@richardschmitt9479]

He was clearly safe,Sincerity a devoted Phillies fan.

[@gfriedman99]

How cones no one is talking about lagares being called out at first after review. He was safe.

[@clachapelle]

THE BRAVES GOT SCREWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alejbr4]

funny the day of that play i seen multiple youtubers post tv broadcasts from every angle in time sync and its like what are the umps looking at all the time. mlb umps are the worst officials in sports. you think with nhl and nfl how fast the plays are going nonstop with players much larger than the officials and the only misses are stuff where everyone is together and such. then umps will like call a hr a foul ball when a fan is right field is holding the ball because they thought it flew right of the foul pole. reminds me when i was a kid and say magglio ordonez hit a hr in yankee stadium over paul oneils head and they called it foul. like straight over his head!

[@freedomring3022]

Baseball has become completely unwatchable. Between the bad umpiring and the cheating, what are you really routing for?

[@CorbinsDedah]

Please stop saying oppo. It isn’t more difficult to just say opposite field, just laziness personified.

[@hr1meg]

Angel Hernandez the worst umpire in history, and possibly the worst official among all sports.

[@theclayishone]

Moving the all-star game, which would pump a ton of money into a city with a large black population, punishing an entire fanbase for the state passing a law that is common sense is a bigger blow to the MLB than this bullshit missed call.

[@josephsarto689]

No one watches ESPN.

[@charlesblack9959]

Frankly a catcher shouldn't be able to block home plate. Stand at the third base line angle and get the proper tag before his foot touches. Shouldve trucked him.

[@CinHotlanta]

If you have the ball you can position yourself in the basepath, just like in a rundown between first and second.

[@charlesblack9959]

@@CinHotlanta That's different as it's kinda unsaid to accept the tag if you lose a pickle. At home, in all your gear you'd better be willing to accept the charge or make a proper tag in time.

[@AJ-HawksToxicFinger]

Anyone else think the Umpires are TRYING to get replaced by the same robots/AI that will be taking orders in McDonalds once the minimum wage hike gets too high?

[@lukemccullough8384]

Umpires are right 93% of the time

[@delvorin2302]

Will be? You mean ARE taking order in McDonalds. I haven't been to the register at McD's in a long time lol

[@thedarkemissary]

Except, the issue isn't even about the umps being wrong.

[@alainberlaty1394]

OUT!!!

[@mcleanse1382]

And yet half their NFL conversations are about how bad instant replay is in football...

[@rustyreckman2892]

This and their woke philosophy.....

[@myquest666420]

Where did woke philosophy come from? Seriously? Are you just fighting a figment of your imagination? I think you should take that bs back to the occupy democrats fb comment section. Let us enjoy sports without injecting your depressing politics where it doesn’t belong.

[@thomasrozinski711]

Look at the tag and the whole play. He missed the plate originally. When Bohm gets up and twirls and his toe looks like it drags across the plate. D’Arneau doesn’t ever tag Bohm with the ball.

[@robdlc438]

Baseball is a dying sport.

[@chocolatte6157]

What else is bad? MLB moved the All star game out of Atlanta. That is BS.

[@victorandresgarciaguardia3747]

Dear Mr. Eisen, although I am not an ardent baseball but rather football fan (odd insofar I am Venezuelan) I beg to differ from your opinion about baseball umpires in this particular video. In my opinion, baseball and football are two historically distinctive and different idiosincracies and hence I fail to see the point in demanding that baseball umpires conduct themselves in a manner inconsistent with the game´s idiosincracy. If the core of the matter is assisting umpires in order to prevent errors such as the once depicted at home plate, I believe there are enough technological tools (i.e. a vertical sky cam above home plate) to solve this controversy.

[@nikolaiterry9314]

Baseball is trying desperately to end themselves. It is becoming unwatchable, disco chains, woke virtue signalling, piss poor umpiring.

[@quiveringmoist7558]

It's bad overshadows the good because baseball has shown little to no accountability for their mistakes