NYM@ATL: Snitker ejected after arguing call at home

[@donaldthomas7070]

The catcher was a bit toward the 1st-base side when he caught the ball, which was before the runner got there. Therefore, no obstruction. The umpires (both at the park & in New York) may have ruled the runner's leg was above, but never on, home plate (which, unlike the bases, is only a fraction of an inch above the surrounding ground) at the time of the tag. Without definitive evidence to the contrary, the initial "out" call stands. An initial "safe" call would also have been hard to overturn.

[@donaldthomas7070]

@@billybob042665, obviously not; otherwise, he would have been called safe.

[@hualni]

This was a New York call. Instant Replay has been a joke so far. For every call they get right, they miss 10. It's unreal. You have 20 angles to see something. How are you so incompetent? Not only was a catcher blocking the plate, but Bonifacio's knee touched home before the glove came down.

[@dawgsfan1196]

the braves get screwed by the replays all the time. I don't like instant replay anyway

[@alexbinkley5479]

lest we forget that infamous infield fly

[@dawgsfan1196]

Alex Binkley I'm still mad about that call. I still believe that if that call wasn't made, the braves might've came back and won

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

dawgsfan1196 That was a controversial call, but I'm not hot about that because Michael Bourn had a chance to drive in bases loaded runs and he struck out on 2 fastball meatballs center cut. We blew that Wild Card game not because of that call, but with a crappy 3-12 showing with RISP.

[@dawgsfan1196]

Johnathan Patrick but it certainly hurt other chances

[@ryan23457]

Not sure how the replay guys didn't overturn that.

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

replay guys in new york

[@kickballjedi]

Yes, bad call... but I like to see this passion out of Snitker. I feel that energy and passion has been missing since Cox left. So far Snitker has been a little too luke warm to me.

[@chriscollins48]

baseball has changed with instant replay. You don't see near as many arguments on the field these days. Just a sign of the time, not a lack of passion.

[@Logo800]

Hey you won a World Series lol

[@cool_mule]

Its funny that d'Arnaud is a Brave now

[@dawgsfan1196]

Should've been called safe, his legs got to the plate before the tag, plus d'arnaud was blocking the plate

[@abbalsamo3309]

dawgsfan1196 I don’t think darnaud interfered

[@michaelfalkner1186]

No plate block -- all he has to give is "A lane". He does not have to give the lane Bonaficio chose.

[@kevinmm20]

I'm a braves fan, but as far as blocking the plate is concerned, I'm not convinced that d'Arnaud should have been called for blocking the plate. Pause it right at 1:09. Bonifacio isn't even in the Right handed batters box yet and d'Arnaud is in possession of the ball. Also at that point, there exists a path to home plate. After that moment, d'Arnaud is free to block the plate.

[@zach6806]

kmm he touched the plate before the tag was made

[@kevinmm20]

I was only commenting on the issue of whether d'Arnaud was blocking the plate

[@larrycopeland2413]

Agreed... the runner should have been ruled safe on the merit of beating the tag... but as far as blocking the plate goes, I'd say no it wasn't... once the catcher is in the act of receiving the throw, he has to go where the throw takes him, even if it is into the path of the runner... and I think that's what happened here. One question I have is, once the runner sees the catcher coming in front of the plate to catch the throw, why didn't the he slide to the outside to stay farther away from the catcher's tag attempt?

[@stephenhollomon3251]

It ain’t Darnaud guys!!

[@redwingfan9393]

How do these umpires screw this up twice? The home plate umpire is bad enough, the review umpire is ridiculous and should be fired.

[@ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

Life is funny sometimes. Travis is now the Braves catcher that helped guarantee a WS Game 3 win and Snit is 2 games away from being a WS winning manager.

[@LESRAM1981]

As a Braves fan. Thank God for d'Arnaud. It's funny indeed.

[@ShiksaWithChutzpah1]

2021 World Series Champs!!! Woooo hoo!!! :-D

[@bohocowboy]

We did it fam!!

[@davej3781]

If I watch the video of the play and am asked make my own call, after watching 5 or 6 times with slow motion and freeze frame, I probably say safe but I'm still not sure. If I'm watching the video and asked to overturn the on-field call, I've got nothing regardless of whether the on-field call was Safe or Out, there just isn't anything definitive there. As to obstruction, no, the catcher is good there. The path to the plate is wide open until he catches the ball and drops the knee. It's true the runner would have been safe if he didn't hit the catcher's leg, but the catcher has the ball so that's all legal.

[@OVERLOOKED65]

I believe a lot of these umpires don't want to overturn it to make themselves look bad

[@chuckinhouston9952]

I agree. There’s a lot of politics involved. Joe West almost never got overturned, even though he was a major screw up. He just had too much influence at the league office.

[@stanomano3245]

It ain’t their call brother

[@cloudwatcher724]

i concur. the person in the review booth should be skilled, but have absolutely no ties to mlb or the umpires' union. no axe to grind, no butt to kiss; just a purely honest and informed opinion on what actually happened. say, for example... ME...😁

[@bidenproductions]

It isn’t there call man. What are you talking about. People in New York make that call.

[@arto8854]

Bobby's a legend and we all love him, but we got a good one in Snit. Go Braves!!!

[@andrewclough9717]

No we didn't. Snit is awful.

[@tomglavinehof1]

Snit has his good days and bad days but I like him overall

[@scratchking3205]

​@andrewclough9717 your comment hasn't aged well 😂

[@milwaukeejt]

Solid call. Glove touched the runners leg before the runner contacted the plate. (1:53, at .25 speed) The catcher did not illegally block the plate, either. He was set up in front of the plate (towards the pitcher's mound), and had the ball before contact was made.

[@astroknott5263]

Good god, the Braves got fucked so many times by replay last season. This was one of MANY

[@dawgsfan1196]

I really think they've gotten screwed the most in the last 2 years

[@richardabram4596]

I dont think you can call obstruction on that. I can slightly understand why it would be discussed tho

[@calebwildes1524]

If he wouldn't have been in the way the original call would have been safe. But to me if a catcher blocks the plate you should have every right to run through them.

[@AndrewSmith-jq8kk]

Why do all these kind of calls go against the braves. Seriously type in bad calls braves edition, I dare you to watch the whole thing

[@AndrewSmith-jq8kk]

And happy birthday me for that game

[@bensmarzynski8757]

He was out, but the announcers made it sound like a no brainer when it was a very close play. The catcher was in his rights blocking the plate (as, unlike the announcers said, he had the ball before the runner reached the plate. Even tho the runner arrived at the plate before he was tagged, determining whether he actually touched the base is a tough call. You can see from the overhead view that his legs hover over the plate, but his feet don’t make contact until half a frame before the catcher touches him. These announcers are the real villains.

[@braves4life25]

So weird you say his feet doesn’t make contact BEFORE the catcher touches him meaning he was safe. Lol

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Well, that’s just like, you know, your opinion, man.

[@alanhess9306]

@@braves4life25 Your logic is flawed. If his feet don't make contact with the plate before the tag, the runner is out. You seem confused.

[@allenclanton9444]

He is safe all day you gotta be blind or biased

[@austinroberts4009]

@@alanhess9306You are correct that they misspoke, but the point they were making was valid. The OP said the feet hit the plate a half a second before the tag was applied. That should elicit a call of safe.

[@larrycopeland2413]

I'm a Phillies fan... the catcher was not improperly blocking the plate... you can see he changes positions in order to catch the throw... and whatever position he winds up in to catch the throw, he's entitled to be there, even if he's in the runner's way before the ball gets there. Then, after catching the throw, the catcher leans into the runner's path to tag him... also perfectly legal. All that said, it looked to me that the runner was safe.

[@I_REALLYLIKSTUFF]

​@Anthony-bw3mn maybe just a thought just maybe we hate each other

[@thomasnaeger8960]

Put that Color Commentator up for Homer of the year... It was a very close call...

[@dawgsfan1196]

Close yes but he was safe 🤷‍♂️

[@larrycopeland2413]

Looked to me like (1) D'Arnaud was not blocking the plate illegally, as he didn't really come into the runner's path until he had the ball, but (2) the tag was late, and the runner should have been safe. I'm a Phillies fan, by the way, so I dislike both teams.

[@braves4life25]

New York call favoring New York... hmmmmm

[@alanhess9306]

Ignorant comment. It's not a NY call. It just happens to be where the replay officials are.

[@braves4life25]

All I ask is get the call right .. which they clearly don’t .. they don’t want to “be wrong” and take their pride away. I just hate to see baseball go down the path football has went

[@DBR00]

Hats off to the camera operators for bringing us amazing shots during these games.

[@TampaJohn]

There was no way they could reverse that call. Both his legs appeared to go to either side of the plate without touching it. Also, if it had been a Mets runner, these homer announcers would be singing the praises of the catcher doing a masterful job of blocking the plate. They're a joke.

[@UraPhag]

You're a joke

[@josephcockburn1402]

@Mike Johnson he's a Mets dopey fan.

[@amberausmus4242]

You're a joke

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Get rid of the replay. There’s no need to have it if you still can’t get the call right.

[@lexzone-six9912]

Kinda ironic that d'Arnaud is now an all-star and world series champion with the Braves.

[@nyrgaming3091]

Good call. At 1:12 you see the catcher tag the runner before his knee hits the plate. And also, he didn't block the whole plate. At 1:09 you can see the catcher has the ball and isn't blocking the plate.

[@travisl9175]

I love you Brian Snitker, Rosario and my 11 brothers and 22 sisters.

[@matthicksxx]

They technically got the play, but I have to ask, why did the left fielder even make the catch in the first place? Just let it drop in foul territory, so the runner does not tag up and potentially score

[@jbsmg]

It was close to the line. If he gets too cute and let's the ball drop and it's fair, the run scores and no one is out.

[@cagedtigersteve]

The umpire in New York must be a Mets fan.

[@schouvler25]

Why did the ump circle right to let the catcher block him?!

[@StrivingTowardsWhatIsAhead]

Should have called infield fly rule on that play. Watch Coach Kent Murphy.

[@davidbroughall3782]

That's a joke, right?

[@Dazzed-kj5kf]

I miss bobby

[@TonKeys]

This is honestly still a hard call after replay, I don’t think there is a problem with this one

[@gamecockdevil4]

The replay is clear he made it to the plate before the tag it's not hard at all......not to mention he illegally blocked the plate

[@johnlamaita526]

hes not blocking the plate

[@dawgsfan1196]

Yes he was

[@alanhess9306]

@@dawgsfan1196 No he wasn't. He gave the runner a lane to the plate. No obstruction.

[@tonyc7301]

Easily safe.

[@richardabram4596]

i dont know if he ever did touch the plate and im a braves fan. If he did it was way after the tag his left knee was the closest and it goes wide until after tag atleast

[@gamecockdevil4]

His whole lower leg slid on the plate

[@richardabram4596]

@@billybob042665 you do realise the catchers leg was blocking the plate and his left foot didnt even touch the plate. now if your saying the catcher was moved out of the way by his body weight before the tag, then you sire are watching a video with more frames than i am. because a jump in one frame on my video skips any ability to know for sure

[@roberthobbs9099]

I think that umpire gods are no longer needed because of camera replays.

[@robbiewhite2351]

Wow... really not even that close. 100% safe. Just like the players and manager have to have a post game press conference. The umps and replay crew should have to explain their rationale

[@seththomas1450]

I was at that game!

[@deziyamauchi8549]

awesome! braves are the best!!!

[@seththomas1450]

Thomas Edwards thank you haha

[@eatsleepdrumrepeat375]

We're you pissed too

[@markcushines3120]

Jordan Baker is the tallest umpire in MLB history.

[@mercdragons]

When reply is a complete failure.

[@davidbroughall3782]

He wan't blocking the plate without the ball. He moved across only after he had the ball. Nevertheless, the runner beat the tag. Just goes to show, even video review doesn't always get it right.

[@pato7418]

He wasn't blocking the plate but clearly beat the tag

[@dougsyms]

Clearly safe .

[@georgiatechsports]

All the umps have to be sick of the guys in New York missing so many calls

[@JoeyKO757]

Just like in the NFL, instant replay sucks.

[@43labontepetty]

This play wasn't clear in any way shape or form. To me he looks safe at first but then when you go back and look at it you realize the plate was blocked. The tag got to him before he got to the plate. The only argument I give merit to is that d"Arnaud blocked the plate early. Then call him safe. I don't see any evidence on any of those views that says anything definitive.

[@hrbllc4206]

Safe on super mo frame by frame replay. Looked out in real time though.

[@davidschantz5363]

Bad call. Ump out of poisition. Review bogus. Manager gets thrown out. Next....

[@alexchavez777]

what's the proper position for a block play at the plate with throw coming from LF?

[@jordanissport]

umpire was in position according to the mechanics set forth by MLB.

[@mattwatkoski5664]

Its called the "wedge," Baker was in a good position based on the mechanic taught. He got the call right. The announcers are morons in saying the catcher needs have possession of the baseball in order to block the plate. The catcher can legally block the plate when attempting to field a thrown ball in the last 60' of the balls flight.

[@patrickshaneomarra5162]

He was safe...got under the tag.

[@brucewilliamson9073]

your wrong in the wrong position behind the catcher

[@defiantone8556]

Hell with calls like that, no wonder the Braves had a bad year.

[@brundagematthew]

pretty solid call. got him with the wrist portion of the glove just before touching the dish. That, and people REALLY need to learn what "blocking the plate" means. lol

[@navymusician822]

Yep, pretty solid call IF YOU'RE A FUCKING MORON!!!! OMG YOU'RE SUCH A FUCKING DUMBASS!

[@alexchavez777]

saw that too, a tag on the runner's back on the final angle shown, glove flicks before the more obvious (late) tag that we all saw in the first few replays.

[@mattwatkoski5664]

NOPC.... whats the fucking rule? the only fucking morons commenting on here don't have a clue as to what the fucking rule is. Gotta love RATS. and For those of you that don't know, Rats stands for "Star" spelled backwards. You all think you're fucking stars

[@mattwatkoski5664]

Matthew, your right. He nailed the call

[@brundagematthew]

NOPC20161535 ouuuuu some little bitch is triggered. Lol

[@countryboyusa4268]

He was clearly safe not eaven close

[@tigerwareagle1485]

And of course, we played New York. And all reviews come from New York! Bias toward the city and teams.

[@josephcockburn1402]

@Vincent Cuttolo why is it stupid?

[@vehicleranks1129]

Release its where the umpires are watching it that doesn't mean they are bias

[@jpatrick1967]

I know that not every call is correct. I know that sometime replays are inconclusive. But if you're a manager and you know that you cannot argue a replay call, you should not only be thrown out of the game, you should be suspended the next game as well. The minutes these managers and players start losing games for being babies, these meaningless arguements will slow down.

[@johnnylafriegas677]

These 2 clowns are the same ones that criticized the Dodgers BP attire..absolute joke..

[@dawgsfan1196]

That was just Joe though

[@generalpictures]

Funny the MLB would post this as if they aren't responsible for this terrible call

[@gameshows5973]

1 down, 161 to go

[@1who4me]

I don't know what is worse - these Atlanta announcers or the call at the plate.

[@MiddleGeorgiaAirplaneSpotting]

No one likes chip & Joe

[@seththomas1450]

Middle Georgia Airplane Spotting and RC Aircraft chip is awesome, Joe is kinda bad

[@kevinmm20]

I prefer to listen to Jim Powell and Don Sutton on the radio

[@ReverendBenzo]

I like Chip. Joe is a bit of a fuddy duddy.

[@ryan23457]

I do

[@torriebenson5047]

That was a bullshit call

[@ryangalloway8585]

That ump is blind and on a power trip!

[@LanzaNation]

Not a Braves fan but that was a bullshit call.

[@allenclanton9444]

safe all day

[@thecrowingcock6455]

Easily safe

[@tylerkelly1965]

It ain't real til the hat come off home boy. But then I knew it was real. My man.

[@epifunny1]

Snitker should have just taken his team off the field. If they can't get that call right, and on review, what's the point?

[@alanhess9306]

Yeah, take the forfeit. Brilliant move. Snitker is an idiot.

[@epifunny1]

@@alanhess9306 You still haven't said, "What's the point?"

[@johnlamaita526]

He's out

[@dawgsfan1196]

John Lamaita nope, boni got under the tag plus d'arnaud was blocking the plate

[@josephcockburn1402]

All the New Yorkers are calling him out.

[@vehicleranks1129]

@@josephcockburn1402 no... its just where umpires are watching it

[@josephcockburn1402]

@@vehicleranks1129 I don't know what that means

[@vehicleranks1129]

@@josephcockburn1402 the umpires that review the call arent from NY they are just stationed there

[@defiantone8556]

One more reason which proves what I said all along as being right. Why have instant replay? It holds up the game & as we all saw here, it STILL didn't get the call right. Just let the players PLAY, & the umpires UMP.

[@kevinmm20]

+defiantone Why have instant replay? Of course it isn't perfect, but the vast majority of the time, it gets the call correct. I certainly care more about the call being correct and therefore making it harder to win or lose on a bad call.. Especially in something like a world series game

[@defiantone8556]

Sure, & while we're at it, lets replace the players with robots. The game was invented by humans & IMO that's who should decide it. That's what's wrong with baseball. They wanna make it into something nothing's not. And that's perfect. They can take the instant replay & shove it.

[@kevinmm20]

defiantone Because we want to give each team a chance to contest a few plays a game, you think we may as well jump to robots playing the game? It was invented by humans to PLAY. Ideally, an umpire would get every call correct. But they don't and having a few instant replays a game makes for a more accurately called game and makes it harder for teams to win on bullshit calls. I don't get what your issue is with replay.

[@defiantone8556]

kmm I don't have an issue with anything & no an umpire would NOT get every call right, because no human is perfect. All the more reason why baseball don't need the instant replay. And while I too, would like to see all the calls be right, as proved by even instant replay, that's not always the case. Gee, kinda like it wasn't always the case BEFORE instant replay came along. Nuff said.

[@kevinmm20]

defiantone The reason we don't need replay is because a human is imperfect? That's the exact reason we need it. Why are you against replay if you would like to see all calls be correct? Replay get's you closer to that.

[@nintendonerdsvideos4727]

1 down 157 to go

[@stanomano3245]

Travis come on dawg. Friends don’t let friends wear orange. But you’re family… we can let it slide. Kinda like how he did into you. Safe a trillion times over

[@maxtubbsii5115]

Bullshit Call!!!

[@hurricanehubbs9459]

Hate how snit goes out there so calmly yet the ump immediately starts yelling at him. Also, can we take a moment here to appreciate how tough Bonefacio is sliding through D’arnaud?

[@alanhess9306]

Snitker had no business questioning the umpires on a call that was made by the guys in NY. The rule calls for an ejection.

[@danielobrien4722]

Ha out was good call

[@varun_r25]

The Braves umpire is so unbiased

[@jbsmg]

How is that not over turned, but how on earth does the umpire not call him safe to begin with? I had no idea what the call would be but I still thought he was safe when I saw it full speed.

[@theresesanne]

Safe

[@happilyretiredmark2964]

MLB umpires = worst thing about mlb baseball

[@32hoopin]

Terrible .... Coming from a cubs fan..... Terrible

[@mrlee6895]

If I were Snitker I would have thrown my hat into the outfield and instruct the dugout helper not to go get it. Umpires throwing out a player in the dugout over a reaction to a call that wasn't even their own call. How disgusting!!

[@ChicagoCubs472]

Bullshit clearly safe

[@DisappearingBoy2010]

1:11 His knee is on the plate, but the glove with the ball is not tagging him yet....safe. POS umpires.

[@kevinmm20]

Hmm, he looks out to me.. At the very least it's inconclusive.

[@alanhess9306]

DisappearingBoy. The umpire has to make a call in real time without the benefit of slow motion replay from three different angles. Stop berating the umpires. If you think you could do better, apply for the job.

[@DisappearingBoy2010]

Yeah and they reviewed it via the benefit of slow motion replay you mention. Now go fuck off.

[@BruinsChampions2011]

And the person calling people morons doesn't even realize that it isn't the umpires call when it goes to review...

[@josephcockburn1402]

@@alanhess9306 the ump was right on it and was just being bias.

[@portermcgaughy2379]

Braves won the game

[@navymusician822]

Umpire that blew that call along with the ejecting umpire should BOTH be FIRED, they're embarrassments to the game! And, their wives should leave their sorry asses out of shame!

[@alanhess9306]

NOPC20161535, The umpire did not blow the call. It was a close call and the umpire does not have the benefit of slow motion replay from several angles. Snitker was ejected because the rule clearly states replay videos cannot be argued. Stop being a moron.

[@navymusician822]

The reviewing umpires do, and DID blow it. Stop being a dork!

[@zachreese6540]

You're a moron

[@ishan1759]

Dude the two umpires with the headphones don't make the call the crew in New York makes the call

[@9johnpaul]

Your right on that one and its kinda funny when you compare it to the N.H.L. In baseball All reviews are done by people elsewhere whether regular season or playoffs and the game umps. explain the ruling. In the N. H.L. during the regular season rulings are made by people elsewhere,but during the playoffs its left up to the ice officials to make the decision.

[@JohnnyWoodard]

I hate umpires. What a soul-sucking gig. Replace them with tech as soon as possible.

[@justinmartin9000]

Come umpire a game in little league and say that.

[@alanhess9306]

Justin, Johnny would never go umpire a game because he knows he is incapable of doing so. He would pee his pants on the first tough call he would have to make.

[@tigersfan14]

Clean call. He was out and the catcher wasn't blocking the plate until he had the ball but that doesn't matter because you can't argue with replay. Managers that do deserve to get tossed.

[@navymusician822]

YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT!

[@tigersfan14]

You're a disrespectful person.

[@dawgsfan1196]

he was obviously blocking the plate

[@navymusician822]

tigersfan14 In your opinion, which is wrong as well as your original post because you just don't know what you're talking about. Maybe you like defending umpires when they CLEARLY messed up. Now watch the video again and retract your statement because you're WRONG!

[@dawgsfan1196]

Mc Huelis the braves got screwed by the replays all year long so I'm not surprised that they didn't reverse it

[@easyto]

Lol this hump told us for 2 and a half minutes how he's safe he's safe he's safe he's safe and he wasn't

[@bdavis3491]

Horrible call