Phil Cuzzi Had Announcers From Both Sides in Disbelief Over Calls

[@mattcavallaro8617]

"Boy oh boy Phil Cuzzi just made being a major league hitter way harder than it already is!" Love it.

[@jph4852]

That was Joe Davis announcing. Dodgers and Fox Sports main play-by-play announcer.

[@joesavary6081]

Cuzzi had a dinner date,and couldn't be late. Like wtf is that ? The pitch that produced a walk off, was a strike the half inning beforehand

[@farhanfriedman9972]

Joe Davis is the best!

[@Pirateking2350]

Great line, I’m a dodgers fan and I love that joe Davis isn’t biased towards us

[@Claylaf]

He never had a chance at that at bat! 😭🤣

[@JThomas0745]

That exact pitch with bases loaded that was called a ball was called a strike against kiriloff

[@kropking]

You just witnessed how MLB games are rigged.

[@beecee660]

Truth.

[@LeoKinhg]

It's the dodgers. Mlb's favorite.

[@JDubsPub]

He must have been trained by Angel Hernandez. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Dooctorful]

Cuzzi was 94% accurate that game, but what big misses he had.

[@MikeBroderick33]

Is it just me or does 94% accuracy sound pretty weak?

[@_JellyDonut_]

@@MikeBroderick33 Agreed. You figure the number of total pitches in most games is between 250 and 300 so that's 15 to 18 blown calls per game

[@adub1300]

@@MikeBroderick33yeah 94% is unacceptable for a professional ump. 98-99% should be the norm.

[@panjandrum.conundrum]

@@_JellyDonut_ 14/game is the average in MLB

[@panjandrum.conundrum]

@@adub1300 The is extremely rare. Average is in low 90s.

[@travelingwithrick]

I was at a minor league game and the balls and strikes were called by the computer. Worked flawless and correct calls every time. MLB should get this and real soon.

[@LeoKinhg]

That wouldn't work. The umpires need to make wrong calls sometimes to make the game close. People don't want to watch a team dominating the other. There is no reason to the mlb to implement an computer system. They would just lose money.

[@rslsmithing]

​@Leo I detect a little sarcasm there, but the players need to decide. If one team is better, so be it.

[@cygnus_XI]

@@LeoKinhg The primary reasons I’d say is because the union would protect the umps abilities to call strikes and balls at home plate.

[@barrydiamond5193]

@@LeoKinhg, Lose

[@manuelvpr]

This is shameful, this is embarrassing, this is aweful. Umpires have to be held accountable, those calls, way off the zone are disgusting. The players association has to let know of this concerns because this is not acceptable at this level, once in a while might be understandable, after all umps are human, but twice in one at bat????? No way!

[@mordsythe]

At what point do we make the umpires explain these absolutely horrible calls? In front of the media

[@shawn1928]

@mordsythe as much as we'd all love to see it, the umpires' union would stop it from happening

[@robertarcidiacono2253]

@@shawn1928 Why does everyone else have to explain their mistakes in front of media but they don’t. A bit backwards

[@Ben_1184]

Just fire their old asses!

[@shawn1928]

@@robertarcidiacono2253 good question., I dunno. but I'm any case, I think the umpires in general are just too well protected by their union

[@_JellyDonut_]

They're doing the best they can. My question is at what point do we start using technology to take as much human error out of the game as possible. If I was an ump I would want all the help I can get. It makes no sense that everyone watching the game on TV can see if it's a ball or strike but the ump can't

[@dustinbennie1813]

This season is absolutely UNWATCHABLE.

[@commentsforcomments3018]

Opinion alert.

[@Admiral_Potato41]

The season has been great, the UMPS have been insufferable though. I'll give you that.

[@EvilJester119]

This season and very season in the past 5 years has been, like you texted - UNWATCHABLE!!!!! I think I’m going start watching the grass in my back yard grow instead. That just might contain more entertainment.

[@commentsforcomments3018]

@@EvilJester119 waahhhhh 😭

[@mtgsykotic3142]

We will take it but it feels dirty. Twins got some bogus calls for sure, hate to see my team win like that.

[@Kevy24]

Anyone else noticed the umpires make the worst calls in later innings. My belief is that they just want the game to end to go home.

[@kropking]

No, it's because they need to tip the scales in the favor of the team that was scripted to win.

[@chrislefler3554]

​@Most Hated more like they need to tip the scales in favor of the team they're betting on, or their gambling buddies are betting on.

[@joebarr725]

Do either of you have any evidence that the results of games are pre-determined or that umpires are betting on them?

[@chrislefler3554]

@Joe Barr no, but the idea that Tim Donaghy was the only official in modern sports that was involved with skewing games for the benefit of gamblers is kind of ridiculous, imo. Especially since Donaghy claimed there were others in the NBA doing the same stuff as him, but then everyone just swept it under the rug. I don't know why Baseball would be any different.

[@kropking]

@@joebarr725 Um, yes. Since you were just born yesterday, I'll explain to you quite simply how this works: Money. There's too much money involved to leave anything up to chance. Unless you really believe that the organized crime rings who run Vegas and the sports leagues will just leave all that money on the table when it's there for the taking. Notice how Vegas (the house) always wins? Sports leagues are classified as "entertainment" for a reason. It is completely legal for sports leagues to fix their games if they want to. And they do. Because why wouldn't they? It's a business. Sorry to shatter your illusions, young one, but that's how it works. If you want to see an authentic athletic competition, then High School sports are the way to go.

[@FlipTCG]

Phil cuzzi knows the rule when to open up the strike zone

[@stapleboss]

Past time for the robot umps, let's go.

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[@nathanreider2972]

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[@elindauer]

I don't understand why they don't just let the computers call balls and strikes and give the ump behind the plate veto power. Ump has until the next pitch is thrown to overrule, so either the batter or the pitcher can delay and give them time, but the pitch clock rules force a resolution in a matter of seconds.

[@91Wildcat700]

Phil Cuzzi trying to become the next Angel Hernandez

[@rendragmedia]

When the announcers of both teams agree about the bad calls (Dodgers' Joe Davis and Twins' Dick Bremer) you know something is wrong.

[@janelis156]

Phil cuzzi is quickly becoming angel Hernandez. Inserting himself into the game, nobody goes to a mlb game to watch the umps

[@markdaire4708]

Do umpires get a scorecard from their supervisors in the league? These umps are beyond pitiful. Almost every day, there is a major league umpire that can't call a decent game.

[@adamdelivers0214]

Yes they do.. they are graded every game and given a scorecard of the accuracy of their calls. It impacts post-season assignments and promotions among other things.

[@wannabewanderer3861]

@@adamdelivers0214 what promotion?

[@adamdelivers0214]

@@wannabewanderer3861 - Promotion to crew chief, acting crew chief, and jobs with the league office for umpiring when their on-field career is over.

[@adamdelivers0214]

@@Kevin-hy8ok - won’t cut down on the ball/strike ejections.. many of those are within the margin of error or the player/manager/coach are just wrong. These two calls were incorrect per the computer.

[@eldiablony274]

@@adamdelivers0214but never get fired , no matter how egregious

[@IamMichaellucifer13]

All these poor calls are now a part of the game, every umpire is to miss these calls all year, so get used to it

[@BiBo24-]

baseball fans, soon enough we will have robot umps in place of these current idiots who think the game revolves around them

[@rslsmithing]

Robot calls, its obvious the umps have failung eye sight, i think they still can see good enough to make out and safe calls properly 99 percent of the times, but balls and strikes. The 3 games a month im watching, there are so many wrong calls on valls and strikes

[@kylesmith4516]

And that's an umpire that just wants to go home.. sometimes, like this case, I hate unions. They shouldn't protect umpires as much a they do.

[@schlp7566]

The problem is they umpires face no discipline.

[@davedronski7749]

Looks like he hab money on the Dodgers!🤣🤣🤣

[@BlakeSmith-jh1hj]

This is getting ridiculous. Treat umps like the players. If you're doing horrible send them down to the minors!!

[@cyclops9125]

Phil did what vegas told him to do. Business as usual

[@dedriccorley1170]

Why is the strike zone so small these days ???

[@danielcorreard3746]

what a surpise a crooked up who just wanted to go home this ump should be held accountable for those calls I'm not a twins fan but I'm sick of these pro sports coddling the officials whether they be umps or refs they need to be held accountable. fine them for the poor calls especially if it cost's a team the game.

[@margaretjiantonio939]

Cuzzi must have been in a hurry to eat supper. Those patches were no where near the strike zone.

[@mschwemler1]

wow, those two pitches was definitely balls.. I used to be a pitcher so I know its a ball .... my goodness.

[@twalker294]

You don't have to be a pitcher to know those were balls.

[@rationalgoof]

@@twalker294 thats what i was thinking lol

[@benbad2752]

I am an accountant so I know it’s a ball. 😂

[@jamesmccleese4342]

Umpires: Effectively taking the bat out of hitters hands.

[@googoo-gjoob]

with Joe West retired, Phil Cuzzi is now the 2nd worst umpire.

[@blazinrounds230]

Clearly wanted to go home

[@theJCx]

Can't wait until ChatGPT replaces umpires.

[@nonsensesports1]

Lol

[@nate78824]

I hate to say it, but even though I am opposed to it, AI umpiring sounds better everyday...

[@rudebodega]

Another day, another video of Cuzzi making an ass of himself

[@BradColemanisHere]

Same pitch location called a strike earlier that inning is called the game-winning ball.

[@deserttrainguy3235]

MLB being ruining by umpires, pitch clocks and other assorted nonsense.

[@charlielan9287]

Somebody had money on the Dodgers...

[@Plowboy42]

They should pay umps more but also let managers and players argue a lot more without consequences.

[@charlescrane3881]

Dammit Cuzzi he sold a big game for us.

[@bigal1337]

The umps are now part of the game just what Rob Manfred wants! He is destroying the game of baseball!

[@javtimestwo]

Phil, you had a bad day. Here's hoping his supervisors grade him appropriately. If he is going to call that first pitch in the highlights a strike, he has to call a strike in the final pitch of the game. Those were in the exact same location. That is what frustrates teams. The inconsistency

[@matthelm464]

They won't.

[@joebarr725]

Almost every MLB player, both hitters and pitchers, will tell you that the one thing that they want in the calling of balls and strikes is consistency. A human will never be as consistent as a machine.

[@chrislefler3554]

Give us the robo umps

[@Batsonoutdoordesigns]

Not surprising, everyone knows the Dodgers and New York get special treatment from umps.

[@twmccoy100]

Umping has been really shitty this year. You'd think Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine were out there getting that really generous strike zone from the '90s.

[@brandonboetcher6357]

Remember Cuzzi has screwed the twins before. Wasn’t even behind the plate. He was left field fair/foul and messed that up.

[@Waldo2929]

It's only a matter of time until robo umps arrive. Namely because more money is now on the line with legal gambling.

[@supermang12]

Ump had money on the dodgers

[@brooksroman2918]

Of all teams to win benefiting from blown calls at the plate.. the team who thinks a division title once came down to a checked swing when if you watched that entire at bat the hitter should’ve already walked twice.

[@eldiablony274]

The biggest advocate for virtual umps will be the umps themselves. It's as if they want to be more of a factor in the games. Prob is they get vested like teachers and rarely get fired for anything

[@KennethJLave]

It's just simply stupid to not have an automatic strike zone - at this point.

[@gsppuffer]

He's the ump tonight and his calls are the absolute worst

[@FlipTCG]

Honestly I don’t get what people expect, of course the strike zone is going to open up in extra innings, umps want the game to get rolling

[@Dude2618]

So Lopez should have gotten the strike out to take the game into the 13th

[@ridge3642]

Still not as bad as Angel Hernandez

[@TheRealBirdmann]

Bad call, what does the ump care? Nothings gonna happen to him

[@matthelm464]

Yet the umpires are not held accountable.....AT ALL !

[@misaelvasquez5149]

Tf was that 🤣

[@Maccattack56]

Maybe the ump had money on the Dodgers.

[@VFCREATES8]

As a twins fan, I HATE PHIL CUZZI SO MUCH FOR BOTH GAMES HE SCREWED US

[@Radmetalmonk]

Brutal

[@kevins109]

Not really surprising, both the Dodgers and the Yankees have a larger strike zone when their pitching and a smaller one when they are hitting. The bias of the MLB at its finest!

[@joebarr725]

Got any evidence of that? After all, the analytics people chart every pitch. You can too.

[@jeffrose5622]

AI bots will soon be calling games.

[@shawn1928]

@@jeffrose5622 can't happen soon enough, for balls and strikes anyway

[@themilwaukeebrewerswillnev7545]

Absolutely embarrassing

[@_nivlqC]

The twins have a bad history with Phil Cuzzi

[@CareFreeCommuting]

This umps who control the entire game basically, they aren’t placing bets or anything….right… lol

[@nateraper2158]

Guess Phil cuzzi is a dodgers fan !

[@bravie902]

Cuzzi should be fired after that. Pretty disgusting to watch.

[@4HBirtcher]

Cuzzi needs to go back to umpiring school!

[@M_Pashby]

Umpires are part of what makes the game what it is. The calls (good and bad) and controversies add something to the baseball experience. Instant replay for fielding is fine but I like an ump making the calls behind the plate. Now that the tech exists, I think having a challenge option for a pitch that is way off the black (like a ball width or more) would be acceptable. The close ones would still be off limits for review but if a batter or catcher “knows” a call is way off and a challenge is made, there could be a call override process, it could only be applied to a called 3rd strike/walk scenario.

[@gavinsheridan4680]

It all goes away next year anyway. Electronic strike zone is coming.

[@ajarnett5814]

Cuzzi had money on the Dodgers.

[@misterwallace3479]

I thought Angel Hernandez was horrible (and he is).

[@semperfidelis8386]

Baseball is so stupid. Everyone Give the plate ump a HUD with video from the outfield camera. If they can't make the right calls with that, then they shouldn't be umpires.

[@CheeseMasterSports]

Classic MLB favoring the Dodgers

[@frankiec5570]

Proof besides these two ABs? You clearly don’t watch enough baseball if you believe that, kid.

[@antmj235]

@@frankiec5570the fact it was that late in the game and were clear balls is proof enough

[@frankiec5570]

@@antmj235 because this never happens? It’s happened late in games at dodger stadium against the dodgers lol. Again, any other proof? Because all you’re doing is proving you don’t watch or know the game

[@frankiec5570]

@@antmj235 seriously, how dumb can you be 😂

[@JackF99]

Twins fans on parade herein

[@TaterChip91]

Still not as bad as CB Bucknor

[@hitman9198]

Its against the Twins. Ultimately nobody cares. He has been screwing the Twins for over a decade

[@vladsirin]

Very sus

[@Bucky1191]

Twins still choked and the dodgers are gone in October no matter who calls ganes so who cares lmao

[@drew1122]

Its in LA against a bug market team what do you expect

[@godzlygavin9453]

Same thing in the east coast 🤷‍♂️

[@TaterChip91]

Bug market?

[@richieeef]

Madres fan 🧐

[@drew1122]

@@richieeef twins fan actually

[@drew1122]

@@TaterChip91 big*

[@hutchinson54]

Yep. This game is a complete shitshow and train wreck now. It forever will be.

[@NicholleChristineEdwards]

Pfffft. Hi and inside day drifter loft- meatball pitch. Weird. Lobs are strikes now? 👊🏼🇺🇸⚾️