Reacting to The Worst Calls of 2021 MLB Season

[@dandockendorf1955]

Lifetime Giants Fan here. That game was incredible, hats off to the Dodgers for a well played game. Literally any other outcome than what happened Thursday night would have left me satisfied. Strike out looking down the middle. Homerun caught at the wall. Literally anything. The Giants by all accounts had a improbable season and I was just enjoying the ride like hell, but for it to be ended by a clear no swing call FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES. That's rough man. The Dodgers earned the W, but the umps gotta let the Giants themselves make the final out.

[@jarynvecchio6433]

Well said man

[@tateallen6590]

I’m a giants fan and I was hella pissed by that call

[@jimbomcdonald2099]

that darin ruf call was bad but that was bad. Good series you guys played really well and this is from a dodgers fan

[@bblovesme2587]

I want more people like you even though your favorite team lost you still have respect to the Dodgers that’s a real fan right there the giants had a hell of a run this season and will keep going

[@dandockendorf1955]

@@bblovesme2587 Oh yeah nothing but respect. Life's too hard for me to hate a team like the Dodgers for being all-time haha.

[@UHOH_415]

Sees beginning of the video: Peaceful Thoughts. Don’t get angry 😤

[@sgtjakey]

As a lifetime giants fan. Yea… I get it…

[@kaps1___785]

Dont forget: During the Jays and Yanks game, Chapman pitches to Gurriel jr, sanchez misses the pitch with his glove and the pitch directly hits the ump in the face and bounces away, It was ruled as a foul tip and the runner could not advance. Gurriel blantantly did not make contact, and that sanchez did not catch it

[@evanosborne8760]

the Blue Jays bullpen destroyed their entire season, but we also had the worst umpiring calls of the season, to end games and to extend innings for other teams late in the game. It hurt my soul in ways that I can't describe.

[@Arden2000]

Not to mention all the injuries to the bullpen in the first place. Cursed season

[@asdasf8817]

i think the same can be said with the a’s

[@ccselmo9363]

@@asdasf8817 the A’s just suck tho 😂 not gone be in Oakland soon anymore either

[@asdasf8817]

@@ccselmo9363 Yeah :/

[@ccselmo9363]

@@asdasf8817 they deserve better

[@brandon49erfaithful10]

Just a heartbreaking way to end such a magical season for the Giants.

[@ozzuzzomg]

dude was 0-17 against max he still wouldn't have done shit

[@brandon49erfaithful10]

@@ozzuzzomg I’m not blaming the game on that…. I’m just saying it’s a terrible way to end a season

[@ozzuzzomg]

@@brandon49erfaithful10 i mean same thing would have happened

[@renatoyepez8642]

Will Smith I think really sold it to the 1st base ump

[@brandon49erfaithful10]

@@ozzuzzomg i agree. Wilmer prolly wouldn’t have dont anything. But it is brutal to have your season ended by a terrible call

[@pats334]

a great series cant end like that

[@danteramirez9816]

Yet game 3 ended because of the wind, a game shouldn't have ended that way either

[@darian11t]

@@danteramirez9816 the wind is part of the game. It affects both teams equally

[@justingilliland360]

@@danteramirez9816 lmao that’s the worst comparison ever

[@Ares14]

@@danteramirez9816 The wind has been effecting games in places like SF, Chicago and so on for as long as baseball been played... You really can't be serious with that comment lol.

[@ajalvarez3111]

@@Ares14 Have you ever played baseball? Bad calls by umpires have been a part of the game since the first baseball game. So kind of stupid to say the wind is different because it’s part of the game.

[@christendo5733]

Doug Eddings' calls in the Padres @ Marlins game was the most egregious. He purposely went out of the way to make the Padres lose and he succeeded. And that's not even the only game he skewed in 1 team's favor this year.

[@willison2674]

Lmao cry

[@christendo5733]

@@willison2674 I'm not even a Padres fan btw

[@patrichildebrand2074]

He had to make things even for how Angel Hernandez favored the Padres in the final game of last season, rough ending for the giants two straight years

[@christendo5733]

@@patrichildebrand2074 wait Angel actually did that? Usually he's terrible no matter who's playing. XD

[@vortexsports4921]

One of the worst calls I remember was Phillies vs Marlins. Jazz hits a grounder up, it touches first base and they call it a foul ball

[@A.B.421]

Prediction: Marc will mention that Wilmer Flores is a former Met

[@DavidTorres11717]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Retired_channel]

And got traded mid game😂

[@short.connor2319]

Don’t forget about almost every call in Game 3 of the ALDS between the Astros and White Sox

[@kidsfuntoyssmile]

Hey thank you very much for mentioning this channel in your video, which is excellent, very good content! it's an honor that you use videos from our channel for your reactions!

[@internetexplorer9990]

Can’t believe no one showed the first inning of an Orioles at Astros game where an orioles batter walked on 7 strikes

[@wavescool4106]

I think that the check swing call was the biggest mess up by the umpires this season just because of the fact that it was the final out in game 5 which was the ELIMINATION GAME to go to the NLCS. The weight behind that call and that out made it so much more important than a random bad call from any other point this season

[@Pliskin2894]

My favorite thing about the way the NLDS ended, is Dodger fans trying to justify it as "karma" for the July 22nd game. Let's compare the elimination game of a playoff series to the ending of a game from the regular season for two teams that would make the playoff either way.

[@markmayate8923]

The July game would have had them at a tie for the division. Imagine that ending to an already epic season 😳. Imagine that a couple of check swings could have changed everything.

[@thecarrotmaster7073]

thing is (and im not a dodgers fan) it would have put the dodgers in first place provided everything went the way it did, meaning the dodgers would have had home field advantage and the giants would have had to play in the wild card. it isn't karma but a couple of "checked" swings can change everything.

[@Nopedout]

@@thecarrotmaster7073 they would’ve played game 163 against the giants

[@joshxu6183]

​@@Nopedout If the Dodgers had won that game (and changing no other game results), then they would have had one additional win (107 in total), and the Giants consequently would have had one less win (106 in total). The Dodgers would have won the division outright with no game 163. Of course this is all moot because the Dodgers didn't win that game, and if the balls and strikes had been called correctly in that Ruf at-bat then he would have walked anyway.

[@thecarrotmaster7073]

@@Nopedout giants would have had one less win (106-56) and the dodgers would have had one more (107-55) meaning the dodgers would win

[@seangalvin672]

that Bryant at bat in the 4th inning of game 5 cost us our season. 2 pitches well off the plate and the umpire calls them strikes. Had that been called correctly, We would've scored a run there and the game would've been a 2-2 tie in the 9th inning.

[@biscuitboy8821]

Yeah the umps were absolutely terrible for both teams the entire series

[@tannernielson5312]

@Baby Yoda yeah but if we didnt hit turner i think we would of won cause it would go to extras

[@impulsezr4770]

that’s a big what-if but yes

[@TheProdigy_916]

The Giants season ended I July when LA got Max and the Giants didn’t add pitching. At the end of the day the Giants lost because they didn’t have the arms to keep up with LA. Even look at Game Three. Yes the Giants won but LA had Max go what 7 or 8 innings meaning the pen was rested for Game s 4 & 5. My fear all year was there just wasn’t enough pitching for us to match up with LA or potentially MIL in October. Turned out to be true.

[@kevingreen5793]

I agree with you man these balls and strikes calls are absoulutly ridicules! They either need to put in robot umpires or challenge balls and strikes similar to what they do in tennis when a ball is either in or out.

[@Danielren123]

The Doug eddings padres marlins game was one of the worst called games I’ve ever seen the padres broadcast gave dough eddings the player of the game 😂

[@Dblwinster221T]

I don’t wanna have robot umpires because I wanna be an umpire when I grow up and umps are part of the game. It also ruins a catchers purpose of framing

[@blazer7731]

I feel like having slight errors in umpiring or refereeing in any sport is good as it adds another element, cos for example in soccer with the VAR, goals get overturned because a players armpit hair was offside, which I feel like is too crazy. But umpires do need to cut down on the blatant miscalls

[@aiyukforsix7306]

We’ve had our season ended by the umpires for a second year in a row

[@radoverpink]

Well they also just scored 1 run

[@aiyukforsix7306]

@@radoverpink the 4th inning call on Bryant was a huge reason why

[@radoverpink]

@@aiyukforsix7306 you had 8 other innings to score even gabe kapler said the check swing didn't cost them the game the offense did

[@meganmcgowan1432]

@@radoverpink completely agree. Even if that check swing wasn’t called they still would’ve lost

[@aiyukforsix7306]

@@radoverpink idc about the check swing. Flores would’ve flew out to center anyways. Bryant walks instead of a BS call on 3-1 and then the wild pitch would be third and second and then the Slater ground out would’ve scored a run. Giants would’ve scored first and had all the momentum.

[@moiseslara9160]

The Flores checked swing that was called a strike to end the game is how the Giants lost the game, but not why they lost it.

[@abigaildurannn]

perfectly said!

[@tannernielson5312]

there were other things that led to the lost but in my oppinion it was because of turners hit by pitch and the bad call

[@impulsezr4770]

We should have put in Alex Wood

[@MotionCC]

That’s just not a time where a call that bad can happen

[@jasonleetaiwan]

The bad calls made on Giants hitters in the 4th and 8th inning had a bigger impact on a one run game. Especially the Bryant at bat in the 4th which should have been a walk, but was a strike out.

[@sportslights5293]

The padres Marlins game was Doug Eddings. Also you should react to worst ejections this year

[@mattschultzfinkler]

Giants had Wilmer Flores. Dodgers had Max Scherzer. Even if they called it a ball, he’s still up. Let’s stop pretending the Giants would’ve won.

[@A.B.421]

27 outs, dude. You don’t know that they would’ve lost for sure. Not saying it was likely, but still.

[@Ares14]

Giants also literally just beat Max Scherzer a few games earlier. Let's stop pretending that the Giants didn't have a chance.

[@finnormond9364]

Let’s stop pretending Wilmer didn’t have a chance. Anything can happen in October man

[@Mxddog]

He was 0/17 going into that at bat

[@TheProdigy_916]

I don’t think anyone truly believes it prevented the giants winning. It just is an awful representation of baseball at the highest level. It’s a bad look for baseball.

[@EpicGamer14_]

Gabe morales is also the guy who called the outside curve from Matt Barnes on Roughned Odor earlier in the year

[@swagginburger]

I didnt watch the video yet but as a Mets fan I expect to see the call when conforto got a walkoff hit by pitch, and in the game when the umps called the runner out of the base line when he clearly wasn’t to complete the double play

[@MrBrendanmaher]

The Flores CALL buy far was the worst calls iv seen in my life

[@skeletor_uchiha]

7:46 Aroldis chapman looked stunned.

[@charliep123]

Alejandro Kirk is 5’8”. Taller than you said but still the shortest player on the Blue Jays roster.

[@mattrosoff1117]

Gabe Morales was the ump at first base in the giants elimination game. Oof. Also Doug Eddings was behind the plate, terrible strike zone, and don’t forget about angel Hernandez. He was behind the plate in game 2

[@theaaronsimon2]

I feel like MLB should allow a review on check swings especially in critical situations like this one.

[@Edits-ji1cj]

Yea I think they should have reviews cause that was a terrible call even tho it is 2022 I still feel bad for the giants from a dodgers fan because I’m not sure if he would have hit a home run but it still shouldn’t end like that

[@nicks5542]

As a Yankee fan, I am shocked that he hasn’t done the Yankees lose

[@pats334]

the ump last night called strikes wayyy outside

[@geoaltman9344]

Lifetime Angels fan here. Just wanting to say screw umpires! It's the modern day and the romance is over. It's pretty inevitable hopefully. Great video.

[@theRealUmpZY]

as a dodger fan, you DO NOT end a teams season on a check swing call, even if they went just a little bit.

[@andrewhofstetter7694]

Also in game 4 of the nlds Luis Urias barley missed the ball but they called it out even after replay. The replay made it much more obvious he dropped it too

[@arturopico9927]

Alternate title: they Jays get screwed over

[@stevenkramer3431]

Hi, Orioles fan for life here. I'm the last guy to want the Jays to succeed at anything, but even I noticed that the Jays were on the short side of a number of terrible calls this season. Were they challenging the Red Sox-Yankees script of MLB? So were the Rays, but I didn't notice them getting quite as disrespected...

[@JesseAlmeida02]

There was one in the ALCS too where Nathan Eovaldi was in for relief in game 4, I believe it was a 1-2 count with 2 outs but he threw a pitch that was clearly in the strike zone and Laz Diaz called it a ball. It changed the game and the series because on the next pitch, the Astros took the lead and ended the top of the 9th with 7 runs in the inning. All 7 runs came in after that blown call. That game changed momentum in the series.

[@ChrisRobbins1231]

“Terrible frame job” Thank you Marc! You now know more about the Tigers than half the fans who watch all 162 lolol Our catching play under Avila (including this year under Hinch even) has been horrifying. Its so bad. We need a legitimately competent catcher so bad ASAP.

[@ryanberner04]

Can’t forget how the Giants’ season last year as well. Back to back seasons where the Giants’ season ended on bad calls

[@weirdalfan1980]

All the umpires are trained at the "Angel Hernandez, the greatest umpire academy."

[@bubbablecha4235]

not only was gabe morales the umpire that missed the ruf and flores calls for the giants, he also missed a swing by seager earlier in the series when he was at 3rd base

[@GK46958]

The one with bohm was at least that the Braves catcher hit his foot away from home he was about touch home

[@alejandrososa1732]

I feel like umpires just want robot umps with how bad they've been recently

[@moonlightkayla4903]

doug eddings got mad at tatis for being upset over the wrong call so he decided to simply call every call wrong for the padres that game.

[@kingzeldris6220]

Please do more of these videos, Im a Dodgers fan and I was embarrassed by the check swing call! Seeing people react to how bad these calls are is must watch youtube Keep it up!

[@Dblwinster221T]

I mean umpires get a break on the strike calls but they had to get that one right with Bohm at the plate

[@matthewl40]

The Wilmer Flores K was definitely a terrible call. Especially in an elimination game. Worst calls of all time going back a bit, Derek Jeter’s home run when the fan interfered, and Julio Lugo called safe at home when he wasn’t even close to being safe. He never even touched home plate!

[@MariaAlvarez-ew4rv]

1:01 the first base umpire who missed that call in Game 5 was Gabe Morales, he wasn’t the first base umpire that missed the check swing on Darin Ruf earlier in the year, that would be Ed Hickox

[@northhaldir4595]

I was waiting for J.D. Martinez watching three balls in a row get called as strikes

[@travisrowe7697]

The strike zone calls are tough. Sometimes you just miss one. A lot of these are terrible. But out of context it’s tough too because the biggest issue with umps is consistency. As long as they aren’t horrible and have a consistent zone, players will adapt and be ok with it. It’s when out of the blue an ump calls pitches they haven’t called all game that causes a problem.

[@munaclassic4020]

Thank you editor for pointing out the scrutiny against the jays.

[@tabithaprovost9839]

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE MINOR LEAGUE TESTED ROBOT UMPS

[@SONICX1027]

Rocking the Boston yellow jersey I see. Great choice Marc

[@pyrel]

I'm surprised you didn't know about the Doug Eddings vs Padres drama. He clearly had something out for us. Look into it.

[@36into6]

The reason the umpires called it a strike is because they wanted to go home

[@nick_3222]

How did u not show odor with the strike 3 curveball in the opposite batters box?!

[@geminijets1470]

That jersey always makes me think Ikea every single time i see it.

[@anstronaut]

What makes baseball such a great sport in my opinion is the level of autonomy attributed to the game as opposed to the NFL or NBA. So seeing umpires disrupt the flow of the game to such a ridiculous degree is particularly upsetting. Definitely should look into bot officials for HP.

[@gothard5]

Absolutely not

[@grega490]

The strike 3 call to Rougned Odor against Boston back in June to end the game was also brutal. The ball was in the other batter’s box

[@yeminadiv]

The jays were 1 game out the umps played a massive part in that so much bad calls against them like nothing for them

[@Eli-ob3qk]

at 1:15 the umpire who made that call was Gabe Morales, the one who made the other one was Ed Hiccox

[@spencerjames3449]

And yes a lot of these were the worst calls but when he was doing the strike and ball calls even if it was the slightest out of the zone he reacted amazing dramatic.

[@imperiumflow9067]

The final out of the WS is gonna be a called strike on a wild pitch

[@ryangiaccone4485]

Great video man! Loved the reactions when replay didn't correct the call 😂🤣

[@FejSkaz]

The McCutchen baseline one is especially bad because the call at first was actually called wrong too. He was out at first and it was clarified after review. So on that play the umpires called McCutchen out (who was safe) and Joyce safe (who was out).

[@Chasstful]

Umpiring in MLB is so bad its a crisis. What or who is to blame? How are umpires hired these days? I'm an MLB fan since the early 70s and umpiring was pretty darn good over the years. Now we have replay/review and the the umpires are getting MORE calls wrong than ever. I would never have advocated for robot umpires, but the ball/strike stuff is egregious. Pitchers deserve to be rewarded for making a "pitchers" pitch. Its just not happening.

[@chrislewis5069]

The Wilmer Flores call is one of the worst and inexplicable calls. I noticed last year that were a lot of really bad check swing strike calls

[@TheCheesePizzaGuy]

I generally think mob umpires are pretty accurate. Missed calls are just a part of every sport. I don’t think check swings should be reviewable

[@alfredo101109]

LMAO

[@MIKELIN8]

Thanks for mentioning the Ruf swing, and saying it was obviously a swing. Since the teams ended the season one game apart, that swing (which would have ended that game) was the difference between 1st and 2nd place in the division.

[@stevensherk5836]

I absolutly hated the end of that. I really don't want the dodgers to twin the world series again. 😩

[@stevensherk5836]

win I meant to say.

[@stevensherk5836]

@Boe O Same dude, I wear an angels hat everywhere because I am an Angels fan and lots of dodgers fans like to give me crap.

[@Nameless-mn8sq]

Toronto had 5 against them in the first half of the video

[@HuskerNinja]

The final outcome probably wouldn’t have changed, but you gotta let them make the final out themselves. Just a shame such a great series ended on a blown call.

[@footwithuke]

I am hurting after watching this

[@datfatcat9323]

Not the same ump for dodgers and giants. Ruf’s call was Ed Hickox and the Flores one was Gabe Morales

[@tillarthepillar4015]

I was literally watching your old video of this last night

[@ianpham4391]

I love your reactions to these. They’re hilarious.

[@therealking69]

1:11 those were different umpires.

[@charliehorowitzfilms]

In the final Giants game in the 2020 season the ump was so bad just look at the umpire scorecard of the elimination game

[@aidandagawd]

The thing that burns me the most is that anything could've happened even if the odds were stacked against Flores in an 0-2 count against an amazing pitcher and the ump took any possibility away. Obviously props to the dodgers for showing up on offense when it mattered even tho I despise them. Only thing to look forward to is 2022 which is an even year. The superstition must be true if we finished the season first and still get knocked out of the playoffs in this fashion.

[@Gtheman0723]

Plz do more of these

[@dannyduggan1544]

As a Red Sox fan, love the jersey

[@JonathanMartinez-rl5wm]

A soul for a soul

[@lannystanfield7565]

Todd Helton got a call a few years ago when he was playing first base. He was three feet away from the bag and the runner was still called out.

[@Gmark25]

That Padres vs Marlins game had Doug Eddings behind the dish. Same home plate ump in SF LA game 5. I hope he starts getting more flack because anytime you make a reaction to a poor strike call, he expands the zones on hitters. He did that to SD the whole game out of a fractured ego. Did that just recently in the NLDS game with Bryant. MLB is too cowardly to deal with the umpires union. The umpires union has too much of a fragile ego to deal with their own.

[@aiyukforsix7306]

As a giants fan I’m pissed

[@gabrielfermin2650]

The clip is not in this video but the worst called strike three call of the year is roughed odor vs Boston. If you search it up you will see it

[@danielmoore8695]

a bad call was made in the Braves - Brewers series where after a deflection the ball barely hits the ground but is ruled caught for an out. Somehow it's not reviewable i have no idea why. Kind of a shame it hit the ground as it would've been a pretty cool play

[@acgonzales7]

I forgot about this. Balls fielded in foul territory aren't reviewable, which is absurd, esp in the postseason.

[@kevinherrera7864]

The ruff swing was a different umpire (Ed Hickox) not Gabe Morales.

[@BunnEFartz]

Try being a Tigers fan. I saw one play this year where the Tigers batter fouled off a two strike pitch but somehow got called out on strikes. I still don't understand what the ruling was? And then there was Akil Baddoo trying to stretch a hit into a double and getting called out despite every single replay angle showing the second baseman missing the tag. Sometimes I wonder if the guys in New York are drinking on the job?

[@TheRamosn20]

That call to end the giants was just disrespectful

[@djmilkdudgbdad2669]

Hey man umps are people to. They are trying there best to make good calls. Sometimes they just miss one. Just like how sometimes a player makes a error.

[@evanhesse3104]

there was a game back in 2016 where 4 tigers and the manager got ejected because of bad umpiring

[@mebnt]

I think umps hate the jays because they have to deal with border patrol every week

[@williamscaffidi3954]

Hunter Renfroe's chest got the Red Sox to the ALCS.

[@goseether]

I mean it was the correct call 🤷‍♂️

[@williamscaffidi3954]

@@goseether Yeah I know. But it's still funny to think about

[@PhoctorDill]

Look up the Erick Aybar check swing call in the 2014 ALDS. I definitely broke some things in my house when i saw it live.

[@TheSonofabiscuit]

Still waiting for Alec Bohm to touch home..

[@Ilovemyidi]

Ngl tho the ump for the red sox v astros game last night has a pretty perfect strike zone

[@angel92655]

It’s like they are not even trying to hide how bad they are ….

[@andrewgordon7662]

Great video but 100% not the same umpire as the other Dodgers Giants game that blew the call on the Ruf check swing

[@johnnyc0882]

I'm pretty sure umpires aren't held accountable for bad calls

[@aaronbierman340]

If the first base ump for the playoff game that made that call was Gabe Morales, which I'm pretty sure it was, then it wasn't the same ump that fked up on July 22 with the Ruf call - he wasn't anywhere on the field. But from a Giants fan, it sucked. GG, on to the next year