Umpire's Squint made me wonder if Norm MacDonald has a son who is a MLB Umpire.
@420fan22 ай бұрын
Exactly what I thought 😂
@YewToob69692 ай бұрын
Fucking A I just commented asking if he was Norm’s brother, hadn’t seen this comment yet. Someone gets it
@huckleberryharrison62482 ай бұрын
No, no, no, Albert Fish.
@CaptainClark232 ай бұрын
That ol’ chunk of coal!
@whiteymcwhiterson39742 ай бұрын
After the national tragedy, Norm walked through blood and bones in the streets of Manhattan trying to find his son. Turns out he was a Major League Umpire.
@BuildHousing2 ай бұрын
John Tumpane talked a woman out of jumping off the Roberto Clemente Bridge when he was running before a game in Pittsburgh. Permanent good guy in my book, even if he makes mistakes during a game.
@ednovy49252 ай бұрын
I just looked that up. Amazing work he did on the bridge that day!!
@Admiral_Potato412 ай бұрын
He's also a decent umpire normally too, not known for ejecting people often either. Rates right around 93-95% accurate over 15 years and only 39 ejections. He is in fact, one of the good guys.
@mattlarson3909Ай бұрын
Just listened to his interview on Dan Patrick yesterday. What a stud
@chucky2569Ай бұрын
old news..at.least he is not Angel Hernandez..
@wyomingpttАй бұрын
Was it before or after the Pirate game? Nevermind, I guess it makes sense either way tbh.
@NeverMetABadCheesecake2 ай бұрын
'On my other channel I do deep dives' ... then immediately goes into a deep dive.
@abigailmcdowell42482 ай бұрын
that's the idea, "if you want more deep dives like this, I do more of them on my other channel" is kinda the vibe
@joelglanton65312 ай бұрын
I think this is from the other channel, unless it's a repost from here
@codizzle2 ай бұрын
Yeah that’s the point, this is basically an ad for that show
@petros23982 ай бұрын
so deep in fact, that I hear Tumpane called it a strike
@Where2bub2 ай бұрын
I already saw this whole breakdown. Im assuming that was on the other channel. This is a repost for people who don’t follow the other channel.
@KylerLamb2 ай бұрын
The umpire showed great patience. Called him a piece of sh-t and he just said relax.
@mbdg68102 ай бұрын
Tumpane is pretty good in terms of that.
@headintheclouds69352 ай бұрын
Huge cuz most umpires would be well justified to toss a guy for shouting that from the dugout
@dim4992 ай бұрын
The umpire is the worst, his bias got every call wrong
@Darkbribe092 ай бұрын
@@dim499 Did you even watch the video? I don't think it was a huge bias, it was just two diffrent catching styles and one managed to trick the umpire. I think the catcher should be to blame here.
@dim4992 ай бұрын
@@Darkbribe09 catching styles shouldn't determine balls and strikes.
@gk05112 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this breakdown. Sometimes these guys are right to be mad, but the catching position between the two has to be such a factor for some of those calls to be the way they are.
@rangerryda82182 ай бұрын
All the more reason to have robots call balls/strikes
@xM40A3x2 ай бұрын
@@rangerryda8218If anything it’s the complete opposite. There’s plenty of reasons for robot umps, but removing an element of the game that is skill based (catchers receiving) is not one of them.
@beaver_warrior2 ай бұрын
Cricket is a far better sport. They immediately figured out that wickets are more reliable than umpires
@name-vi6fs2 ай бұрын
@@beaver_warriorI like players running around a diamond without a bat in their hands. I also like base stealing.
@924Greg2 ай бұрын
@@xM40A3x Removing the element of trying to trick the umpire is a bad thing? Give me a break. If it's in the zone it should be a strike, regardless of what the catcher does. That's like arguing in favor of flopping in the NBA to draw offensive foul calls.
@Thatbaseballguy8422 ай бұрын
Corbin did not relax
@CorbCorbin2 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t have either. 😄
@RicArmstrong2 ай бұрын
Nor should he.
@lforrest142 ай бұрын
I heard this in Morgan Freemans voice!
@zazollo2 ай бұрын
Corb is never relaxed
@Add9Sus42 ай бұрын
"what are you pointing at me for?" Corbin asked calmly
@cb66502 ай бұрын
This the kind of analysis I come here for.
@Chris_Stanley0072 ай бұрын
🎯
@scottyp25052 ай бұрын
The umpire was actually chill in all that after being called a POS
@emersondeta6804Ай бұрын
Who the hell is the other guy yelling at him? What a simp
@ibperson776514 күн бұрын
@@emersondeta6804 Yeah what a whiny psycho for flipping-out over ump pointing at wrong guy. Ump even said “ok” when told it wasn’t him.
@streetstangify2 ай бұрын
This makes umpires more understood. I never considered this take on umpires missing calls. You sir, are a godsend!
@rdwellsАй бұрын
Especially at the youth (and perhaps amateur) level, a good catcher can buy his pitcher at least 4 or 5 more strikes during the course of a game, and if even one of those comes at the right time in a close game, it can make a huge difference. (For the record, I've umpired youth baseball up through Sr. Babe Ruth, but not amateur ball.) The key is to frame a pitch rather than pulling it (the opposite of what you see pro catchers do!). As an umpire, there are a lot of borderline pitches I'd love to get a second look at, and if the catcher frames it well, they're giving me that second look, and in my experience it seldom works against them. The key is to catch the ball, and hold it for a split second without moving the glove. If they pull a borderline pitch, they're effectively telling me that they didn't think it was a strike, and I may be inclined to agree. At the pro level, I suspect the catchers always pull the ball for the sake of the TV audience; they know they aren't fooling the umpire. (I doubt they're fooling the TV audience, either, so perhaps I'm wrong about that!) In the example of the comparison between catchers in this video, I suspect the main difference is how close one catcher is to the plate vs. the other, rather than the direction the glove was travelling. As Jomboy pointed out, it gives the ball less time to drop. I wonder if that same catcher sets up further back when calling for a high pitch?
@JDBuckmaster2 ай бұрын
A good catcher makes a HUGE difference, especially on borderline pitches
@Dwayne40072 ай бұрын
Catchers shouldn't make the difference. Umps should know the K zone
@robertdouth89792 ай бұрын
Yes they should but the umps heads are at such different places and angles. Its easy to complain but having been behind the plate its absolutely brutal imo to differentiate easily
@devackroyd2 ай бұрын
@@Dwayne4007 I agree theoretically, but it seems like teams are so advanced at hunting for every advantage these days that they are working at any way they can to use human error to swing strike calls.
@nah31932 ай бұрын
I have no idea how this catcher has made it this far playing like that tbh
@mbdg68102 ай бұрын
@@Dwayne4007there is no THE zone when it comes to high and low because it depends on the player height
@jonasirw12 ай бұрын
Adley and O's coaching staff owes you for figuring this out for them. Will be fun to see how Adley positions himself in the next game...you'll know immediately if they watched your vid when the first batter comes up to the plate.
@rainkloud2 ай бұрын
Watch him set up like 10 ft in front of the batter the next time they get that ump
@mog75012 ай бұрын
Everybody in baseball owes Jomboy a lot of money.
@zazollo2 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I don’t think it has a lot to do with not knowing, because Adley was historically a fantastic catcher until the last couple months. I suspect he’s hurt cause he started playing like ass really suddenly.
@jonasirw12 ай бұрын
@@mog7501SeatGeek takes are of him just fine
@jonasirw12 ай бұрын
@@mog7501 Esp SeatGeek
@ThePlumAbides2 ай бұрын
Every catcher in the league needs to watch this breakdown
@Jevildury2 ай бұрын
They watch film trust me they do 😅😅😅
@whynot98732 ай бұрын
@@Jevildurysee you say that and they fuck up constantly so how much are they really studying ?
@michaelbread59062 ай бұрын
I bet most kids in high-school turned pro athlete never imagined they would study more during their careers then most people.
@Jevildury2 ай бұрын
@@whynot9873 ok
@SlavaSesh2 ай бұрын
The commissioner needs to watch it, and draft rules to prevent it.
@JackSchitt-p9t2 ай бұрын
The umpire is effectively calling two games because his view of what is happening is directly related to where the catcher positions himself, and if two catchers have two very different styles, then it's understandable that an umpire's strike zone would be off by a couple inches.
@beaver_warrior2 ай бұрын
Cricket is a far better sport. They immediately figured out that wickets are infinitely more reliable than umpires at calling strikes
@timprestel72012 ай бұрын
Yeah it totally makes sense with his better view unblocked he made worse mistakes…. Oh wait that actually makes his blown calls worse
@mbdg68102 ай бұрын
@@timprestel7201getting mad at missed calls low and high will never make sense unless egregiously high or low called a strike.
@HarryCrackz2 ай бұрын
Understandably it's a tough job, but it is the umps job to account for the difference in where they are standing etc.
@newname44052 ай бұрын
@@HarryCrackzand it’s the catchers job to finesse the ump’s impression of where it is so ya know
@BroseidonLive2 ай бұрын
Watching this game was mildly infuriating because Alvarez was stealing ALL the strike calls that should've been balls (and then walking it off to end it of course), and at the time I didn't think Adley was doing that bad a job of framing. But seeing the side view with how far up Alvarez was compared to Adley and where the ump was able to be positioned because of that, it looks like it made a world of difference! I really hope this video gets into the Oriole clubhouse, I feel like a few minor tweaks could make Adley a much better framing catcher!
@youarealooser2 ай бұрын
Well, ask Willson Contreras about the downsides of creeping forward as a catcher and make sure you want Adley taking that risk
@SkunkApe4072 ай бұрын
Dude is sitting like he has a dump in his shorts. WTF is that stance?😂
@Billy2214222 ай бұрын
trust me they have already seen it 🙂
@svk_51042 ай бұрын
@@youarealooser yeah definitely a risk there and I think Adley just needs to work a bit on his receiving and framing. You can see his wrist is a little weak when the ball hits the glove and causes a little bit of movement and then he snaps it back where it should be. Plus, on some of the lower pitches he’s catching it as the glove is moving down and then has to bring back up a little. Alvarez does a great job receiving the ball as the glove is still slightly moving up and the wrist never budges. I feel like that’s the bigger factor in this situation.
@TurboThunda2 ай бұрын
@@svk_5104 he needs to set up closer to the plate so he isn't blocking the umps view. Otherwise he'll continue to screw his pitchers over
@Deifus2 ай бұрын
whoa, can't believe Adley Rutschman is catching and batting at the same time
@rolanddeschain37522 ай бұрын
Jansen vibes
@gnohms2 ай бұрын
@@rolanddeschain3752 Was going to say that.
@sanderappel44992 ай бұрын
Ohtani got nothing on this guy
@jcase2 ай бұрын
This is my favorite kind of Jomboy content
@jimwerther2 ай бұрын
Watch his "Three Things" videos on his other channel, from where this was taken. Some - not all - of his material there is brilliant like that.
@joesavino31462 ай бұрын
JOMBOY is the best thing going for baseball right now. Thank you!
@Boyso54072 ай бұрын
The framing by Alvarez is outstanding. So smooth and even the way turns his glove to be more horizontal when he’s receiving makes those lows pitches look like strikes.
@gergerflarg2 ай бұрын
Stealing strikes this year has been absolutely next level. I honestly don't even know what the ump is supposed to do in a situation where a catcher is *this* good at it.
@williamanderson60062 ай бұрын
Robot umpires never get fooled
@tommyjones68662 ай бұрын
This will definitely usher in balls and strikes being called with the help of AI
@mauallison77552 ай бұрын
Opposing batter needs to change his swing to knock some sense into a catcher so close to the plate.
@G-Man135792 ай бұрын
@@mauallison7755 then they get labeled dirty (Ozuna, even though it's not on purpose, he just has a long swing on high inside pitches).
@DantePowell2 ай бұрын
Then again we talking bout professionals so not surprised they are this good at it.
@matthewcarlson17482 ай бұрын
“I haven’t been yelling at you!!” while yelling at him 😂
@joshuaanderson40902 ай бұрын
And calling him a piece of shit 😂. Like chill dude.
@ChildofLight7772 ай бұрын
0:25 A young Norm McDonald resemblance.
@johndavies55822 ай бұрын
Ole lump of coal
@baseballer83702 ай бұрын
Holy shit, especially the smirk when he turns lmao its crazy
@natekenworthy7367Ай бұрын
@@johndavies5582Will be a diamond someday.
@thelos082 ай бұрын
Beautiful breakdown. The overlays, the lines, and showing the detailed differences. The catching game has evolved so much, I showed this to my son, who is a catcher.
@mackenziecoleman81032 ай бұрын
Alvarez, since he’s been called up, has been so good at stealing strikes, while also not getting called for interference much at all. he was supposed to be an offense first catcher, but we got a great defensive catcher too
@Moonstodes2 ай бұрын
Genuinely asking, how's his throwout game?
@evangreenfield55212 ай бұрын
@@MoonstodesI’m a Mets fan but his throw out game is kinda meh. Good arm but his pop is ok, not insanely accurate. Torrens has been terrific in throwing game he’ll help him out there fs
@creature12732 ай бұрын
him being so far up i wanted to know about interference as well, thank you for that little tid-bit
@kenz5262 ай бұрын
@@Moonstodes he loves throwing behind the runner at first
@jordanfry5138Ай бұрын
@@creature1273 He does get them some, I think more than average, but nowhere near enough to offset his framing
@CytoplasmicGoo2 ай бұрын
At first I was thinking the ump is favoring one team over the other then jomboy just blew my mind.
@aaronbrockert21252 ай бұрын
So interesting seeing the different forms used by catchers and how the call is affected. Another great breakdown Jomboy
@scottgoodman89932 ай бұрын
Balls and strikes are often called not on where the ball is, but where the Ump "thinks he sees " the ball is. Wise catchers know this and will manipulate position and movement to have the ball called to favor their team. That's baseball.
@RyanEglitis2 ай бұрын
What a child - "why are you pointing at me!?!"
@emersondeta6804Ай бұрын
Seriously.
@Kendro311Ай бұрын
If anyone goes to a game where he's playing, everyone point at him.
@allphornunn2 ай бұрын
Perfect breakdown - this one's absolutely on the catcher. Hope someone in the organization sees this! Brilliant overlays.
@hoolihanohoolihan10112 ай бұрын
I mean, sort of. The umpire still got the calls wrong
@CytoplasmicGoo2 ай бұрын
Trust me they do. Someone in the organization will see this and forward it to the rest of the staff.
@johnthomas14222 ай бұрын
The strike zone is literally by definition not defined by the catcher, so that means this is not on the catcher, and zone needs to be defined by the umpire the same for every batter no matter what tricks the catcher pulls. The umpire clearly got wrong several strikes out of the zone because the catchers tomfoolery, which is why we need robot strike zones, obviously.
@allphornunn2 ай бұрын
@@johnthomas1422 that'd be a fair statement if all you knew about baseball was the rulebook or an encyclopedia etc. In practice - throughout the history of the game - the skill with which a catcher frames each pitch (in order to get borderline or worse pitches called strikes) has long been a fundamental part of playing the position at the highest level. That's just a well-established fact, not my opinion. What was revelatory about the video was how stark the contrast was between these two big league catchers when seen with Jomboy's apt overlay. It was also a perfect case for comparing the two - nearly identical samples of pitches on the lower edge of the zone.
@headintheclouds69352 ай бұрын
@@johnthomas1422calling an age old tradition of pitch framing tomfoolery is a wild take
@supere132 ай бұрын
That escalated quickly 😂
@Jeremy-morin2 ай бұрын
This is a wickedly in depth technical breakdown. I love when you break out the overlays of different players. The two catchers in the normal view showed your point excellently, but when they were in their side view it really exaggerated how different the catching style is. Dude you get too good at this some team is going to snatch you up and there goes all our breakdowns.
@shellrazor44552 ай бұрын
The Cardinals taught Contreras to play forward like that this year and it got his arm broken. People acted like the Cards were nuts for making him do this. Here is proof of concept on why it's taught and not just by the Cards.
@kirkgolembiewski72202 ай бұрын
What a dope breakdown! Thanks Jomboy!
@dashx11032 ай бұрын
Álvarez, for such a young catcher, is really savvy. That kid, as long as he remains healthy, is going to be a star for years.
@drdrai74792 ай бұрын
This might be one of my favourite breakdowns ever. Very informative, thanks Jimmy!
@Spacesnakes4742 ай бұрын
If the discrepancy between the two teams calls is that noticeable, your problem is probably with your catcher more than the umpire
@ZoeCalico2 ай бұрын
Definitely seems that way from the video but dang, robo umps for strike zone please! It could be a nonissue so quickly.
@amdudley832 ай бұрын
Then You lose this skill from the game. The catcher position is one of the neatest parts of baseball. If you go to robo you just ust need a guy to catch balls that can mash. That sucks too.
@RuddFoxx2 ай бұрын
They don't know that they are cavemen lol I mean they couuuuld have a person looking at Catcher instead of magical ipad box but To be fair what Jomboy does is like what the Oakland A's did on Moneyball, squeeze every bit out of your team.
@RQDOOM2 ай бұрын
@@amdudley83 I'd rather get a consistent good strikezone
@GollyGoshSensation2 ай бұрын
@@amdudley83 You literally just use robo umps for replays, like every sport in the world does. Shit umpiring doesn't make the game more fun.
@mangochutney842 ай бұрын
This is fantastic stuff Jimmy
@killa24882 ай бұрын
this is why i like Jomboy, most people just get mad at the umps cuz their guys never do anything wrong. most of these umps are just as much of pros as the players are, so there is usually a reason why things seem off. This was that reason, awesome breakdown
@SlavaSesh2 ай бұрын
I would think a professional umpire would be able to remember to stand in the same place
@killa24882 ай бұрын
@@SlavaSesh same with a professional catcher, you are doing exactly what i said lol
@synister2812 ай бұрын
This may be one of my favorite detailed breakdowns ever Jomboy, thanks! Crazy to see the difference in catching styles there
@Externity22 ай бұрын
jomboy cooked with this one
@sumleegai2 ай бұрын
Nobody does it better than Jimmy!
@stevenliem39782 ай бұрын
That's the best sports analysis I've ever seen....great job, Jomboy
@theshot89072 ай бұрын
Please breakdown the LMB game beef between the Diablos and Oaxaca. That game was crazy
@CoreyC68Ай бұрын
This breakdown is unreal! So well done!! Wow!
@zacharyfett24912 ай бұрын
0:48 This is also the face one makes when they can’t see……………
@jonosay8542 ай бұрын
💯😂
@brian61052 ай бұрын
Lmao
@loud_laughter2 ай бұрын
GENIUS breakdown. Thank you. Ump’s reaction to being cussed at was prrrretty chill.
@gavinvelicevic19072 ай бұрын
John Tumpane is a great guy. A fatal flaw that a ton of athletic umpires have is dropping too low. The side shot at 7:33 shows how low he gets which makes him think the zone is lower. The goal of the umpire is to keep most of your head above the catcher’s mask.
@nickthompson28702 ай бұрын
The amount of depth you go into is great. Love it
@JevonSwallow2 ай бұрын
“Jomboy coming out of Corbin Burnes mouth to do a breakdown” was not in my bingo card for today
@chrisheffernan6600Ай бұрын
Wow, fantastic breakdown Jimmy between the two catchers.
@isaactassie15392 ай бұрын
This is what I love about baseball- there’s so many little things that impact the game just enough to matter.
@johndoe-yw7eb2 ай бұрын
This is the most instructive video on framing I've ever seen 👍
@TEEDUBS2 ай бұрын
Hopefully Tim Cossins watches this and the O's pay Jimmy for fixing their catching. Lmfao
@baconbuddy62072 ай бұрын
This kind of breakdowns make a newbie like me really wanna get into knowing more about MLB/baseball rules more and get to dive into watching full games and try to think of the game in a more analytical way. Thank you Jomboy Media for the quality content that you've been doing since the beginning!
@Sacksalot2 ай бұрын
I’m so ready for the playoffs
@Dukenoger2 ай бұрын
Thank Jimmy for providing this inside empirical look at what we see behind the dish. Catchers make or break close calls with their mechanics.
@kkii7292 ай бұрын
Such a talented creator, no joke!
@billglenney82522 ай бұрын
This is an amazing breakdown. All HS and college level catchers should watch this video.
@joshuawaterman79872 ай бұрын
jimmy usually i watch and im like oh that's a funny thing that happened yesterday in mlb. but i watch this and it just makes me appreciate a new part of the game.
@gordoeinstein2 ай бұрын
This video is off the charts awesome... A must view for strategy coaching
@juffurey2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Jomes, this is the best portrayal of pitch framing one could ask for. No joke! Edit: I'm not super knowledgeable about technical stuff so as a Buster Posey fan I appreciate learning about this perspective, since I've heard that he's a master of pitch framing.
@zacknoffsinger16412 ай бұрын
You heard correctly. I miss him dearly. Lol Cubs fan, btw.
@SeaOrcRonnie2 ай бұрын
Spectacular breakdown. Why I love this channel!
@daysandwords2 ай бұрын
Given the increased instances of catchers getting hurt by the bat due to being so close, I think there should be a line that they're not allowed to cross, like 3 feet back of the plate or something. Or catchers interference calls should be punished more heavily.
@danielderoos32612 ай бұрын
I wonder if there will be a more defined catchers box in the next few years
@marticus422 ай бұрын
talk about a master class. TY I only umpired little league games but this is mind opening.
@deeestructoid2 ай бұрын
WHATRE YOU POINTING AT ME FOR 🗣️🗣️🗣️
@jakepelenis45242 ай бұрын
Legitimately incredible video. No one is doing analysis on this level.
@PatrickHogan2 ай бұрын
This whole video is proof we need roboumps. Seeing the skill of a pitcher to hit the zone and a batter to read the ball is way more important to the game than how well a catcher can frame a zone.
@gregfrancavilla32792 ай бұрын
I think it’s all equally important and makes baseball beautifully imperfect
@joshuaanderson40902 ай бұрын
This was very interesting my man. Thank you. Part of the game I've never thought much about
@johnflanigan25682 ай бұрын
Calling balls and strikes is insanely difficult.
@rdwellsАй бұрын
I wish more fans would realize this. Seriously, every fan (or at least every coach) should try it sometime. I used to work about 20-30 games per year, and it was a good 2 or 3 years before I felt I had gotten good at it. In my last few years of umpiring I heard very little chirping about my strike zone, but that was only after working a few hundred games. Then again, maybe I'm just a slow learner 🙂.
@bamadave112 ай бұрын
This is a neat breakdown. Adley just chilling back there
@AlexZabel2 ай бұрын
Catcher definitely made a huge difference. Got the call for his pitcher.
@diegorodriguezmendoza98522 ай бұрын
Love these breakdowns thank you sir
@morescience12 ай бұрын
You could make the argument that this breakdown shows how hard or at least chaotic the HP umpire's job is (they can't control how the catcher sets up/moves/frames, among a ton of other things). That's not to say we should forgive the ump for a job poorly done. It is to say: we can see, in excruciating detail, how hard (or at least chaotic!) calling balls and strikes can be, so we should make everyone's lives easier and let a robot do it.
@tkelly10872 ай бұрын
Exactly. League executives need to watch this to see how easily umps can be manipulated. We need automated strike zones ASAP 👌
@URAWESOME942 ай бұрын
Beautiful video and breakdown. Giving more nuance to the give and take of baseball.
@VioletDeliriums2 ай бұрын
so...why aren't the Orioles yelling at their catcher for not knowing how to do magic?
@DeltaZuluActual2 ай бұрын
I love when you do these overlays.
@Covert_Smalls2 ай бұрын
This is why I’m against robo umps. There’s a hugely important game within the game that attracts skill, strategy and (sometimes) drama
@tgviss19882 ай бұрын
From an umpire perspective - & not some random clown - this is a great & impartial breakdown.
@Chris554332 ай бұрын
you can't get mad at the ump when the whole point of pitch framing is to trick him. Either outlaw pitch framing or quit attacking umps. Or get robo umps.
@mbdg68102 ай бұрын
Even though this is not the umpires fault, robo umps would help a lot.
@jimhudson17372 ай бұрын
We need robo umps!!!
@OldBenKenobi23182 ай бұрын
We do not need robo umps. I’m so tired of people saying this. It just ruins the game. Makes it feel less human. Human Umpires have been a thing forever. No need to just get rid of them now. Especially considering umpires are more accurate than they ever have been.
@mlampson382 ай бұрын
presentation is everything on borderline pitches
@joshuawhitley85752 ай бұрын
This is why I’m not for automated umps. Framing is a skill, it’s always been an important part of catching and the goal shouldn’t be to eliminate it. Great breakdown, Jimmy!
@greeneggs72 ай бұрын
Im not trying to be antagonistic, just genuinely curious because we have different points of view on this. Do you also think flopping in soccer or basketball is a skill? These things seem very similar in my mind. A player is trying to embellish something that did not occur to sway the official into making a call in their favor. I wouldn't mind seeing this taken out of baseball, or at least, heavily reducing its impact on the game.
@joshuawhitley85752 ай бұрын
@@greeneggs7 I thought about that before I posted honestly. I think framing is still in the spirit of the game while flopping in either basketball/soccer is not. Receiving the ball is a legitimate skill that’s important for a catcher to develop, elite framing is the top end of that skill. Harden and the like throwing their head back/jumping into players to get fouls is not in the spirit of the game imo. It’s a fair question
@greeneggs72 ай бұрын
@joshuawhitley8575 I definitely think there is more skill involved in framing pitches, but it feels like gamesmanship more than anything to me. I know a huge part of the game is deception, like pitch tunneling, mixes, and even things like the hidden ball trick I like; but the difference for me is that those involve players deceiving one another to gain an advantage, where pitch framing is deceiving the umpire to gain an advantage. I'd also rather see the game prioritize and incentivize the more athletic defensive skills of catchers like blocking and throwing runners out, which feel like they've taken a back seat to framing.
@ApexPro-ChrisАй бұрын
Wow the side view makes a huge difference, better than the strike zone box.
@whiteymcwhiterson39742 ай бұрын
This video is the BEST case for why we shouldn't go to computer only strikezone. Being a better defensive catcher should impact games, and nowadays pitch framing technque is more important ever. Its an art/talent that would be taken away from the game if we go to fully automated strike zones. I like the use of technology to get calls right, so im all on board with a quick challenge system that has limits to its use (ie-the challenge rules in football, or how minor leagues are implementing the K-zone in challenges similar to how tennis uses a similar version). That said, this video is a prime example of why a full time robot type umpire would take away from the game. The subtle talents Alvarez displayed better than Rutchsman in tbat game had a positive impact for his team, as it should.
@JRobelen2 ай бұрын
Alvarez has quickly risen to be one of the premiere catchers in the NL
@TheHaubs11tx2 ай бұрын
Framing pitches is so garbage nowadays it’s literally using habits that we had to break coming off of Little League and transitioning into high school in college. It looks like crap to catchers that had to be broken of the habits that are now being used. It’s so bad I don’t understand why, we think that’s fine
@brenta35042 ай бұрын
We all just got an in depth, frame by frame, top tier presentation on the importance of catcher setup . Every MLB team needs to thank this man and show their whole organization!
@chuktaker2 ай бұрын
So... get a better catcher then...
@GP-nh5gv2 ай бұрын
This is such a good breakdown!
@MrVovansim2 ай бұрын
Goes to show what every married person knows. If someone is losing their stuff, telling them to relax is not going to solve the problem. 😂 Also, I don't follow baseball, except for Jomboy content, but I just noticed in this video: is it normal for the umpire to be leaning on the catcher like that?
@jimwerther2 ай бұрын
He's not leaning. But putting a hand, yes.
@Joe_Okey2 ай бұрын
@@jimwerther The umpire was also in two different areas for each catcher. One catcher, he is standing behind the plate, the other catcher he is standing behind the catcher and neither catcher was behind the plate.
@adamdiehl792 ай бұрын
Awesome breakdown! Your graphics and explanations are incredible on this!
@SpootyMcGee2 ай бұрын
Why is framing allowed? Why do the umps not recognize a fast glove movement after hearing the catch and realize whats happening?
@Toast20052 ай бұрын
Because it's pretty much impossible to differentiate framing from standard receiving when you're looking down from behind
@Chellz8012 ай бұрын
You do realize the hand is quicker right?? By the time the ump sees the glove the movement is over. The catchers are good at doing their job 😂
@SpootyMcGee2 ай бұрын
@@Toast2005 Fair point, idk what that pov would be.
@deangelohubbard68662 ай бұрын
"😭 bUT hE's CHeaTinG!!!" 😂
@deangelohubbard68662 ай бұрын
"😭 bUT hE's CHeaTinG!!!" 😂
@jakefollensbee2 ай бұрын
This is so interesting, Jomboy. Thank you for what you do. Also love Warehouse Games on Bally. You're doing things!!!
@anaseda73422 ай бұрын
Under 2 minutes club👇
@vmaninblackvАй бұрын
I always enjoy seeing how different catchers use framing during games. It would be great to have some kind of control over catcher framing in MLB the Show games... if you play as a catcher.
@TheGrossMeta2 ай бұрын
What in the Angel Hernandez is going on here 🙃
@TheByrd2 ай бұрын
Watch the video
@BB-bn2wq2 ай бұрын
as someone who caught and nerded out about studying pudge I love this analysis.
@ovoluckyyy74122 ай бұрын
the whole orioles roster is full of crashouts
@98cents2 ай бұрын
Well it is Baltimore...
@paulstainker40822 ай бұрын
Adley keeping his back completely straight while Alvarez being more forward is also a huge deal
@paulstainker40822 ай бұрын
Also why I hate robo umps, there is so much technique in this video that would be lost to a robo ump that will probably still blow calls
@VoidiumTheEye2 ай бұрын
@@paulstainker4082 1) yes, technique would be lost BUT catchers would have a lost less strain on them 2) with the Robo Ump, the regular ump still exists (the Robo Ump just acts as a challenge system) 3) the Robo Ump doesn't make blown calls at all
@BB--131182 ай бұрын
Looks to me like the umpire set up differently with the two catchers in pretty much the exact same position. He could have easily adjusted so that his head was over the catcher's right shoulder for both teams
@JM_Solo2 ай бұрын
Half of the video was a breakdown of how the two catchers were absolutely NOT in the same position… 😵💫
@Yoitzj2 ай бұрын
On savant, adley is 35th percentile in framing, francisco is 89th. Framing is so important.
@virginraydevito2 ай бұрын
Grown men getting angry over a children's game is endlessly fascinating.
@TheSolidSnakeOil2 ай бұрын
I'd very much like to make millions playing hop scotch but here I am.
@HeadNtheClouds2 ай бұрын
@@TheSolidSnakeOiljump rope
@Robbo-mx8nn2 ай бұрын
Having a great defensive catcher makes a huge difference