Worst Umpire Call Ever

[@user-oy3xl7zb7f]

Bad but it's no Jim Joyce ruining a perfect game on the last out of the game by calling a runner safe on first who was out by a mile. That is the worst call ever.

[@dennissvitak6453]

Don Denkinger costing the St. Louis Cardinals the 1985 World Series was FAR worse.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

I'm inclined to agree here. That wasn't a "well of course everybody could see he was out when you play it in slo-mo" thing, either. We all saw it in real time. I will still never understand how Galarraga didn't completely melt down. That dude was a class act.

[@BBBYpsi]

@@XXelpollodiabloXX The next year they started using replay's & at least Jim Joyce owned up to it & felt horrible. Jim Joyce was a stand up Umpire admitting he made the wrong call unlike Angel Hernandez who should not be a umpire past little league.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

@@BBBYpsi I didn't mean to insinuate that Joyce isn't a stand up guy. I respect the hell out of him for going out there and apologizing to that kid in front of everybody. And Angel is middle of the pack, not the worst by any means. He just has a *lot* of high profile fails.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

@@dennissvitak6453 I beg to differ. My idiot brother made a worse call in a game of stickball in our backyard in '74. He's such a dipshit! Stevie Wonder could see that I was safe.

[@randyhospodar8864]

“Worst call ever” was me playing this video.

[@marshalljobe1102]

Look at it again... 1:16.... she does some strange foot swap on the hit.... look at the left foot.... she was off ballance, left foot jumps in front of right foot, clearly crosses the line. Good call as far as the rules go.

[@randyhospodar8864]

Marshall Jobe ....no offense, but you missed the point. I was indicating that I had no interest in the video.

[@icee_playa3583]

Randy Hospodar same

[@franklobo5876]

Good call and don't take any crap. Definitely the right call

[@jmhydn58]

Frank Lobo lots of dummies. Stand in line w Randi and frank

[@stevedandy973]

In 38 years of umpiring, I have made this call perhaps TWO times. If I had ANY doubts, I gave the BATTER the benefit of the doubt.

[@condorc72]

The smartest comment on this whole feed...good job blue

[@johnwillis782]

It has b so obvious that you would never call it If there is no lone you can't make this call I've called HS and college ball 4 years. It's the worst call u could ever make

[@BWill341]

The ump in the video is likely the same way. He just dropped the ball. It happens sometimes.

[@russs7574]

Yes. Especially when you are more than a couple innings into the game, and all the lines around the plate have been erased.

[@jeffvanschoonhoven5171]

As an umpire myself I find it difficult to be critical of other umpires. But in this case he was not only wrong about the placement of the batter's front foot. But worse he made the game about him and not the players. There is no way I would have made that call unless her foot was clearly out of the box which in this case was borderline

[@jamescolquhoun9200]

It almost seemed like this was the umpire's way of not having the game go additional innings as she would have been the tying run. Too bad. I believe the batters box extends forwards like 3 feet. Bad call.

[@rhiannawilliams4218]

The line is definitely all muddled from a game's use, but her foot was pretty definitely on the line. On the line is not out. And like you said, it was also not clearly and obviously out, so this really was a bad call.

[@mikeb1039]

I suspect he was annoyed by her "I'm not ready yet" stepping out.

[@tonyc7301]

Bad call, but the worst? Nawwwww.

[@kevinfiore13]

+Tony C EXACTLY!!!

[@user-mm3pu1pr8g]

Pretty Damn bad

[@stevehamman4465]

I umpire many , many of games usually in my home town . I was never biased and always called them as I seen them.opposition couches would be dumbfounded by a obstruction call that made there runner safe at home. . I was taught that if you don't see it you can't call it.. Girls are different in the box ,I get it BUT it your not 100% sure don't call it . And the foot needs to be 100% completely out of the box ON CONTACT. No chalk line is ok. . So as an umpire you are really need to be out of the box here. As you get into the smarter players like this one,she did awesome got screwed ,but not her place to argue the call

[@Powderhound-cb8pb]

If she is for her who will be?

[@russs7574]

I will admit I am not a paragon of sportsmanship, but I'm that batter, as I'm on the way back to the dugout, I already know that I am going to get myself tossed, and I am going to get my two cents in before I leave.

[@MikeOToole-bn8on]

You're absolutely right. The only exception would be if a player with large feet could be touching both the chalk and be on the white part of the plate when contacting the ball,would be out.

[@johnbuttles8706]

If you think this is the worst call ever, you don’t watch sports much

[@jables3377]

Definitely not the worst call ever. I've seen videos of runners getting tagged when the player did not have the ball... and they are called out!

[@larryyoder4861]

It was still a chicken shit call

[@caroledwards6962]

Tbh thsi was 10 years ago

[@jeffreyphillips1234]

He's a baseball umpire. A softball umpire can tell. Mechanics are all baseball. He should not have been put in this situation. Bad on him and bad on the organization. Don't put a guy in a position that he has very little experience doing. But here's the thing, the little league umpire association does not look themselves in the mirror. They think they are the very best and they are not. Are they bad? No. Are they great? No. They need to get proper training before they are put into this kind of exposure. This one call may have ruined this umpire. Probably not. He probably still thinks he got the call right and his colleagues have his back, and that is the saddest part. Don't try to improve. Instead, deny it until your buddies believe it.

[@johndoe-bw8wx]

I recognize this ump..Didnt he referee the Saints/Rams gsme a couple of weeks ago?

[@donaldthomas7070]

No, but it might have been Joe West moonlighting in the NFL.

[@fwwilliemays]

Bad call? Yes. Worst call ever? Absolutely not. Worst Video Title Ever? Probably not, but close.

[@MrJmcadams63]

fwwilliemays It was the worst call ever dip shit

[@brocksmith1077]

Peyton you're actually dumb. How about you watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ7RlJmKqdSNhJo before you reply incorrectly to a comment that was posted 2 years ago. I'm sure a softball game that cost the team one out is worse than a professional baseball pitcher getting a perfect game snatched from him. I really hate these retarded comment from idiots like you.

[@theallstar1980]

How is this the worst call ever????

[@stevedandy973]

fwwilliemays Yeah, "worst call ever"...until the NEXT game.😎

[@paulbeat2204]

How the fuck was that the worst call ever not even in the top 1000 worst calls. Bad yes, worst no. How about that call at first in the tigers game when he was so safe and it ruined a perfect game go on and on. Quit your whining and play

[@mikaelac7989]

I honestly wish that the people who do the slow motion replay could show the umpires 😂

[@skinnie2838]

They often get the call wrong even when they see the replay

[@aaronmoore7280]

@@skinnie2838 how bout you get on the field and show them how its done

[@brianr9314]

Very close. Could have gone either way in the spur of the moment. Obvious with replay you can see she was right on the corner.

[@johncheney3008]

The human "factor" both his call & her reaction: priceless, oh & everbody wants to hate on the umpires, i played,coached & umpired, the last was the toughest!

[@noneya1987]

You gotta put your thumb in your back pocket here, though. She did not deserve to get thrown out of the game for being 100% correct. That's bad officiating, I don't care how tough it is.

[@MrJking065]

I have seen Joe West make much worse calls. He has been blowing calls since the 1980s.

[@jaredc2532]

Don't you mean the 1880'a, I really thought he predated the Titanic.

[@devonalomar9012]

Angel Hernandez laughs at your Joe West comparison.

[@sportzkidz7153]

LOL the batter was number 2, the pitcher was number 2, and the catcher was number 22.

[@MisterMitchMM]

and then the batter was 86'd

[@aarondomanick7332]

Ha

[@atomictortiz298]

And she went to 2nd base

[@franklu9287]

lllllllloooooooooooollllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Kermodo]

Illuminati confirmed

[@channelofchampions845]

Since when is a 19 year old a little leaguer ?

[@MultiPoseur]

When they have an attitude like hers. Not quite ready for the adult league yet.

[@tbmorris5]

Dude it's big league big league is for 17-19 she's 19

[@channelofchampions845]

+TJ Morris lol okay :)

[@splashyt8163]

Cuz she's 5'2

[@csxfloridafunnelrailfan3065]

this is the big league division of little league. typically for 16-18. I assume she turned 19 after the "cutoff date" in which she would have been ineligible to play if she had turned 19 before that date

[@damienbell3155]

That is very unfortunate,,,, I’m a umpire and all I can say is ........................... don’t make stepping on the chalk and calling the batter out your best call, when there’s barely a batters box line. I feel bad for the young lady, but you gotta keep under control,,, sometimes life isn’t fair , it’s a very hard lesson to learn.

[@psychochayden69]

you are right

[@eleventy-seven]

That guy is A duche.

[@psychochayden69]

@@eleventy-seven what guy

[@navymusician822]

Eh she's a spoiled, mouthy little shit who got rightly thrown out of the game-never approach the umpire like you have the high ground-you'll just get ejected like she did-that dumbpire isn't worth it

[@murray8378]

You’re exactly right. High school sports train us to deal with life. Her boss is going to piss her off someday and she has to hold it together better. Maybe that was a good lesson for her.

[@jeffreyphillips1234]

The only thing this Little League umpire forgot to do was do the LL umpire thump your chest and then pat yourself on the back. Here's a thought. Get some training at a higher level and humble yourself. Don't be that guy that listens to the dad yelling that "She's out of the box". Turn off your rabbit ears and call your game. If you see it, call it! You sure didn't see it, but you sure as heck called it!! Inexcusable......

[@grassyknoll4702]

I umpired for several years, no way would I have made that call.. my motto is stay away from controversy...

[@johnwillis782]

I umpire HS and college games .If the ump is watching the pitch and the box is erased he can't make that call I never call what's not there

[@JohnL-qe4pi]

@@johnwillis782 Actually, if the lines are erased, it becomes umpire judgement entirely. If you think the batter went to far, CALL IT. If the coach protests....say "Coach, in my judgement......". End of story.

[@kmcook01]

Right call or wrong call, I guarantee you that the third base coach was not looking at the batter's feet at the time of contact.

[@busymom8007]

kmcook01 you’re right. That’s why his argument was that the chalk is gone and the umpire couldn’t tell either. Lmao

[@jaybird7201]

Neither was the umpire 🙄

[@hobgoblin3941]

Where the hell else would he be looking? That’s just a stupid statement

[@haydenhodges34]

@@hobgoblin3941 Ever coached third base? Ever coached it successfully?

[@hobgoblin3941]

@@haydenhodges34 after 350 games? Mildly, 🤣

[@kevinfiore13]

Are you serious? Gimme a break. Worst call ever, worst this worst that, one of the most overused expressions in the history of baseball. How many safe/out calls have been made in the history of baseball? A million? Ten million? Yeh right, worst call ever.

[@DeclanSeymour]

+nymx fuck off

[@drewboyd8017]

It's a hyperbole ...

[@joonthemailman4362]

That is true it probably doesn't make top 50 then again this is softball not baseball so I don't really know.

[@customedge1]

I will say this in defense to the umpire, if I ever go outside of the box, my wife says I'm out

[@Kreamations]

JOE FAQURSELF LOL

[@logan5951]

👍

[@peytonvaneik737]

JOE FAQURSELF lmao 😂

[@theowood7411]

Jared Giff. Wtf

[@mikeshanklin]

Yep, he blew it plain and simple...

[@Han-Solo459]

It's going to happen when you add dance steps to your swing.

[@aaronaguilar9172]

@@Han-Solo459 it’s called slap hitting. you obviously don’t watch softball

[@hutchgold6530]

@@MitchMitch77-77 Why is the baseball ump worse than any other sport? I am truly interested.

[@MrOpinionPod]

She and her coaches blew it teaching her to swing like that. The only thing plain and simple was the swing was illegal and should have been called on the first swing.

[@ashleyanthony1687]

@@MrOpinionPod you really have no idea what your talking about!!! It’s called slap hitting and it’s 100% legal! Obviously, you’ve never watched a softball game, so why would you even comment.

[@cardsfighter2]

You know, if they would bat like normal people. This would never happen.

[@loganjackson675]

You can tell the people who don't know baseball/softball are the ones saying, "It was close and a judgement call, sometimes you get those wrong." The point is, at that moment in the game with that much on the line, you better be 100% sure that she was out of the box before you make that call. If you're not 100% sure, don't make the call.

[@jasonbrownfield5413]

Well, apparently the HP umpire wasn't looking at her feet either. So why was the call made?????

[@jaysantos536]

Quit RUNNING while in the batters box. She should have been called out..

[@jaysantos536]

@@jasonbrownfield5413 You cant RUN in the batters box.

[@asthecitysleepsofficial]

@@jaysantos536 yes you can in softball

[@utjay2008]

@jay santos show me in the rule book where you can’t make contact while running.

[@owengifford5239]

Ump got butt hurt cuz the batter told him "I'm not ready" when he tried to rush her into the box.

[@joshuamayer26]

That’s what the umps have to do to everyone to keep the game moving

[@BigSkyCurmudgeon]

maybe the batter didn't need to POSE so much between pitches

[@happykid08able]

Technically he could of called a strike on the batter… secondly you aren’t required to call time when a player requests you can deny it

[@daltonhollingsworth8362]

The ump was mad about not being in the box fast enough lol

[@QBAN2010]

Batter is super duper cute!!! But even though it was unorthodox footwork, she was clearly in the batters box. There is more going on here! Ump had an ax to grind. Terrible call! Unnecessary call!!!

[@QBAN2010]

Your first two sentences were accurate

[@dogpatch75]

This girl has excellent slapping technique. In this plate appearance, her foot comes down in the perfect spot on the inside front corner of the box every time. On the other hand, a bad call is never justification for a player to confront an umpire. Tossing her was unfortunate, but justified. Part of the game is the fact that "its not what it is, its what the umpire thinks it is"! Adding the video appeal in televised games was a smart move by the Little League organization.

[@mercdragons]

Your just mad this little girl has big balls to say something to a stupid ump.

[@letsgobrandon6281]

​​@@mercdragonsit's you're not your. and it wasn't that bad of a call. Without replay we wouldn't even know the truth.

[@thomas1630]

@@letsgobrandon6281 cant even tell with replay

[@gregf7914]

That's some happy Gilmore shit

[@colinburfeind1258]

As a baseball player, this seems so weird to me. Taking off running before hitting, the bases are so close, it just seems like an odd dream in my mind. I’m not saying this from a mean perspective but it’s just so oddly similar but different.

[@Punkologist]

i thought the same as a baseball player. No chance you can do that successfully in baseball.

[@Hinklekevin]

I said the same especially the way she bats once I saw the slow replay. Confusing until I noticed the little league sign but thought they looked a little too old for that. I googled and apparently Little league big league or just big league (really not sure) is age 14-19. Explains the distances but that running swing is still a mystery i'm impressed by lol

[@dogpatch75]

It only takes about ten seconds of paying attention to high level women's fastpitch softball to understand how the game in so many ways is not comparable to baseball and why slapping can be a huge advantage to a lefty who possesses the speed and bat skill to make it successful.

[@howzt]

Takes alot of skill to do this style of hitting known as a "slap hit". And it is amazing what it can do. They still do this and in fact yesterday May 5, 2023 here in Hawaii they just finished the high achool DII championships and the girl hit 2 in the park homers by whats called "slap hitting".

[@robd5254]

Your a player? She went for a short pitch to get a easy hit, and she did legally.

[@Coachbeezer67]

As an umpire, I have got to say that this is an atrocious call. And then to make matters worse, the umpire's poor call leads to the batter's temper flaring up, and she tells the umpire, "You suck!", which gets her thrown out of the game. While I do not condone a player verbally or physically attacking an umpire, this guy brought this whole mess on himself. I would be very reluctant to make that call unless it was a very clear case of her being completely out of the Batter's Box when she made contact with the ball, which in the case was far from the truth. As umpires, we always say, don't go looking for trouble. This guy went above and beyond that with this call.

[@paulunderhill550]

Exactly. I think most umpires do the best they can and as long as you have humans umpiring you're going to have mistakes, but when a mistake like this is made you can't expect the coach or even the player to keep quiet.

[@danielstith5227]

You would be 'reluctant' to make a call? Then you really aren't a good Umpire. You MUST make the call. You call what you see without 'reflecting' on the call as you apparently are suggesting.

[@hutchgold6530]

@@danielstith5227 Must make what call on this play? Are you saying there was a call to be made?

[@danielstith5227]

@@hutchgold6530 What I am pointing out is that an Umpire MUST make a call safe or out, fair or foul, ball or strike. MUST make the call. You can't just stand there and shrug your shoulders and say 'I didn't see it'. It doesn't and cannot work that way. So, for example, if you don't have the angle on the tag you didn't see the tag happen, BUT you saw the fielder make the catch... saw the glove go down... know the action beat the runner to the bag/plate... the fielder didn't drop the ball... so what do you do? Is he 'automatically safe' since you didn't actually 'see' the glove touch the runner? Well you don't get to 'take your time to consider'... you MUST make the call. So calls are made and blown. The idea is that the blown calls WILL even out over time as long as games officials have no bias against a player/team.

[@jjm490]

@@danielstith5227 what in the world are you going on about? He stated he would be reluctant to make that call unless he was 100% sure. Meaning if you are not absolutely sure than you have to side with the batter. Have you really never heard this phrase before?

[@havenduran9895]

She’s all happy and mad like that’s her first time hitting ir

[@ericschryver73]

The dude craps the call and then has the gall to throw her out.

[@2323msg]

Worst call was her pissing everyone off with her 9000 warmup swings

[@RS-hu4dm]

Left foot seemed to out of box upon contact. Ran it at 1/4 speed ands looks pretty clear to me. She was out of the batter’s box.

[@johnn6740]

@@RS-hu4dm Not sure what you are looking at but both feet were in fact in the box. Her left foot was at the front corner of the box and her right foot was dragging inside the box as she made contact.

[@ferdinandsiegel4470]

You step on the line then you're out of the box.@@RS-hu4dm

[@ferdinandsiegel4470]

Just like in foot ball, you running down the side line and step on the out of bounds line then you are out of bounds.@@johnn6740

[@savannahcary4876]

I wish people would look up more about the sport before they say stuff like: what a crap swing- no let me explain this to you what she did is called slap hitting it's a from of hitting to get in base.

[@asphalt-cowboy9479]

Yeah I was wondering to myself like wtf is this girl doing swinging like that, i appreciate the insight. I played baseball for 8 years when I was younger but have never heard of "slap hitting".

[@tracythomas8896]

Vogel Account yes this is correct. The object of the game as a hitter is too get on base any way that you can do that your team can keep batting and score runs.

[@bdickinson6751]

Too many armchair referees, umpires, coaches, quarterbacks, and know-it-alls in general these days. 🙁

[@jbsmg]

Here's my problem with this. As an umpire, you don't make that call unless you are 1,000% sure that you saw it. That is not just a "well it kind of looked like..." whatever. I get so sick of umpires who try to be the game.

[@dfmp925]

Umpires in general are POS’s.

[@bruggmanbrandon5272]

Sadly that’s a lot of male umpires….

[@scrappydude1]

In a softball tournament once I had the umpire call a strike on a ball that bounced off the ground 2 feet before the plate. Obviously I didn’t swing at it. Turned out his nephew was on the other team, and he had a history of such calls.

[@toddpayne923]

I watched this about a year ago and it is still just a TERRIBLE call. WOW...not even close...Alexis, I am sorry you had to deal with that.....

[@jasonvincent1818]

And THAT is why I never taught slap bunts or slap swings

[@Temptazer]

Yeah. How you gonna pimp the hell out of dingers and make the pitcher feel ashamed if you're already out of the box running to 1st?

[@brianemerich2524]

so you never taught the most common technique that fast left handed softball players use to hit huh. must not have made it very far as a coach then

[@esidarapvideos5787]

If you read her lips carefully she got thrown out for saying "you suck" lol

[@2themoon863]

And her action of pointing at the umpire.

[@bballstar5256]

Is no one talking about the fact that the girl did a happy Gilmore and hit it like 120 feet?

[@bruggmanbrandon5272]

Shes a slapp hitter... slapp hitters were long before happy gilmore....

[@brianemerich2524]

watch a little more softball

[@indianapublicland7429]

She was actually in the box for that one but was out of box for those foul balls.

[@jeffreyphillips1234]

Joe Carson. This was your best call. Nice work. Whatcha do'n now? Illegal pitch your go to call now? LLSB, ha!

[@gotch7126]

Umpire obviously had a problem with the batter.

[@buckisaslave]

Yeah, she pointed and said something stupid. Every official at every level of every sport has a problem with that, by rule.

[@ppgshook]

As a fellow umpire that's the worst call ever made in little league tournament play !! Not even close !! This umpire should never umpire in little league play ever !

[@ccLA08]

i second this notion

[@ToadHallPub]

You're not an umpire

[@ppgshook]

@@ToadHallPub neither are u sir

[@ToadHallPub]

@daniel shook you better believe I am. That's what makes it easy to determine who in these comments has actually officiated and others that think they could

[@paulmartinez9908]

3:27 for the best part

[@Spyke-lz2hl]

That coach set her up to have that reaction and get tossed. He didn’t set a good example there, and should’ve known his player would follow his example.

[@charlesbarber5157]

As a coach I would be as equally upset; how much money has that coached paid, how many volunteer hours has that coached worked, how many hours has that coach lost from work to get to practice. All that time and money to have it all thrown out by a call like that

[@matthewcrowder324]

That umpire definitely made money of that unbelievably awful call. You can bet on anything

[@dave0mary]

"Residual effect". Mouthy players get more bad calls than gentlemen/ladies. Truth. I've umpired for 26 years and I've seen it.

[@dave0mary]

+KoachKrab127 The plate ump doesn't have breasts, so I'm thinking he doesn't have a vagina. Maybe an operation can fix that?

[@jackjon7763]

dave0mary exactly, piss off an umpire and anything close will not go your way.

[@Phoneyjoker]

Krab, that is one of the many things I wish I could change about humanity, but I can't. However, if you think this is only a umpire thing, or a softball thing you are wrong. This is a (most) human thing. I've seen people all the way from fast food employees, to secretaries, to doctors, to lawyers treat people poorly (or intentionally do something harmful) if they even perceive disrespect or an attitude, while I've seen those same people go a mile out of their way to help customers/patients/clients and the like that they like and/or perceive as being respectful, good people. At the end of the day you can call it unfair, but at the end of the day she was ruled out, and thrown out of the game. Sometimes the best thing to do is adapt when one knows that that adaptation will result in a good outcome (or avoiding a bad one), then to ride the right train to being dead right. Let me give you an example to quickly illustrate my point. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. Lets says somebody does something very illegal. Like mugs/robs someone with a firearm. If you are on the receiving end of that you are actually legally allowed to use to use all force including up to and including deadly force against the mugger/robber. However, if the person with the firearm says they are going to shoot you if you don't hand over your wallet and you resist, and they decide to shoot you and you die you did nothing wrong. Yet you are still dead, and that person may be sentenced to death, or spend the rest of their life in prison etc. etc. At the the end of the day you were right and justified, dead right.

[@rstrama64]

This ump must have been moonlighting as an NFL ref for the Saints vs. Rams.

[@jennifersmith5516]

😂😂😂

[@derrsonn]

For everyone saying it wasn't that bad, this was an extra-innings game for the LL World Series Championship. As an ump, if you make a call on a technicality like that, it better be egregious (it wasn't) and you better be sure (he wasn't). Given the way softball plays, a runner on 2B with no outs has a great chance to score and tie the game. Pretty much just the ump trying to decide the game instead of the players. Sad! And it does appear he's not happy when she says "I'm not ready yet" when he orders her into the box. Maybe he was looking for a call to go against her. Seems like the umpire is the one who shows the lack of sportsmanship.

[@MrOpinionPod]

It was egregious! Who taught her to swing like that? It's terrible and clearly illegal. Where the he ump messed up was not calling it on the first swing. You cant run forward out of the batters box toward the pitcher while your swinging.... Every baseball player knows that. The coaches are idiots for allowing her to learn like that lol

[@Try2SaveAlife24]

@@MrOpinionPod last time I check it looked like they were playing SOFTBALL not BASEBALL. How about you just comment on baseball since you obviously don’t know about softball!

[@concernedcitizen2031]

@@MrOpinionPod Welcome to the world of softball. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pafQZ4yMqpaab9k

[@JasonH17]

Rules apply in close games your argument is completely invalid. Look at it from the other teams perspective. Also my guess would be this is a safety issue smacking balls while leaping out the batters box towards the pitcher could easily cause a pitcher to get injured. I believe the call was wrong but that was close even from alow mo and better angles. This ump is behind the catcher. I get the batter is trying to get an advantage but this is what happens when you push the limit and to be fair it did t help her in this situation.

[@concernedcitizen2031]

@@JasonH17 That is part of the reason why Little League has rules for facemasks for pitchers and infielders . The safety issue is solved by that, this is an extremely common hitting method used in all levels of softball.

[@FinancialFreebo]

Well, you have zero power when you are running forward and trying to swing the bar anyhow. If they stayed in the box, turned their hips and shoulders with power, this wouldn't even be an issue. This is a VERY strange sport.

[@koripost2127]

It’s a slapper ofc ur gonna move?

[@brianwiseman9518]

This is definitely one of the worst calls in sports history. I agree with the title.

[@raybriones3403]

Commentator "chalk is gone" while stating "she was in the box".

[@gpturner0924]

There's no controversy here. In softball, you only need to keep one foot in the box to be in. Her back foot was so far in the box, there's no way she was out. That's a clean double, plain and simple, and this ump needs to be fined or fired for that call.

[@ChefLynnGB]

How can you fine a volunteer umpire? Little League umpires don't get paid, which is a large part of why they tend not to be great umpires. The better umpires all go work in paid leagues. If LL wants better umpires they need to be paying their umpires.

[@ToadHallPub]

So you're proposing that being "out of the batter's box" requires BOTH feet to be outside of it? I can confidently say there is no iteration of baseball rules that say that, even the slow-pitch weekend warrior men's league you play in. But that tracks, because in the pantheon of people that "know the rules", men's slow pitch softball players rank only above Little League Parents.

[@AI_Image_Master]

@@ToadHallPub USSSA rules. Defining when a player is out. Rule 7 sec 14 sub sec G "g. When an entire foot is touching the ground completely outside the lines of the batter’s box when the ball makes contact with the bat."

[@ToadHallPub]

@@AI_Image_Master exactly. One foot.

[@MaDkOrNfLaKeS]

That pitcher was pretty bomb 👀

[@Aowkrjrnf]

creeppppyyyy

[@MaDkOrNfLaKeS]

Jonah AH lmao shes older than me though

[@stephenash7018]

these girls are 18

[@jokosullivan806]

+Jason Stowe its little league

[@jokosullivan806]

+Jason Stowe says it right behind the plate

[@folgargrimm6811]

This is were Umps have a real prob with just calling a game, and not becoming a part of the game, and for some reason there are a few umps that have ego issues and want to be seen other then just be there to call the game, best umps in the world are the one's you forgot were there.

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

As I was watching and waiting for the "Worst Call Ever," I assumed he was going to call that third pitch a strike.

[@Spazman17]

As an umpire my first thought is wondering what went through his head when he took a look at it and realized that he was wrong. You can say that he knew at the time, but seeing it makes the feeling different.

[@xpressvasoftball]

Umpires are not perfect. That being said you do not make that call unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE she was out of the box and she wasn't even close.

[@critter2]

+xpressva i don't nesccsiarly think she wasn't close those... slap hits... are hard to judge sometimes when a batter half swing and going

[@andrewsantosgomez5607]

Bad call but I've seen worse

[@mikeodell1151]

Probably the last call an umpire would even consider making. To many other responsibilities to worry about being out of the box on contact.

[@Paladin70]

Classic case of an overzealous umpire getting too involved and making himself a crucial part of the game.

[@redrhino2066]

That is not that bad of a call. Difficult to see. It is easy for announcers to say it is a bad call because they are not at field level or behind the plate. Yes, wrong call but not the worst call.

[@tracythomas8896]

Red Rhino but for an import to call that it should be bad enough the everyone in the place knows it. This is an import trying to insert himself into a game

[@redrhino2066]

@@tracythomas8896 Wait, are you saying that the umpire is an import trying to insert himself in the game?? Nobody can see if she stepped out of the box or not. The closest one is the umpire. Right or wrong, he has the call.

[@McClimber234]

Announcers are the worst.

[@tracythomas8896]

Red Rhino I'm saying that there is no way that he can make that call and be confident that she may have been in the box. In fact the replay shows she was completely in the box. He is inserting himself into the game for no good reason except he wants to be noticed as making a critical call.

[@tracythomas8896]

After watching the play a few times it is obvious that it was a retaliation call for when she had asked him for time out and he didn't like it. Umpires are suppose to be impartial but I know they aren't because I have a catcher that works the umpires into liking her so that she gets favorable calls. I've also been told by many coaches that they don't hold umpires accountable because the umpires will hold grudges. Our society is creating it so that authority is above questioning. Just because "men" put on a uniform doesn't mean they are Saints. This is a job they are getting paid to do. Just like any other job they are responsible for the decision they make and are not above being questioned. I know I umpire.

[@davelinicus]

Actually she should have been called out on the previous pitch, she made contact on the foul ball and was way out of the box on that pitch. Watch it again. The rule is if contact is made and one foot is out of the box, the announcer was wrong on that.

[@robertbattie8802]

Dave linicus the batter can't be out for contact with a foul ball if its on the ground.

[@danielcoleman3572]

Dave linicus you are correct. The ball does not have to be fair. IF contact is made and the batter is out of the box OR touching the plate, the batter is out, fair or foul.

[@condorc72]

Wrong...both feet have to be out of the box

[@marmac2768]

@Staying Sober yeah, and look at the batter when she got on second, she is clapping her hands very hard, all the while staring at the left fielder with a smirk on her face. Almost a taunting look. And, when the call is made, she shows herself to be a smart a** by running up to the plate and pointing at the ground to show up the umpire. Bad call or not, she should have been kicked, as she was.

[@sonnybowman]

In baseball it applies if you hit a fair ball otherwise there is no call made on the batter being out of the box at the time of contact. When I first saw her swing I started to wonder if she was out of the box and and after watching this video several time's I still don't know. The ump should have been able to make the correct call after calling the game for so many innings.

[@mariocanales9274]

I believe this young girl was on the way to play at a college ball somewhere. But, it all came to an end when she threw the double bird at the Umpire. Bad call but live with it. Let the coaches do the arguing.

[@titan_six]

When did she flip him off? I watched it several times and don’t see it

[@JasonH17]

Yeah total brat mode i wouldn't want to coach players like that.

[@mcanales4735]

All i know is the umpire crew on this game had to wait for an hour or so. Because the Delaware fan wanted to kill them. So I heard. Police escort out of the park.

[@CarbonatedTurtle]

I don't really know much about how softball differs from baseball, and I never noticed that they get a Happy Gilmore running start before swinging the bat. Is that a common technique?

[@jacksbee8809]

Carbonated Turtle it’s what Ichiro and othani do, I think it’s mainly for opposite field power. Considering that othani and Ichiro hit oppo a lot, that’s most likely the reason. But they’re baseball players, softball might have a different reason.

[@brianemerich2524]

very common for fast left handed hitters yes

[@tahvean]

She took 2 steps and was at first 😂😂😂

[@johnnyg2049]

Very close but both feet were in at time of contact. That late in the game it can be very hard to tell so it's a judgment call. The coach should've asked the other umpire for help. Once she pointed at the umpire he was within his rights to toss her.

[@bruggmanbrandon5272]

Hahah because she pointed at him? Get real…… weak sass umpire shit, your a grown man and these are kids, your not threatened at all. Let’s the kids play, it’s not about you.

[@redwingfan9393]

The umpire is a clown and he doubles down on his clownish behavior by tossing the kid who dared tell him he was wrong. Too much power in the hands of the incompetent.

[@briandugan3056]

"You suck." "You're Gone."

[@bryanlucas3057]

Someone should just grab a marker and write "I'm blind" on that guys forehead

[@tarrybirdshark8108]

What kind of “man” coaches women’s softball anyways??? 🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅😂🤣😂😅

[@rayzr1120]

Even if she wasn’t out the way she reacted and showed up the ump she deserves to be out

[@slibertas1996]

Rayzr nope.

[@Wes-pq4pl]

In the bottom of the 8th with one out and down by one. I'd be pretty pissed too

[@BratvaTV]

Why are people taking the title so literally. Did you really think you were going to see the worst call ever? lol

[@robschannel4512]

Its a slap hit and both feet were in the batters box, but its a hard call and we have benefit of replay, so give the ump a break.

[@dougthegreat1808]

Hard to call out of the box WHEN THERE IS NO LONGER A BOX!!!! was watching the plate guy prior to what ensued and thought he is a "text book" umpire. Meaning he wants to be the show by showing everyone how much he knows! Best game you can ever work is when NOBODY NOTICED YOU WERE THERE. Here is not the case!!!

[@warmsoul5995]

Absolutely horrible call that umpire is a joke please never let him umpire another game ever

[@10scoach33]

I absolutely hate when umpires try to inject themselves into the game, let the players determine the outcome, bottom of extra innings and he makes a call like that, that is a bs call, too much ego on that ump

[@chriscoccagna5917]

The umpires made a mistake in JUDGEMENT as he incorrectly thought the girl was out of the box. I think she may have been out of the box on the 2nd strike and that was playing in his mind. But I'm amazed how many people who have commented don't know the RULE regarding location of feet when contact is made.

[@lcpeterbilt379]

Why do they not just stand still? Seems to work well for fast pitch baseball.

[@jasonbrownfield5413]

What is "fast pitch baseball?" Are you inventing a new sport?

[@lcpeterbilt379]

@@jasonbrownfield5413 ok.. just baseball

[@raysteffen602]

Could of called her out for "running into the field of play" as well and she definitely deserved to be thrown out of the game for poor sportsmanship

[@andrewhodgeson8006]

She got that Japanese swing. Trying to be half way to first before you even make contact with the ball

[@noneya1987]

And she got thrown out for saying literally one thing before she walked away. Way to compound mistakes, blue.

[@guardref]

She got thrown out for pointing at the umpire as she said it. She and her coach should’ve been tossed when they went to the animated pointing at the ground . This was s girl that’s been coddled and told she’s a superstar all her life, piss poor attitude

[@davej3781]

she said "YOU suck!"; that's an automatic, instant ejection at every level from little league minors to MLB

[@melanieramirez1596]

For all of you that were "she can't run and hit at the same time", YES you can. It's something you do in softball. It's called slapping. Ps bad call.

[@Antygrvity69]

+Melanie Ramirez : As a person w/ a daughter playing HS softball, I understand slapping. However, this young lady's feet & stance were in the wrong position for slapping. Which is how she extended too much & ended up in a position for the Ump to make a bad call. In slapping, your 1st step should be the cross over. He 1st step was a slight lift of her right foot (which I see in a lot of girls softball today). If her feet were closer, she wouldn't have had to do that. she would've been in position to cross over w/ her left foot, slap the ball & as she made contact w/ the ball, continue running to 1st base.

[@robbie2951]

+Melanie Ramirez Thanks for the explanation. I don't watch softball so it struck me as odd that it looked like the batter is able to get a running start at the pitch.

[@shpaget1]

as a coach of girl's softball there is nothing fundamentally wrong with her swing on this play. Her first step is the cross over...she is just adjusting her plant foot before that. She is almost at the back of the box giving her the most room. And she only takes one step bringing her right to the front of the box. She could start further back, especially if she's a player that always slaps - but if she's a player who mixes hits and slaps moving to the back of the box can tip your hand. If anything is off it is her timing as she is slightly early as she gets to the front of the box and has to lunge to the ball that hasn't arrived yet.

[@shpaget1]

This play would be perfectly legal in Major League Baseball as well, as long as neither foot is entirely outside the box at contact - Ichiro Suzuki is quite adept at it, though not quite as exaggerated. Another note of interest, there is no rule in MLB that would prevent a pitcher from throwing underhand windmill.

[@marmac2768]

@@Antygrvity69 yet, she turned a slap hit into a double, if it would have stood. This little girl might have not had the "perfect" technique, but the results would have been great if not for the bad call.

[@misterholttv]

But dont address the disrespect of the player to the ump... good job esPCn

[@uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu31]

the umpire doesn't deserve respect.

[@fila6043]

2:08 there is Shaquille Oneal in the right side of the screen with a Mexican hat (I don’t know what that hat is called)

[@scottgiallella6926]

The umpire should realize the fans aren’t there to see him.... he’s not the center of attention but thinks he is...

[@bulletkatcher1]

You know how that doesn't happen don't run at the ball and slap at it, stay in the box and hit

[@user-hb7em6vl8p]

someone lob me the pitcher's @ tho

[@collinq7853]

Vic T @shainareed on ig

[@keithboyd9582]

@@collinq7853 She looks pretty good in a bikini. Batter is pretty cute too. Can anyone find her account?

[@ryanl5460]

Keith B fbi? Yes, this comment right here

[@natazm]

@@keithboyd9582 huh

[@bluecrew3477]

This ump definitely graduated from the Angel Hernandez School of Umpiring.

[@umpireva5440]

Bluecrew, I sure hope ur not an umpire.

[@barrycard4490]

It is almost impossible to call a batter out of the box when calling balls and strikes.

[@chucktaylor6939]

I saw "worst umpire call" and thought this was gonna be a sports video.

[@jugsx4722]

Maybe you shouldn't run as you hit the ball 😂

[@d.bordenn]

But that's how Softball works

[@maddiehougland5227]

It’s called a drag

[@landon.rohrer3213]

Nah y’all are wrong just watch baseball you don’t see them running at the ball on a drag bunt

[@chapelhillbilly1]

It's called slapping. That's the problem. Baseball & softball are not the same sport. And ppl who treat it like it is have no idea what they are talking about

[@blizzard2271]

Jugs X yeah lol

[@paulcoffland8673]

Perfect example of an ump acting like a typical ump.

[@daveallan7443]

How in you estimation does a typical ump act ?

[@paulcoffland8673]

@@daveallan7443 tyrannical, ego maniacal, retaliatory, petty… this POS was mad at that girl because she didn’t get in the batter’s box quickly enough so when he got a chance, he stuck it to her. She had both feet in, he was wrong, and he kicked her out. Typical. FU for defending a group of humans who are only slightly higher than cops as the worst in society.

[@57reaver]

I got stuck on this weird loop of watching interesting baseball moments and I gotta say this... I don't know much about baseball but I can say that I've never seen anyone else bat like the girl in this video does.... who the hell bats like that? She runs at the ball with the bat and then hits...

[@brentbeardsley655]

Happens all the time in softball. It's called slap hitting.

[@donaldthomas7070]

It's more of a strategy in softball than baseball. With the short basepaths, a batter-runner with any speed can leg it out to 1st before the catcher reacts & makes a good throw.

[@GH-bg5jw]

You are correct, you don’t know much about baseball/fast pitch hitting. My grandfather always said that’s it’s better to be silent and though to be stupid than open your mouth and prove it.

[@donaldthomas7070]

@Bob S, usually a bunt is fielded by the catcher.

[@GH-bg5jw]

Maybe in girls/women’s fast pitch, the catcher fields the bunt, but in men’s, it was usually the pitcher, 1st or 3rd. That’s why we played 5’-8’ in front of the bag. At least we did when I played. Slap hitting is the same concept as drag bunting.

[@Rich-xb3xk]

That is a disgrace. That is a call that should never be made by an umpire unless the umpire is absolutely positive the batter was out of the batter's box and with slow-motion, she was not. If the umpire thinks he saw it, he should not be an umpire due to very bad eye sight.

[@rustyunderwood4986]

That Yanni, DE team was so good that season. Always will be a Yanni, DE fan.

[@twolves535]

Rusty Underwood 😂😂