2019-09-02: Astros (Cole) at Brewers (Houser) [Brewers lose, 3-2 in 10 innings]

[stoutdude04]

Was that called strike as bad as it looked on Gameday?

 

Yes. And it was a slider/curve, so it was even worse. Absolutely pathetic.

[jjfanec]

Swing at strikes. God

 

Are you referring to yelich?

[adambr2]

Perez sucks.

[pacopete4]

Use your words Yelich. Call him the magic words and be done with your day.

[PinaMadness]

How do you do that to the MVP twice? I hate umpires.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Perez sucks.

 

He has company in this offense unfortunately.

 

man, would have been nice to steal one from these guys, and this one could have been it.

[stoutdude04]

Swing at strikes. God

 

Are you referring to yelich?

 

He and Perez both only had 1 strike thrown to them.

[pacopete4]

Wanted to see Braun have a chance. Crap.

[Bulldogboy]

It's unbelievable that Counsell could let his star player get robbed twice by a rookie and not go out.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Ouch. Can handle losing, but twice having the bat taken out of your best hitter's hands by absolutely terrible, terrible strike 3 calls in a one run game is a tough pill to swallow.

[folly412]

Use your words Yelich. Call him the magic words and be done with your day.

 

Decided to keep the game check, knowing with Perez up the game was going to be over in 30 seconds anyway.

[adambr2]

It's unbelievable that Counsell could let his star player get robbed twice by a rookie and not go out.

 

Yeah I agree. And we should all be in full agreement now that these incompetent idiots should be replaced by machines.

[BruisedCrew]

If Yelich had just struck out swinging this game wouldn’t make me mad. But, as a fan I feel that we were robbed of a chance to see a great player decide the game instead of a crappy umpire.

[DHonks]

This ump was bad all game. Early in the game he kept missing strikes all over the zone, calling them balls. Later in the game he started calling ridiculous high strikes.

[Pugger]

This ump was bad all game. Early in the game he kept missing strikes all over the zone, calling them balls. Later in the game he started calling ridiculous high strikes.

 

Yes, that ump from Racine was terrible but how many times did we swing at high pitches outside the strike zone? We just strike out too damn much.

 

I absolutely hate it when we are on national TV. We almost always lose.

[Bulldogboy]

Counsell needs to protect his star even if it's for tomorrow. You have to do it.

[Pugger]

Use your words Yelich. Call him the magic words and be done with your day.

 

Decided to keep the game check, knowing with Perez up the game was going to be over in 30 seconds anyway.

 

When Perez walked up to the plate with 2 outs I knew the game was over.

[willie key]

If Yelich had just struck out swinging this game wouldn’t make me mad. But, as a fan I feel that we were robbed of a chance to see a great player decide the game instead of a crappy umpire.

 

But you don’t get to that spot without swinging at two balls in the dirt. Yelich is partly culpable

 

How about those Shaw and Perez at bats with runners on second. That was something special that you might see in a little league game with the one player on the team that would rather be at home playing with Star Wars figures but his parents forced him to play

[HarveysWBs]

I’m pretty unimpressed by managers getting into screaming matches with umpires. It’s entertaining, but if these guys (umps) are as egotistical and sensitive as many of them seem, you’re likely hurting yourself in the long run by going after them too hard. I wouldn’t be surprised if they held a grudge and you might not get a decent call next time when you need it. The chest-to-chest yelling match is going the way of beanball wars, and I’m cool with that. Managers should endeavor to stay in games, unless a star is about to get tossed, then I’m ok with a manager taking that bullet, if he can.

[Brew crew 92]

If Yelich had just struck out swinging this game wouldn’t make me mad. But, as a fan I feel that we were robbed of a chance to see a great player decide the game instead of a crappy umpire.

 

But you don’t get to that spot without swinging at two balls in the dirt. Yelich is partly culpable

 

How about those Shaw and Perez at bats with runners on second. That was something special that you might see in a little league game with the one player on the team that would rather be at home playing with Star Wars figures but his parents forced him to play

 

Nice try, to go and try to blame Yelich for that Abysmal call is so telling of your real intentions. Are you really a brewers fan? Seriously?

[jjfanec]

I could go either way on if CC should go yell at the ump. It is incredibly frustrating to see the ump do it twice in a game. Those pitches were not even really borderline. Sure yelich shouldn't have swung at bad pitches but that doesn't change anything about the fact that those calls were terrible and could have changed the outcome of the game. I don't know the solution. Not sure if it is computerized zones but I am coming around

[willie key]

If Yelich had just struck out swinging this game wouldn’t make me mad. But, as a fan I feel that we were robbed of a chance to see a great player decide the game instead of a crappy umpire.

 

But you don’t get to that spot without swinging at two balls in the dirt. Yelich is partly culpable

 

How about those Shaw and Perez at bats with runners on second. That was something special that you might see in a little league game with the one player on the team that would rather be at home playing with Star Wars figures but his parents forced him to play

 

Nice try, to go and try to blame Yelich for that Abysmal call is so telling of your real intentions. Are you really a brewers fan? Seriously?

 

No.

[The stache]

I’m pretty unimpressed by managers getting into screaming matches with umpires. It’s entertaining, but if these guys (umps) are as egotistical and sensitive as many of them seem, you’re likely hurting yourself in the long run by going after them too hard. I wouldn’t be surprised if they held a grudge and you might not get a decent call next time when you need it. The chest-to-chest yelling match is going the way of beanball wars, and I’m cool with that. Managers should endeavor to stay in games, unless a star is about to get tossed, then I’m ok with a manager taking that bullet, if he can.

 

Agreed 100%. I look at umpires as being elephants. Really bad eyesight, really good memories. One would hope that umpires would be professional, and call balls and strikes based on where the ball arrives relative to the strike zone. But umpires are human, and as we've all seen, prone to blowing calls. I wouldn't put it past one of them to allow their egos to enter into the equation. And we've got enough going against us as it is. We don't want to tick off an umpire, and have it come back to bite us in the butt at some inopportune point in the future.

[rickh150]

A Computerized zone, with ump present, will give a vibration signal to home plate ump if ball or strike. This has to be what is next. No ump at home can't be an alternative, since that base still technically needs to be called with plays at the plate. Once this is in place, it'll be like replay.... here to stay. Didn't a summer league independent league try this?

[Pugger]

I could go either way on if CC should go yell at the ump. It is incredibly frustrating to see the ump do it twice in a game. Those pitches were not even really borderline. Sure yelich shouldn't have swung at bad pitches but that doesn't change anything about the fact that those calls were terrible and could have changed the outcome of the game. I don't know the solution. Not sure if it is computerized zones but I am coming around

 

The solution? Use pitch tracks for balls and strikes or don't show us the damn box...