Game Thread: Twins @ Kansas City, 5/22/22 @ 1:10pm CT

[Aggies7]

Was strike 3 a ball? Following on GD

[glunn]

Arraez was robbed.

[Mill1634]

Twins do all that work and the ump gives Staumont 2 strike calls that are never over the plate/in the zone

[stringer bell]

Three called strikes that were outside the box.

[Danchat]

Incredible, 3 strikes were called on balls out of the zone and Arraez was punished for having a good eye. Can't wait for the automated strike zone! 

[CRF]

Arraez got screwed on ALL three strikes!

[Mill1634]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Was strike 3 a ball? Following on GD

yes

[TheLeviathan]

Umpire literally took that plate appearance away from Arraez.

[glunn]

Just now, Aggies7 said:

Was strike 3 a ball? Following on GD

Yes.

[wsnydes]

According to gamecast, the only pitch that was even close to a strike was strike 2.  Wow.

[bighat]

Are you kidding? All three strike calls were outside the strike zone per the box.

 

[mrtwinsfan]

not close

[jimbo92107]

Get me RoboUmp! We got clowns calling balls and strikes!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, damn it. Arraez was exactly the guy you want in that situation because he doesn’t usually do exactly what he just did. 

[TheLeviathan]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Well, damn it. Arraez was exactly the guy you want in that situation because he doesn’t usually do exactly what he just did. 

In fairness, he didn't actually see a strike the entire at-bat.

[glunn]

That was a sickening ending to a great inning.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Woof, robo umps please.

They say the calls balance out.  They probably do.  But in game situations calls there on "strike" 3 blow

[Vanimal46]

Can’t be too mad at Arraez striking out for the 1st time in his last 41 PAs. Still have another chance to win this game!

[h2oface]

If Arraez had the robots calling the pitches, it would a tie game and the bases still loaded. The only reason he fouled so many off, was because he couldn't trust the ump to call the high zone correctly! He finally gave him a chance to, and the ump failed massively. You say the incorrect calls all average out? It is not about average, it is about not calling them wrong. It changes every game that is played.

[bighat]

1 minute ago, Danchat said:

Incredible, 3 strikes were called on balls out of the zone and Arraez was punished for having a good eye. Can't wait for the automated strike zone! 

Same here.

Twins rally for 5 runs, load the bases and then get completely snowballed not once, not twice, but on three straight pitches?

Has to be the worst AB from an ump I've seen in my life.

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, TheLeviathan said:

In fairness, he didn't actually see a strike the entire at-bat.

Very possibly true. The first “strike” was definitely not a strike. 

[cheeseheadgophfan]

Strike one and strike three were not even close.......ridiculous.

[Craig Arko]

Angel Hernandez must be giving seminars on competence to the rest of the crew.

[Mill1634]

Also, it doesn't really matter, but Rocco "needs" to get tossed in that situation, in my mind.

[cheeseheadgophfan]

4 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Well, damn it. Arraez was exactly the guy you want in that situation because he doesn’t usually do exactly what he just did. 

You mean have a great AB with a professional eye at the plate?  Ump should be embarrassed....

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, bighat said:

Same here.

Twins rally for 5 runs, load the bases and then get completely snowballed not once, not twice, but on three straight pitches?

Has to be the worst AB from an ump I've seen in my life.

Ever seen Angel Hernandez?  Built a career on crap calls. Balls, strikes, safe, out, fair, foul...he has missed them all.  Consistently.

[LVTwinsfan]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Very possibly true. The first “strike” was definitely not a strike. 

Also, had he not fouled off those other pitches he would have been called anyway, he never had a chance in that ab

[h2oface]

And the regular makes the error! Come on Jorge, remember getting your body in front of the ball?

[rwilfong86]

13 minutes ago, bighat said:

Another TERRIBLE strike call by this home plate ump.

Bring on the electronic strike zone!

[h2oface]

10 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Well, damn it. Arraez was exactly the guy you want in that situation because he doesn’t usually do exactly what he just did. 

I think, in this AB, the only reason Arraez swung at the other high close ones and fouled them off, was becasue he felt he couldn't trust the umpire to make the right call. Unfortuneately, he finally gave the ump a chance, and the ump continued to fail. That AB was a walk with the and RBI, tie game, and the bases still loaded.