Yankees vs. BlueJays vs. Umpires

[vwnut13]

Did any of you guys see this??

[center:3vhfjo1n]Crew chief: Calls were wrong today[/center:3vhfjo1n]
So it would seem Derek Jeter was right.

Umpire Marty Foster called Derek Jeter out today when he tried to steal third base in the first innings. Replays showed that Jeter evaded the tag. Joe Girardi was tossed arguing the play.

“I was told by the umpire that I didn’t have to be tagged to be out,” an annoyed Jeter said after the game.

Reporters went to speak to Foster to get his side of the story. Crew chief John Hirschbeck spoke instead. “Marty asked me to handle things today,” he said. “We hopefully learn from our experiences. It’s the only way we get better at what we do.”

As for the call:

“It would make (Jeter’s) actions seem appropriate if that’s what he was told,” Hirschbeck said. “The best way I can answer it is to talk to Marty about it. “Not here at the ballpark, but if I see him tonight, or if not, we’ll have lunch tomorrow and we’ll discuss it. Getting a play right is one thing, but how you handle it is also important. Nowadays, with the cameras, ESPN and the reporters, I say the media, I actually mean television — it used to be if the ball beat you, you were out, but it isn’t that way anymore. It’s not a reason to call someone out. You have to make a good tag.”

Hirschbeck admitted Jeter doesn’t argue very often.

“Yes, in my 27 years in the big leagues, he is probably the classiest person I’ve been around,” he said.

Hirschbeck was asked about two plays that second base umpire Wally Bell got wrong.

“Sometimes, you just miss a play,” Hirschbeck said. “I think you’re human, and sometimes you just miss it.”

And to make it worse, that isn't the first time in the last series that I've seen the "if the ball beat you, you were out" theory used. Mark Teixeira was called out at the plate when the throw beat him, but his hand had obviosly crossed the plate before the tag was applied, and I recall the smae thing happening when someone tried to steal second.

I'm thinking that it is time for MLB to be searching for some new umpires.

 

[carlitoson]

The play at 2nd in the bottom of the 7th was a REALLY bad call (when Hinske was supposedly forced out). Scutaro was pretty far off the base when he caught it and it should've been bases loaded w/ no outs. Pena came out and argued it, but you know how that goes.

It's all acedemic though if Teixeira or Arod can get a hit with the bases loaded later in the inning. Even though there were some terrible umpire calls that favored the Jays today, the Yanks had several chances afterward to win the game. One more clutch hit would've done it.

 

[righteousmike]

The play from Jeter to Cano to get the force out of Aaron Hill, seriously WTF Hills foot must have been 3/4 of a FT away from the bag