Umpire Andy Fletcher was yesterday’s worst umpire, missing 21 calls in the Brewers at Padres game. He called a season high 16 balls on pitches in the zone. Of the 21 calls, 14 went against the Brewers. Brewers lost by 1. [Umpire Auditor]
This is why the players need to join the umpires in advocating for the auto strike zone.
What a joke
Why has this become a daily thing across baseball this year?
I’m still on the fence about robot umps but seeing a compilation of pretty easy missed calls certainly makes robot umps more appealing. If a zone is going to be off in one direction that’s more acceptable but there are balls all over the place being called strikes in this video. If an ump isn’t going to be exact they’ve at least got to be consistent, both on an inning by inning basis and a game by game basis.
lol the one to Joey Ortiz was so comically bad even Joey looked confused.
Fucking clown shoes…
I’m going to say yes this is why we lost.
Look, as a batter if your getting a strike called 4 inches of the plate you have to expand your zone… And swing at stuff you might have otherwise swung at and either making weaker contact or striking out. There is also a huge difference between going 2-1 and 1-2.
On the flip side as a pitcher when your not getting calls that are actually strikes you have to adjust and more likely your leaving one further up in the zone making it much easier to hit because what choice do you have.
The game called was just flat out bad. And it always seemed to be in big spots like bases loaded or a guy on second.
Fletcher is a Crew Chief too, so he’s supposed to be one of the better ones.
Watching all this pains me greatly
Not entirely why we lost but at least I can be angry about something
Baby, wake up. The new Angel Hernandez just dropped.
![Umpire Andy Fletcher was yesterday’s worst umpire, missing 21 calls in the Brewers at Padres game. He called a season high 16 balls on pitches in the zone. Of the 21 calls, 14 went against the Brewers. Brewers lost by 1. [Umpire Auditor]](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/OTFqaGZydTUweTdkMUGqc3C8Kh51iI1Td-5LhP6AtmGML4-otY11gdF7VUTD.png)
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Still not the reason we lost though.
This is why the players need to join the umpires in advocating for the auto strike zone.
What a joke
Why has this become a daily thing across baseball this year?
I’m still on the fence about robot umps but seeing a compilation of pretty easy missed calls certainly makes robot umps more appealing. If a zone is going to be off in one direction that’s more acceptable but there are balls all over the place being called strikes in this video. If an ump isn’t going to be exact they’ve at least got to be consistent, both on an inning by inning basis and a game by game basis.
lol the one to Joey Ortiz was so comically bad even Joey looked confused.
Fucking clown shoes…
I’m going to say yes this is why we lost.
Look, as a batter if your getting a strike called 4 inches of the plate you have to expand your zone… And swing at stuff you might have otherwise swung at and either making weaker contact or striking out. There is also a huge difference between going 2-1 and 1-2.
On the flip side as a pitcher when your not getting calls that are actually strikes you have to adjust and more likely your leaving one further up in the zone making it much easier to hit because what choice do you have.
The game called was just flat out bad. And it always seemed to be in big spots like bases loaded or a guy on second.
Fletcher is a Crew Chief too, so he’s supposed to be one of the better ones.
Watching all this pains me greatly
Not entirely why we lost but at least I can be angry about something
Baby, wake up. The new Angel Hernandez just dropped.