Full Sequence of umpire Doug Eddings on a power trip

[u/Wallaby_Wallaby]

1. Demanded that pitcher Hancel Rincon (in his MLB debut) straighten his hat since no one will wear a hat like that on "his field".

2. Cardinals manager Oli Marmol went to talk to Eddings about the hat incident during a pitching change, Eddings gave the Cardinals a pitch clock violation and ejected Marmol.

3. A couple batters later, with the Cardinals out of challenges, Eddings made a terrible call on a play at the plate to gift the Rockies the lead.

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[u/take-a_trip]

He 100% saw the tag. Safe call out of spite. Gross.

[u/RicoHavoc → u/take-a_trip]

An ump willing to throw a game over a grudge would certainly be willing to for $$$

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/RicoHavoc]

I can't fathom somebody not being okay with a hat being slightly askew, but having no issue with making the wrong call to send a message. 

Feels like one of those is much more disrespectful to the game than the other

[u/ShamPain413 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

lol Doug Eddings doesn't care about the game

[u/yoshidawg93 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

Eddings even admitted he didn't know if it was a rule, then said it's kind of an unwritten rule (or something like that). So he admitted he did all of that for something that clearly isn't a big deal at all. And going along with all the other blatant garbage he's done over the years, he needs to be fired.

[u/Oo__II__oO → u/yoshidawg93]

If it's an unwritten rule, it's not a rule.

[u/BringBackBoomer → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

Fathom the world through the lens of narcissism and it makes a lot more sense.

[u/SemiAutoAvocado → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

The secret ingredient is racism.

[u/iBarber111 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

A lot of people are way more concerned with gestures & symbolism than actions. Like, I can golf with someone & be an absolute wonderful guy to them for 4 hours but if I forget to take my hat off before I shake your hand, I've greatly disrespected them.

Usually conservative boomers.

[u/throwawaywitchaccoun → u/RicoHavoc]

It's either:

* spite, should be fired.

* incompetence, should be fired.

* gambling and game fixing, should be fired.

[u/LongjumpingMix4034 → u/throwawaywitchaccoun]

*Racism, should be fired.

[u/JokerJangles123 → u/LongjumpingMix4034]

In my experience that usually falls under the first 2 categories already

[u/MotherFuckingLuBu → u/RicoHavoc]

This is a good point and something that needs to be talked about more, especially with how invasive all the prop betting and gambling ads have become. It's all so gross and I'm willing to bet (lol) that one or two umpires have already called something a certain way just to make a little extra money on a prop bet.

[u/Deohji → u/MotherFuckingLuBu]

I'll admit that I didn't think allowing betting on sports was a big deal. I was wrong. There's a reason it's been illegal for so long.

[u/ukexpat → u/Deohji]

And now MLB is basically in bed with the betting apps.

[u/Patruck9 → u/ukexpat]

And now MLB is basically in bed with the betting apps.

Every major sport*

[u/classicrockchick → u/Deohji]

It could have not been the disaster it's been if we had put some limits on it. I think we should have treated it like cigarettes from the get-go; no advertising on TV or radio of billboards, nothing about the design can be considered enticing to children and the company is heavily fined if children are found to be customers.

Going from "this is illegal" to "do whatever you want" was the dumbest thing we could have done.

[u/championsoffun → u/classicrockchick]

This can be applied across the board for just about any vice or commerce opportunity but then you're called a communist for being in favor of regulation.

[u/stmiba → u/RicoHavoc]

An ump willing to throw a game over a grudge would certainly be willing to for $$$

Who said he didn't just do that? Maybe he was paid to make life as miserable as possible for the Cards and possibly impact the outcome of the game in a favorable manner for whomever it was that paid him?

[u/RicoHavoc → u/stmiba]

He is the one that instigated the entire incident so it's not unbelievable

[u/Radthereptile → u/take-a_trip]

The thing is it doesn’t matter what the truth is because both are unacceptable.

If he saw it and ignored out of spite he should be fired.

If he really thought that clear of a tag was safe he should also be fired.

There is no good look here.

[u/oogieball → u/Radthereptile]

Exactly. It is gambling corruption, unprofessional spite, or incompetence. None of it is a good look.

[u/CantFindMyWallet → u/oogieball]

And to be clear, the unprofessional spite is also corruption.

[u/ElJacinto → u/take-a_trip]

It looks like he makes the safe call, then immediately looked up at the third base dugout.

[u/big_daddy68 → u/ElJacinto]

Umps eyeballing dugouts should get them suspended. Give your warnings and shit, but don’t escalate things over ego.

[u/Unreachable1 → u/ElJacinto]

I thought so too. Insane.

[u/Iswaterreallywet → u/take-a_trip]

I’m usually about the last to call for someone’s job but if that was intentional, and it very much seems so, he’s not fit for this job.

[u/musicmaker201]

I hope this gets addressed in some form. This is ridiculous

[u/Ghiggs_Boson → u/musicmaker201]

Don’t worry it will, Oli will get fined for his post game comments and have to write an “I’m sorry” card to Doug

[u/musicmaker201 → u/Ghiggs_Boson]

I’m not a Cardinals fan, but I’m glad you guys won last night and got the last laugh

[u/Icybubba → u/musicmaker201]

Welllllllll, on principle sure, but we really needed the Rockies to win that lol

[u/j_reinegade → u/Ghiggs_Boson]

Yeah you could tell in that interview he knew fines were coming. He had a moment of “how much do I want you say” then just let it all air out

[u/rgar1981 → u/j_reinegade]

Maybe they already do but the Cardinals should cover any fine he gets from this. This isn’t him giving the organization a bad look, this is him fighting for his players against an embarrassment of an umpire.

[u/DrDipstick89 → u/rgar1981]

Hell if i was a player id help cover his fine.

[u/cloroxic → u/j_reinegade]

You want this from your manager. We have one that couldn’t even show a spark of life for anything.

[u/CantFindMyWallet → u/j_reinegade]

Good. It needs to be said. The league hates it when managers say stuff because now everyone is going to watch what happened, and you're going to have public outcry against a dirty ref. Which means they have to do something hard, like deal with it, instead of something easy, like ignore it. I don't know what they're fining Oli but I'll chip in a few bucks if he wants to say it again.

[u/pattydo → u/musicmaker201]

I'm very much an umpire defender, but he absolutely needs to be suspended.

Also, a guy who creases his hat shouldn't be telling other people how to wear their hats.

[u/BlazmoIntoWowee → u/pattydo]

An umpire defender and a Braves fan. How do you sleep at night?

[u/pattydo → u/BlazmoIntoWowee]

Like a baby last night!

[u/King_Fluffaluff → u/[deleted]]

WAIT! IS THAT HOW YOU WIN?!

[u/ZealousidealBug729 → u/pattydo]

Insane way to start a comment lmfao

[u/Academic_Release5134 → u/musicmaker201]

If they did, he strikes me as the type that might try to appeal to the President for relief.

[u/serpentear]

This is ridiculous. He needs to be suspended with a public comment from MLB.

[u/mcmatu → u/serpentear]

He won’t be. He’s bad at calling balls and strikes. He’s middle to below the pack every year. He got promoted to crew chief based on seniority, not performance. Same with post season assignments.

[u/davidoomagoo → u/mcmatu]

Seniority over Merit is the worst reasoning for promoting in any job. If you've been in your position for that long, you should be one of the better employees. If someone who hasn't been there as long is better than you, you don't deserve the position.

[u/Deohji → u/davidoomagoo]

I've always thought seniority should get you a more favorable schedule or shift, promotions always on merit. Too bad that distinction gets muddled up most of the time.

[u/T0rrent0712 → u/Deohji]

Seniority in my opinion (as a senior tech at my job) is if all other things are equal and you essentially need a tie breaker.

Priority for shifts, vacation, etc. absolutely, but seniority shouldn't guarantee promotion

[u/Zeke688 → u/mcmatu]

But it’s all so childish, they have to say something about the pitch clock violation seconds after talking to the manager. He doesn’t even have his gear on yet and is nowhere near the plate. How would the pitcher have started throwing? He did that to punish & enrage Oli so that he could toss him.

[u/Mysterio7100 → u/mcmatu]

Failing upwards is an amazing concept.

[u/Rostrow416 → u/mcmatu]

Players should vote on umps for postseason spots.

[u/PissedCarrier420 → u/serpentear]

He should be shit canned

[u/serpentear → u/PissedCarrier420]

I totally agree but the umpires union isn’t going to let that happen

[u/PissedCarrier420 → u/serpentear]

I know. He should at least be on thin ice though.

They also need to expand replays regardless. They should have unlimited replayd on plays at the plate at least

[u/serpentear → u/PissedCarrier420]

New York should be able to initiate a replay at any time just like they can in the NFL.

[u/Tsaxen → u/serpentear]

Nah, fuck that, they need to fire his ass. They won't, but you can't simply allow power tripping racist shit like this to fly

[u/Selectchrl → u/Tsaxen]

This. To intentionally fuck with a kids debut is the lowest of the low.

[u/doverawlings → u/Selectchrl]

This was his debut?!?! What the fuckkkk

[u/JMander → u/doverawlings]

my exact response before I saw your comment, fam. Eddings is a fucking PRINCESS. Not to mention, perhaps a viable racist.

[u/LeDudicus → u/JMander]

There's no perhaps about it. The bullshit with the cap being askew is a dog whistle that's as loud as a fucking foghorn.

[u/Fragrant-Employer-60 → u/serpentear]

Joe west went on worse power trips for decades, same with angel. They would clearly have payback and vindictive calls.

MLB and NBA both have bad histories with this shit

[u/serpentear → u/Fragrant-Employer-60]

I mean, yes, Joe West was horrendous and made the game about himself.

But I’ve never seen an Umpire:

A.) abuse the rules to penalize a team

B.) purposefully miss a call to harm a team

Not saying it hasn’t happened, but I’ve never seen it so blatantly before. MLB either addresses it or the tarnish the integrity of games Eddings is a part of.

All over a crooked cap.

[u/kyredemain → u/serpentear]

Not in the MLB anyway. There was that one college(?) umpire a few years ago who called the game ending strike on a a ball about 6 feet outside to get revenge for people complaining about a ball/strike call earlier in the game. Iirc he was indefinitely suspended because of it.

[u/Lord_Hitachi]

Doug Eddings is a big fat baby of a man

[u/MarcQ1s → u/Lord_Hitachi]

He seems a little racist. Nobody complains when Sonny Grey wears his hat off to the side.

[u/CharcoalGreyWolf → u/MarcQ1s]

Pedro Strop did it his entire time with the Cubs including the 2016 World Series win year, with zero problems.

[u/Speech-Language → u/CharcoalGreyWolf]

Satchel Paige’s Hall of Fame plaque shows him with his hat cocked.

[u/juanthebaker → u/CharcoalGreyWolf]

The cocked hat was part of the Fernando Rodney Experience™.

[u/argonzo → u/juanthebaker]

MLB featured Dontrelle Willis big time back in the day.

[u/DrWarhol_419 → u/MarcQ1s]

I would’ve loved for him to try to tell CC Sabathia to fix his hat when he was still active. Dude would’ve landed in the outfield like a lawn dart.

[u/RightJellyfish → u/MarcQ1s]

Yeah, it's not as if baseball has a rich tradition of white guys wearing their hats like fucking dorks. Doug needs to go look at pictures of Babe Ruth.

[u/Itsme340 → u/Lord_Hitachi]

Big fat piss baby of a man.

[u/push_connection]

“Safe!”

EXCUSE ME WHAT THE FUCK

[u/Regular-Celery6230 → u/push_connection]

Plays at the plate should not be subject to the limit of the challenge system. It's ridiculous to let a game deciding play be subject to the whims of a prick on a power trip

[u/Deohji → u/Regular-Celery6230]

I wonder how often the fact that a team is out of challenges resonates in an ump's subconscious mind when making certain calls, just in general. Obviously was more than that in this case.

[u/t-poke → u/Deohji]

Eddings sounded pissed when he said the previous challenged call was confirmed. Like how dare Oli question the infallible umpires.

There was nothing subconscious about this one. It was 100% vindictive.

[u/yoursweetlord70 → u/t-poke]

In one of the games the white sox and Astros played last week, I really felt that the ump was mad Venable challenged an obviously safe play called out, and in that same game the home plate ump didnt count a clear foul tip as a strike, shifting a count from 2-2 to 3-1. Fuck these umps

[u/jupitertoast → u/Regular-Celery6230]

Seriously... I saw that highlight earlier and I thought for sure it'd be overturned but I guess not. I hope this changes in the future

[u/t-poke → u/jupitertoast]

It would’ve been overturned but we used our challenge and lost earlier in the inning.

[u/Abraham_Lincoln → u/push_connection]

They couldn't challenge this? Were they out of challenges?

[u/TouristOpentotravel → u/Abraham_Lincoln]

Yes.

[u/IblewupTARIS → u/Abraham_Lincoln]

We lost our challenge on a play at third where Gorman dropped the ball…

[u/LardLad00 → u/push_connection]

There was a time when fielders generally got the benefit of the doubt when a throw beat a runner. Even if he wasn't sure about how the tag brushes the runners arm... C'mon man. Dude's torso hasn't even touched the ground yet and the tag is being applied.

[u/John_isnt_my_name]

“The Cardinals Win it! They were Doug A-hole, but it’s a happy Eddings in Colorado!” - Cardinals Broadcaster Chip Caray after the final out on the game.

You know you’re a bad umpire when the Broadcasters are making fun of you and decide to go full force.

[u/Free_Possession_4482 → u/John_isnt_my_name]

S-tier sarcasm, Chip was really channeling his old man with that one.

[u/Midwest_Niner22 → u/John_isnt_my_name]

Chip couldn’t wait to say that one!

[u/BigOlPass]

Oli should have messed with the umps hat

[u/TouristOpentotravel → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/FLd2fK3SPcyQg
Then Doug goes

[u/man_mayo]

Even Angel Hernandez thinks this was bad umpiring.

[u/CharcoalGreyWolf → u/man_mayo]

Joe West is disappointed

[u/KakeLin → u/CharcoalGreyWolf]

CB bucknor would hate this if he could see it

[u/wobuffet17453]

The one good thing about Doug Eddings being an MLB ump is that it means he couldn't become a cop, which was almost definitely his 2nd option. 

[u/mysterysackerfice → u/wobuffet17453]

Doug is the type of guy that NEVER washes his hands after using the bathroom.

[u/IblewupTARIS → u/wobuffet17453]

He actually said he’d like to be a secret service agent.

No way that dude would ever be capable of being a secret service agent.

[u/eggs_and_bacon → u/wobuffet17453]

They are soul bonded occupations. The Venn diagram of personality traits between them is a perfect circle.

[u/Heisenberglund → u/wobuffet17453]

He became an ump because he didn’t have the physical ability to be a cop.

[u/InfiniteNerve1384]

Yeah this is firable. He’s notorious for this shit too. Lmao at that call at the plate. Bye bitch.

[u/mostlygroovy → u/InfiniteNerve1384]

Remember the last MLB umpire that was fired?

Me neither

[u/greenday61892 → u/mostlygroovy]

Pat Hoberg, which was a damn shame because it was deserved but he was supposed to be the chosen one goddammit.

[u/FlatulenceConnosieur → u/InfiniteNerve1384]

He was calling that guy safe no matter what he saw

[u/mcmatu → u/InfiniteNerve1384]

He got promoted to crew chief in 2025. He’s not getting fired.

[u/oogieball → u/mcmatu]

Never getting fired unless they get evidence about something like choosing "88" on purpose.

But if he is not disciplined, then I would finally agree that the ump union is too powerful.

[u/eggs_and_bacon → u/oogieball]

Yo I did not see the 88. There is NO way that’s a coincidence.

[u/HobbesNJ → u/oogieball]

What's the significance of "88" ?

[u/TheDudeInJapan → u/HobbesNJ]

It's a neo-nazi / white supremacist dog whistle.

[u/oogieball → u/HobbesNJ]

It is often used by racists to openly state their allegiances in polite company. The 8th letter of the alphabet is "h," so they use 88 as a deniable stand-in for "Heil Hitler" (HH). I am not saying that is the case here, but the whole first interaction had similarities to other racial interactions.

[u/Ok-Deal-8479 → u/oogieball]

how many umps have their jersey number, that no one ever notices ever, prominently displayed on their facemask too?

[u/FiletsOfTruth → u/InfiniteNerve1384]

What funny, but not unexpected, is that on the New York Post article of this, all the comments are saying the pitcher is a “thug” and are praising Eddings for keeping the integrity of the game intact.

Humanity sucks

[u/Low-Hovercraft-8791]

Should result in a suspension.

[u/Remarkable-Picture73 → u/Low-Hovercraft-8791]

Should result FIRING or demotion to the minors

[u/souridaijoubu → u/Remarkable-Picture73]

Why should minor leaguers be subject to the fashion tastes of this baby?

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/Low-Hovercraft-8791]

Fired asap and nothing else is acceptable. Calling a runner safe when he’s clearly out bc your feelings are hurt is the last straw

[u/ShhweadyBallz → u/Randomizedname1234]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1SD4lL2dG7Qe4

[u/Cochise22 → u/Randomizedname1234]

I mean, I think the racism is probably enough. But yeah, purposefully making an incorrect call is pretty bad.

[u/Randomizedname1234 → u/Cochise22]

The racist part can be “subjective” to other racists but the missed call is so blatant there’s no coming back from that.

There shouldn’t be at least

[u/stevezig → u/Low-Hovercraft-8791]

“Suspension? Kick him off the tour!”

[u/JordyNelson]

first time I've questioned a umps ethics in awhile. Really bad look

[u/ShhweadyBallz → u/JordyNelson]

It's been nice not seeing the usual nonsense from Angel Hernandez .....

[u/HP_Punkcraft → u/JordyNelson]

Yeah dude. I question their eyesight, intelligence, ability to read, spatial cognizance, etc but this really felt gross. Like, on purpose gross. Beyond mere incompetence.

[u/NCStore → u/JordyNelson]

The last time I did it was Doug Eddings

[u/Extension_Tip_9620]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7OW9uiyfeTRxdSOBYN

[u/mdurso12]

Crossed the line and liked the feel so he went and found more lines to cross

[u/theAmericanX20]

Holy shit, I didnt see the missed call at the plate without opportunity to overturn until like the 5th post about this. That is heinous.

[u/RicoHavoc]

MLB can choose to either promote gambling or protect umps who intentionally try to throw games. I don't think they can do both

[u/ithkuil → u/RicoHavoc]

They can and will do both and also protect literal Not sees who exhibit it blatantly during games. I assume Manfred is not quite an actual Not see but has a lot of friends who are, so he is deliberately not going to do anything.

[u/icecream_for_brunch]

disgraceful

[u/dbpf]

All this discourse and unity is really fortifying my personal belief that he is just one example of a man in a single industry going on a power trip and fucking up everyone's day.

Can't even begin to think how many such children are in control of entire industrial playing fields and fucking it up for the rest of us.

[u/robreddity → u/dbpf]

How about fucking with global stability and world order so you and your pals can take positions and make easy returns?

[u/olds455]

So many things going on in a game and you focus on that...whole team should wear their hat like that.

[u/davekva → u/olds455]

Every player, on every team, in every game he umps for the rest of the season, should wear their hats like that. It would be so great. That guy fucking sucks.

[u/Aranel611]

Umpires need to be punishable and firable. This is insane.

[u/nicholus_h2 → u/Aranel611]

they are punishable. you just don't hear about it very often. if something is very egregious you might. we might hear about this one. 

but otherwise... we don't hear about it and that makes sense. if your boss gets disciplined, the company doesn't make a press release about it to send to everybody.

[u/Forsaken-Swim-3055]

How does MLB not suspend him after this?

[u/MattyDoubles]

Doug Eddings made me side with the Cards and that’s his worst sin in all of this.

[u/psychadelicbreakfast]

And anyone see Eddings say “The call is CONFIRMED” after a challenge on a Rockies triple?

Sheesh, what a douche.

It’s at the ~8 minute mark

https://youtu.be/RX5LLo4a0e0?si=vsyB88ki-ybCwOZW

[u/daydreamersunion]

Its a problem when you know the names of the umpires more readily than the players.

[u/Theharlotnextdoor → u/daydreamersunion]

Was the kids fucking debut.

[u/DHiL]

Look at this loser barely wearing his hat over his head at all.

[u/ThSprtn117 → u/DHiL]

You can't just be posting pictures like that, I just threw up all over myself.

[u/jimmy_legs → u/DHiL]

Doug Eddings would be too focused on the hats in the background

[u/johnnybravo1014]

He’s literally just being a racist to a kid trying to make his major league debut, it’s fucking embarrassing.

[u/DFuhbree → u/johnnybravo1014]

Pedro Strop walked so this kid could run.

[u/Mike2k33 → u/DFuhbree]

This kid's hat was about 1/8 as askew as Strop's was!

[u/Ok_Button_1896 → u/johnnybravo1014]

You mean good old 88? No way... /s

[u/ZaylenTheNinja → u/Ok_Button_1896]

Holy crap I didn’t even catch Eddings wearing 88

[u/CharcoalGreyWolf → u/johnnybravo1014]

It’s got serious old white man vibes, that’s for sure.

[u/spooky_ed]

Doug Eddings is a stupid moron with an ugly face and a big butt and his butt smells and he likes to kiss his own butt

[u/MilwauKyle → u/spooky_ed]

Hey, he may be ugly and hate-filled, but uh, what was the third thing you said?

[u/fly_guy1 → u/MilwauKyle]

I saw Doug Eddings in the closet with Joe West making babies then I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me.

[u/CaptainRogerReynolds]

And this compilation doesn't show the Cardinals challenge in which the fuckwit practically celebrated when the on-field call was confirmed. Narcissistic, racist piece of shit that wouldn't look out of place in an ICE uniform.

[u/IblewupTARIS → u/CaptainRogerReynolds]

That was wild. I was sitting there like “why was he so excited about that?” And then the rest of the inning ensued…

[u/trashlikeyou → u/CaptainRogerReynolds]

This part - while inconsequential - keeps getting left out and I think it really adds even deeper context to the power trip this guy was on.

[u/GoldenHawk07]

Is that the Cardinals broadcast? Glad they called him out. I can’t fucking stand when regional broadcasters give refs and umps the benefit of the doubt and go: “Ah well that’s a tough call but the Cards will have to bounce back here and stay focused.”

Like no. Fucking call them out. Name and shame them publicly as much as possible. You’re not getting shut down by the FCC for criticizing an umpire. And you’re a fucking regional broadcast who are you trying to protect?

[u/throwawaywitchaccoun]

How can you assign a pitch clock violation when you're not behind the plate?

What an absolute fucking asshole. Also, don't tell me that garbage ump's reaction to the rookie pitcher wasn't racism.

Also, the call later... To miss that, you should either be fired for incompetence, fired for obvious bias, or fired for betting on the game, There's no other reasonable explanation for making the wrong call when it's obvious.

[u/Silver_Trainer_4390]

He 100% called the runner safe to fuck over the Cardinals there. If it wasn't for the umpires union he could be fired, but instead nothing will happen.

Some unions are bad.

[u/heirloomlooms → u/Silver_Trainer_4390]

Authority shouldn't have a union.  

[u/Blaez93]

I hate how almost every other week I see another reason to favor switching entirely to ABS.

[u/kyla__ren → u/Blaez93]

And all scoring plays automatically reviewed. If the mlb wants sports betting so bad, this has to happen

[u/mcmatu → u/Blaez93]

That would’ve done nothing here. Eddings just wanted to insert his “superiority.”

[u/ExcellentWalk1699]

So who is gonna find a video of some white player wearing his hat weird on “this dudes field.”

[u/twowheeledtism → u/ExcellentWalk1699]

Gotta find the last time Eddings called a game for our boy Sonny Gray

[u/hammr25 → u/ExcellentWalk1699]

hopefully Jomboy does it.

[u/mostlygroovy → u/hammr25]

/u/jomboy Looks like you have a great content opportunity

[u/Agent-Blasto-007 → u/ExcellentWalk1699]

Eddings is gonna record a video from the front seat of his truck about the disrespect of the game

[u/brainspl0ad]

Lmao bro that pitchclock violation was so fucking intentional, his gesture 10000% just appears aggressive and retaliatory like a bitch ass Karen.

[u/sleepy5zzz]

Really hope this child gets fired today.

[u/thecjm]

Racist. How many white pitchers come out with absolutely fifthly caps? That's fine but a slightly askew cap is worth all of this?

[u/DCLexiLou → u/thecjm]

Sonny Gray is white as milk and wears his hat askew. No umpire says shit to him. This ump needs to go!

[u/Yeasty_UnderBoob]

88…. Hmmm…

[u/News-Royal]

Check that Umps betting history.

[u/mbleyle]

MLB, please stop this BS. Not everyone likes this NBA-style drama (or should I say, WWE-style).

[u/strong_army_grape]

My dude went full auntie with the wristwatch tap

[u/chestertoronto]

Just a coincidence ump uses 88 as his number

[u/Tekon421]

The play at home puts it over the top. He was out by feet. Not even close.

Something like that affects the integrity of the game and he absolutely should be reprimanded for it.

[u/HugeAverage7760]

Absolute clown show… multiple moments of this during the game. Grow tf up for real

[u/Bozo-McGee]

Kick him off the tour.

[u/Jimgersnap]

Am I just noticing it more because of people like Jomboy, or are ump’s egos getting a lot worse lately?

[u/Alternauts → u/Jimgersnap]

ACAB includes umpires. 

[u/rea_lin]

Does anyone know why umpires get pretty much no consequences for stuff like this?

[u/StretchMother9627]

Fucking embarrassing, some reason I doubt he’d have his ass this chapped about Sonny Grays hat tilt

[u/sEiize_err]

i get col are out of the playoff picture and stl needs a million things to go right (which is not an excuse because this is still stupid as fuck to do) but shit like this with 2 teams who are fighting for a playoff spot and this has WAY more implications that could result in one of these teams missing the playoffs or even an outside team that needs a specific outcome to happen to reach the playoffs. this shit is beyond gross for an umpire just to decide “fuck you and your team in particular”

[u/UNIFight2013 → u/sEiize_err]

We're only 3 games out and we play a bunch of bad teams the rest of the way out. We're definitely in the picture still.

[u/brmoser → u/UNIFight2013]

You guys aren't going anywhere until you can figure out how to wear your uniforms right.

/S

[u/Phunwithscissors]

Why dont you call it for what it is? Its racist foreigner hate.

[u/PapaPatchesxd]

That's absolutely pathetic

[u/NerdfestZyx]

Guarantee that ump has an opinion about guys who wear saggy pants

[u/LordOfTheFelch]

I hate the Cardinals so much, and yet I hate umpires so very much more

[u/DogVacuum]

I remember this bullshit when CC Sabathia first got called up. Would somebody think of the children?

[u/Xessive_ → u/DogVacuum]

Had to turn off the TV any time Dontrell Willis pitched. Couldn't risk letting my kids see that.

[u/DogVacuum → u/Xessive_]

My papaw died the first time he saw Fernando Rodney pitch. “Not my America” he muttered as he slipped away.

[u/lake_titty_caca → u/DogVacuum]

Griffey Jr's backwards hat almost destroyed baseball. It took decades for baseball to regain popularity among the childrens. Can't risk that happening again.

[u/scriptingends]

Someone should have pursued a career in law enforcement

[u/Xessive_ → u/scriptingends]

Please don't wish that upon the citizens

[u/Guynith → u/scriptingends]

His MLB bio says that if he wasn’t an umpire he’d want to be a Secret Service Agent. 👀👀👀

[u/espher → u/Guynith]

Of course 88 wants to work for the SS...

[u/houstonyoureaproblem → u/Guynith]

Secret Service has very strict vision requirements. He’d never make it.