This is bush. These two should be ashamed. Umpires are human people. They make mistakes just like everyone else. They have bad games just like players. Cut us some slack eh. No need to intentionally throw a fastball at our faces. Respect the game of baseball.
No shot. You can see the catcher duck his head down way lower than he would for just regularly blocking a ball, plus the ball started at eye level with the umpire. No curveball breaks that much..
Can't believe the guy in this clip is Dodgers' first round pick Ethan Martin. He claims it was an "accident" but I doubt it. The ump must have been fucking with him or some shit, because that's not Unintentional.
IMO, the pitcher either didn't know the catcher was going to do it, or he wasn't expecting to hit the ump in the face. If you look closely, you can see the pitcher flinch after the ball hits the ump in the mask.
I have been an umpire for over 20 years and have worked in several Minor League spring training sites as a contract umpire. I never saw anything like this before. I have had catchers talk back, but it was mostly courteously or a direct question, easily answered. Every catcher I have worked with from Little league to the minors, where always respectful.
Ive played baeball my whole life i know this story and i know that the catcher went out to the pitcher they talked it over and went on with it because the umpire was a dick
lmfao, that wasnt a duck, he was blocking the ball, this happens all the time, the catcher call a curve ball, the pitcher thinks he gave a 1 instead of a 2 and then catcher thinks its a curveball hat will drop to the dirt and it doesnt
They should have thrown his sorry ass out of the game.... this is what's wrong with sports these days... some candy ass HS player thinking he's gonna send a message to the ump...GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!
this pitcher doesnt throw hard enough for this to matter.. the ump barely flinched... one of the pitchers on my team would have knocked him the fuck out!!!!
With a man on second I don't understand why you would choose that time to do this, I think he was crossed up, maybe looking for a curve and got a fastball, looked like it was intentional but i don't know.
It looked intentional...And if it was intentional and it happened to me I would have dumped the catcher, pitcher and the coach. Thankfully I deal with coaches that are respectful to the umpires and would not tolerate such behavior
This was the first lesson I was taught as a catcher. It was on my little league team when I was 9. My coach told me that if I was having issues with the ump, I just needed to "slip".. Works every time.
um no the pitcher and catcher were getting scouted by a college for a full ride and this umpire new about it and was making bad calls to see how good these kids were really are and the pitcher and catcher got together and said "hey lets show this umpire whats up" and after they investigated the kids didnt get thier scholarship they ended up playing at a low grade college severves them right mother fuckers take the bad calls wgas
@Rawk4Life a umpire that wont call a strike when it is a strike is unsportsmanlike. its part of baseball that isnt used as much because everyone is so senstive now a days
i cant believe anyone thinks this wasnt intentional obviously it was. he leaves his glove up to try to trick the ump in to thinking he was trying to get it but he wasnt he went straight down he was just pissed and wanted to send the ump a message. being a catcher i get it but i dont think i would ever have the balls to do somehting like that
SEC, huh? You must be pretty good. I'm from Ohio. Been umping 24 years. I've worked high school through D-1. Twice I've had 90+ fastballs come through clean. In both cases there were no previous issues and the catchers fell all over themselves apologizing, saying they were crossed up. Had there been earlier problems, I wouldn't have hesitated to start dumping people. As far as crowding a catcher, I can't recall ever receiving that complaint, nor have I ever been involved in umpire interference.
yeah this is intentional for sure we used to do that kinda stuff too if the ump sucked.. the catcher doesnt sell this one that well he bailed out too obviously you gotta set up way way outside and "not get the glove back in time..." by the way that is a nice shot IN THE FAAACCCEEEEE
Damn..got a bad 3rd strike call?! You're right catchers do this and I saw an ump actually smile and mouth "we're even" to a catcher in a AAA game (it was in Alabama I think)
I'm a catcher and an umpire. I've heard about this happening so I've already got my response prepared. I call the coach out for a conference. Either he's ejected or the catcher's ejected... coach chooses. Plus that pitcher doesn't get another strike, regardless where the ball goes...and I tell the coach that so he gets to choose whether he wants to replace him or not. Coach is responsible for his players. Either he told the catcher to do it, or he didn't stop him. Pitcher agreed as well.
Trust me...that was very intentional. As a catcher....I can say, I have done this or let low bouncers get past to catch them in the chest. I have had a few umps who would interfer with me during a game or who were very inequitable with calls. This was a way to let them know that you know what's up. Sometimes, they would correct their behavior and sometimes they ended up getting knocked the fuck over when I went for a foul ball....especially those who really layed on top of me.
@MAOfights Tell you what, pal. Do that to me, not only would your ass be gone, but I would dump the pitcher and your head coach as well. Not only that, but for the rest of the season, any place you went that employed our association you'd get fucked until we decided you had enough.
@plateumpire29 Press down on my back like many have or hold my throwing arm...and I guarantee, I let my pitcher bean you right in the throat. I had some horrible home plate umps that deserved it. One of my pitchers was being called with a strike zone the size of a coffee can...the other team......the zone was massively huge. I frame pitches, but never move them......that is not fair and when the commissioner even notices...there are issues. Sorry if you think that is wrong of us to do, but....
@MAOfights One thing I don't ever do is touch my catcher. If I'm having an off day with my zone nobody knows it better than me. When I first get behind a catcher to look at a couple of warm-ups, I'll tell him to let me know if I'm crowding him. If I get a guy who's snatching pitches, I let him know right away to simply catch it and hold it.
@plateumpire29 I have had an umpire hold my throwing arm so firmly that I could not even throw to down to first base on a pick. Needless to say....he got punched directly after. I am not vindictive of umps....i have just had too many bad ones breathing down my neck. The good ones always got treated well by me.
@MAOfights damn im a catcher too and I CANNOT stand that. Once there was a low bounce that landed on by his feet and I was trying to grab the ball and he kicked it!
@MAOfights to do any of that intentionally is absolute bullsh*t. It doesn't matter if you think the umpire is not doing a good job pulling a stunt like that can get somebody seriously hurt.
@MAOfights As an umpire if a catcher ever pulls that shit on me they get dumped so hard and so fast their head spins. If I get touched by the catcher or the ball the first words out of his mouth better be, "My bad sir, won't happen again." If a pitcher & catcher ever pulled the stunt in this video they'd get dumped along with the head coach. It'd be a long ass ride back home in the bus. Sometimes players forget who's wearing the blue and always gets the last word.
Yeah, because baseball is going to be so much better without umpires... Just let the pitcher and batter decide between themselves what the balls and strikes will be, I'm sure they'll agree. Seriously people, officials are part of every sport, and getting angry at them (I'm looking at you dj999dominator, seriously what are you, 12, with a comment like that?) isn't going to help your cause. Try putting a blue shirt on and doing it yourself if you think it's so easy.
@damninfieldfly - You make a good point except that the calls might actually be better without some of them. There needs to be accountability. Especially at amateur level you have a few umps here-and-there that are drunk with power. They refuse to accept that they are ever wrong and are thus umps that make the game not fun to play.
Yeah, intentional. I understand competitive kids will do stuff like that (the pitcher and catcher's team was trailing 8-1 at that point), but wrong is wrong. Seriously, how many passed balls have you seen a catcher miss so badly as this one? He raised his glove, and then dropped down. It's an unnatural reaction to any sort of pitch that high. If he really thought he was getting a curve and got a fastball, his glove would've went up.
lol thats no accident. when an umpire is making terrible calls I would always move a little and let the moron get hit with the ball. good for the catcher, the dumb schmuck of an umpire was probably making shit calls and he paid for it.
@K2BDX do you really have nothing better to do with your life than to pick on little kids (and as a matter of fact i never even went to 2nd grade) JERK!
I would have tossed the catcher for pulling shit like that. I can understand an 8 or 9 year old missing a ball like that but not a high school catcher. "Coach, you need a new catcher out here!!!...This one is history!"
Ok guys, any halfway decent catcher who is expecting a curveball but gets a fastball won't just drop to their knees and look down. They obviously have to keep their eyes on the ball, and when they realize that it's not spinning like a curveball they will just catch it normally. It's not that hard to do. This catcher immediately drops his eyes from the ball, making me think that it's obviously intentional.
If it were so acceptable, then why did F1 and F2 lose their scholarships/invites to play for a college. And, the school was fined for $1000 in this video. So now these two jerks can play town league slow pitch softball. LMFAO
I am amazed at how many idiots on this post think this was OK to do. The stupid pitcher and everyone else involved in this incident could have been arrested and charged with assault.
Have to say I did that once. Told catcher to fake stomach ache after the 3rd inning. Ump called a belt size strike-zone for the other team. Our strike-zone was from our ankle to our shoulder. So in the 5th I hummed it at his throat, catcher faked it and went down. Ump caught it in his chest protector. He kicked me out.
@Sparkysocks Oh I could paint. Thats all I could do since all I had was a fast ball. I was a Greg Maddox fan growing up and place pitches on the corners. But it was awful that day, look like a walk-a-thon and a football score. think it ended 17-3.
@justd3rd Players like you are bad for the game. I hope when you get older and have kids that they don't play sports. You would be a lousy role model.
@bellietube I know I was 17 @ time. Im 34 now and think it was a bad choice. But at the time and with the treatment we would get, I let it get to me. See so many time my school was picked on for being not so good. i felt we were being used for batting practice. I coach now and still see the darkside of sports. Parents, coaches, players and umps all doing damage. I teach my kids to play hard to win, no one like a cheater or a whiner. But we all do dumb things in our youth.
The catcher could have been a little less obvious. If I'm the ump, I toss the pitcher and catcher. The catcher was definitely not crossed up, the pitch is chest high and he goes down to his knees. Even if it was a breaking ball it wouldn't have been in the dirt. Dirty/ballsy play, but the ump must have had it coming.
@JustScrap1996 If the catcher was looking for a breaking ball he would've lowered his glove and gotten set low and outside as the pitcher began his motion. Clearly the catcher left his glove up, blocking the ump's view, then as the ball got to him, he moved his glove intentionally and tried to sell that he was looking for a different pitch. This was a set play and as a player, i greatly applaud that if the ump deserves it
@JustScrap1996 Riiight, the catcher didnt even try to catch the ball he instantly shoved his glove and body down, I hope the kids and coaches got ejected from the rest of the games.
@jweab Yeah but that's the worst possible thing to do when you aren't getting calls. You aren't gonna "teach him a lesson", you're gonna make the rest of the game hell. And I hope it was, they deserve it.
Ive been trying to tell my catcher to make a sign for him to duck or move the glove so the ump will get hit then he will start calling strikes and wake up.
It was 100% intentional, i myself am a catcher and if the umpire is calling a horrible game for us and is giving the other team the calls ( like in The Longest Yard) You intentionally call a fastball at the umpire and block like its a curve ball. i have done this multiple times and it works for the most part.
And the pitcher and catcher both had their college scholarships pulled because of this. Head coach at the college said, "We don't need players like that."
@meflak - Moron, if you took the time to do a little research you would see that the pitcher and catcher admitted to setting this up. They admitted to throwing at the umpire. Even if they hadn't admited it, no catcher gets that crossed up, not even little leaguers.
@wsohl of course they wouldn't get crossed up in little league, they don't even throw curves. and i guess you've never seen a good breaking ball, rookie.
@meflak - If that had been a curve and he stayed up, fine. But it was a fast ball the catcher ducked out of the way of. You don't get crossed up on a fast ball, even if you think it is gonna be a curve.
And I have seen a wicked curve in HS and Jr College, I've called both and seen them fall off the table.
@wsohl that first comment actually made you sound so dumb. at that level a good pitcher will have a 15 mph difference on pitches, if you're expected a slower, sharp breaking pitch, you're gonna be way off guard when a speeding fast comes right at you
@meflak - Obviously you have no clue... As I'm sure you've been told before, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think you're an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. I refuse to have a battle of the wits with an unarmed man. Do some research on these two idiots and you'll see it was orchestrated.
no this just happens when the umpire is not giving the calls lol
hottiemchottster11 2 hours ago
This is bush. These two should be ashamed. Umpires are human people. They make mistakes just like everyone else. They have bad games just like players. Cut us some slack eh. No need to intentionally throw a fastball at our faces. Respect the game of baseball.
fbase9 2 days ago
he did that because the umpire was calling a bad game.
danhawkyo 2 days ago
No shot. You can see the catcher duck his head down way lower than he would for just regularly blocking a ball, plus the ball started at eye level with the umpire. No curveball breaks that much..
MattMosca17 4 days ago
@MattMosca17 ive had thousands of curve balls that broke atleast that much
jit123abc 1 day ago
dude you gut a glove USU IT
jen44886 5 days ago
that was the pitchers mistake it was supposed to be a 12-6
ball1666666 1 week ago
Can't believe the guy in this clip is Dodgers' first round pick Ethan Martin. He claims it was an "accident" but I doubt it. The ump must have been fucking with him or some shit, because that's not Unintentional.
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IMO, the pitcher either didn't know the catcher was going to do it, or he wasn't expecting to hit the ump in the face. If you look closely, you can see the pitcher flinch after the ball hits the ump in the mask.
mab336 1 week ago
The ump shouldnt have been standing there.
crackkyadome 2 weeks ago
I have been an umpire for over 20 years and have worked in several Minor League spring training sites as a contract umpire. I never saw anything like this before. I have had catchers talk back, but it was mostly courteously or a direct question, easily answered. Every catcher I have worked with from Little league to the minors, where always respectful.
Gulmalek 2 weeks ago
Ive played baeball my whole life i know this story and i know that the catcher went out to the pitcher they talked it over and went on with it because the umpire was a dick
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mab336 1 week ago
lmfao, that wasnt a duck, he was blocking the ball, this happens all the time, the catcher call a curve ball, the pitcher thinks he gave a 1 instead of a 2 and then catcher thinks its a curveball hat will drop to the dirt and it doesnt
LGM4001 3 weeks ago
@55chh Shut up, you've probably never played sports in your life. If anything, it was the catchers fault for not knowing the pitch
DAbrownie55 1 month ago
It was pretty obvious that he got crossed up and thought a curveball was coming.
casper061495 1 month ago 4
They should have thrown his sorry ass out of the game.... this is what's wrong with sports these days... some candy ass HS player thinking he's gonna send a message to the ump...GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!
55chh 1 month ago
Obviously they got there signs mixed up. He didn't duck...
MrBaseballaddict 1 month ago
horrible baseball, you do that with a runner on second. Hope you enjoyed high school ball cuz thats as far as your getting
peterthomas69 1 month ago
hmz i am very talented and open
KayleeLuettawv517 2 months ago
i play baseball and that was gay
rhinomoore33 2 months ago
@rhinomoore33 Not really I saw nothing that showed anything homosexual or anything in the nature of loving the same sex in this video.
bestwaffleg 1 month ago
lol sensual and artistic!
123tc6558 2 months ago
this pitcher doesnt throw hard enough for this to matter.. the ump barely flinched... one of the pitchers on my team would have knocked him the fuck out!!!!
RedRanger0120 2 months ago
UMPIRES SUCK and get what they deserve!
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jmsfsports 2 months ago
its not smart to do when runners are on bases.
tomstockton1979 3 months ago 13
@tomstockton1979 no shit
Foxrider4564 1 month ago
no shit sherlock
MacAndCheese42 4 weeks ago
With a man on second I don't understand why you would choose that time to do this, I think he was crossed up, maybe looking for a curve and got a fastball, looked like it was intentional but i don't know.
jllerena20 3 months ago
Good ole fashion baseball. Half of the umps today have there head up every star players ass they can't even see the game
jonesean 3 months ago
you can't expect umpires to be as perfect as you..cut them some slack
Rugbypack 3 months ago
hihi Cause life is a game...so let`s play it to the full
virgiemessick65654 3 months ago
Hey umps that is what happens when you make bad calls, Loved it.
linkmand 4 months ago
I must say, umpires hated me because I did that at least once a game after a blown call! Funniest damn thing you can do as a catcher!
StevenTyler324 4 months ago
the ump barely flinched
GTM1219 4 months ago
This is a high school field?!?! DAMN!
10sup10 4 months ago
It looked intentional...And if it was intentional and it happened to me I would have dumped the catcher, pitcher and the coach. Thankfully I deal with coaches that are respectful to the umpires and would not tolerate such behavior
Tankness420691 4 months ago
why would you do something like that...ja
NatsTown2K10 4 months ago
This was the first lesson I was taught as a catcher. It was on my little league team when I was 9. My coach told me that if I was having issues with the ump, I just needed to "slip".. Works every time.
fgray484 4 months ago
@fgray484 it doesn't work at all. If I was the plate umpire on this game my zone wouldve turned into a soup can for this team the rest of the way
cvblue58 3 months ago
i did that today, the umpire then proceeded to strike me out in three straight pitches the next two at bats. i'd say an average boosting game
Sk33tM0f0CG 4 months ago
RUNNER ON THIRD!
MegaRandomthing 4 months ago
Lmao of the ump pisses me off in my double header for travel softball today...I'm doing that xD
cheer4megs4 4 months ago
Catcher doesn't know how to catch just duck.. lol
bennmug 4 months ago
I wonder what that ump did to piss them kids off.
BigDip803 4 months ago
um no the pitcher and catcher were getting scouted by a college for a full ride and this umpire new about it and was making bad calls to see how good these kids were really are and the pitcher and catcher got together and said "hey lets show this umpire whats up" and after they investigated the kids didnt get thier scholarship they ended up playing at a low grade college severves them right mother fuckers take the bad calls wgas
aMpiiEn3rGYii 5 months ago
That umpire looks angry!
Shinka213 5 months ago
I don't care how bad the ump's calls are, the catcher intentionally ducking so he can get hit in the face with the ball is unsportsmanlike conduct.
Rawk4Life 5 months ago
@Rawk4Life a umpire that wont call a strike when it is a strike is unsportsmanlike. its part of baseball that isnt used as much because everyone is so senstive now a days
21balla3 5 months ago
i cant believe anyone thinks this wasnt intentional obviously it was. he leaves his glove up to try to trick the ump in to thinking he was trying to get it but he wasnt he went straight down he was just pissed and wanted to send the ump a message. being a catcher i get it but i dont think i would ever have the balls to do somehting like that
ecow3 5 months ago
was this intentional??
nationalbaseball 5 months ago
SEC, huh? You must be pretty good. I'm from Ohio. Been umping 24 years. I've worked high school through D-1. Twice I've had 90+ fastballs come through clean. In both cases there were no previous issues and the catchers fell all over themselves apologizing, saying they were crossed up. Had there been earlier problems, I wouldn't have hesitated to start dumping people. As far as crowding a catcher, I can't recall ever receiving that complaint, nor have I ever been involved in umpire interference.
plateumpire29 5 months ago
yeah this is intentional for sure we used to do that kinda stuff too if the ump sucked.. the catcher doesnt sell this one that well he bailed out too obviously you gotta set up way way outside and "not get the glove back in time..." by the way that is a nice shot IN THE FAAACCCEEEEE
TheFeeez21 5 months ago
Damn..got a bad 3rd strike call?! You're right catchers do this and I saw an ump actually smile and mouth "we're even" to a catcher in a AAA game (it was in Alabama I think)
ChristopherSaindon 5 months ago
The catcher should become a clergyman, that he may help the people have a better understanding of the Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Duck.
xof49 5 months ago
i really dont think the catcher would let a past ball go with a runner on base ..... just to have one catch the ump in the mask
Lugzeh 5 months ago
I'm a catcher and an umpire. I've heard about this happening so I've already got my response prepared. I call the coach out for a conference. Either he's ejected or the catcher's ejected... coach chooses. Plus that pitcher doesn't get another strike, regardless where the ball goes...and I tell the coach that so he gets to choose whether he wants to replace him or not. Coach is responsible for his players. Either he told the catcher to do it, or he didn't stop him. Pitcher agreed as well.
jgreenesq 5 months ago
this was intentional
DenzeHD 5 months ago
Trust me...that was very intentional. As a catcher....I can say, I have done this or let low bouncers get past to catch them in the chest. I have had a few umps who would interfer with me during a game or who were very inequitable with calls. This was a way to let them know that you know what's up. Sometimes, they would correct their behavior and sometimes they ended up getting knocked the fuck over when I went for a foul ball....especially those who really layed on top of me.
MAOfights 6 months ago 55
@MAOfights Tell you what, pal. Do that to me, not only would your ass be gone, but I would dump the pitcher and your head coach as well. Not only that, but for the rest of the season, any place you went that employed our association you'd get fucked until we decided you had enough.
plateumpire29 5 months ago
@plateumpire29 Press down on my back like many have or hold my throwing arm...and I guarantee, I let my pitcher bean you right in the throat. I had some horrible home plate umps that deserved it. One of my pitchers was being called with a strike zone the size of a coffee can...the other team......the zone was massively huge. I frame pitches, but never move them......that is not fair and when the commissioner even notices...there are issues. Sorry if you think that is wrong of us to do, but....
MAOfights 5 months ago
@MAOfights One thing I don't ever do is touch my catcher. If I'm having an off day with my zone nobody knows it better than me. When I first get behind a catcher to look at a couple of warm-ups, I'll tell him to let me know if I'm crowding him. If I get a guy who's snatching pitches, I let him know right away to simply catch it and hold it.
plateumpire29 5 months ago
@plateumpire29 I have had an umpire hold my throwing arm so firmly that I could not even throw to down to first base on a pick. Needless to say....he got punched directly after. I am not vindictive of umps....i have just had too many bad ones breathing down my neck. The good ones always got treated well by me.
MAOfights 5 months ago
@MAOfights Where are you from? I've never heard of such a thing.
plateumpire29 5 months ago
@plateumpire29 Northwest Arkansas. Then again in the SEC.
MAOfights 5 months ago
@MAOfights i was seriously about to type that same thing
broklynd 5 months ago
@MAOfights damn im a catcher too and I CANNOT stand that. Once there was a low bounce that landed on by his feet and I was trying to grab the ball and he kicked it!
kfletchable 4 months ago
@MAOfights I completely fucking agree with you. especially since you have the same view as him, and you can tell when they make a shitty call.
always4pking 3 months ago
@MAOfights to do any of that intentionally is absolute bullsh*t. It doesn't matter if you think the umpire is not doing a good job pulling a stunt like that can get somebody seriously hurt.
cvblue58 3 months ago
@MAOfights thats why your a catcher... you like guys laying on top of you!!! 2nd base all the way!!!!
MrUrmother22 2 months ago
@MAOfights As an umpire if a catcher ever pulls that shit on me they get dumped so hard and so fast their head spins. If I get touched by the catcher or the ball the first words out of his mouth better be, "My bad sir, won't happen again." If a pitcher & catcher ever pulled the stunt in this video they'd get dumped along with the head coach. It'd be a long ass ride back home in the bus. Sometimes players forget who's wearing the blue and always gets the last word.
WildWillys 1 month ago
@MAOfights im guessing you got thrown out of a lot of games...
awsomerey101 1 month ago
@awsomerey101 Only one, and that was for running over a catcher. Tournament rules were different than what we were used to.
MAOfights 1 month ago
@MAOfights So.. you're an internet gangster? P*ssy
downey4275 2 weeks ago
fuck the empire!
gumball110 6 months ago
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lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
mctd7778 6 months ago
I like how the announcer chuckled at the end of the video lol
pacmansquad 6 months ago
Anyone watching the Pirates Braves ending tonight understand why this happens.
playmkr278 6 months ago
Yeah, because baseball is going to be so much better without umpires... Just let the pitcher and batter decide between themselves what the balls and strikes will be, I'm sure they'll agree. Seriously people, officials are part of every sport, and getting angry at them (I'm looking at you dj999dominator, seriously what are you, 12, with a comment like that?) isn't going to help your cause. Try putting a blue shirt on and doing it yourself if you think it's so easy.
damninfieldfly 6 months ago
@damninfieldfly - You make a good point except that the calls might actually be better without some of them. There needs to be accountability. Especially at amateur level you have a few umps here-and-there that are drunk with power. They refuse to accept that they are ever wrong and are thus umps that make the game not fun to play.
playmkr278 6 months ago
no catcher not even high school would intentionally let the ball pass with a runner in scoring position
bfarve4nyj 6 months ago
Yeah, intentional. I understand competitive kids will do stuff like that (the pitcher and catcher's team was trailing 8-1 at that point), but wrong is wrong. Seriously, how many passed balls have you seen a catcher miss so badly as this one? He raised his glove, and then dropped down. It's an unnatural reaction to any sort of pitch that high. If he really thought he was getting a curve and got a fastball, his glove would've went up.
mrmacross 6 months ago
As a catcher you dont raise your glove up then commit to blocking it and bringing it down. It was deliberate.
Mlb teams should try this :P
19gundy 6 months ago
that was so fucking cool...mlb players should punish umps like that too!! fuck them
bull1504 6 months ago
lol thats no accident. when an umpire is making terrible calls I would always move a little and let the moron get hit with the ball. good for the catcher, the dumb schmuck of an umpire was probably making shit calls and he paid for it.
cdlcrusader1 6 months ago
IN THA FACE!!!!!
koolkid2932 6 months ago
The catcher should have cought the ball in the first place
octoberslibra 6 months ago
Is that the umpire who ruined his perfect game?
Coastergeekperson04 6 months ago
good job by da catcher the ump probley made a bad call and the catcher was pissed so he ducked. it was no axident
TheBigbutt11 6 months ago
Learn how to spell, capitalize letters and punctuate. Were you not paying attention in 2nd grade?
K2BDX 6 months ago
@K2BDX do you really have nothing better to do with your life than to pick on little kids (and as a matter of fact i never even went to 2nd grade) JERK!
TheBigbutt11 4 months ago
eject the pitcher, catcher and head coach!!!!! bush league
deeathlete 6 months ago
was the umpire having a bad game?
cj10138 6 months ago
The catcher was looking for the ball to drop. but the pitcher threw a fastball
XIXW1K3DXIX 6 months ago
I would have tossed the catcher for pulling shit like that. I can understand an 8 or 9 year old missing a ball like that but not a high school catcher. "Coach, you need a new catcher out here!!!...This one is history!"
mweiford 6 months ago
Fuck umpires.
dj999dominator 6 months ago 12
@dj999dominator amen to that
122maxhew 6 months ago
Thats one way to get back at the ump for shitty calls.
MrShemillionaire 6 months ago
I think that hit the batter's helmet.
234metalfan 6 months ago
Ok guys, any halfway decent catcher who is expecting a curveball but gets a fastball won't just drop to their knees and look down. They obviously have to keep their eyes on the ball, and when they realize that it's not spinning like a curveball they will just catch it normally. It's not that hard to do. This catcher immediately drops his eyes from the ball, making me think that it's obviously intentional.
RockNRoll21000 6 months ago
@RockNRoll21000 Really? I thought it was an accident.
bocaj4life2 6 months ago
haha
237cupcake 6 months ago
@lennex88 ru an idiot? do u not understand sarcasm?
layner3123 6 months ago
The pitcher was supposed to throw something low
dy325214 7 months ago
If it were so acceptable, then why did F1 and F2 lose their scholarships/invites to play for a college. And, the school was fined for $1000 in this video. So now these two jerks can play town league slow pitch softball. LMFAO
bellietube 7 months ago
@bellietube Do you stalk these 2 guys....... And fyi you cant fine a school for that its a sport shit happens.
extreme4767 7 months ago
I am amazed at how many idiots on this post think this was OK to do. The stupid pitcher and everyone else involved in this incident could have been arrested and charged with assault.
bellietube 7 months ago
@bellietube You are fucking stupid roflmoa!!!!
extreme4767 7 months ago
That catcher and pitcher would be gone along with the manager. All 3 would also be reported to their associations. Luckily the umpire wasn't injured.
bellietube 7 months ago
That doesn't hurt at all he had a mask on
llbb010 7 months ago
LOL not a good way to get an umpire to call more strikes for you! The best way is to actually throw strikes, that works all the time..........
Sparkysocks 7 months ago
hi
iou1acountname 7 months ago
they mustve been having sum bad calls
PamMoore01 7 months ago
The catcher was ready for a curveball, so when it didnt drop the ump got hit. The pitcher threw a fastball.
FlashRacer7 7 months ago
Have to say I did that once. Told catcher to fake stomach ache after the 3rd inning. Ump called a belt size strike-zone for the other team. Our strike-zone was from our ankle to our shoulder. So in the 5th I hummed it at his throat, catcher faked it and went down. Ump caught it in his chest protector. He kicked me out.
justd3rd 7 months ago
@justd3rd LOL! Dont be mad cause the other pitcher knows how to paint the corners and you dont.
Sparkysocks 7 months ago
@Sparkysocks Oh I could paint. Thats all I could do since all I had was a fast ball. I was a Greg Maddox fan growing up and place pitches on the corners. But it was awful that day, look like a walk-a-thon and a football score. think it ended 17-3.
justd3rd 7 months ago
@justd3rd Players like you are bad for the game. I hope when you get older and have kids that they don't play sports. You would be a lousy role model.
bellietube 7 months ago
@bellietube I know I was 17 @ time. Im 34 now and think it was a bad choice. But at the time and with the treatment we would get, I let it get to me. See so many time my school was picked on for being not so good. i felt we were being used for batting practice. I coach now and still see the darkside of sports. Parents, coaches, players and umps all doing damage. I teach my kids to play hard to win, no one like a cheater or a whiner. But we all do dumb things in our youth.
justd3rd 6 months ago
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bellietube 7 months ago
The catcher could have been a little less obvious. If I'm the ump, I toss the pitcher and catcher. The catcher was definitely not crossed up, the pitch is chest high and he goes down to his knees. Even if it was a breaking ball it wouldn't have been in the dirt. Dirty/ballsy play, but the ump must have had it coming.
tweedon1 7 months ago
this is what happin when umpires call bad but unsportmans like
fcbaseballcatch 7 months ago
this is what happin when umpires call bad
fcbaseballcatch 7 months ago
why would the catcher duck???? He's supposed to catch it!!!!!!!
terminatorfresh666 7 months ago
That was very dirty
SuperRedFox84 7 months ago
no brownie points for the catcher!!!
commanderjet97 7 months ago
cather was looking for a breaking ball and pitcher threw a fast ball
JustScrap1996 7 months ago 45
@JustScrap1996 was you there? no were you playing in the game? no...if so prove it...
lennex88 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 no way buddy
Goodygoodskinz 6 months ago
@Goodygoodskinz um look at what the catcher did, he got in good position to block a breaking ball
JustScrap1996 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 he did that to make it look unintentional, they were trying to hit the umpire
Goodygoodskinz 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 SO THE BALL COULD HIT THE UMPIRE. THEY WERE SENDING A MESSAGE BUT COVERING IT UP SO THEY HAD AN EXCUSE IF THE UMP THREW THEM OUT
Goodygoodskinz 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 thats what he wants you to think.
TheSandmanWhispers 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 then why the fuck did he drop his glove and shove his head down?
dukeboy3296 6 months ago
@dukeboy3296 thats how you block a curve ball
JustScrap1996 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 i understand that, but they have better communication then to let that happen
dukeboy3296 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996
No way, man. That was deliberate.
crazyriders83 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 If the catcher was looking for a breaking ball he would've lowered his glove and gotten set low and outside as the pitcher began his motion. Clearly the catcher left his glove up, blocking the ump's view, then as the ball got to him, he moved his glove intentionally and tried to sell that he was looking for a different pitch. This was a set play and as a player, i greatly applaud that if the ump deserves it
bobsimon69 6 months ago
@JustScrap1996 Riiight, the catcher didnt even try to catch the ball he instantly shoved his glove and body down, I hope the kids and coaches got ejected from the rest of the games.
therealsteamingpile 5 months ago
@JustScrap1996 0:14, he knew exactly what pitch it was. If he was looking for a breaking ball he wouldn't have had the glove up by his mask.
blane237 4 months ago
@JustScrap1996 You obviously don't know baseball
His glove was by his head and he stood up a little
The umpire then adjusted and then he ducked
INTENTIONAL
TheAt0mic 4 months ago
@JustScrap1996 well, it did break at the end
MicroWave2O 4 months ago
sending him a message.classic.
capitalpunishment40 7 months ago
why would he do that ?
zPeeNuT 7 months ago
hahahahaaha i think that was planned out
troymarzokoc 7 months ago
@theSKATINGbananas umpire ya dumbass
IrritatedKitten 7 months ago
This was obviously on purpose. Ump must have made some bad calls earlier and they were teaching him a lesson.
jweab 7 months ago
@jweab Yeah but that's the worst possible thing to do when you aren't getting calls. You aren't gonna "teach him a lesson", you're gonna make the rest of the game hell. And I hope it was, they deserve it.
b34s7ly 7 months ago
PWNed
MaJoDo 7 months ago
one of the main jobs is to protect the ump what was he doing?
tgfootballstud624 7 months ago
this was setup by BOTH the pitcher and catcher. i live in Cartersville (where this was at)
TheFunnyManHQ 7 months ago
The umpire has a mask.
clark15107 7 months ago
WHAAT A #WIMP.!!!!!!!!!
Who Does Thaat !!!
iGeettsomee 7 months ago
he trolled that umpire soo hard
bodderboy 7 months ago
Sometimes you just gotta prove a point! lol
BPike1308 7 months ago
Sometimes you just gotta prove a point! lol
BPike1308 7 months ago
what a pussy
HtownLMEB 7 months ago
and thats y they wear funny masks
DeadminiMau5 7 months ago
@keddiebros more like how did I go from watching sheep in a field to this?
sandweezy 8 months ago
i bet he was making shitty calls
BMLB44 8 months ago
Ive been trying to tell my catcher to make a sign for him to duck or move the glove so the ump will get hit then he will start calling strikes and wake up.
MiciandLuke 8 months ago
@MiciandLuke if your catcher keeps the ump safe (blocking with no one on base) he will give you calls.
Lspurls18 7 months ago
Definitely intentional. Catcher drops into a blocking position almost immediately. If he thought it was a curve, he did a poor job of tracking it.
mldewey 8 months ago
@mldewey I'm pretty sure everyone already knows it's intentional dude. Coaches gave them shit after though
dudesgothair 7 months ago
It was 100% intentional, i myself am a catcher and if the umpire is calling a horrible game for us and is giving the other team the calls ( like in The Longest Yard) You intentionally call a fastball at the umpire and block like its a curve ball. i have done this multiple times and it works for the most part.
MottledClown71 8 months ago
@MottledClown71 Another pillar of the community.
bellietube 7 months ago
It looks like a diliberate act by the catcher. Should have been ejected. The act of the catcher could have been considered unsportsman and malicious.
E127208ramz 8 months ago
And the pitcher and catcher both had their college scholarships pulled because of this. Head coach at the college said, "We don't need players like that."
wsohl 8 months ago
@wsohl Obviously he thought the ball was going to break.
broncobaseball15 8 months ago
@broncobaseball15 - You do realize the pitcher and catcher both admited to throwing at the ump don't you?
wsohl 8 months ago
@wsohl Ohh. my bad i Didn't read the Description... sorry!
broncobaseball15 8 months ago
@broncobaseball15 - Appology not necessary
wsohl 8 months ago
@wsohl lol you idiot, the pitcher clearly crossed up the catcher, he was obviously expecting a breaking ball
meflak 8 months ago
@meflak - Moron, if you took the time to do a little research you would see that the pitcher and catcher admitted to setting this up. They admitted to throwing at the umpire. Even if they hadn't admited it, no catcher gets that crossed up, not even little leaguers.
wsohl 8 months ago
@wsohl of course they wouldn't get crossed up in little league, they don't even throw curves. and i guess you've never seen a good breaking ball, rookie.
meflak 8 months ago
@meflak - If that had been a curve and he stayed up, fine. But it was a fast ball the catcher ducked out of the way of. You don't get crossed up on a fast ball, even if you think it is gonna be a curve.
And I have seen a wicked curve in HS and Jr College, I've called both and seen them fall off the table.
wsohl 8 months ago
@wsohl that first comment actually made you sound so dumb. at that level a good pitcher will have a 15 mph difference on pitches, if you're expected a slower, sharp breaking pitch, you're gonna be way off guard when a speeding fast comes right at you
meflak 8 months ago
@meflak - Obviously you have no clue... As I'm sure you've been told before, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let everyone think you're an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. I refuse to have a battle of the wits with an unarmed man. Do some research on these two idiots and you'll see it was orchestrated.
wsohl 8 months ago
Maybe this was intentional, but holy crap the catcher is a miserable actor. He could at least have his glove close to the ball