Clearly out. It might have been closer if he'd run through the base but instead of yelling at the player the coach goes out to yap at the ump. I can't blame the ump for tossing Lou for being an idiot.
out. pause at 0:07. ball is in fielders glove before hand is on the base. out. good call umpire. I bet he would have beat it out if he didnt dive. That only slowed him down.
@CanadaIdiot - Every base counts, since baseball is normally a lower scoring game. So if the Cubs needed a base runner, I would've been pissed as a manager if he didn't slide.
@ForTheWeekRocks - How so? I guess if we went with that train of thought, it's stupid for fielders to dive for the ball, because they could just run to it instead. How does diving not give you the extra reach in a shorter amount of time than trying to leg it out?
Because you actually have to slow down to slide into a base. The only reason to slide into a base is to avoid a tag or to avoid over-running the base. Since a tag at first is rarely an issue...and you're ALLOWED to overrun first base...it's stupid to dive into first base.
It's NOT the same as a fielder diving for a ball, because getting to the ball is only one aspect. Sometimes, a fielder has to dive to put himself into the best position to reach the ball with his glove.
@speedyspooley - How does one slow down to slide into a base? It's not like he was sliding feet first, which you do have to slow down to get into position, he dove for the base. Last time I checked, leaping for something will get you to where you want to go faster than trying to run it out.
You guys should have seen Lou's meltdowns back when he coached the Mariners, back at the Kingdome. I was at a game where the runner was obviously out, Lou stormed onto the field, threw his hat on the ground, got ejected, picked up first base and threw it over right field wall. It was AMAZING :D
lol little Lou... Reds fan here.. what a traitor... ( hate him) he was acceptable untill he joined the Cubs... great manager... 1990 manager of Reds terrible man though..
He'll always be a Yankee. I must have seen him get 6 hits by throwing the bat at the ball. Played his position well, good arm. The time he couldn't see the ball on a high pop to right was the best, he deeked the runners with his hands up in the air like he was going to catch it, all the while yelling to the center fielder "I can't see it, I can't see it". He held the runners and the Yankees won, ...................as usual. :)
Never mess with umpires. Being an umpire myself for 7years some my biggest thrills is when I tell a coach "YOUR OUT OF HERE" it never get old but tossing coachs and now fans out is why you never mess with umpiers
Are baseball umpires also called refs? Just curious, b/c someoen claiming to be a baseball ref seems a little awkward to me. Like calling yourself a basketball umpire...you kinda lose credibility.
Poor lou pinella such a good manager and the cubs played like shit for him on his last day. I'm a sox fan but i respect him. It was sad seeing him in the postgame show. Godspeed Lou!
There is such a thing as two events happening at the same space and time in the human experience. True it might not actually be a tie on the molecular level but detected by the human eye it is infact happening at the same time. Powned.
@metaphoria3 his hand hit the base at the same time the 1st baseman caught the ball making it an out. the runner has to beat the throw on a force.. he only tied if anything.... RULE 7.01
@metaphoria3 biggest misconception of baseball. Show me where it says that in the rule book. It ACTUALLY reads that the runner has to BEAT the throw. So if there ever was a tie in baseball, it would mean the runner did not beat the throw and is therefore out. However, there's not such thing as a tie.
I tried pausing it when the first baseman caught the ball but if you do, the dirt cause when he dove into first base makes the hand dissapear so you can't see his hand. That was a tough call.
I tried pausing it when the first baseman caught the ball but if you do, the dirt cause when he dove into first base makes the hand dissapear so you can see his hand. That was a tough call.
I am a true cubs fan and a lover of the game of baseball i have played for 15 years and i am turning 19 next month. I looked at this video and i am sorry cubies but he was out about 6 inchs short lol thats what she said
It looks bang bang, but the dude wasn't 100% safe. I don't see why the 1st base coach flipped his shit like that. He should have been ejected. Piniella probably just said one of the magic words to get himself tossed.
i was at that cubs game and i was about to run on the fucking field and whoop that lil pussy as ump. he had no right to eject lou in the first place. the whole fucking crowd went crazy gooo lou!!!!
Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
Two things...good got the umpire didn't even listen to the first base coach sinatro before throwing him out...secondly im a cards fan but I have so much respect for Lou. If i were to play baseball I would want him as a manager. He stands up for his players...something i wish LaRussa would do more often.
The reason this umpire is a "PRO" umpire is for this type of reason. Clearly one of the best calls I've seen. And Im a Cubs fan. Pause at 00:08. But like I said umpires don't get to pause, slow mow, rewind, they have to call it how they see it. GREAT CALL!
If DeRosa hadn't slid into 1st, he'd be safe. No doubt about it. Why some major leaguers continue to go against common knowledge is beyond me. If I were Lou, I'd discipline DeRosa.
@acboy40 Sliding into first base technically isn't against the rules, but you rarely ever see it happen. You're allowed to overrun first base only which keeps your momentum going, that's why you rarely ever see slides. I'm not sure why in this particular case he slid.
Whether or not the call was right or wrong, remember that the umpire's call is final. On that point, if you go frame-by-frame, the call was correct, the runner was indeed out.
Oh, and while we're on the subject of rules... Did you know it's against the rules of baseball for fans to throw ANY object onto the field of play? That includes, incidentally, BASEBALLS hit by the other team. That's right, Cubs fans, don't complain that the umpire got a call wrong until you follow the rules. That is all.
@redverter First off it's the wrong angle, and bad camera work but hey they're at the game having fun. You have to stop drinking, you missed it. I watched it and it was blown. You also missed my point as well. Well that's the magic of baseball. I see something, you see something else.
People arguing over the call and mlb rules over a year after this play happened are forgetting the most important baseball rule: that ultimately, it's the ump's call, not every shithead fan's.
i'm an umpire and read the rules every yr and i aint never heard of a tie in baseball its either out or safe! so if u believe that theres a tie in baseball yall r crazy! its tough to umpire when u have ppl not knowing the game! they dont read the rules and just make shit up! and tell u have to do ur job! SO I REPEAT NO TIE IN BASEBALL!!! HE WAS OUT AT FIRST LOU BLEW HIS TOP OVER AN OUT TYPICAL!
@pumpk35 tie does not go to the runner. the runner must beat the throw. therefore if the runner and the throw arrive at the same time the runner has not beat the throw.
@kamden0305 a tie means the runner was on base when ball was there....its not a tie...the runner is safe, the rule states..the runner must be on base when the ball is in the mitt, which means..tie is safe because the runner is on base when the ball is in the mitt
It's a tough call to make live, but if you pause it at the right time you can see it was definitely out. It was hella close, but not close enough to get ejected over.
by rule he has to beat the ball to the bag.. not tie it.. tie doesnt go to the runner. so if its close and you see a dumbass like derek lee slide into first id call him out too.. for thinking his slow ass can run out a infield single.. haha cubs suck
baseball comon sense in order to be safe you have to beat the ball to the bag not tie the ball to the bag and being a umpire myself if i see a player slide into first 99.9% of the time hes out. also in the rules it does say that you have to BEAT the ball to the bag
There is no such thing as "tie goes to the runner". Professional umpires are better than that, they watch the base (to see the exact moment the runner makes contact with the base) and listen for the ball entering the mitt. Either the runner beat the ball, or he didn't.
A tie does go to the runner. "A batter is out when after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged before he touches first base." Since he's out if he or the base is tagged BEFORE he touches first base, then he is safe in every other situation... The other situations are TIE or AFTER he touches the base.
lol he was out
TheTrooper112 2 months ago
look at the first base coach, stupid mother fucker LET SWEET LOU DO THE CUSSIN
HomerSETH9 3 months ago
pause at 0:07, or press pause-unpause until the frame before he touches the base... he's out.
a true seattle legend though, but he was wrong about this one...
im not a troll, im just sayin...
BRBgottaskate 4 months ago
SAFE and I'm a mets fan too but you gotta love lou pinella
amillionhomes 5 months ago
Lebron traveled in this video
ThundermonkeyT 6 months ago
Hate the Drake.
bmcorc1 6 months ago
that was mark derosa who hit the ball my favorite player
CassidyRoseAndrews 6 months ago
I was at this game!!!!! It was hilarious!!!!!
wabbagabbala 6 months ago
nice footage man
Mtmcgjr 6 months ago
dude hes completely out. pause just when hes sliding in and you can see his hand just about to hit the base when he catches the ball
jalove31426 7 months ago
@jalove31426 what video were you watching?
faced12 6 months ago
@faced12
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jalove31426 6 months ago
at my town game the ump looks at the base in the last sac and says SAFE NO TALK BACKS and HE WAS OUT
gingerbaitt 6 months ago
i miss lou
SquirtleTheNinjaTurt 7 months ago
I miss Lou...
aceviceroy 7 months ago
Runner was safe!
KC8YOQ 7 months ago
One more reason the Cubs will never win a world series......That and the goat.
Danester01 7 months ago
as a fellow blue that is definitely a tough call, but in all honesty i would've said out
DevilsMetsGiants 7 months ago
Clearly out. It might have been closer if he'd run through the base but instead of yelling at the player the coach goes out to yap at the ump. I can't blame the ump for tossing Lou for being an idiot.
JosephJamesScott 8 months ago
spit on him lou!
splitsecondlogic 8 months ago
out. pause at 0:07. ball is in fielders glove before hand is on the base. out. good call umpire. I bet he would have beat it out if he didnt dive. That only slowed him down.
ForTheWeekRocks 8 months ago
safe by a mile
TheSeanr64 8 months ago
WTF? Did he just slide into 1st?!?
CanadaIdiot 8 months ago
@CanadaIdiot - Every base counts, since baseball is normally a lower scoring game. So if the Cubs needed a base runner, I would've been pissed as a manager if he didn't slide.
BullzOnParade17 8 months ago
@BullzOnParade17 Its a force out though...sliding just slows you down.
CanadaIdiot 8 months ago
@CanadaIdiot - Very true, but diving for the base will get him there faster than running would.
BullzOnParade17 8 months ago
@BullzOnParade17 I believe he he slid feet first which slows you down
CanadaIdiot 8 months ago
@CanadaIdiot - Watch the video again, he dives.
BullzOnParade17 8 months ago
@BullzOnParade17 actually thats not true at all.
ForTheWeekRocks 8 months ago
@ForTheWeekRocks - How so? I guess if we went with that train of thought, it's stupid for fielders to dive for the ball, because they could just run to it instead. How does diving not give you the extra reach in a shorter amount of time than trying to leg it out?
BullzOnParade17 8 months ago
@BullzOnParade17
Because you actually have to slow down to slide into a base. The only reason to slide into a base is to avoid a tag or to avoid over-running the base. Since a tag at first is rarely an issue...and you're ALLOWED to overrun first base...it's stupid to dive into first base.
It's NOT the same as a fielder diving for a ball, because getting to the ball is only one aspect. Sometimes, a fielder has to dive to put himself into the best position to reach the ball with his glove.
speedyspooley 7 months ago
@speedyspooley - How does one slow down to slide into a base? It's not like he was sliding feet first, which you do have to slow down to get into position, he dove for the base. Last time I checked, leaping for something will get you to where you want to go faster than trying to run it out.
BullzOnParade17 7 months ago
You guys should have seen Lou's meltdowns back when he coached the Mariners, back at the Kingdome. I was at a game where the runner was obviously out, Lou stormed onto the field, threw his hat on the ground, got ejected, picked up first base and threw it over right field wall. It was AMAZING :D
Xmaggot93X 8 months ago
Lou Piniella is awesome. Im gonna miss his and Bobby Cox's rants at the umps and ejections.
GhostoftheGridiron 9 months ago
why on earth did he slide?
downtownford 9 months ago
The only entertaining part of baseball.
BoozTheBoozey 10 months ago
Go CUBS!!!
jdilley861 10 months ago
Baseball season comin soooon let's go YANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Baseballzeus13 11 months ago
lol little Lou... Reds fan here.. what a traitor... ( hate him) he was acceptable untill he joined the Cubs... great manager... 1990 manager of Reds terrible man though..
snapppo 1 year ago
@snapppo
He'll always be a Yankee. I must have seen him get 6 hits by throwing the bat at the ball. Played his position well, good arm. The time he couldn't see the ball on a high pop to right was the best, he deeked the runners with his hands up in the air like he was going to catch it, all the while yelling to the center fielder "I can't see it, I can't see it". He held the runners and the Yankees won, ...................as usual. :)
btwall60 1 year ago
and manager
TheAngelNation 1 year ago
As a huge angels and dodgers fan its sad to see him go he was a great player
TheAngelNation 1 year ago
He is gunna be missed I loved his ejections Kick the dirt i love it i wish u could hear what he was saying
NewYork2009 1 year ago
Never mess with umpires. Being an umpire myself for 7years some my biggest thrills is when I tell a coach "YOUR OUT OF HERE" it never get old but tossing coachs and now fans out is why you never mess with umpiers
Kilian127 1 year ago
@Kilian127 Yea that's only "talent" you guys have, throwing shit out!!! So much for garbage these days
AraArsenJan 1 year ago
YOU'RE OUTTA HERE, LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
misskellyoj 1 year ago
Damn i miss the old lou
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xdFyy 1 year ago
He was out. I recorded it and watched it in slow-mo. hand just has dirt as glove has ball
davefarce 1 year ago
Are baseball umpires also called refs? Just curious, b/c someoen claiming to be a baseball ref seems a little awkward to me. Like calling yourself a basketball umpire...you kinda lose credibility.
ltsgoyanks 1 year ago 4
@ltsgoyanks ltsgoyanks they are called umps not refs
gingerbaitt 6 months ago
why did he slide into first, he'da been better off running full speed all the way through, no?
CallMeTheHunter 1 year ago
Damn. That play is close. I can't even tell if he's safe or not. When the ball reaches the glove the bag is covered in a dirt cloud
Noyfb33 1 year ago
Poor lou pinella such a good manager and the cubs played like shit for him on his last day. I'm a sox fan but i respect him. It was sad seeing him in the postgame show. Godspeed Lou!
Rodan16 1 year ago
Bye Lou Pinella, you're going to be missed in baseball.
159yankees 1 year ago
He was safe?
sink3131 1 year ago
he would have been safe had he ran through first base... a major leaguer like him should know better... idiot
nybombs 1 year ago
@nybombs that's why the cubs suck
Huntahftw 1 year ago
@nybombs you don't know nothing
Legit92nick 1 year ago
Damn he came out of nowhere after the first base coach and bam the crowd louuuuuuuuuuuuuu! ahhahaha
NewWaveFan1 1 year ago
the idiot slid into first haha
NYYROCK 1 year ago
gotta love lou
SkateShoeReviewer 1 year ago
he was out, by sliding it actually slows the runner down..also it's the cubs...the biggest loser franchise in all of sports.
AlbertEinsteinJr 1 year ago
There is such a thing as two events happening at the same space and time in the human experience. True it might not actually be a tie on the molecular level but detected by the human eye it is infact happening at the same time. Powned.
metaphoria3 1 year ago
safe
matt14king 1 year ago
wow ok im a ref at baseball and his call was fuking parfect if i was in his potition i would kiked out the fuking 2 coach omgg
julien4164 1 year ago
@julien4164 You're a ref?? it's called an umpire, learn how to spell and not suck at life.
dangit414 1 year ago
Lou Pinella getting his guinea up!
Classic,,,,Love ya Lou
philip1967ful 1 year ago
Go Cards!!
joeygioffredi 1 year ago
he's safe actually.
metaphoria3 1 year ago
@metaphoria3 just curious but on what basis is he safe.
TriniBoi13 1 year ago
@TriniBoi13 his hand was in.
metaphoria3 1 year ago
@metaphoria3 his hand hit the base at the same time the 1st baseman caught the ball making it an out. the runner has to beat the throw on a force.. he only tied if anything.... RULE 7.01
TriniBoi13 1 year ago
@TriniBoi13 Funny I always thought the tie went to the runner...
metaphoria3 1 year ago
@metaphoria3 biggest misconception of baseball. Show me where it says that in the rule book. It ACTUALLY reads that the runner has to BEAT the throw. So if there ever was a tie in baseball, it would mean the runner did not beat the throw and is therefore out. However, there's not such thing as a tie.
dangit414 1 year ago
@metaphoria3 pause at 0.08
TriniBoi13 1 year ago
@TriniBoi13 yeah his fingers are on the base...under the dirt.
metaphoria3 1 year ago
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TriniBoi13 1 year ago
back when lou cared about winning
shmuckamucka9 1 year ago
Totally out
MrLuebeck 1 year ago
he's out!!!!!!!!!!
bgman8 1 year ago 8
I'm sorry I meant can't
chocolate11710 1 year ago
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I tried pausing it when the first baseman caught the ball but if you do, the dirt cause when he dove into first base makes the hand dissapear so you can't see his hand. That was a tough call.
chocolate11710 1 year ago
I tried pausing it when the first baseman caught the ball but if you do, the dirt cause when he dove into first base makes the hand dissapear so you can see his hand. That was a tough call.
chocolate11710 1 year ago
ohhhhh cubbies! i went to wrigley and none of this shit happened when i was there :(
AwesomeBosoxfan 1 year ago
he was out
DaSoulSlasher 1 year ago
i was there
hotsteel7394 1 year ago
I love my cubs but that was a good call by the ump slow the play down
MonkeyNinjaFreak1234 1 year ago
close play, but the runner kicked up a lot of dirt. yet another reason not to slide into first
fibrillatorD 1 year ago
Lou ran out like an old lady,and he forgot his cane.
larry930legend 1 year ago
I am a true cubs fan and a lover of the game of baseball i have played for 15 years and i am turning 19 next month. I looked at this video and i am sorry cubies but he was out about 6 inchs short lol thats what she said
but yea he was out i still love you cubs
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andy66linemen 1 year ago
@andy66linemen Sorry, but the Cubs will choke and fail likethey always do and the CARDINALS WILL WIN IT!
HALOGOD06 1 year ago
@oOoOoBarracuda no, the first base coach threw his helmet, I was at the game, and there's no way you can possibly see it from this video
aeroforceone1979 1 year ago
Pause at 0:08 and you'll see that the first baseman's got the ball and the runner is still half a foot from the bag. Good Call
Jinzenz 1 year ago
8==D 0rz -
xRESTR1CT3Dx 1 year ago
you cant slide on 1st base is too dangerous so thats why
pelycarlos 1 year ago
I like on how the other Umps just take a very slowwwwwwww walk to the confrontation
Daviddabest05 1 year ago
It looks bang bang, but the dude wasn't 100% safe. I don't see why the 1st base coach flipped his shit like that. He should have been ejected. Piniella probably just said one of the magic words to get himself tossed.
XeoMacNasty 1 year ago
I think the runner started to fall so he acted like he was sliding
crates333 1 year ago
Woo go Marlins :D
LordofOnionRings 1 year ago
i don't know why people are saying safe, i paused it at 00:08 and see the ball entered the glove before his hand touched first base
cableman 1 year ago
i freezed framed it and its a tie so it goes to the runner...he is safe
dublecc24 1 year ago
@dublecc24 Rules say the runner has to beat the throw so if there was such a thing as tie, he would be out.
scottydoint 1 year ago
I wish you had the audio for this!
DaddyFreddie 1 year ago 7
@DaddyFreddie The radio or TV call?
davidm8985 1 year ago 2
@davidm8985
I wish Lou would have been wired that day and you had the audio captured.
DaddyFreddie 1 year ago
@davidm8985 I would say both
DFV12687 1 year ago
Why would you slid at first base?
bbyao06 1 year ago
@bbyao06 IDK there was no reason, unless he wanted to get to the bag slower.
scottydoint 1 year ago
This was the worst call in baseball history.
13SuperKings 1 year ago
@13SuperKings
it was a close play; millions of more obvious calls out there.
nlo13 1 year ago
He was safe.
charlestonchewy 1 year ago
They need to make a DVD of all of Lou's meltdowns. I'd buy 1000 copies.
Animainiac85 1 year ago
Its a close play..
cubsboy44 1 year ago
i was at that cubs game and i was about to run on the fucking field and whoop that lil pussy as ump. he had no right to eject lou in the first place. the whole fucking crowd went crazy gooo lou!!!!
zZBBZz100 1 year ago
Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
cgreen1583 1 year ago
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Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
cgreen1583 1 year ago
Lou implied after the game that he wasn't going out to argue the call but to restrain the ejected first base coach Matt Sinatro. He said that the umpire, Rob Drake, ejected him when Piniella asked "Why are you so antagonistic?" Drake gave ejected Piniella earlier in the 2008 season and Piniella might have brought up that issue in this game and so pissed Drake off.
cgreen1583 1 year ago
Two things...good got the umpire didn't even listen to the first base coach sinatro before throwing him out...secondly im a cards fan but I have so much respect for Lou. If i were to play baseball I would want him as a manager. He stands up for his players...something i wish LaRussa would do more often.
isackthequarterback 1 year ago
It is pretty clear that he was safe. Bad call!
Dashingdavaroo 1 year ago
@Dashingdavaroo He was out, grab some pine MEAT!!!!
rtschoolboy 1 year ago
The reason this umpire is a "PRO" umpire is for this type of reason. Clearly one of the best calls I've seen. And Im a Cubs fan. Pause at 00:08. But like I said umpires don't get to pause, slow mow, rewind, they have to call it how they see it. GREAT CALL!
copefire 1 year ago
If DeRosa hadn't slid into 1st, he'd be safe. No doubt about it. Why some major leaguers continue to go against common knowledge is beyond me. If I were Lou, I'd discipline DeRosa.
tylerdurden4495 1 year ago
He was safe. and Rob Drake is an asshole. I'm a sox fan and he's made bad calls against the sox, cubs and a couple of other teams I've seen.
aXmanchi 1 year ago
close, but he was out. Pause at about :08
TheSrikeOutCards 1 year ago
it's okay...the Cubs still suck
NurseWalczak 1 year ago
What did Lou say that got him ejected?
porter4 1 year ago
SAFE!
legokid117 1 year ago
i beleivie thatyou cant slide in to first base im sure
acboy40 1 year ago
@acboy40 Sliding into first base technically isn't against the rules, but you rarely ever see it happen. You're allowed to overrun first base only which keeps your momentum going, that's why you rarely ever see slides. I'm not sure why in this particular case he slid.
glassjawcrony 1 year ago
Safe u who don't agree reply to me
ThePman1209 1 year ago
he is safe lol watch it a couple times his hand like jerks back from the base before he catches it
dfhvgasy 1 year ago
who was this ump? hes a doouschebag from what i remember
jason88cubs 1 year ago
Whether or not the call was right or wrong, remember that the umpire's call is final. On that point, if you go frame-by-frame, the call was correct, the runner was indeed out.
Oh, and while we're on the subject of rules... Did you know it's against the rules of baseball for fans to throw ANY object onto the field of play? That includes, incidentally, BASEBALLS hit by the other team. That's right, Cubs fans, don't complain that the umpire got a call wrong until you follow the rules. That is all.
BAPACop 1 year ago
he was out and the manager shouldnt argue on a close play like that
Zach33990 1 year ago
He was clearly safe if u don't agree than u can suck it
ThePman1209 1 year ago
@ThePman1209 he was out
TheStyx44 1 year ago
the guy was out...it was close though and i'm sure lou had a better view from the other side of the field.
honesty401 1 year ago
he was out. its pretty clear
jbeard8 1 year ago
It is funny because tie goes to the defense, it is a misconception that the tie goes to the runner.
PAAKWAMEPAA 1 year ago
I love how the umpire ejects him before he is even in his face!
UFCtheiceman666 1 year ago
piniella gettin after it
YamahaATVMudder 1 year ago
he probably wanted to be tossed, so he can go home early
JUKIO01 1 year ago
Lou is priceless
ek101184 1 year ago
how can anyone tell at that speed?
ek101184 1 year ago
You blew a call and two coaches have to leave?
Jynx00 1 year ago
right call. look closely in slow mo.
redverter 1 year ago
@redverter First off it's the wrong angle, and bad camera work but hey they're at the game having fun. You have to stop drinking, you missed it. I watched it and it was blown. You also missed my point as well. Well that's the magic of baseball. I see something, you see something else.
Jynx00 1 year ago
People arguing over the call and mlb rules over a year after this play happened are forgetting the most important baseball rule: that ultimately, it's the ump's call, not every shithead fan's.
natedogg1835 2 years ago
Also, that wasn't a tie. It was a good call.
DemilichFan 2 years ago
A tie does not go to the runner. Nowhere is it written that that is the case. It's just one of those rule of thumb type things.
DemilichFan 2 years ago
actually omar i am an ump!!! i've been doing this since i was 14 and i'm 25 now! so thats what 11 yrs now! so i know what i'm talkin about!
Cowboy1522 2 years ago
never should u slide into 1st base unless ur gunna get tagged
OhSnapize 2 years ago
i'm an umpire and read the rules every yr and i aint never heard of a tie in baseball its either out or safe! so if u believe that theres a tie in baseball yall r crazy! its tough to umpire when u have ppl not knowing the game! they dont read the rules and just make shit up! and tell u have to do ur job! SO I REPEAT NO TIE IN BASEBALL!!! HE WAS OUT AT FIRST LOU BLEW HIS TOP OVER AN OUT TYPICAL!
Cowboy1522 2 years ago
@Cowboy1522 K ur right bout the tie thing but theres no way ur an ump
SomeKidNamedOmar 2 years ago
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TheDoofusBoy 2 years ago
it was an out.
plaguedXkyle 2 years ago
tie goes to the runner cause, technically the runner is on base when the ball is in the mitt. so tie isnt actually a tie its safe. but he was out
pumpk35 2 years ago
@pumpk35 tie does not go to the runner. the runner must beat the throw. therefore if the runner and the throw arrive at the same time the runner has not beat the throw.
kamden0305 1 year ago
@kamden0305 and truthfully there is no such thing as a tie anyway.
uncleratty 1 year ago
@kamden0305 a tie means the runner was on base when ball was there....its not a tie...the runner is safe, the rule states..the runner must be on base when the ball is in the mitt, which means..tie is safe because the runner is on base when the ball is in the mitt
pumpk35 1 year ago
Where does it say that TIES go to the runner in the rule book?
oh that's right IT DOESN"T
But players and coaches don't read the rule book, but they will tell you how to umpire......fitting.......
Basesloaded69 2 years ago
pause at 0:08 hes out
AMERICANJD 2 years ago
Yep, he is out
Slacker82 2 years ago
It's a tough call to make live, but if you pause it at the right time you can see it was definitely out. It was hella close, but not close enough to get ejected over.
Bones0 2 years ago
0:08 HE WAS OUT!
Jmoney321654987 2 years ago
if it didnt slide he would have been safe
hockeyrules1998 2 years ago
Out... Rob Drake right on that one... first one he's gotten right in a while...
jdp932 2 years ago
by rule he has to beat the ball to the bag.. not tie it.. tie doesnt go to the runner. so if its close and you see a dumbass like derek lee slide into first id call him out too.. for thinking his slow ass can run out a infield single.. haha cubs suck
hawktown013 2 years ago
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Bones0 2 years ago
baseball comon sense in order to be safe you have to beat the ball to the bag not tie the ball to the bag and being a umpire myself if i see a player slide into first 99.9% of the time hes out. also in the rules it does say that you have to BEAT the ball to the bag
hawktown013 2 years ago
There is no such thing as "tie goes to the runner". Professional umpires are better than that, they watch the base (to see the exact moment the runner makes contact with the base) and listen for the ball entering the mitt. Either the runner beat the ball, or he didn't.
TheAmazingAnarchist1 2 years ago
NO! Omg...No!
The rule is the runner must BEAT the ball exclusively, if he "ties", hes out.
That is one of the dumbest myths in baseball.
TrojanTechie 2 years ago
A tie does go to the runner. "A batter is out when after he hits a fair ball, he or first base is tagged before he touches first base." Since he's out if he or the base is tagged BEFORE he touches first base, then he is safe in every other situation... The other situations are TIE or AFTER he touches the base.
dleblanc 2 years ago
no at all, he either safe or out. a tie is not beating the ball. and cowboy1522 is right and correct.
and it not a thumb rule either. what is a thumb rule is the 3 feet base line runner makes.
critter2 2 years ago
thats not a rule. that is some saying they made up. there is never a such thing as a tie. it is wither your out or safe.
AdelAgar15 2 years ago
I'm suprised no 1s ever puched an ump in the face. i would LOVE to do that...
ERAProductionsinc 2 years ago
umpires are cock suckers. pathetic pieces of slime dung.
most of them are shit suckers
CELIBERICO 2 years ago
very mature comment....
Any way you can discuss this more adult??
chuckfan1 2 years ago
out
ATLB505 2 years ago
close, he probably would have been safe if he didn't slow himself down by sliding.
jibninja5000 2 years ago