You know, if a guy swings and misses, or a ball is put in play, or the pitch bounces 5 feet in front of home plate, etc., there's no split decision to make. I'm not saying the job is easy, but that doesn't mean let's go straight to hyperbole.
@mrmacross LOL.. sports science gets owned by mrmacross. But at the end of the day its just a fun show that gives you a little bit of the truth dramatised for effect!
He's yelling at John Brenkus because that's what he went through and all umpires went through...Every pitch somebody was yelling at him...He's not being a jerk he's just giving John the full experience of being a home plate umpire...
A soccer ball does not go as fast as a baseball, the ball in the majors goes like 180 mph so how bout you do your homework next time. Most pitchers pitch close to that and the baseball doesn't slow down when it's hit.,
Umpiring is ABSOLUTELY the most difficult kind of officiating. The rules have so many intricacies, and a lot of them are not as rare as you would think... It's fast decisions with no instant replay to help you out, and it's often watching two things at once (the ball being caught and the runners foot touching the base, WHILE making sure the fielders foot is on the base as well)
@RedSandStudios Maybe they could limit the amount of replays allowed or somthing. If the call doesn't go in your favor you're out. Sometimes there's just so many bad calls too often. Like that pitcher who lost the perfect game.
If a ball is coming right to your face, and your an umpire, it doesnt matter if you blink or not, cause obviously either there was a wild pitch, or foul tip.
@soxsuck552 no that isn't true.. what if u have a pitcher who throws curveballs? if u flitch duck move your head or blink u lose the pitch and u prolly won't get the call right.. and a foul tip wouldn't come at ur head.. obviously udk what a foul tip is.. umpire has protected gear.. which when they control their fear of being hit.. it helps out cuz getting hit in the mask (if not doing mlb) will usually be a little stinging...
For all of you who think umpiring is not tough think of it this way. In the 'major sports that are played professionally in the US...NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB...you could (theoretically) go thru a game in basketball, football and hockey with NO calls being made...no holding, no fouls, no slashing....etc...although I seriously doubt that has or ever will happen. In baseball, there HAS to be a call made more than 90% of the time. I would say umpires get it right most of the time.
Soccer reffing is not as simple as "keep an eye on the ball."
Fouls/strikes/balls are not a one man thing like in baseball. When tackling in football, the foot MUST touch the ball first. If it touches the opponent first, it is illegal. Now watch some soccer tackles and see how hard that can be. Watch an Olympic diver do his dive. Then without slowing it down, call which hand hit the water first. That's how small the touch difference is between the soccer ball and a guys leg next to it.
Umping is the hardest to umpire for many reason. For one you have no backup like video replay so your call is all up to the naked eye nd you have no backup. Secondly baseball is the only sport where coaches go headover heels running out and screeming at the top of their lungs at you. Lastly you are constantly hit with foul tips and pass balls.
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@Youssefx56 hahahahaha im surprised someone here knows who jim joyce is.... he has the loudest strike call, and it sounds like " aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee or striiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeee
the only problem I have is around 6:18 he says its at the belt, and he goes belt? he caught the ball right here. well its not about where the catcher catches the ball, its where it crosses the plate. it could miss the front part of the plate and hit the back part and be a strike or hit the front part and veer far off from the rest of the plate and still be a strike.
This guy thinks he's a drill instructor. Umpires have the easiest job in the sports industry once they get it down. Try calling a hockey game that's moving constantly around you.
@Mordeci819 I took the 5 week course from jim and he is an awesome teacher and he gets you prepared for what you will see when you call games espically in high school and younger where "Little Jimmy" is gonna be a major league star one day.
This is an example of why umpires start at a much lower level. H.S..Freshman to J.V. to Varsity. If yopu are any good colllege's will find you. Professional umps come out of a couple of schools with backround. You never throw a individual tha has never been on a diamond behind the plate. Homeplate umps have the easist jobs if they know what they are doing they stay in 1 place. Base umps have much more difficult jobs as they are moving but must be stationary when they make a call.
@jacobdev1 Plate umpires have more responsibility than you know. They have fair/foul decisions, all appeal plays at third ( this includes missed base or illegal tag-ups), if base ump goes out on a trouble ball the plate umpire has the batter-runner on all bases ( this with no runners on), runners lane violation, catch/no-catch desicions in certain areas. Theres too much to list on here without going over the limit youtube has set.
Right, fans came to see the umpires put on the show.
If I did want to be a douchebag I would point out Jim Evans was a crony of Richie Phillips and didn't willingly "retire." He was one of the umps in 1999 that submitted a resignation to Selig, thinking MLB would collapse without him. He was also one of the 22 that MLB said couldn't go back to work, an object lesson on when an umpire thinks he's bigger than the players and fans.
@gjfwang Y are u trying to put words in Jim Evan's mouth? How do u know what he thought or what his intentions were when he put in his resignation? Grow the hell up.
This is half the reasons fans (including myself) love the game. Nothing like yelling at an umpire, giving him hell the whole game from the stands. And you know he can hear you, especially at a minor league game haha.
He was told to do that douchebag. It's part of the show. What, ....umpires are asses because this guy was told to "act it up for the show" ??? Come on! Grow up.
Jim Evans is one of 2 professional camps you have to graduate from to even get into the minor leagues. One of, if not THE most knowledgable umpire there is.
well its hard if you pull some random guy off the street but 97% of umpires have played the game before the other 3% either suck or just want the money
i don't watch a lot of baseball so this definitely sheds some new light on the subject. however, NBA refs... there isn't a single one that i would not want to see get hit in the face with a fastball.
The problem with umpires and refs in general is that many of them think the game is about them. Its an ego thing. It happens on all levels at all sports.
Youre right. To a point. I am an umpire and one of the first things we're taught is that the game isnt about us. But some let their egos get the best of them because they are needed for the game.
@TeccaN9nja But this is not the right attitude displayed by those coaches and players. If anything else they look like sore losers and really bad sportsman. If I am a player I will fully support any decision made by the umpire. There are 2 sports that seem to pay careful attention is paid to etiquette towards players but mostly to the umpire (its a tough job) rugby and cricket. I have seen players question the umpire but not following and harassing him. This is coming from a fan of soccer.
home plate umpires do have it the hardest... basketball and soccer you can see the whole field.... home plate umpires have to make a call every pitch basically every 10 seconds and basketball/soccer refs have to make a call every about 30 seconds to a minute
in soccer a ref is expected to have his/her eyes on the whole field the whole time, and with little ladies diving constantly, also the fans for soccer/futbol are much worse
Yeah, its the hardest thing to do being behind home plate in a fast pitch game, either baseball or softball. Its not that bad for the slow pitch games, its a breeze while still having pressure due to how many calls you have to make.
This was such a lame excuse. Simple solution, ask for a second opinion from the umpiring crew. A lot of the time the "umpire in chief" will not, resulting in poor calls and ejections (Ex. Riggleman being ejected after arguing that Anderson Hernandez had a foul tip on what was ruled a strikeout, which in fact was the case, but the chief ump wouldn't ask for a second opinion, nor allow Riggleman to ask any other ump for a second opinion. It was a pivotal blown call).
wtf noooooo way umpires are the most villified refs in all of th sports you know y because they make a decesion that is happeniing reaally fast so shut up u faggot soccer the ball is moving like 10 mph and everything is happening really slowly like not as fast as baseball so don't talk about tht shit like you know everything
@baseballstar6784 i think all refs have to make split second decisions... obviously your opinion is pretty bias based on your youtube account name and also pretty ignorant. i dont know how many times ive been playing soccer and got pissed off at the ref for not seeing or calling something unjustly... and its not like the soccer ref is watching the ball... hes/shes watching every aspect of the game so dont compare you facts unless you know what you're talking about. isnt ignorance just wonderful
@Schwat11 soccer is a cake walk compared to baseball. and umpiring in baseball is harder than soccer, when it comes to reaction time. unless youve played baseball or umpired it you dont know the split second decisions that need to be made.
@Schwat11 im gunna disagree with u. with baseball u have a smaller ball. and less time to see something. with soccer i give it that there is more u have to look at but plenty of refs miss 100s of things. they miss more things then they should. umpiring baseball certain things are going to be missed once in a while especially when something is at the plate in less then a second or u have a bang bang play at a base. soccer doesn't have that. soccer has offsides and handballs that arn't watched
@baseballstar6784 The fact that umpires "make a decesion that is happeniing reaally fast" doesn't refute the argument that they're the most vilified. If anything, it lends credence to the argument, since they have a chance to miss a bunch of those calls. You think players and fans say, "He missed that call, but since it's a close play with fast action, it's okay"? More likely, it's "Get some glasses!" "Why is he getting paid to do this?" And all team sports are probably hard to ref, period.
@baseballstar6784 umm i hate soccer as much as you but the soccer ball goes as fast as a baseball, in fact the record is 110 mph, higher than the fastest baseball....
@baseballstar6784 well youre probably not too familiar with soccer thats why you say that, and im not familiar with baseball that much so im not goin to talk about it, i know its difficult from the referees perspective, but soccer has incredibly villified referees, because they make bad decisions on who to send off, and most importantly, miss offside calls, or allow a goal to happen from offside, one even missed a goal at 2010 world cup, when the ball crossed the line and he didnt see it
I'm an umpire for Minor Baseball, and i showed my friend this video today, since i'm umping his first game of the season, and he's like, shit! maybe i won't put so much pressure on the umps from now on....
Really? The title reads Sport Science, of course of course the show will revolve around sports. Don't watch it if you are looking for something politics or something you think matters.
HAHAHAh are you mentally retarded? how the fuck does my comment not deal with sports???and where do you see politics? i said americans think everything revolves around their sports...dumbfuck...really
Lol wow... You're upset with the way this video focuses on sports and disregards others . Although you are watching a show that labels "Sport Science". I have no clue what you find as important, and never said I did, but the dictionary to expand your vocabulary might be a start. Stop playing world of warcraft and get a life.
my god how retarded are you??? i said americans think their sports (including baseball) are better and touger than others such as soccer and rugby. i obviously understand that the video is called sports science and i watched it because i enjoy sports, but for the guy to say baseball refs have it worse is pretty obnoxious, a typical american trait.
my god you really are sensitive, I would never say that they have it the worst, but it is hard to give it a definite "NO", they see 300 pitches a game and have .36seconds to decide the course of the game, while they stay consistant with their calls. For you to get so upset at this guys comment is very ignorant. But thank you for showing that you have had enough education to not drop the f'bomb every line and call me a dumbfF***
oh come on a lot of umpires sucks! usually make bad calls.....once they say strike or ball, they can't change it even though they know they call it wrong......
I umpire little league, high school and simi-pro. You are not going to make every call every single time. Fact is umpires are HUMAN and being a human we make mistakes. Untell they make a computer umpire that can call balls and strikes your left with a HUMAN.
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That's a good idea, but remember, coaches usually have a better perspective of umpires when they are off the field than when they are on the field. This video probably wouldn't be on their mind in a game when they feel they are being "hosed."
How about umpire Ted Barrett -- who sucks so hard it hurts. Fast-Track shows how blind or corrupt he is. This idiot made at least 50 bad strike/ball calls in Philly/Dodger series. What a decayed moron...
Yeah. I can't believe they let Rob fill in for so many games. He's such a horrible umpire. I guy makes his calls way to early and doesn't give them a chance to develop.
Im an umpire, you wouldnt believe the training we go through. The job is tougher then it looks, either way you call it, someone is always angry.. unless its a obvious call. It's fun, but you have to be mentally and physically tough to ump. Tough job.
though i do agree that an umpire's job is difficult and i would suck at it. you have to realize that this is their profession and they have probably done it for many years. using someone who has never umped before to try to prove this point doesnt really mean anything.
well actually, it proves that most of the fans (all those who have never umped before) cannot do their jobs, even though fans constanty berate umpires (and all officials, in general).
im sure most of the fans could if they are trained in it like the umpires. fans heckle players for messing up relatively easy plays sometimes, but they are saying they could be a professional player they are just angry that they cant do someething that should be easy for them.
lol the ex-umpire released all the frustration that was dished to him unto the show host
Medsas 1 week ago
wow john you whining pussy douchebug fuckhead american who knows noyhing shutup
MrHolmesyJnr 1 month ago
ROFL.
PepsiHunter99 2 months ago
lebron traveled.
alexmorrow3 3 months ago
i think jim was enjoying that way to much
critter2 3 months ago
5:24 rofl
asjpbubba 4 months ago
3:35 "You get in the proper angle, proper distance... You should be able to see the ball and call it.... Properly.
Ejhekk33 5 months ago
7:21 .. wrong. The umpire is ALWAYS right. Whether he made the right call or not.
warsaw26baseball 5 months ago
I must of heard it wrong, did they say they we brought in Jim Evans or Satan?
beastlystud4life 6 months ago
"Umpires make 300 split decisions every game."
You know, if a guy swings and misses, or a ball is put in play, or the pitch bounces 5 feet in front of home plate, etc., there's no split decision to make. I'm not saying the job is easy, but that doesn't mean let's go straight to hyperbole.
mrmacross 6 months ago
@mrmacross LOL.. sports science gets owned by mrmacross. But at the end of the day its just a fun show that gives you a little bit of the truth dramatised for effect!
Newmaidumosa 5 months ago
Jim Evans is Hitler.
Bughadedo4123 6 months ago
i think catchers should wear some kinda helmet cam in the mlb.. idk about u guys but i think thatd be awesome!
skaterbouyheisheckac 6 months ago
why doesnt the mlb just add like a slo mo camera and the umpire can review it if its a really controversial call???
321ian 6 months ago
He's yelling at John Brenkus because that's what he went through and all umpires went through...Every pitch somebody was yelling at him...He's not being a jerk he's just giving John the full experience of being a home plate umpire...
ThePatriots010304 7 months ago 8
This show was so much better before ESPN took it over.
dblockman13 7 months ago
Dumbass said baseball pitchers pitch 180 MPH my ass fastest is around 104
parkourisfun90 7 months ago
I have more respect for the Umpires now...
lawrence20081987 7 months ago
striiiiiiiiiiiiiike! the ball is out side lmao! horrible call! i lmao all da way
demonchil2009 7 months ago
A soccer ball does not go as fast as a baseball, the ball in the majors goes like 180 mph so how bout you do your homework next time. Most pitchers pitch close to that and the baseball doesn't slow down when it's hit.,
26mckayb 8 months ago
@26mckayb i play baseball and i love it but its more like half that around 90
MrDudeer 7 months ago
A soccer ball does not go as fast as a baseball, the ball in the majors goes like 180 mph so how bout you do your homework next time.
26mckayb 8 months ago
No excuse for the umpires at my league where guys throw tops 75-80mph
tonyjh34 8 months ago
Be STRONG, John.
Dragonballer18 8 months ago
It's sad that it's 2011 and many sports are not using robots as umpires or referees!
Liface 8 months ago
haha wow the ump was a dick
DjWade3734 9 months ago
umpires are still nicer than the people at the DMV
litojonny 9 months ago
Umpiring is ABSOLUTELY the most difficult kind of officiating. The rules have so many intricacies, and a lot of them are not as rare as you would think... It's fast decisions with no instant replay to help you out, and it's often watching two things at once (the ball being caught and the runners foot touching the base, WHILE making sure the fielders foot is on the base as well)
23codyy23 10 months ago
Baseball should use video replay.
9pt9 10 months ago
@9pt9 That would waste sooo much time since players would want every bad pitch looked at.
RedSandStudios 9 months ago
@RedSandStudios Maybe they could limit the amount of replays allowed or somthing. If the call doesn't go in your favor you're out. Sometimes there's just so many bad calls too often. Like that pitcher who lost the perfect game.
9pt9 9 months ago
If a ball is coming right to your face, and your an umpire, it doesnt matter if you blink or not, cause obviously either there was a wild pitch, or foul tip.
soxsuck552 10 months ago
@soxsuck552 no that isn't true.. what if u have a pitcher who throws curveballs? if u flitch duck move your head or blink u lose the pitch and u prolly won't get the call right.. and a foul tip wouldn't come at ur head.. obviously udk what a foul tip is.. umpire has protected gear.. which when they control their fear of being hit.. it helps out cuz getting hit in the mask (if not doing mlb) will usually be a little stinging...
curveballmick 9 months ago
@curveballmick If its a curveball its suppose to curve, so it wont be coming right at the umps face, cause its curving. Obviously.
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For all of you who think umpiring is not tough think of it this way. In the 'major sports that are played professionally in the US...NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB...you could (theoretically) go thru a game in basketball, football and hockey with NO calls being made...no holding, no fouls, no slashing....etc...although I seriously doubt that has or ever will happen. In baseball, there HAS to be a call made more than 90% of the time. I would say umpires get it right most of the time.
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Soccer reffing is not as simple as "keep an eye on the ball."
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whens the baseball at its fast point...from release or gains speed and then slows down? I need an aswer....
glinxz 1 year ago
whens the baseball at its fast point...from release or gains speed the slows down? I need an aswer....
glinxz 1 year ago
@glinxz the release of the ball is when the ball is the fastest
DUBZ639 1 year ago
the umpires are beyond bad this year, is it on purpose? maybe a umpire strike is lingering.
GotMelky01 1 year ago
hahahaha 2:18 was funny as hell and even I flinched because of laughter
arthurtats 1 year ago
I hate umpires, they're always wrong
NATIONALSFAN93 1 year ago
@NATIONALSFAN93 Are you serious?
moeses9030 1 year ago
Umping is the hardest to umpire for many reason. For one you have no backup like video replay so your call is all up to the naked eye nd you have no backup. Secondly baseball is the only sport where coaches go headover heels running out and screeming at the top of their lungs at you. Lastly you are constantly hit with foul tips and pass balls.
coolb777 1 year ago 2
i always blink but the ball is slow in little league
zeldafanguy20 1 year ago
soccer refs r gay
yoryi94 1 year ago
that guys a dickhead
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CrazySportsFan1 1 year ago
Where is Jim Joyce on here?
Youssefx56 1 year ago 2
@Youssefx56 hahahahaha im surprised someone here knows who jim joyce is.... he has the loudest strike call, and it sounds like " aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee or striiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeee
arthurtats 1 year ago
Looked like the same umpire when they showed playbacks of umpires being hit in the face
xXSeanXx32 1 year ago
@xXSeanXx32 How the hell can u tell with a mask over their face???
redverter 1 year ago
@redverter They can see with the little eye opening in the mask it doesn't cover there eyes
TalkLAsports 1 year ago
the only problem I have is around 6:18 he says its at the belt, and he goes belt? he caught the ball right here. well its not about where the catcher catches the ball, its where it crosses the plate. it could miss the front part of the plate and hit the back part and be a strike or hit the front part and veer far off from the rest of the plate and still be a strike.
gogetareeljob 1 year ago
This guy thinks he's a drill instructor. Umpires have the easiest job in the sports industry once they get it down. Try calling a hockey game that's moving constantly around you.
Mordeci819 1 year ago
@Mordeci819
it's not easy
carpetmucher9 1 year ago
@Mordeci819 I took the 5 week course from jim and he is an awesome teacher and he gets you prepared for what you will see when you call games espically in high school and younger where "Little Jimmy" is gonna be a major league star one day.
barfmaster1987 5 months ago
4:09 - 4:14 is weird it says for nearly 100 years it's the same strikezone and it's first established in 1887
100 years after 1887 is 1987 so thats more than 100 years
makebelieve35 1 year ago
@makebelieve35 It says the first change in the strike zone was in 1969. From 1887 to 1969 is almost 100 years, but certainly not over.
hellspreetube 11 months ago
good grief that umpire needs to chill
centerfielder95 1 year ago
This guy is a jerk! He's not even the host of this show and he's taking over it
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byScrooby 1 year ago
This is an example of why umpires start at a much lower level. H.S..Freshman to J.V. to Varsity. If yopu are any good colllege's will find you. Professional umps come out of a couple of schools with backround. You never throw a individual tha has never been on a diamond behind the plate. Homeplate umps have the easist jobs if they know what they are doing they stay in 1 place. Base umps have much more difficult jobs as they are moving but must be stationary when they make a call.
jacobdev1 1 year ago 7
@jacobdev1 Plate umpires have more responsibility than you know. They have fair/foul decisions, all appeal plays at third ( this includes missed base or illegal tag-ups), if base ump goes out on a trouble ball the plate umpire has the batter-runner on all bases ( this with no runners on), runners lane violation, catch/no-catch desicions in certain areas. Theres too much to list on here without going over the limit youtube has set.
redverter 1 year ago 2
Right, fans came to see the umpires put on the show.
If I did want to be a douchebag I would point out Jim Evans was a crony of Richie Phillips and didn't willingly "retire." He was one of the umps in 1999 that submitted a resignation to Selig, thinking MLB would collapse without him. He was also one of the 22 that MLB said couldn't go back to work, an object lesson on when an umpire thinks he's bigger than the players and fans.
Luckily he trained his replacements.
gjfwang 1 year ago
And he did open a school for umpires.
@gifwang
Igotgame911 1 year ago
@gjfwang Y are u trying to put words in Jim Evan's mouth? How do u know what he thought or what his intentions were when he put in his resignation? Grow the hell up.
redverter 1 year ago
This is half the reasons fans (including myself) love the game. Nothing like yelling at an umpire, giving him hell the whole game from the stands. And you know he can hear you, especially at a minor league game haha.
FancyGapClawhammer 2 years ago
i love baseball here in my country it s a religion oh yes, and i can say that every fan in the world hate a bad call hahahaha
DOMINICANINC 2 years ago
Umpires are just asses. The retired umpire was the only one yelling and screaming at the host.
gjfwang 2 years ago
Yelling and screaming is part of the job.
redverter 2 years ago
He was told to do that douchebag. It's part of the show. What, ....umpires are asses because this guy was told to "act it up for the show" ??? Come on! Grow up.
Jim Evans is one of 2 professional camps you have to graduate from to even get into the minor leagues. One of, if not THE most knowledgable umpire there is.
metzilla 1 year ago
@gjfwang he was giving him a taste of what managers would do to a rookie umpire if said umpire was not confident trust me
barfmaster1987 1 year ago
disagreeing arguing and fighting with the umpires is what the fans like to see!!! haha sure as hell makes baseball more interesting
EverettBaseball 2 years ago
he looks like hitler so fuck that but still good video :)
mhoffman01245 2 years ago
well its hard if you pull some random guy off the street but 97% of umpires have played the game before the other 3% either suck or just want the money
vanna27goat 2 years ago
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Umpires think theyre all hard when coached talk to them cuz of a faulty call...just makes me wanna hit them with a bat
kaizen05 2 years ago
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phillies262626 2 years ago
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i think being a soccer keeper is the hardest thing in all of sports
ledzepfan15 2 years ago
i don't watch a lot of baseball so this definitely sheds some new light on the subject. however, NBA refs... there isn't a single one that i would not want to see get hit in the face with a fastball.
ElevenInfinity 2 years ago 5
The problem with umpires and refs in general is that many of them think the game is about them. Its an ego thing. It happens on all levels at all sports.
GNRWrestlingFan 2 years ago 7
Youre right. To a point. I am an umpire and one of the first things we're taught is that the game isnt about us. But some let their egos get the best of them because they are needed for the game.
TeccaN9nja 2 years ago 25
@TeccaN9nja But this is not the right attitude displayed by those coaches and players. If anything else they look like sore losers and really bad sportsman. If I am a player I will fully support any decision made by the umpire. There are 2 sports that seem to pay careful attention is paid to etiquette towards players but mostly to the umpire (its a tough job) rugby and cricket. I have seen players question the umpire but not following and harassing him. This is coming from a fan of soccer.
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redverter 2 years ago
home plate umpires do have it the hardest... basketball and soccer you can see the whole field.... home plate umpires have to make a call every pitch basically every 10 seconds and basketball/soccer refs have to make a call every about 30 seconds to a minute
007dirtmcgirt088 2 years ago 2
in soccer a ref is expected to have his/her eyes on the whole field the whole time, and with little ladies diving constantly, also the fans for soccer/futbol are much worse
MarktheSharkSheehan 2 years ago
Yeah, its the hardest thing to do being behind home plate in a fast pitch game, either baseball or softball. Its not that bad for the slow pitch games, its a breeze while still having pressure due to how many calls you have to make.
TeccaN9nja 2 years ago
This was such a lame excuse. Simple solution, ask for a second opinion from the umpiring crew. A lot of the time the "umpire in chief" will not, resulting in poor calls and ejections (Ex. Riggleman being ejected after arguing that Anderson Hernandez had a foul tip on what was ruled a strikeout, which in fact was the case, but the chief ump wouldn't ask for a second opinion, nor allow Riggleman to ask any other ump for a second opinion. It was a pivotal blown call).
Carolinaman09 2 years ago
this guy is not am umpire at all
drediesel69 2 years ago
bullshit nba refs make so many bad calls it's true
Koops17 2 years ago
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bullshit, soccer refs most vilified official in all of sports.
brittlebrit187 2 years ago
wtf noooooo way umpires are the most villified refs in all of th sports you know y because they make a decesion that is happeniing reaally fast so shut up u faggot soccer the ball is moving like 10 mph and everything is happening really slowly like not as fast as baseball so don't talk about tht shit like you know everything
baseballstar6784 2 years ago 36
@baseballstar6784 i think all refs have to make split second decisions... obviously your opinion is pretty bias based on your youtube account name and also pretty ignorant. i dont know how many times ive been playing soccer and got pissed off at the ref for not seeing or calling something unjustly... and its not like the soccer ref is watching the ball... hes/shes watching every aspect of the game so dont compare you facts unless you know what you're talking about. isnt ignorance just wonderful
Schwat11 1 year ago
@Schwat11 soccer is a cake walk compared to baseball. and umpiring in baseball is harder than soccer, when it comes to reaction time. unless youve played baseball or umpired it you dont know the split second decisions that need to be made.
JSasRays 1 year ago
@Schwat11 im gunna disagree with u. with baseball u have a smaller ball. and less time to see something. with soccer i give it that there is more u have to look at but plenty of refs miss 100s of things. they miss more things then they should. umpiring baseball certain things are going to be missed once in a while especially when something is at the plate in less then a second or u have a bang bang play at a base. soccer doesn't have that. soccer has offsides and handballs that arn't watched
curveballmick 9 months ago
@baseballstar6784 The fact that umpires "make a decesion that is happeniing reaally fast" doesn't refute the argument that they're the most vilified. If anything, it lends credence to the argument, since they have a chance to miss a bunch of those calls. You think players and fans say, "He missed that call, but since it's a close play with fast action, it's okay"? More likely, it's "Get some glasses!" "Why is he getting paid to do this?" And all team sports are probably hard to ref, period.
hellspreetube 11 months ago
@baseballstar6784 umm i hate soccer as much as you but the soccer ball goes as fast as a baseball, in fact the record is 110 mph, higher than the fastest baseball....
danosoprofanity 9 months ago
@danosoprofanity no its not asshole look it up.
26mckayb 8 months ago
@26mckayb you're right, its actually somewhere near 132 mph, kicked by Khodadod Kia
danosoprofanity 8 months ago
@baseballstar6784 well youre probably not too familiar with soccer thats why you say that, and im not familiar with baseball that much so im not goin to talk about it, i know its difficult from the referees perspective, but soccer has incredibly villified referees, because they make bad decisions on who to send off, and most importantly, miss offside calls, or allow a goal to happen from offside, one even missed a goal at 2010 world cup, when the ball crossed the line and he didnt see it
illman300 7 months ago
@baseballstar6784 what about a hockey ref. the play is moving a lot faster than baseball.
HOCKEY4LIFENHL 6 months ago
haha lol
MrWowh 2 years ago
wow, i never knew umpin can be so hard.
soma2314 2 years ago 3
im an ump and its actually really hard to call balls and strikes, out and safe...
so dont be hitting on an ump right away
Skabx 2 years ago
WOW
SteveNashPG 2 years ago
I'm an umpire for Minor Baseball, and i showed my friend this video today, since i'm umping his first game of the season, and he's like, shit! maybe i won't put so much pressure on the umps from now on....
DIJB95 2 years ago
I just found a whole new respect for umps now. Im a catcher in college and I thought my job was hard!!!
hu133 2 years ago
Thank u, umpiring is hard.
starforward222 2 years ago
Yah....Wilson West Vest Charcoal! Best CP ever!
giantsluvr 2 years ago
haha shit im 13 about to ump my first game ever tongight and this doesnt make me feel better at all hahaha
guitarherorandyrhoad 2 years ago
You have to keep the human umpire. It's a part of the national pasttine. A robot would just destroy the meaning of the ump.
LucarioPrime 2 years ago 3
what a fag lol "can u give me a hug"
jun1or777 2 years ago
im sorry most vilified umpires are not in baseball. try someone like grahan poll he cant even walk down the street no more
Trombonerist 2 years ago
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yea i know fucking americans think everything revolves around their sports and dont even think about others
darthpwner 2 years ago
Really? The title reads Sport Science, of course of course the show will revolve around sports. Don't watch it if you are looking for something politics or something you think matters.
onehandman743 2 years ago
HAHAHAh are you mentally retarded? how the fuck does my comment not deal with sports???and where do you see politics? i said americans think everything revolves around their sports...dumbfuck...really
darthpwner 2 years ago
Lol wow... You're upset with the way this video focuses on sports and disregards others . Although you are watching a show that labels "Sport Science". I have no clue what you find as important, and never said I did, but the dictionary to expand your vocabulary might be a start. Stop playing world of warcraft and get a life.
onehandman743 2 years ago
my god how retarded are you??? i said americans think their sports (including baseball) are better and touger than others such as soccer and rugby. i obviously understand that the video is called sports science and i watched it because i enjoy sports, but for the guy to say baseball refs have it worse is pretty obnoxious, a typical american trait.
darthpwner 2 years ago
my god you really are sensitive, I would never say that they have it the worst, but it is hard to give it a definite "NO", they see 300 pitches a game and have .36seconds to decide the course of the game, while they stay consistant with their calls. For you to get so upset at this guys comment is very ignorant. But thank you for showing that you have had enough education to not drop the f'bomb every line and call me a dumbfF***
onehandman743 2 years ago
stop being ignorant... a sport is a sport dont be a damn critic about everything. It all takes equal toughness and equal dedication.
and also cut the racist crap against america, you are being just as obnoxious by calling people retarted.
Baseballplayaa24 2 years ago
your just jealous of the greatest country in the fucking world for their sports AND EVERYTHING ELSE
guitarherorandyrhoad 2 years ago
oh come on a lot of umpires sucks! usually make bad calls.....once they say strike or ball, they can't change it even though they know they call it wrong......
EvolutionIXRR 2 years ago
I umpire little league, high school and simi-pro. You are not going to make every call every single time. Fact is umpires are HUMAN and being a human we make mistakes. Untell they make a computer umpire that can call balls and strikes your left with a HUMAN.
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Albertosftgt 2 years ago
ha he was about to cry lol
vcano51 2 years ago
yeah lol. I love how Jim just rips into him. I've been to one of his camps and I sure know what that's like.
dahawkfan17 2 years ago
wow this guy sucks at umpiring lol
Avalanchedd 2 years ago
dude looks like hitler
stupidkid258 2 years ago
that name definitely fits you.
dahawkfan17 2 years ago
youd be retarded not to think he does. same kinda stache goin on.
stupidkid258 2 years ago
this will be shown at the next coaches meeting for our league so how they feel about umpires now.
umpire1991v2 2 years ago
That's a good idea, but remember, coaches usually have a better perspective of umpires when they are off the field than when they are on the field. This video probably wouldn't be on their mind in a game when they feel they are being "hosed."
dahawkfan17 2 years ago
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the host is such a pussy
chowfon166 3 years ago
lol if you like him or not you gotta admit he was about to cry
iilikefeet 3 years ago
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fucking chinese!!!!
PCBaranda 2 years ago
PUSSAY!!
Bigtonkss 2 years ago
derryl cousins is the best umpire in the majors
cascousins 3 years ago 4
agreed
and i love that guy who always starts stuff. CB Buckner.
HYfilms 3 years ago
I remember similar drills like this when I attended the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring in 1993 in Florida. Awesome Memories.
sr92243 3 years ago
Did u attend the 5 week or 4 day training? Im thinkin about goin there myself.
redverter 2 years ago
GET OFF TED BARRETT
vaz209 3 years ago 2
How about umpire Ted Barrett -- who sucks so hard it hurts. Fast-Track shows how blind or corrupt he is. This idiot made at least 50 bad strike/ball calls in Philly/Dodger series. What a decayed moron...
okiefilm 3 years ago
Oh spare me the hype. Umpires are the most corrupt, crooked people out there. They make mafioso gangsters look like choirboys.
AdognamedOp 3 years ago
Sounds like this is coming from someone that does not have the guts to be an umpire
weathermanfsu 3 years ago
LOL, i think the noob umpire was getting fed up and also scared of the senior umpire.
afiq980 3 years ago
this show is so sick
16fmx22 3 years ago 3
tough guy
gamerx456 3 years ago
been an umpire, the game is crisp at the top but every call is fast, tight, and close. no room for error... takes as much command as skill!
coulie27 3 years ago
this guy should of taught Rob Drake
gowhitesox12 3 years ago
Yeah. I can't believe they let Rob fill in for so many games. He's such a horrible umpire. I guy makes his calls way to early and doesn't give them a chance to develop.
FroggerCod 3 years ago
wtf are you talking about? You're suppose to make the call right away or else the catcher's framing might deceive you.
Tigrshark93 2 years ago
At Jim Evan's academy that teach out taking time in making calls and letting a play complete itself.
FroggerCod 2 years ago
this is cool go yankees
rans13 3 years ago
I'm an umpire and trust me it's not that hard of a job. It's easier than it looks.
HatebreedRaisedFist 3 years ago
Yeah hatebreedRaisedFist, you're probably right, little league is not that hard to umpire.
dahawkfan17 3 years ago 12
lol good one
buddaman200522 3 years ago
Poor umpires...I can't believe Chavez swung at that
vumasster 3 years ago
umpire is a job!
xxsnaketrixxx 3 years ago
thats cool
xguitardude1 3 years ago
umpire is a very hard job
xxsnaketrixxx 3 years ago
I'm glad sports science did this, I umpire a lot and its not as easy as it looks.
Bucknellbison 3 years ago
at games
xguitardude1 3 years ago
and their fucking reatards and dont know how to play
guitarstud10 3 years ago
i wish i could have taken the crash course
isackthequarterback 3 years ago 2
Im an umpire, you wouldnt believe the training we go through. The job is tougher then it looks, either way you call it, someone is always angry.. unless its a obvious call. It's fun, but you have to be mentally and physically tough to ump. Tough job.
wolverinefan989 3 years ago
hey thanks bro
tom8778970zz 3 years ago
though i do agree that an umpire's job is difficult and i would suck at it. you have to realize that this is their profession and they have probably done it for many years. using someone who has never umped before to try to prove this point doesnt really mean anything.
riordan7 3 years ago 3
well actually, it proves that most of the fans (all those who have never umped before) cannot do their jobs, even though fans constanty berate umpires (and all officials, in general).
francobobfred 3 years ago
im sure most of the fans could if they are trained in it like the umpires. fans heckle players for messing up relatively easy plays sometimes, but they are saying they could be a professional player they are just angry that they cant do someething that should be easy for them.
riordan7 3 years ago
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to me the strike zone all depends on wht part of the batting order is up and wht the score is