You Won‘t Believe This Umpire’s Terrible Call
- Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:23pm by
Becket Adams
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Granted, it’s not the worst call we’ve ever seen, but it’s pretty bad.
When third baseman Jack Hannahan hit a flyball into foul territory during last night’s game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, Yankees outfielder Dewayne Wise leaped into the bleachers to make the catch.
The third base umpire Mike DiMuro, in all his holy wrath, called Hannahan out. The only problem: Wise didn’t catch the ball.
Obviously, DiMuro should have checked to see if the ball was caught before he made the call. But, for reasons unknown, he didn’t. Oh, and to add insult to injury, Hannahan, who knew he wasn’t out, got tossed from the game after he challenged DiMuro’s miserable call.
Of course, after reviewing the tape, DiMuro had no choice but to own up to his huge mistake.
“I went out on the ball and saw the ball into his glove in the stands. He disappeared into the stands, and I believed that the ball was in his glove. Now that I see the tape, it’s obvious that the ball fell out of his glove. In hindsight, I should have asked him to show me the ball,” he told a pool reporter.
You think?
Look, we’re not saying MLB should — God forbid — adopt the NFL’s replay system. As mentioned before on The Blaze, bad calls are part of the game. All we’re saying is this: Because baseball is a sport that stands on tradition, it isn’t going to change its system anytime soon. Therefore, it’s not just our duty, nay, our moral obligation to point out when umpires make bush league mistakes — it’s our only recourse.
(H/T: BI) This story has been updated.
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Comments (113)
avgconservative
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:54pmA little of the PGA/USGA integrity would go a long way in baseball. If you want the game to stay a human game (no lasers/video replay/bull***t), be as honest and filled with integrity as a professional golfer.
Report Post »black9897
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:32pmWhat do you expect? It’s the Yankees. Of course they won’t make a bad call against them. Same in the NFL for Tom ‘overrated’ Brady and the stupid Pats.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:19pmIntegrity in baseball, as if it’s always been there? lol!
The integrity aspect is time honored and hallowed traditions of the PGA just as taking every break you can get is a time honored and hallowed tradition in MLB.
That’s how the game is played. Like it or not.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:51pmboy talk about lack on integrity, he must be a Democrat, oh yeah he’s if from New York , no moral compass .
Report Post »muddpuddle
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 6:15pmCongress needs to get a committee together on this, have some hearings, indict some players…. It’s way more important than budgets and war games.
Report Post »snoopyz
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 6:35pmAmen
Report Post »USANUMBERONE
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:33amIts just game, I had a good laugh.
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:15amThe Yankee‘s being the Yankee’s. Cheats! They have all he money in the world and play dirty ball.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 7:12am“…be as honest and filled with integrity as a professional golfer…”
Report Post »SNORK…
FEISTY
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:49pmBush’s fault.
Report Post »yourpantsonfire
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:16pmHahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaahahahahahhahahhahahahahahahahaha!
Report Post »facilitiesmgr
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:28pmI think this is a glaring example of a lack of character and integrity on the part of the left fielder who went along with the call of the ump eventhough he knew the call was wrong.
The fact that the ump made a wrong call is part of the game. People are not infallible and mistakes will be made but the left fielder made an even greater mistake in his life example of lying. That was an intentional decision to do wrong.
His example is even worse because other people will see and emulate his example.
Report Post »DesdemonasCrew
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:55pm‘Roids messed up his moral compass.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:59pmyup
Report Post »maynardb61
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:02pmI agree completely. A lie will follow you for life as well.
Report Post »woodyb
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:48pmIf the player had shown some level of decency, and admitted he had not caught the ball, he would be a one-of-a-king sports hero today!!!!!!!!!!!!
As it is, he is just another money-grabbing guy trying to play a kids game, and cheating in the process!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »czechgeri
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:09pmIf an umpire makes a bad call and it’s challenged (by a player/coach), that umpire can ask the other umpires for their take. After all, there‘s so many angles and one person can’t see them all. We’re involved in American Legion baseball, and the good/decent umps would request another ump’s assistance if a call comes into question. Unfortunately the request must come the ump making the call and too many are unwilling to admit they were in error.
Report Post »czechgeri
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:17pmWhen an umpire makes a bad call(other than strikes/balls) that is challenged by a player through the coach, he may request the other umps to confer. These so many angles, one person may not be in a position to see fully. I have no doubt the plate umpire saw what had happened, but he can’t say anything unless asked by the umpire making the initial call. We’re involved with American Legion ball and the good/decent umpires are willing to confer. Unfortunate;y, too many umps are unwilling to admit they may be wrong.
Report Post »Brensdad
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:10pmI am so sick of hearing “bad calls are a part of the game.” People also used to ride cross-country in wagons and bleed patients to cure the common cold, but we don’t do those things anymore either. If there’s any game that could be managed entirely through technology, it’s the snooze-fest known as baseball.
Report Post »chalkdust
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 4:40pmI’m sick of people who cannot understand human error is an integral part of the game. Don’t understand baseball? Don’t like baseball? Good for you, now go watch modern day gladiators beat themselves to death on the “grid iron”.
Report Post »JohnHW
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 5:47pmIf you want to go to sleep, watch cricket. It can take days.
What gets me is the calling of balls and strikes. The other day, I saw the ump call a ball, a strike and then a ball. All three were at least a ball’s width ourside the plate and all at knee level. The next one was below the knees, but in the center of the plate and was hit over the “fence.”
Report Post »Semper4everSemper
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 8:37pmTechnology will ruin the last connection we have to what life used to be:
Report Post »http://www.homerunbargains.blogspot.com/2011/07/all-stars-or-all-robots-does-life.html
weremoose
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:39am@Brensdad, just because something is old, doesn’t make it bad. It’s nonsense to compare a tradition of a game to wagons or leaching. Don’t argue like a liberal.
@Chalkdust, I happen to dislike baseball, not because I don’t understand it, but because it simply isn’t an interest of mine. However, there’s non need to insult football. It is a highly complex game and probably more difficult to “understand” than baseball.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:02pmBad calls are part of baseball. Without them something would be missing. When your team is losing, bad calls let you cut loose. Don’t change the game.
From a former catcher who can’t hit worth a d**m.
Report Post »Guitar Master
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:01pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
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Don’t quote this but someone once said that in a typical baseball game there is only 2 1/2 minutes where the ball is actually in play. Do you call this a sport or a ceremony?
Report Post »DogTags
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:01pmThis is the second time I’ve seen a play in Yankee stadium where the fans demonstrate a lack of integrity. Now a Yankee outfielder shows he has no integrity. Integrity matters even in baseball.
Report Post »shakedowncrews
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:54pmBaseball sucks, the umps are horrible, it’s a boring sport and this just confirms what i already thought.
Report Post »formidable_foe
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 5:17pmI have a feeling baseball wouldn’t like you either.
Report Post »Kilroy1
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:50pmWe can debate the instant replay issues all day long, but one thing that I think would help would be some accountability by the umpire/referee staffs in all sports, both college and professional. You’ve noticed some sports now have a spokesman or some type of representative for the officials in the booth or ready to comment. They need to make it mandatory for the officials who called the game to address the media immediately after the game. Sometimes you will see the head official there, but you need to have the whole crew available to address any calls made during the game. No, they are not perfect, but if they had to have transparency and answer questions about what they saw and why they made the call I think we’d see an improvement in the quality of the officials we see calling these games. These are adults that choose their professions and should be able to handle the scrutiny just as well as anyone else. Too many of them have an attitude like our elected officials and think they are above reproach. They throw anyone who dares question them out of the game.
Report Post »My hat goes off to the few who admit their mistakes and are willing to face the fire.
GERATMO
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:57pmThat is a good point. We hold the players accountable for how they conduct themselves on the field but when an ump makes an obvious mistake, we dont question that mistake. Im sure one of the other umpires saw what happened so why didnt they overturn the call?
Report Post »TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:22pmDid the other umps take the union approach, its not my job, when viewing the situation?
Did you see the hit ball confirmed as the ball returned to the playing field?
If your kids made that play what would your reaction be? Remember your answer when buying your next ticket. Vote for you versions with your dollar.
Report Post »mcsledge
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:20pmBaseball umpires are not challenged like they should be. They can throw a person out of the game, but when they make bad calls the umpire’s union comes to their backing. As in a capitalistic society, if you can’t perform, you should lose your job.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:35pmI find most professional sports officials to be extremely accurate, nobody is perfect. With a 160 game season, they should be able to recover from it. Replay is fine for football, a short season and 1 gane a week make it possible without dragging the game down to painfully slow pace. Baseball is slow enough as it is. Replay review from the playoffs on and keep the regular season as it is.
Report Post »subic
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:41pmThat’s nothing compared to some of the horrendous calls I saw while watching the College World Series. Those umps were terrible. Some of the bad calls changed the momentum of the game tremendously.
U of AZ won it with what looked like half of their team being of Mexican descent. I’d like to know how many of them are truly legal to be here in the US & on athletic scholarship to a major University.
Report Post »DogTags
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:00pmIt’s not just that umpires need to be better trained and qualified. The fans and players both need to have integrity. This is the second time I’ve seen a play in Yankee stadium where the fans demonstrate a lack of integrity. Now a Yankee outfielder shows he has no integrity. Integrity matters even in baseball.
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:18pmA couple of weeks ago in a Cardinal game there was a runner on first and second, no outs. The batter lined to the pitcher who “caught it”, the umpire called him out so the pitcher then threw the ball to first to double the runner off and then threw to second to double that runner off for the triple play..Wahoo, right? NO!
The umpires got together and determined that the pitcher did not catch the ball, which he did, and called only the batter out on the force out at first, but then let the other runners advance to second and third respectively.
My point is that since the first call had a direct effect on the pitchers actions of throwing it to first, the play should have stood whether he caught the ball or not because had the umpire not called the hitter out on the line drive, the pitcher would have thrown to third or second for the force out and then to first for the double play. Instead, the two runners scored in the inning and we were down 2-0 in the top of the first.
I love baseball and don’t want to change anything because the “human error” is part of the game and sometimes you get the call and sometimes you don’t. My message to the umpires: Just make the call and never change your mind regardless of what the camera says…it’s fine to admit it later after the game, but NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND!
Report Post »MEANS2RESIST
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:35pmCouldn’t happen to a better team, I hate the Indians. The umps for the most part do a good job. If MLB wants to get it 100% correct, then offically install instant replay to correct some of the missed calls. Until then, it is what it is.
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:18pmThat’s just lame. Don’t you think a good sport should cop to missing the catch?
Silversmith
Report Post »Silversmith
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:22pmCould’ve been a hero.
Silversmith
Report Post »inblack
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:52pmYes, Wise should be suspended for poor sportsmanship.
Even if the ump told him, sorry I made the call already, at least Wise would have been a man.
Dewayne Wise is a horrible example for young players and should be ashamed.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 3:04aminblack
Report Post »you can’t enforce a rule that doesn’t exist. There’s no such thing as a suspension for poor sportsmanship in Major League Baseball.
Silversmith
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:20amYou know Chet, It’s an odd thing that we have video that, in effect, shows a player succeeding through a lie of omission. He knows he missed it and so do we. The idea that a player has no responsibility to play fair is nonsense. It shows a lack of respect for the game and sets a poor example in life for anyone who looks to sports figures as heros. It diminishes us. It is a rather liberal stance to say the end justifies the means and is distasteful to see it in this most American of sports.
Silversmith
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 10:01amThe idea that a player has no responsibility to correct a bad call is part of the game. You show a lack of respect for the game when you imagine that it should be played according to the rules of some other sport. In baseball what the umpire says happened is what happened. Sometimes they make bad calls. Those can help you or hurt you. There’s no rule that you have to do the umpire’s job for him, but there is a rule against arguing with him once he makes a call. Provoking opposing players into getting thrown out of the game is also part of the game. Baseball is a game for grownups, unlike other team sports, which are for overgrown children. Sportsmanship is optional. Adults are allowed to say mean things to each other, but they aren’t allowed to beat each other up. Adults are expected to control their tempers and follow rules. Adults know that following the same rules as the other team is the only realistic form of fair play, because the idea of actual fairness is a fiction for ignorant children. It’s not fair that some people will never play baseball very well no matter how much they want to or how hard they try. It’s not fair that some guys work hard for ten years to get to the major leagues and then get injured in their first game so badly that they can never play again. It is fair that if you’re getting paid by team, you help them win games instead of doing the job that the umpire is getting paid for.
Report Post »MeCpl13
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:12pmYankees getting away with imaginary calls at Yankee stadium? Surely not! /sarcasm
Report Post »DeVain
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:09pmI’d punch the ump after he ejected me…give him a real reason.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:32pmThen you would be out of MLB…No millions, no paycheck…
Report Post »GIRTHMAN
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:01pm2 challenges per game… DO IT
Report Post »mcsledge
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:16pmGood call. I thought at least one challenge would be nice, but two would be nicer.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:31pmI agree. One or two per game.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:00pmWhatever. It’s just another cost and another delay. It won’t make the game better.
Having played a bunch of organized sports through school, you learn that the ump is just part of the game. What they say goes, it’s a good lesson in life – life is not always fair.
Yes, these guys are paid and should be the best, but even the best make mistakes.
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:56pmthe ump felt the out feilder really really tried…progressive baseball….everybody wins…yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:49pmThe ump must be a Bush supported
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:18pmNo, but it was Bush’s fault.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:43pmMLB has to prop up the Yankees so they can pay for their $1Billion stadium. Expect a lot more calls like this. The team is good but not first place good.
Report Post »subic
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 1:45pmYep, ever since the BOSS passed away, the Bronx Bombers haven’t been the same.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:41pmUntil they slowed it down it looked like he caught it to me also.
Report Post »Sue Dohnim
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:36pmSocial Justice..
The Ump felt he should have been out…
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:42pmlol
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:45pmIndeed…rewrite history and bad calls with the umpire “being the absolute dictator of what is right and wrong” in the game.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:51pmThe blind chef’s husband? (I’m so sorry.) :(
Report Post »rickg62
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:05pmExactly, the white player hit the ball. The black player made the attempt. Affirmative action at work. Then throw the white player out for not agreeing.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:18pmI just figured out what your handle means. Me am genius. :)
Report Post »shortafoot
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:35pmWhat do ya expect when playing in Yankee stadium? See it before!
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:34pmREPLAY IS NEEDED! Replay changes the 85 world series, the 96 championship series, etc. Baseball needs to get with it.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:03pmNo way! It would ruin the game.
The umpire has always been part of the game – get over it.
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:34pmDoh!!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:30pmRobbery is the Theme everywhere Today!
Report Post »piper60
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 12:30pmA little touchy about spelling errors, aren’t we? You are professional writers, after all.
Report Post »Pounding_hammer
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 2:08pmNow, now
Report Post »We can‘t expect journalist’s to be held to a standard, especially in regard to spelling English words correctly.
This sort is not the cream of the crop, so to speak. I wouldn’t expect too much professionalism out of them, if I were you.