2026 MLB (Non-Tigers) Thread

[oblong]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

true, but being reversed in real time on broadcast games it a whole 'nother level of exposure to face compared to t some charts on a website somewhere.

yep.  95% of fans don't see those charts.

But when an umpire has to constantly point out his call was wrong in front of the camera?

 

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, oblong said:

yep.  95% of fans don't see those charts.

But when an umpire has to constantly point out his call was wrong in front of the camera?

 

Thats exactly why I have a problem with Buckner's terminology. Both times, he said "batter challenging the pitch." No, the batter was challenging the call. Which Buckner got wrong, all 6 challenges in that game.

[Sports_Freak]

5 hours ago, chasfh said:

Does the CBA they agreed to allow it?

Probably not. But umpires like Buckner are going to be shown up, on TV, for the whole baseball world to see. And once word gets around, more players will challenge every borderline call he makes. His credibility will be shot....

[tiger2022]

I don't understand why they just don't use the robo ump for every pitch

Why does every league need to have a coach's/player's challenge type of thingy.  Just set up sensors in the plate and hook the umpire up with a buzzer.  

Jose Altuve and the cheating Astros already gave the proof of concept that the buzzer stuff can work in real time 

Edited March 30 by tiger2022

[IdahoBert]

I’m watching opening day for the Royals at Kauffman were they have brought in all the outfield fences except center by about 10 feet, so this is going to make a difference this year. 

I’m looking forward to the appearance of the Sasquatch for Vinnie Pasquantino. I’m also missing the row of blonde Stepford wives that used to populate the first row directly behind home plate. So sad. 

And speaking of sad, a lot of the pregame show was dedicated to the moving as well as uncomfortable story of a young woman with ALS who is a lifetime Royals fan, who was a KCPD officer and due to an act of kindness by the Royals spent her last full day as a police officer years ago as the officer on duty in the Royals dugout.

[casimir]

2 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I’m watching opening day for the Royals at Kauffman were they have brought in all the outfield fences except center by about 10 feet, so this is going to make a difference this year. 

I’m looking forward to the appearance of the Sasquatch for Vinnie Pasquantino. I’m also missing the row of blonde Stepford wives that used to populate the first row directly behind home plate. So sad. 

And speaking of sad, a lot of the pregame show was dedicated to the moving as well as uncomfortable story of a young woman with ALS who is a lifetime Royals fan, who was a KCPD officer and due to an act of kindness by the Royals spent her last full day as a police officer years ago as the officer on duty in the Royals dugout.

The Pasquatch thing is simple and funny.  Whoever came up with that idea certainly got a side eye at first, and then a few beers later, yeah, sure, let’s try it.

Kudos to the Royals for the pregame show and treating that KCPD to her last full day on duty.

[Hongbit]

 

[CMRivdogs]

52 minutes ago, casimir said:

The Pasquatch thing is simple and funny.  Whoever came up with that idea certainly got a side eye at first, and then a few beers later, yeah, sure, let’s try it.

Kudos to the Royals for the pregame show and treating that KCPD to her last full day on duty.

I had completely forgotten about the Pasquach thing. We attended a game last Summer on ourv roadtrip. With the exception of the nasty thunderstorm early in the game, it was a fun experience

[Sports_Freak]

Lol....watching the Cubbies while waiting on the Tiger game. The outfield ivy is a gross shade of brown....no growth yet.

[chasfh]

13 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Lol....watching the Cubbies while waiting on the Tiger game. The outfield ivy is a gross shade of brown....no growth yet.

Yeah, that's usually a late May/early June thing. Sooner if it's a warm spring.

When the Tigers show up there for Game 3 of the World Series, the ivy will be turning all kinds of colors.

[GalagaGuy]

Yeah, CB needs to be put out to pasture.  

 

[Sports_Freak]

Another great call by Buckner; (have I been spelling his name wrong?)

 

[tiger2022]

Chris Paddack is at it again.

4 IP, 8 hits, 8 ER, 2 HRs.

Hard to blame him...People keep giving him money to pitch

Edited Wednesday at 03:35 PM by tiger2022

[IdahoBert]

Our old friend and now Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Don Kelly was tossed yesterday when Reds slugger Eugenio Suarez checked his swing and knew he struck out and was walking back to the dugout while the first base umpire contended he hadn’t. Donnie started chirping from the dugout things like “pay attention to the game!“ And when he stepped out onto the field, he was tossed.

[Motor City Sonics]

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Another great call by Buckner; (have I been spelling his name wrong?)

 

Yep,  with all the ABS overturns and calls like this.............We all thought Angel Hernandez was the worst ump, but I had heard and read plenty of people saying Bucknor is worse. 

 

Is he sick?    To me it looks like he's lost weight, he does not look well.   Maybe he had bulkier padding in the past.   

 

I think Umpires should have to justify their jobs by their performance.  Stop treating them like Supreme Court Justices. 

[casimir]

On 3/30/2026 at 8:42 PM, CMRivdogs said:

I had completely forgotten about the Pasquach thing. We attended a game last Summer on ourv roadtrip. With the exception of the nasty thunderstorm early in the game, it was a fun experience

I’ll be honest, the stands and everything they’ve added outside the OF wall there still seems foreign to me.  My kid mind still expects to see fountains and hills and maybe the highway in the distance whilst watching a game in Kansas City.

[Sports_Freak]

Anyone catch this? I hear the score ended up 1-0. A player who leaps to catch a HR ball and ends up in the stands seems like it should be a HR;

 

[Tiger337]

3 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Anyone catch this? I hear the score ended up 1-0. A player who leaps to catch a HR ball and ends up in the stands seems like it should be a HR;

 

Anyone catch this? yeah, Adell did!

Also, if he catches the ball before if clears the wall and then falls into the stands, it's an out.  It's hard to tell on this one without slowing it down.  

Edited 8 hours ago by Tiger337

[Sports_Freak]

8 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Anyone catch this? yeah, Adell did!

Also, if he catches the ball before if clears the wall and then falls into the stands, it's an out.  It's hard to tell on this one without slowing it down.  

They reviewed it and called the hitter out. The Angels won the game 1-0. Amazing defensive game by Adell...there's a better and longer video on MLB.com

Edited 8 hours ago by Sports_Freak

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Anyone catch this? I hear the score ended up 1-0. A player who leaps to catch a HR ball and ends up in the stands seems like it should be a HR;

 

I don’t disagree on principle, but rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) is pretty clear that when a fielder tumbles into the stands after a catch, the batter is out, the ball is dead, and all runners advance one base, and the rule does not draw a distinction between fair and foul.

There were no runners on base here this time, but imagine Adell making that catch in a tie game on the road in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on third a one out. The winning run would get to trot home, the game would be lost for the Angels, and the catch would be good only for his stats and his reel. And if he makes the catch in that situation while going into foul territory, then he would be 100% at fault for losing the game by making the catch at all instead of letting it go.

[Sports_Freak]

31 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I don’t disagree on principle, but rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) is pretty clear that when a fielder tumbles into the stands after a catch, the batter is out, the ball is dead, and all runners advance one base, and the rule does not draw a distinction between fair and foul.

There were no runners on base here this time, but imagine Adell making that catch in a tie game on the road in the bottom of the ninth with a runner on third a one out. The winning run would get to trot home, the game would be lost for the Angels, and the catch would be good only for his stats and his reel. And if he makes the catch in that situation while going into foul territory, then he would be 100% at fault for losing the game by making the catch at all instead of letting it go.

But if there were a runner at 3rd with one out and if he were to catch a ball at the wall, a runner could easily tag up and score the winning run anyway. They reviewed his catch and ruled it was an out so it seems they got the rule right. Even if fans dont agree, it's in the rules. And it's probably something most fans have ever seen, or will see again. Robbing 3 home runs and his team winning 1-0. Truly amazing...

[lordstanley]

She downed that like a seasoned vet.

 

 

[Hongbit]

 

[gehringer_2]

6 hours ago, chasfh said:

I don’t disagree on principle, but rule 5.06(b)(3)(C) is pretty clear that when a fielder tumbles into the stands after a catch, the batter is out, the ball is dead, and all runners advance one base, and the rule does not draw a distinction between fair and foul.

He just can't have a foot down in the stands before the catch - correct?