Manager WANTS a balk to be called, a breakdown
What Happened
In the top of the second inning, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez gives up a double, putting a runner on second base with one out. Gutierrez steps off the mound and quickly throws over to first base, catching the runner, Alfred, off guard. The pitcher uses his peripheral vision to keep an eye on the runner, then follows up his curveball with a well-placed fastball on the outside edge. The runner, Alfred, thinks Gutierrez is not watching him and attempts to steal third base. However, Gutierrez was aware of the runner's movements the entire time and quickly throws over to third baseman Mike Moustakas, initiating a rundown. The Reds' defense executes the play flawlessly, with Moustakas, first baseman Joey Votto, and second baseman Jonathan India all involved in the relay to eventually tag out the runner. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton is not pleased with the play and believes the umpire missed a balk call. Shelton argues passionately, yelling "He broke his fucking hands first, that's about four calls you missed." The umpire does not respond, and the replay shows that Gutierrez may not have actually broken his hands before throwing to third. Shelton continues to voice his displeasure, but the umpire upholds the out call. The sequence showcases Gutierrez's awareness and the Reds' solid defensive execution, with the players working in harmony to catch the runner trying to advance. However, the Pirates' manager is clearly frustrated, believing the umpire missed a crucial balk call that could have altered the outcome of the play. The intensity of Shelton's reaction underscores the high stakes and competitive nature of the situation, as the struggling Pirates look to capitalize on any potential advantage they can find.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentwe've got another bach breakdown did he
balk did he not bach what's a bock what
are all these rules but this time it's
not the umpire that called it a block
it's the manager that wants the umpire
to call it a block and this time it is
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get into this one so we have guterres on
the mound vladi gootz they call him and
he gives up a double so now he's got a
runner on second it's the top of the
second inning runner on second one out
gotta get down to business and strand
this dude now you can see
i think he's looking at the runner there
out of the you know give him a little
side eye and the runner might think man
he's not really checking on me at all
drops a nice 79 mile per hour curve on
the outer edge this is the next pitch
and alfred the base runner he's like oh
man he's not is he looking at me here is
he not looking at me here i think the
base runner thinks that he's not being
looked at but the pitcher is using them
peripherals to see him he's going to
back the curveball up with a nice fast
ball on the outside edge and before we
get in the block look at these two
pitches back to back riding that same
outside edge but one falls off the table
and one goes straight through
nice pitching a lot of goots i like it
now the runner's gonna break because he
think he's not looking at him and he's
like i was looking at you dude are you a
fool i had eyes on you the whole time
and they run a nice run down it maybe
takes longer than you want but everyone
backs up their throw gets in line it
looks like it it looks like a practice
drill looks like the coach said hey you
know make this last as long as you can i
really want to test the fielders today
and vado's the one that tagged him out
who's now at third base who started at
first base ran to second
threw it to third followed his throw
perfect relay by the reds took a while
but they got him out and i like it but
blake shelton wants a box says phil he
barked no he broke his [ __ ] hands
first that's about four calls you missed
now he broke his [ __ ] hands first
that's [ __ ] up and they don't show the
umpire or anything he said back phil
cuzzy but here's a replay and i mean i i
don't i don't think he broke his hands
first and and to be like fair i don't
know if he's
allowed to break his hands first or not
i'm not a bach aficionado i was just in
about four forums umpire forms trying to
figure it out couldn't find an answer
breaking your hands first is shelty's
biggest concern i just straight up don't
think he did that i think he stepped off
and then threw it but again i don't know
if that's
that's a rule or that matters at all
might not even matter it might matter
but either either way i don't think it
he did it he runs at the base runner now
you know you're going to want to run him
back to second but the base runner
breaks for third so he's fine he's like
all right i'll just throw it over to
moose the third baseman at third moose
is going to run him back he thinks that
farmer's close enough to maybe tag him
so he tosses it the farmer and then as
you can see moose is going to go back up
to play but vado's already standing in
line like i'm next in the drill man now
farmer's going to run him back to third
and now we got vladi gootz the pitcher
there and he's kind of like hey dude i
don't want to be part of this i'm just
going to get rid of it pretty quickly he
throws it to vato vado throws it right
back to farmer now vado runs to the back
of the line and says dude you're a
pitcher just get out of here man we got
it meanwhile farmers throwing it to
india who he's waiting there he's going
to chase him down he thinks he's got a
beat at him and then the guy falls and
votto is waiting and he says i gotcha
and the umpire says out and well played
and shelty's like i don't know man
seems fishy
seems like he broke his hands first
that's what i'm trying to say so he got
a little upset about it he's a little
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