Anderson tells the ump to use his eyes, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Miami Marlins trail the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 with a runner on second base. Marlins third baseman Brian Anderson steps up to the plate and battles a 98-mile-per-hour fastball from the Dodgers' pitcher, driving it into the gap for a game-tying double. As Anderson slides into second base, Dodgers shortstop Chris Taylor appears to force him off the base, but the umpire calls Anderson out. Livid, Anderson immediately confronts the umpire, yelling "Use your f***ing eyes! He pushed me off the base!" Anderson argues passionately, insisting that the replay will show Taylor forcing him off the bag. The umpire, unfazed, ejects Anderson from the game. Marlins manager Don Mattingly comes out to discuss the call with the umpire, but he too is ejected after the umpire refuses to reconsider the decision. "He pushed me off the base!" Anderson continues to shout in disbelief as he walks off the field. "Look, look! If you watch the replay in slow-mo, you can see I didn't have that much weight on that foot, I was transferring, and he took advantage of it and just kind of slid me right off the base." The umpire, however, stands by his call, leaving Anderson and the Marlins furious over the controversial out that ends their rally. The tense exchange highlights the high stakes of the game, with the Marlins fighting to tie the score late against their National League rivals, the Dodgers. Anderson, one of the Marlins' top offensive threats, is visibly devastated by the umpire's decision, feeling that he was robbed of the chance to bring home the tying run. The ejections of both Anderson and Mattingly further underscore the importance of the moment and the Marlins' frustration with the officiating. As the Marlins return to the dugout, their hopes of a comeback dashed, the crowd is left buzzing over the dramatic sequence of events. The umpire's refusal to reconsider the call, despite Anderson's impassioned pleas and the apparent evidence from the replay, will surely be a topic of discussion long after the final out is recorded.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe dodgers have a one nothing lead but
the marlins have the tying run on second
base and brian anderson takes that 2-2
98 mile per hour fastball drives in the
tying run and stretches it into a double
for himself he's safe oh no he's out oh
he forced me off the base use your
[ __ ] eyes he pushed me off the what
what
get out of here no he pushed me off the
base look look look if you watch the
replay in slow-mo you can see i didn't
have that much weight on that foot i was
transferring and he took advantage of it
and just kind of slid me right off the
base
chris taylor did that you're out no he
forced me off the base use your [ __ ]
eyes he pushed me off the base get out
of here
what what
he pushed me off the base no he went no
no no no no no listen to me he pushed me
off the base
why aren't you listening to me
why'd you walk away what
i'm out of the game
don manley walks out he says i got to
figure out what's going on here he asked
blue like what happened he says
guy told me to use my [ __ ] eyes
that man he's like oh [ __ ] all right
damn yeah
okay see ya use my eyes
use your eyes fool
shocked face by brian anderson what what