Replay won't overturn this terrible call, a breakdown
What Happened
We had a controversial replay decision and an ejection in the Mets Tigers game last week. It starts with a Gage Workman double.
Why This Matters
Gage Tater Workman got absolutely robbed at third base in this Mets-Tigers game, and somehow replay couldn't fix what everyone could see with their eyes. The umpire made a brutal call, the third base coach lost his mind, and the review system completely failed to do its job. This is peak baseball incompetence.
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Key Moments
Who / What Is Involved
Players: Gage Workman.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentWe had a controversial replay decision
and an ejection in the Mets Tigers game
last week. It starts with a Gage Workman
double. He's on second base. That's Gage
Tater Workman to you. This breakdown is
brought to you by SeatGeek. And then
we've got a little flare shot to left in
front of the fielder. He decides to run
on it. And out says the umpire. And
third base coach is like, "Are you
kidding me?" Boy, how could you say he
was out? It's Gage Tater Workman. It was
safe the entire time. He's looking
around like what? What'd he say? AJ
inch. He says, "Hold up. We're
deciding." Yes, we want to review it.
They go to replay. Here's one angle. The
helmet falls off in front of his face.
So, he's just a blinded man. And let's
watch and let's watch and let's watch.
And if his hand is touching there, you
would say, "I think he's safe." But is
that glove touching in the back? Was any
part of it touching? because we see it
touching the back right there. All
right, so they have a flip angle, too.
Let's check that out. Here we go. The
tag coming in and right. Okay, and now
let's really figure it out. Everybody's
favorite segment. Science by editing
backed by no one, trusted by few. Here's
how I'm doing this. Let's find the
moment we can guarantee we're like, I
know he's touching the bag. And pause it
right there. Okay. I don't think yet. I
don't think yet. Maybe he's touching.
Okay, right there. I think he's
touching. And but right, I guarantee
he's touching the bag right there. I am
for sure. So, let's look at the angle of
the helmet. Didn't think I was going to
do that, did you? Boom. All right. I
mean, it's it's tilted. Uh, it's not
parallel, but it's not the brim isn't
facing completely downwards. The butt of
the helmet isn't facing the sky. Now,
let's take the other angle. When can we
guarantee he is touching him? Right
there. I don't I can't guarantee you
that. But if you watch the jersey right
there, you see that jersey wrinkle
right? Watch the N on uh uh Gage Tater
Workman's jersey. Boom. It gets wrinkly.
See it right there. So, I'm positive
he's touching him there. Well, let's
let's take a look at that helmet. What?
Oh, it's way deeper into its rotation
when we guarantee he's touching him than
when we guarantee he's touching the bag.
Look at that. It's a whole couple more
rotations. The butt of that helmet when
the glove touches the shoulder is facing
the air. Not so much the other way. So,
science by editing says he's safe. Okay,
we're using a third party system. Let's
see what Jordan Baker, the tallest dump
in the history of MLB, has to say.
>> Detroit will lose the show.
>> The call on the field stands and the
runners out. Everyone is dismayed. What?
What are you talking about? Hinch says,
"Uh, it's right there.
They showed the play on the screen."
"It's not me. Don't get mad at me." He's
saying, "I didn't make the call. I'm not
the third base something, nor am I the
replay official in New York, so don't
yell at me." To which AJ Hinch responds,
"Fuck off. Come on." Oh, you're done.
Ejected. Not going to tell me to f off
now. AJ Hinch comes running out and he's
going to play innocent. George, what's
your problem?
Well, you can't tell me. Well, you can't
tell me. DON'T POINT OFF. DON'T
point at me. You You don't tell ME
I didn't say off. You didn't say
off.
>> I didn't say off. Yes, you did.
When they show the play on the
screen,
>> which is not your fault, it's his fault.
I understand. He up the play.
Gotcha. Okay. They show it on the board.
Correct.
>> We got to show you guys the play. Now we
have to fix it. I think he's
saying, "Show the umpires on the field
the play so they can do it. Why are we
sending it to New York?" I don't I'm not
positive what he's saying there, but I
think he's saying, you know, if you're
going to show it to everybody on the
screen, why don't we just make the call
here now? we have to fix it or face it.
I don't know. That's fair enough. And
then he walks away and he's on his way.
I agree with Hinch that they got the
call wrong. I disagree with him that he
didn't tell Jordan Baker to off
only because it looks like that right
here. He says, "OH, OFF." But maybe
that was just like to the whole world,
not to B. I wasn't talking to you,
Baker. Was talking to everyone, the
whole system, everything. So, it should
have been safe at third. Maybe a run
scores. Instead, it's an out. And then
the Mets turn an inning ending double
play. So, what could have been first and
third, no out becomes nada, nothing
nothing.
What do you guys think? Out or safe? And
do you think that Hinch told him to f
off? And be fair and be honest about it.
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