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What Happened
In a highly confusing and chaotic play, the home team benefits from a scoring run despite the umpires making several mistakes in their calls. With the bases loaded and one out in a close game, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits a fly ball that is caught by the opposing team's fielder. The runner on third base, however, fails to tag up properly, which should have resulted in him being called out. The umpire initially signals that the runner is out, but then reverses the call, allowing him to be safe at second base. The confusion continues as the defense attempts to throw the ball to third base, but the umpires are unsure whether the runner there had actually tagged up. After a lengthy discussion, the umpires ultimately decide that the run scores, despite the apparent mistakes in their rulings. The home team manager, clearly frustrated by the umpires' handling of the play, confronts one of the umpires, arguing that they "fucked up the play" and were not paying attention. The heated exchange escalates, with the manager being ejected from the game for his aggressive behavior towards the umpire. Throughout the chaos, the players and coaches on both teams struggle to make sense of the umpires' decisions, with the catcher of the visiting team also getting involved in a heated discussion with the umpire. The situation highlights the challenges that can arise when umpires are faced with complex, ambiguous plays and the importance of clear communication and consistent decision-making in high-stakes moments. In the end, the home team benefits from the run scored, but the manager's outburst and the umpires' apparent mistakes leave a lasting impression on the game. The incident underscores the intense emotions and high stakes involved in professional baseball, where a single play can have a significant impact on the outcome of the game.
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Now, that ball is bases loaded, one out, caught on the fly, safe there.
They throw it away at first, so safe there.
But then they throw it to third, and they're like, is he out?
Because he didn't tag up.
And they're like, no.
And then that runner just gives himself up.
They tag him.
He was already out at second, he thought, or maybe he didn't.
And no one really knows what's going on.
I'm going to break it down for you, so you guys know what's going on.
And then you can listen to the mayhem that ensued from all the people that had no idea what was going on.
So the ball is hit, okay?
And then it is caught on the fly, right into his glove.
The runner on third never tagged up.
So he should be out, unless he goes back and tags up.
But he never tagged up.
Now, the ump does, see, he's doing the out signal right there to say it was caught.
It was caught on the fly.
The runner goes back, because he sees that he caught it.
He's safe.
And the umpire says, yes, safe at second.
So there's one out.
Runner on third still hasn't tagged up.
They throw it to first.
That runner got back and tagged up in time.
That ump says, no, he's safe.
So there's one out.
And now they're like, well, the runner on third, did he not tag up?
Let's throw it over there.
And they step in the bag, and they get no reaction.
Okay.
Umpires think he tagged up, maybe.
They're like, out?
No.
And then that runner, he's out now.
He was called safe.
I don't know why that runner left.
He must have thought he was called out, but he clearly wasn't.
Or that runner thought, well, the runner on third didn't tag.
So it's a double play.
So I'm just, this inning's over, and I'm leaving.
The umpires get together, and they're like, did he tag?
And the benches are trying to figure out, yeah, but did he tag?
Is he out?
Everyone's trying to get it.
But I don't know if he caught it or it bounced.
It bounced.
I thought so, too.
Yeah.
Okay.
So the umpires get together, and they're like, but hold up.
What in this and that?
And they're like, it hit the ground.
But it didn't hit the ground.
And they say, yeah, the runner scores.
The runner scores.
So there's one run, and then he's out at third.
And they're like, what?
He's like, but then you went to third, and that's three outs now.
It's the catch and the tag, but the runner had already scored.
So they missed that the runner on third didn't tag up.
Coach is trying to figure it out.
Did you see the ball bounce or no?
Um says no.
He caught it.
See, that's the problem.
So players are like, that's the problem right away.
You missed that it bounced, but it didn't bounce.
So he's wrong there.
But the umpires are wrong that he tagged up at third.
He goes, you guys called the batter out?
Yeah, I did.
Okay.
Well, huh.
We got the run.
That's good.
But it still seems bad.
And then the runner is tagged out.
So that's one out.
But he doesn't know the batter.
He doesn't know the batter is out.
Yeah, he tagged him.
He doesn't know the batter's out.
So he's going from third.
I'm not going to argue anymore.
You guys, you guys fuck that up.
You guys fuck that up.
Okay.
We can all agree.
Just I don't care which way it is because I think we benefited.
So I'm going to stop arguing.
But you guys fuck that up now.
Now the catcher is the runner got tagged out at third.
So he's got something to say like, hey, you didn't even call the ball out or he bounced.
Yeah, I did.
Yeah.
Yeah, I didn't.
Okay.
All right.
Well, we didn't see it.
Well, I told you that before.
Okay.
So shut up.
Okay.
Okay.
That's my face.
I'm not in your face.
Let's go then.
Let's go.
Better not give me any problems.
I'm telling you that right now.
Don't fucking tell me when to go.
That's my job.
Oh my God, bro.
Let's go.
Now the manager just saw the umpire put his finger in the catcher's face.
He, I'm not, I'm just talking.
A manager comes out giving him shit.
Like, what are you doing?
Tosses him out.
Are you fucking kidding me?
What the fuck are you doing?
I'm talking to you.
You guys fucked up the play.
You fucked up the play.
That's his fucking play.
You watched him tag up.
You did not watch him tag up because I heard him tell me that you fucked up.
You fucked up.
So I think what he's saying is that the runner went to the dugout.
I was like, coach, I didn't tag up.
They got that wrong.
And now this manager kind of knows they fucked up, but it was for his benefit.
But he still just wants to rub his face in it and be like, yeah, but you fucked up.
You weren't watching.
You got it wrong.
You know, his team benefited because they got the run scored.
But yeah, when it's you fucked up, stop making a scene.
I am making a scene, but you don't make a scene and yell at my fucking player.
Yes, you did.
You did it in his fucking face.
Don't fucking do it.
Don't talk to my player.
Don't fucking touch me.
Don't fucking touch me.
Don't you fucking talk to my player.
He talked to me.
Yeah.
Well, you fucked it up.
You don't even know what you're talking about.
What were you talking about?
I was talking to him about pitches to go.
Yeah, right.
That's what we're talking about.
Yeah.
Okay.
Sure.
You had one fucking job to do.
Okay.
You had one job to do.
Okay.
I'm not making the call.
I'm not making the call.
You should.
You fucked up.
Okay.
I'm safe.
That was your job.
You fucked it up.
So that's kind of the ending.
I mean, he got the run.
But the umpires did mess up, but he's mad and very confusing, very confusing situation.
But in the end, that's what happened.
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I'm going to go catch my breath.
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