Ump makes an incredibly unnecessary call, a breakdown
What Happened
In the second inning of a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins, a bizarre and unnecessary call is made by the umpire. Marlins first baseman Garrett Cooper fields a dribbler down the first base line and flips the ball to first base, where Brewers pitcher Chi Chi González steps on the bag for the out. However, the umpire inexplicably calls interference on González, even though replays clearly show there was no interference at all. Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez is stunned, asking "But why?" as González and the Marlins coaching staff express their confusion. The replay shows González picking up the ball and throwing it to Cooper, who catches it and steps on the base, retiring the runner. The umpire, who is not even looking at first base, calls interference on González for "getting in the way of the runner," despite the fact that the play had already been made and the runner had no chance of beating the throw. Marlins broadcaster Paul Severino comments that the umpire may have seen the runner's foot coming close to González, but notes that if the ball had hit the runner, that would have been interference on the runner, not the pitcher. Brewers manager Craig Counsell comes out to argue the call, sarcastically suggesting that the umpire is angry because "his daughter came home with her first boyfriend and he sucks." González refuses to even look at the umpire, appearing frustrated and upset by the inexplicable call. The umpire then seems to have second thoughts, saying "Maybe I didn't need to call that. Maybe I didn't need to call that at all. Why did I call that? Why am I so angry?" This bizarre and unnecessary call in the second inning of a game between the Brewers and Marlins leaves players, coaches and fans alike scratching their heads and wondering what the umpire was thinking. It's a moment that exemplifies the frustrations that can arise from questionable officiating decisions in baseball.
Full Transcript
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get ready for the weirdest and dumbest
call you'll ever see a little dribbler
down first they flip to the first
baseman he steps on it for an out
umpire says no no no something else
happened besides that pitcher's like
what vogelback first baseman goes in
little kid like
huh huh but but why
but why and here's the replay and as you
can see godly picks up the ball
he throws it to the first baseman who
catches it
and steps on first and then the umpire
called interference on the pitcher for
getting
in the way of the runner who's behind
him even though
there's zero chance that he interfered
with the runner from beating this throw
as the ump
isn't even looking at first base at all
he's just looking at the interference
i mean there's no way that he's gonna be
safe
because the ball's already been caught
and he's saying that right here the
runner kind of steps into the grass
which is another great point because if
the ball were to hit the runner and he's
standing there it would be interference
on him but the pitcher
never even leaves the grasp but now the
pitcher is getting interference on the
runner
you know the runner is supposed to run
in this lane here and
mind you the play's already basically
been made
so he calls interference the ump calls
interference on that little transaction
right there
and it i mean i'm not i don't think i'm
exaggerating
when i said i think it's the most
unnecessary call i've ever seen in
baseball there may be some that tie it
but i don't know if there's any that
beat it like there's just no reason
to call this now they say the marlins
announcer said that these guys touched
feet
i don't know if they did they might have
but still he was out by the time they
touched feet or whatever
i don't get it so manager comes out to
yell at him and he's like
yeah well what am i supposed to do there
was interference and plus my
daughter came home with the first
boyfriend he sucks so i'm pretty mad
about everything right now and the
pitcher
doesn't want to look at the umps at all
he's like i'd rather fight you than look
at you right now like don't walk past me
and say stop thing
pretty mad guy hey everyone [ __ ] up a
call yep
was me you're looking for me i'm gonna
say something no not even worth it
and then he just stands and he's like
maybe i didn't need to call that maybe i
didn't need to call that at all why did
i call that
why am i so angry