No problem with that part of the play.

Aug 28, 2014
11:46:26pm

Scuba Steve

It was the fact that neither fielder yielded the baseline to the runner. If one of the fielders would have backed away there would have been no obstruction. Both fielders just stayed there. The runner was blocked in.

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Scuba Steve

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Worst umpire call I have seen in MLB. Just gave the Angels the game.

jholling

8/28/14 11:31pm

Did Thumbs down person see the play?

jholling

8/28/14 11:34pm

Unbelievable

BYUCoug11

8/28/14 11:34pm

and now apparently everything's a ball for Trout

BYUCoug11

8/28/14 11:36pm

Ump final came to his senses and quit calling the HIGH strikes.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:39pm

Can't just start moving the strike zone around all of a sudden

BYUCoug11

8/28/14 11:44pm

I agree, nor fair to the players. However, he finally called it correctly.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:47pm

Whichever A's player caught the ball, the other was blocking the baseline.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:41pm

A caught ball is a caught ball. He has to allow the player to make a play on bal

jholling

8/28/14 11:42pm

No problem with that part of the play.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:46pm

Did they catch the ball? Batter is out.

jholling

8/28/14 11:51pm

Not a fly out. Ball was in play, and baseline was obstructed.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:53pm

Even if it was, fielder has a right to make a play on they ball.

jholling

8/28/14 11:58pm

And he did. The 1st baseman was blocking the line.

Scuba Steve

8/29/14 12:01am

The 2 were practically on top of each other.

detmer4prez

8/29/14 1:16am

What line did the fielder block?

Busiturtle

8/29/14 5:42am

How did the ump call obstruction? Official Protest.

jholling

8/28/14 11:41pm

I originally would agree with you, but

Skipshot

8/28/14 11:48pm

They caught the pop-up. Did they not?

jholling

8/28/14 11:53pm

It was a ground out.

Scuba Steve

8/28/14 11:54pm

It was chopped off the ground right in front of home plate

JadoX

8/28/14 11:58pm

This. A defensive player who is "in the act of fielding the ball" can't be

JadoX

8/28/14 11:57pm

Valid points. Why can't two players b "in the act of fielding the ball" can't be

jholling

8/29/14 12:00am

Where are you getting this from? There was no explanation from the umps

BYUCoug11

8/29/14 12:02am

Neither were on the act of fielding

Skipshot

8/29/14 12:06am

MLB rule book

JadoX

8/29/14 12:08am

It is, of course, up to the umpire's judgement so I may be wrong, but this seems

JadoX

8/29/14 12:09am

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Skipshot

8/29/14 12:18am

When two guys are standing almost literally in the exact same spot, and the

BYUCoug11

8/29/14 12:15am

The ump pointed at Moss when making the call

Skipshot

8/29/14 12:19am

Maybe it was Christopher Lloyd and some of his celestial friends instead of bad

ByuMba90

8/29/14 12:22am

This is nowhere near the worst call in MLB though.

detmer4prez

8/29/14 1:42am

Worst call ever was Richie Garcia giving Jeter a homerun

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