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you know who hasn’t had an account of billly Buddy in a long time Angel Hernandez retiring from umpiring in Major League Baseball uh I guess he is he has humped his final game we will never see him behind the plate ever again unless he’s uh working for the Savannah bananas so hell of a run for Angel uh Hernandez I’ll tell you what not a single compliment was given to this man not one whenever his retirement was announced and normally highlights will be given of people after they retire and after Angel’s announcement retire it was all low like this guy called this strike he called this strike look at this [ __ ] yep called that one too and then a lot of uh clips of players and managers and even Wrestling Hall of Famers [ __ ] McMichael just saying this guy sucks at his job it is it was a tough retirement announcement I don’t think it won how Angel Hernandez could have expected it to go but baseball is going to miss him I think because certainly a topic of conversation whenever the game’s getting boring is how ass this guy was at his job time yeah and luckily you know there’s been a couple other guys this year trying to pick up the slack been some pretty shitty umpires in the MLB but I did forget and it was kind of nice to see he actually tried to sue the MLB I can’t remember how long ago it was because they weren’t picking him to uh umpire postseason games and the MLB basically just wheeled in like a TV set and we’re like no this guy just sucks at his job like and they kind of just when was that I want to say like 10 years ago maybe and he’s still doing it they rolled out the MLB rolled out a a TV and said this guy can’t see a strike for the [ __ ] life of them put it out there and then they get through the court all right I’ll drop my I’ll drop my lawsuit and they go okay cool you got yeah hey you got Sunday Night Baseball most important game we just told him you can’t call [ __ ] it’s all right nobody can you’ve been around a long time you got it fascinating move but congrats to baseball getting better I think yeah and this is the best part about baseball they’ve played about 200 games since we last talked about it and that well of course and then uh you know the next time we talk about baseball is when they’re getting rid of their worst manager like this is excuse me umpire this is why baseball is sweet because the story lines are electric yeah it’s everything around a baseball yeah it’s not the actual game if you watch good teams that’s not the case Paul SK I watched Paul SK favor baseball has he pitched again since last time uh he you remember what happened last time he pitched oh yeah six nothing yeah I think six six nothing uh Pirates Bullpen gives up six runs he does he gets a no decision they end up lose the losing the game you know so was last week one time it just so happens to happen to our guy yeah tough a tweet that was sent this weekend went I did not expect it I was just seeing like four or five Clips in a row about this Angel Hernandez guy being the worst umpire of all time a one two three strike all out of the strike zone and you’ve listen to commentators they go what what are we oh no this has gotten worse that’s it’s really bad yeah go back to the beginning oh it’s good to have you back in the booth I know 21 and oh my goodness 22 you have got to be kidding me so like it feels like everybody and then I put that tweet because I saw earlier videos from other games where this guy is just full of [ __ ] has no idea what he’s talking about and we’ve obviously had an officiating issue in the NFL for a while we don’t have a figured out some refs last too long they were great for maybe 20 years but then the last 30 years of them serving on the field they were horrendous then they get put in charge somehow of everybody and it’s like what is the deal here for this guy how are how clearly not good at what he does everybody in baseball hates him now nobody’s going to love the ref or an Umpire I understand that but every single fan base ran with this tweet and they like good question then everybody said the union the Union’s the reason why he’s there is that real and what does this mean how many Angel Hernandez is are in the MLB where he’s just absolute crap at call balls of strikes which seems to be the most important part of the entire job uh the union is a big part of it absolutely absolutely the Umpire Union yeah it’s hard to fire an Umpire very very very difficult to get rid of an Umpire I wonder if it’s the Irish or the Italian when did they form not the Irish theyve I mean they’ve had a union for for decades now and you know the the union like a couple decades ago they uh they stuck together uh during a work stoppage and a bunch of them ended up getting fired um so that was you know that was like a cleansing in the past um how many guys are there like Angel Hernandez you know he’s not the worst actually when it comes to balls and Strikes yikes uh there yeah there are there are some worse ones out there there there were no worse calls that third cutter from JP France was almost seven inches off the plate right it is oh hell yeah they know you s because you saw Dane Dunning in that highlight afterward going and feasting on that outside corner too like when he saw that Angels giving the outside corner right now he’s going to go and take it that was good good good highlight clip yeah there you go see he’s going to the same spot like the ones that JP France were throwing there that those were bad but Dunning was coming right in afterward and knowing that that’s what his zone is for the day Pat there is a fix to this like a very easy fix right um at Triple A right now they are using robot umps here we go and they’re taking our job here we go yeah wouldn’t you like that job to be taken if those are going to be the calls though right what do they take next what do they take next are bats too are they playing baseball all a sudden Conor How’s that gonna work I don’t know but they might you giving them in you know they take them that’s legit I’ve seen robot golfers I’ve seen robot golf swings so I’ve seen robot kickers I’ve seen robot basketball players could easily see robot pitcher to robot hitter that’s right 20 bucks a game they all get paid exactly yeah I watch that send it home to their family
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The only ones upset about this retirement are the pitchers, dude was a diamond stat booster
I said this awhile ago. He knows he couldn’t be fired so he was being worse on purpose. This way his “retirement” package they offered him was bigger.
Retiring is the only good call this bum ever made
The scary thing is, yes he’s not calling, but there are plenty more terrible umps, and someone else is going to take his place.
What is the point of the meathead dude on the split screen? He barely says anything, and when he does it’s totally boring. Waste of space.
Congratulations to Laz Diaz on his promotion!
Y’all forget about Joe West awfully fast.
Who ya got going next? Diaz or Bucknor?
“God I’m probably the best to ever call the game “- Angel.. probably
The collective average of quality umpiring in MLB has now just gone up by 1 standard deviation, congratulations MLB on your improvement.
I don’t hate Angel Hernandez at all. Never have, never will. I can’t help but to wonder if maybe he was blowing calls on purpose because of that whole lawsuit thing just to stick it to the MLB.
He was paid to retire. He hurt the game more than anybody!
I couldn’t enjoy the game I love anytime he called a game. It was unfortunate to see him get games year after year. A big blemish for the league. Glad he is gone. Absolute embarrassment to the game
Nobody will miss him.
It's about damn time! He was the worst umpire I've ever seen call games at any level.
He tried to frame his career as some crusade to improve umpiring for minorities…when what he actually did is prove how harmful DEI hires can be.
0:41 gets all flustered after saying BS hahaha
Did you say he would be working for the Savannah Bananas? Don't do them dirty like that 😆😂
Unpopular Opinion … Angel Hernandez got the shaft, now he basically did it to himself by SUING MLB, THAT'S THE ONLY REAL REASON he's gone, Sure he's made some bad calls but analysis shows there are 18 umpires that make worse calls than him. That said I'll miss the hate he brought every time behind the plate. LOL
Free at last!
I was looking at something recently that showed stats, he wasn’t anywhere near the worst. He was in the bottom 3rd or so on accuracy behind the plate. It’s hard to believe that about 25 percent were actually significantly less accurate.
Ángel Hernández a pitchers best friend 😂
Dont watch much..but good show. Baseball is the greatest game EVER. You have to take a round bat and hit a round ball and hit it squarely.
So I ask you guys.. Who is the worst Umpire now?
Unions suck…
It's a shame he ump'ed with his eyes closed… he missed some great baseball over the years
He's now in charge of programming the strike zone for the robot umps.
I've seen many posts over the past few days saying there are a dozen umps that are statistically less accurate that him. They're attempting to defend him with that stat, but really it's an indictment of how terrible half of the umps in the league are. Also, their stats don't take into account the thing that he catches the most heat for, which is ejecting people for no reason. There isn't a stat or tracker for how many people the umps eject that don't deserve to be ejected, or how many ejections are caused by their bad calls.
So as not to hurt the feelings of the umpire union, leave the umpire with his electronic face mask behind the plate, with the computerized strike zone FLASHING a red or green light into the face of the umpire. Let the ump call the pitch but knowing it's all available in 'playback' like every other play.
I will give him one compliment; "Finally a correct call, Angel".
Just crazy how blatantly awful he was but how the league still kept him for so long. Terrible management
No robot ups. That is a trash idea. The game is already struggling as it is with MLB trying to make baseball like a dang video game. Hernandez was terrible but at least he was consistent. Back before that stupid strike zone was plastered on the screen, we knew some umpires had a bigger strike zone. Having the human element is what made baseball so good. But the more they take that away the worse the game gets.
I really hope robo umps do not become a thing.
If he could hear my language that I used after kicking Aaron Boone out for what a fan said, I'd get kicked out of the living room by him.
I heard the hallelujah chorus during this video
I am going to defend Angel on the Houston/Texas game. Yes the off the plate strike zone was bad and should not happen. That he called it for both sides is the only good thing about that strike zone.
They need to work with the umps to get a more consistent strike zone and it sounds like what is happening in triple A may end up helping that become a reality.
Retire the whole umpire organization n start over uploading from the minor leagues umpires
People keep showing these "egregiously bad" calls in compilations. And I only see a few bad calls. The rest are fine.
What do people have against this guy?
Technically MLB already had a robot. Nolan Ryan.