Wireman Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 My goodness. That might have been the shadiest effort by a home plate umpire that I've ever seen. :eyeonyou::eyeonyou::eyeonyou: Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireman Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 And then there was this: Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Maybe it was Throwback Tuesday, because that sure looks like the strike calls Maddux and Glavine used to get in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRCW Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's C B Bucknor. You didn't really expect him to be good at his job did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Maybe it was Throwback Tuesday, because that sure looks like the strike calls Maddux and Glavine used to get in the 90's. Hey, those guys proved they could consistently throw it three inches off the plate so you have to call it a strike! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAC Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I hope he does not own a roofing business!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Apparently he was so incompetent that the team most upset with him still won the game. :lol2: That was funny. Washington wins but it is the Nationals player Jason Werth barking at him as Bucknor headed to the clubhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 He has no business working games anymore. He's been horrendous for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpapa Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Brings up a related issue. How soon will technology be able to accurately call balls and strikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Brings up a related issue. How soon will technology be able to accurately call balls and strikes? I mentioned it a few weeks ago some where on here...HBO weekly sports show had a segment devoted to this. Technology was set up at a minor league game and worked great. Both hitters and pitchers as well as both managers loved it. At this point it's just a matter of time, I think. Probably 10 years maybe less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Should already be happening. Umpires are not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooremiller31 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I watched this entire game and he was awful both ways all night. It seems everytime hes on a game whether it be in the field or behind the plate he becomes the focal point of the game. Its time for him to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireman Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's C B Bucknor. You didn't really expect him to be good at his job did you? So after I posted this, I went to YouTube. There are literally hundreds of videos of CB Bucknor doing crazy stuff on there :lol2: I'm well aware of who he is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Friction Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It's C B Bucknor. You didn't really expect him to be good at his job did you? C.B. is the worst umpire in the history of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs4470 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Should already be happening. Umpires are not necessary. You can't completely get rid of Ump's. There are still rules that need to be interpreted, and calls that cannot be automated, like balks, obstruction, etc. Fair and foul, out/safe also need to be called right away, and I can't think of a way to completely automate that in a way where the call gets done immediately and clearly so game flow doesn't get affected. To me, balls and strikes are the only part of the game that can be completely automated. Automating balls and strikes takes the most subjective and argued part of the game and standardizes it. And it should have already happened by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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