Fined for criticizing the call on this play, a breakdown
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Hedges talked about this play at length on this episode of Rose Rotation: ua-cam.com/video/K3RxE70uDP0/v-deo.html
It's a good review.
It's clearly written how they want it.
I watched the game live, and before the review happened and the call was reversed, Jack Morris, the color commentator for the Tigers said that he always knew the rule as being the catcher has to give 1/3 of the plate, he's a hall of famer, so he would know.
It's not that complicated .. Let the runner have the outside of the 3rd base line until the ball is contained.. and the catcher has inside the 3rd base line. Teach the catchers to plant their foot along the front edge of home plate.. similar to the way most 1st basemen push their foot against the side of the bag- this would eliminate most problems. Catcher was BS'ing with all the "blah blah confusing 100 years blah blah" .. it's his job to know home plate rules.. fine deserved.
It’s nice to see MLB making sure we know the names of all the hacks they have hired as umps.
Lets just let runner go through the catchers. That'll fix all of this.
When NBA changes a rule or interpretation, it is accompanied by statements, video examples, and lectures to teams so that everyone understands what's going on. In MLB we get Jomboy to do it instead
That’s why Baseball has fallen to no longer the American pastime anymore
when the NBA changes a rule they make a big deal of it for a month until it starts affecting star players then it quietly disappears.
That's why NBA is a better league now.
@@hudsonlee757 it’s not though
@@hudsonlee757 the nba is about to be exactly like the mlb lmao. The only saving Grace the league has was when Brooklyn denied KD. Other than that basketball has been losing viewers exponentially ever since their stupid push for the terrorist group masquerading as blm
It’s ridiculous when sports fine their players for criticising the rules.
very 1984 esq
@@TheAmericanDalaiLama that’s not a very accurate comparison but okay
@@nohigherbeing no, that's dumb.
How many businesses will allow their employees to publicly refer to the business as a disgrace?
@@KC-nm4ct exactly that’s just the reality of corporate America especially with someone getting media attention
Funny because Rizzo was saying the same thing about holding the umps accountable around the same time, maybe the day before.
For the umpire claiming he didn’t make an attempt to get out off the way of being hit
I miss Rizzo
both this and rizzo's call was correct tho, umpires havent done anything that needs accountabiliy... players however...
@@0121zachary it is hard to fault the umpire in Rizzo's case optically it looked like he tried to get hit. Without being able to read someone's mind the umpire has to believe his eyes. On this play the Posey rule the runner has to go around the catcher to the plate the catcher was blocking the plate before he had the ball. Without the Posey rule the runner would've ran the catcher over more than likely safe. Good thing about this play no one hurt, got to like that.
New York made this call not the umpires dude
This exact thing happened to Gary Sanchez earlier this year. In the replay you can see him look down before the ball gets there to explicitly check where his feet were and even move his left foot into the fair territory, so he could receive the ball cleanly. Then he moved in front of the plate (with possession of the ball) to block and somehow the player was called safe, when the twins asked for a review the NY office AGREED it was a violation. He literally did the textbook thing they asked and then punished him for it. These rules need to be spelled out and enforced properly. Otherwise it’s no different that an Ump calling balls and strikes. Even though this example includes replay, people still manage to fuck it up royally.
Better yet, just stop watching MLB.
it really bakes my betty when ump's "interpretations" of a rule change the outcome of the game. Jomboy should be compensated in some way for saving MLB/ baseballs butt once a month!
I love how you broke it down to show the difference. When MLB makes a rule change, they should have a press release (like this) with exactly what is ok, and what is not ok. Would make things *_WAY_* easier.
I’m not sure they need a press release but I’m willing to bet the rule was explained to each club.
Closecallsports has had videos of these for a while now. They need to set up giving the runner a lane.
How can they show what is okay if they just changed the rule?
@@snowmochi1373 They changed the rule 10 years ago. It's nothing new. It's just a 'point of enforcement' now.
@@snowmochi1373 You don't think MLB has endless tape of every played made in the last decade? Or access to those tapes from the networks that bought rights to broadcast the games?
The catcher knows the rules. He just needs to adjust his game to adapt to them, The umps didn't 'give' the Tigers that run. He did by committing interference.
I was at this game. As soon as the call was overturned and the home run happened the crowd was silent for an hour and a half. Completely changed the momentum of the game.
And MLB needs to recognize that. The whole point should be to make a game that’s fun to be at because that’s how baseball grows.
Best part of that game was Franconia got ejected with one out left he told the umps they sucked
The craziest part was when the third base umpire cancelled a pitch in the 9th bc he was talking trash to the dugout and not paying attention
@@chaosawaits so calls should be in favor of the home team to be fun? Wtf kind of logic is that?
@@smileybone3010 yeah I forgot about that hell yeah
Sounded to me like Hedges was criticizing the rule more than the ump.
This is why you have the same old canned responses by players instead of their honest opinions. Most are afraid to get in trouble for answering the questions imposed upon them. Bullshit. If that’s all you want, don’t force them to speak to the press. Don’t even ask them any questions. Just put the answers you want on TV. Pretty much goes for all sports.
That’ll be great. Fans would love that…
The rule makes sense, Hedges is just a clown who tries to injure runners with his leg sticking out in the lane.
@@Cristalack Calling the runner safe was supposed to be a punitive measure against a catcher standing directly in front of the plate, which is what they used to do and what Hedges isn't doing here. Saying he's trying to injure the runner is a bad read of the situation. He's just trying to be in position to quickly block the plate once he has the ball.
The main intention of the rule was to eliminate the head-on collisions. But what this rule now effectively rewards a bad send by the third base coach. These plays are beating the runner, but the runner is getting rewarded because the catcher's technique is now extremely limited. This simply isn't a safety issue anymore.
@@Cristalack ?
@@Cristalack really dude? The rule was put in place because there was a very valuable catcher made of glass that played for the Giants that broke. The rule was made to protect catchers; however, it appears that there are a lot of catchers out there that don't like the rule. It seems that whenever there is a rule that requires human judgement/opinion it gets screwed up.
@@peetfj I played a good amount of catcher in my day, and I don't know how you'd go about play effectively playing the position without being able to block the plate. I'm not saying you couldn't do it, but I'm not at all a fan of the concept.
I think it's really rare to have a great commentator like Jomboy who breaks things down but doesn't insert his own opinion too much. It's a fine line, and Jomboy's good at giving the info and letting his audience think for themselves.
The rule needs to clearly state “none of the catcher’s lower extremities shall cross the top of home plate or the foul side of the baseline until he has control of the ball.” Simple. The lack of clarity in the way the rule is written leaves most catchers unsure how or even if they’re supposed to protect the plate.
They are not supposed to protect the plate. Catch the ball, make the tag. No blocking of the runner, only tagging of the runner.
@@rapple37 still in the process of undoing 150 years of being taught to do it the exact other way as hedges pointed out, the way I was taught to field that which is square over the plate is considered blocking because of the posey rule, personally thought you were allowed to do this and only this with the posey rule in affect
No, the rule is functioning as it was written: don't block the plate unless you need to be there to field the throw. The ball was thrown to the first base side of the plate but the catcher was blocking the plate from the 3rd base side (just look how far he has to reach over to his right to catch the ball). There was no reason for him to be on the 3rd baseline blocking the plate.
@@daminox your asking someone to undo decades of muscle memory during arguably one of the most high pressure plays in the sport, the problem is that the rule didn't need changed because it used to be pretty clear, you cant Tommy lasorda two knees on the plate and brace for impact, but you should be fielding the ball to be square with the runner
I thought catchers were allowed to block the plate if they were in the process of catching the ball.
As someone who doesn't watch a whole lot of baseball or other sports often it's baffling that you can get fined for criticizing a rule for a sport you play. The fact that the umpires felt so attacked they had to fine and respond is crazy.
Wait until you learn about pitchers getting their feelings hurt and throwing at other players heads
@@PurplePanda1233 😂😂😂 that part.
Umps are just as important as elected officials
@@jhonviel7381 My smartphone could do their job better than they do. Poor baseball; condemned to die a slow death to the umpire union.
@@jhonviel7381
So not at all.
If the MLB really wants to prevent collisions at home plate, then why don't they just implement the same obstruction rule that applies to the other bases? If the goal is really player safety, then they should want to avoid collisions whether or not the catcher has possession of the ball. This would also be a lot less confusing for everyone.
Then again, I'm not baseball expert. Is there any reason why they can't treat home plate like any other base?
Good point. In Little League there is a generic obstruction rule and not one specific to home.
Yes, the reason is that home can be overrun by the runner, and is not a force out like at first. Every other base the fielder is not interfering on a tag play if they are straddling the base or behind it because the runner is stopping at the base. Home and first base the runner can run straight through, so the fielder is still blocking the path if they are over or behind the base. But at first base it is always a force out, so the fielder never has to move from out of the path to into the path to make a tag. You can try to apply the same rules as every other base, but it really is a unique situation.
But this isn't MLB.
Yes. Because all of the new "safety rules" (including replay) are not about "player safety" or "getting the call right." They are about manipulating outcomes. Its a control mechanism - just like everything else going on in the world right now.
Imagine if a runner couldn't go in hard to 2nd to try and break up a double play.
It's not even just the endless entertainment I get from the breakdowns themselves that make me love the channel so much. It's the little, random quips and references Jimmy make every once in a while, and the fan trying to barehand the ball followed by ""See my hand, it stings". Fulton with the hockey puck."
It's not just a breakdown of the game, it's a breakdown of the filmed game, so any random fan in the background becomes the peanut gallery of our couch at home. It's really great, and I don't even like baseball that much.
Even if hedges was wrong in his statement, it’s still absolutely completely ridiculous to fine him for saying that. I hope he fights it just for the principle of the matter
I've been fired from jobs for speaking up like this
The amount was probably very low like 15k something like that. It's like you getting a parking ticket because your job wont pay for the parking and you park your car on the road and did not respect the time limit because your were in a meeting.
If hedges was wrong. He was wrong, what part of the replay did you miss. His left leg was blocking the plate
@@tkozlofable Yeah, it does seems so. Hedges didn't have the ball but had his foot directly in the runner's path. Still, fining a guy for giving his opinion? Ridiculous. The MLBPA and Hedges should co-file against this. And he should keep speaking his mind.
@@Scott-got-caught You could have probably sued. Just sayin'.
Never a bad sign when one group is protected from scrutiny. Never leads to any issues, whatsoever......
No need to be stupid. Unions, period. Everyone has to be protected and this went above both the player and umps
Textbook execution of this rule requires superhuman reaction time by both runner and catcher. No wonder its enforcement is so all over the place.
It the MLB’s equivalent of the targeting rule or recent roughing the passer changes. You are expecting players to defy the laws of physics to not break a rule.
He set up in front of the plate before he had the ball. Nothing superhuman about that.
Not at all. As a catcher it's just a matter of where you post up while waiting for the ball. In this case Hedges foot was right on the 3B line, which means the runner still had a straight path to half the plate. This should be the rule, and this should be an out.
@@mrdurden3224 His foot was outside the line, not right on it. There was no straight path. You need to watch it again.
@@mrdurden3224 Absolutely wrong. You clearly didn't bother watching the video
Question… why do catchers deal with this rule change by standing in front of the plate? Then you have to swing the glove around for the tag, which is super slow. Straddle the plate, catch the ball, and tag the runner. If the ball is off-line, blocking the plate while you go catch the ball is dumb and I’m glad you can’t do it.
I'm going to guess it's because the sliding runner would completely destroy them while they were looking up for the ball
I love how they made this rule to protect catchers, meanwhile all of the catchers collectively hate this rule.
Buster posey making the dumbest play in baseball history and injuring himself has ruined baseball fucking lololol
Let's overturn it and let runners truck them out of the way again. I'm sure they will be thrilled then.
@@wntsumcandy Most of them would be happy. Catchers are tough and would rather get the chance. Not very often one gets smashed like Buster did anyway.
@@wntsumcandy getting trucked was rare the way it was. if you think this new rule is going to prevent anymore collisions… you are mistaken. it’s still going to happen
@@wntsumcandy Crazy how people need to go to such egregious extremes when having a conversation. Nobody gets trucked at the other 3 bases.
to be fair the examples you showed the ball was coming from the 1st base line rather than the third. the catchers in the examples were on the right side of the plate because that’s where they were catching from whereas this catcher was catching from the left which was also in the runners way
The shortstop was on the left side of second base, but it's not like he was on the third base line. Hedges didn't NEED to be sticking his left leg out like that to field the throw. In fact, Hedges had to lean out in the opposite direction to catch the ball. If Hedges doesn't stick his left leg out, then the runner has a direct line to the plate and he's safe anyway.
Not really. Just because the ball is on the third base side of the field doesn't mean the throw allows them to be in the runner's way. The catch is unaffected if his foot is 4 inches up the first base line.
@@DoggosintheHouse The runner slid too early, he would have had a much better chance doing a half swim move slide or traditionally sliding and hitting the backside of the plate, in no way was hedges obstructing all of home plate... at all.... and even if we go by the foul line hes pretty in line with it. At what point do we just make it fucking wiffleball where if the ball beats the runner hes out, to protect the overpaid princesses abusing this shit. (edit: the runner is literally on his belly 7 or 8 feet out in front of the plate. A terrible slide lead to an even worse call)
The slides are all nearly the same. The difference is that Baez tried to swim around with his right arm when he had a straight path with his left arm, the other two gentlemen went left arm as a more direct path to the base. This was just a terrible slide into home, the call is absolutely garbage.
@@tylerbradley6940 Nah. Can't have your leg out front without the ball.
Otherwise, we go back to days where the runner lowers hour shoulder and destroys the catcher.
The catcher can't block the basepath without the ball. Pretty simple to me
Instead of being a player safety rule, it now seems like they are implementing it like an increase scoring rule, which is something we’ve seen in sports like hockey and football
Rebalance and nerf the weapons every once in a while
especially basketball... everything is a trip to the line if you dont give the guy a clear path to the basket it seems
It's a little of both.
@@roberdanger disagree. Free throw numbers per game are down compared to the 2010s
This rule should have always been in place
I actually like the change after seeing this break down. Back in the day the runner would just run the catcher over like a football player if the catcher blocked the plate. If they don’t allow the runner to run the catcher over for blocking the plate they shouldn’t allow the catcher to block the plate.
THIS. This is the crux of the biscuit. Dont block the plate.
The 2nd basemen can't block 2nd base, catcher shouldn't either.
That isn’t blocking the plate. The rule states, the catcher can’t block the plate until he has the ball. Once he gets the ball, he can do what he wants. Plain and simple
Exactly... I bet he would be changing his tune about the rule if dude slide feet first into home and snapped his knee. Fuck it, get rid of the rule... and let runners collide with catchers again. They will start crying about it real quick after they start taking slide tackles to their bent shins or just getting fucking laid out and concussions like the old days.
@@sirfallsalot2000 "...until he has the ball" Right, but he was already blocking the plate.
As by shows in the Benintendi slide, if the player has his full rights to the plate, his slide would beat a bang-bang play. But the catcher without the ball, was already blocking the plate. Illegal
As an unintended consequence of the enforcement of this rule I could see catchers aligning themselves behind the plate, so as to allow a clear path for the runner. With this positional change, when the catcher has received the ball they would then essentially dive forward to THEN block the plate, leading to headfirst sliding runners receiving mashed fingers and gnarled wrists.
I'm glad that Buster Posey type of injuries are being avoided in the interest of catcher safety, but rule enforcement could swing the other way into runner risk.
Maybe the runners would change to feet-first slides.
@@jwil4905 yep. Spike high right into catcher’s face
"...[M]ashed fingers and gnarled wrists." I might add broken faces and nasty concussions. Nothing has more potential for an IL injury than a head-first slide at full speed into a base or home plate. And hey, MLB, ban the oven mitts NOW!
Absolutely. The unintended consequences of this could result in more injuries, and less exciting gameplay. There has to be a middle ground, where if the catcher is just at the edge of the line and the ball is "imminent" , its not called, but if they are a full leg in the lane, or the ball is not 'bang-bang' with the out, then it could be called blocking. idk, Im not a rules expert.
I honestly wish that events that truly effect us on a daily basis were put under this much scrutiny.
That would require an unbiased press.
Sorry, but that would make a lot of changes racist.
@@markscarborough7580 An interesting, tangential point: Recommending algorithms in almost all social media use machine learning to evolve, they have evolved not to show us related content, but content that will make our tastes more predictable, through whatever means necessary (radicalization, echo chambers, etc.).
I sense, whether through malicious intent or a similar mechanism, that the press is going through a similar process, especially as its world mixes with that of social media. What implications this has for the future of our country remain to be seen.
This is a perfect example of why the only baseball I have watched in 2 years has been on Jomboy.
Hear hear
Same
yessir that or the ws
It feels like theres needs to be some kind of incident where the teams REALLY show up the umps for anything to happen at all. I'd genuinely like to see one of the teams just go back to the clubhouse to protest how insanely bad these umps are, the replay officials are, and the people making the rules are. Arguing with them for 2 minutes before going back to the dugout and knowing the umps will never even attempt to improve just isnt cutting it anymore.
Why watch it at all then? if you dont want to watch a game, what good are the highlights.. Its almost like going on a diet to lose wait but drinking diet soda and eating sugar free sweets! Youre just tormenting yourself!
Like it or not, the catcher knew the rule was in place and he still hasn't adjusted his technique.
I think your foot needs to be in front of the foul line until you catch the ball, otherwise you literally have to "swim" to touch the plate, adding an entire second or two to reach home.
Yep, and if that's the rule then the catcher played it almost perfectly. Foot was right on the line until he had the ball. Maybe a couple inches over, but the runner still had a direct path to home plate. He slid too wide but the tag would have still been first.
@@mrdurden3224 What are you watching. His direct path is the base line and that was completely blocked. He had to slid wide because he would have hit the catcher's leg if he didn't.
@@TheZoc711 Yeah I think if his leg wasn't blocking the plate, the runner would have ran straight toward the plate without going out wider. He also could have tagged home with this left hand instead of reaching around with his right. I can understand catcher's frustration, but the right call I think.
They "swim" whether or not the catcher is there. Literally 99% of the time, runners choose to slide 3 feet off the line to get as far from the tag as possible. It's not just when the catcher's leg is there.
@@McScott76 it looks like Carpenter has an angle and is letting him know where to go. If it isn't blocked he would have signaled to go in straight.
During Babe Ruth's day, a review required getting the film developed, sending it to NY via train, having it reviewed, having a telegram wired back.. It took weeks. Baseball's devotion to history is amazing.
Yeah I think MLB should come out, and show exact examples of what they want from catchers.
The tough play is the one that comes from left field and the ball is down the line. The catcher actually has to move out of the way, reach back to catch the ball and then apply the tag. Nearly an impossible feat.
Or set up behind the plate give the runner the front side so you can block as you catch the ball for the tag.
@@OffWalrusCargoor simply dump the stupid rule and bring back tackling. The catcher is wearing pads…just add more protection to the catchers.
Or just play hockey. Jeezuz. Ever seen Pudge, Bench or Munson block the plate when the big boyz are charging the plate? Surprised the catcher survives.
@@Big_facts2 they have protection against 5 ounces balls, not 200 lbs of muscle running at you...
@@matperry18 right…and if you read my comment in its entirety you’d notice I said adding extra protection.
MLB wants more runs so this is one way they are doing it. I feel bad for the catchers being handicapped. It also makes the game more tame, not as exciting.
Does it not handicap the baserunner that he has to go around the catcher who doesn't even have the ball yet, stealing precious milliseconds? I was a catcher and I see both sides, but it definitely is interference. Regardless if they let it slide before now.
More runs and points. I don't like the rule, but they aren't gonna go back.
If the catcher doesn't have the ball, he's got no business blocking the plate.
I would argue getting thrown out at home is just as exciting as a run, if not more for a neutral.
I don't think either way makes it less exciting, because either way players and coaches get used to the timing, and there are close plays at the plate. As long as it's a well-defined rule, and it's clear to everyone what is allowable and what isn't, this will not have a negative impact on baseball.
Its hard to talk about this line shit whenever the second baseman was blocking the line and kwan still was safe. And the umps still called him out and on review you could see he was safe and still kept him out.
That whole game was a joke and a mess.
They should have catchers vote. Either you can block the plate before you have the ball but runners can completely obliterate you if need be, or you both can't.
@William Smith I see your point, there is an inherent danger in every sport, to try to make it fool proof safe ends the sport, you have something else, a contest maybe?
When the umpires are replaced with robots they'll finally realize that nobody is coming to the ballpark to see the them.
Reminds me of the rule change in football about dropping the shoulder during the hit. 👍 Thanks for another great analysis of the play. Most exciting way to watch baseball is your reviews. 🙃🏆
The rule that a player cant block the plate without the ball wasn't really the part that was meant to protect them. The rule says a runner cannot deviate from his direct path to initiate contact. MLB explains the rule as such "Runners are considered to be in violation of this rule if they collide with the catcher in cases where a slide could have been used to avoid the collision." logically you cant tell the runner he must slide into the plate without also requiring the catcher leave a path to the plate open.
if the umps don't enforce this and runners aren't allowed to body check the catcher. than why even try to tag if it's about the "ball beating the runner" catchers want it both ways.
JJ Best explanation of the rule I have read so far.
The catchers not blocking the plate was part of the rule for not allowing runners to blow the catcher up since the runner can no longer run into the catcher then that means the catcher has to give the runner the baseline if he does not have the ball thus no blocking of the plate without the ball
Dude blocked the plate with his leg before the ball got there.. it's an old habit that catchers have been doing since Little League. He's stuck his leg out there and knew exactly why he did it and it was the difference between an out and safe. If that is all the catcher said then he should not be fined. Have not heard of an umpire or referee being fined for making the wrong call in pivotal points or ejections or technical fouls because an opposing coach disagreed with a call and the referee ego says how dare you question my judgment. If that umpire was wrong and did not like being called out on it shouldn't they be fine d. Baseball is a sport that can be officiated without umpires and they have made so many mistakes especially the strike zone.
imagine having an employer you worked for that you publicly complained about on the local news....and you still had a job the next day, he at least just got a small fine (compared to his salary)
💯👍
I play Senior over 60 baseball in Japan.... each year we do a full day to teach new rules and go over the old one's before the season, this was one of them. I like the rule... especially for us old guys...
Is it competitive or just for fun?
Japan rocks haha
That was a really good job of showing what MLB wants.
The problem is that the league changed the rule SO MUCH. This was put in place for player safety, but on alot of these plays (such as this one) there is no threat to that, and the base runner still had a lane/angle.
Asking a catcher to not cross some invisible line because his foot might slide somewhere is so stupid. And you’re asking the catcher to be out of position.
it was not made for player safety, it was to increase the scored of the game
Maybe draw lines at the plate and base path so they know EXACTLY where they can be, and teams can practice these relays better. One thing I havent seen mentioned yet, was the umpire called the runner OUT originally! So the umpires original view was the runner had an angle to the base!
@@frogfinance4605 Wrong. The rule is there for safety. These players are paid millions of dollars. The investment is huge due to today;s salaries. Management must protect their investments. No more Ray Fosse's. Its really that simple.
Should a third baseman be allowed to lay down in front of the bag when there's a play at third?
@@Kevin-kl6mq yes. and his ass will get spiked if he does
Jomboys back on his breakdown grind
THe thing is, it’s not a confusing rule and it’s pretty easy to see it happening. In the first video, that runner would have beaten the throw if they could have gone straight to the plate. He only tagged him because he had to go around his leg
As a Brit whose baseball consumption is Jomboy, first ive heard of the Guardians. What an unimaginative name...
It’s lame. The woke mob made them change it from Cleveland Indians. Cuz, you know, they were offended.
I don’t think the woke mob had anything to do with this one. This was just the rich owners afraid of losing the woke mob’s money. They saw the situation that was happening in D.C with the redskins and applied it to themselves. However, the Washington football team’s image became offensive because it is being run terribly by the worst ownership in pro sports.
Cleveland panicked. If anything, the only offensive item was their chief wahoo, but they very easily could have just changed that logo to their C, or to a feather or to whatever other logo.
Cultural appropriation or offensive stereotypes become much less offensive when a team is winning. Just look at the chiefs and the braves with their tomahawk chants. I’m very sure that if those two franchises had losing records, they would have been forced to change too. I actually predict that during their respective rebuild/ losing cycles, changing names will be brought up for both the chiefs and the braves.
@@someoneyoudontknow7705 and 99% of the mob weren't even native.
@@dannycarlow8204 The other 1% were Elizabeth Warren.
I don't have an issue with them chamging it btw. Im just lucky to be in a poisitiom with zero ties to any team, and Guardians and Commanders give me no desire to support those teams
They aren’t really taking runs off the board. They are putting runs on the board. I hope they change this rule.
Lowering physical contact while increasing runs scored.... yeah, they're never, ever going to go back. It will get worse, of course. Blernsball is the ultimate goal.
I think he's referring to the possibility of it being called the other way (interference on the field, overturned by NY to out). But either way, it's affecting the score.
Works both ways
It gives teams extra outs AND extra runs.
I think a key point is that when throws are coming from the left side of the field, as in Hedges' case, it is much more difficult to make a play on those throws without "blocking the lane" as it is in the other examples in this vid, where the throw is coming from right. The rule says it's okay to block the lane "if the catcher blocks the pathway of the runner in order to field a throw, and the Umpire determines that the catcher could not have fielded the ball without blocking the pathway of the runner". The officials in New York appear to be saying I don't care if you're squaring up properly to the throw (Hedges at 1:24), you gotta take that half step over the right to get out of the way because you "could" field the throw from over there. You're at risk of making an error on any ball tailing to your left or not blocking a short hop throw with your body, but tough luck, because a decade ago a runner decided ignore a lane that Buster Posey gave and just plowed into him instead.
there's no way that the catcher's leg had to be where it was in order to field the throw. He was obviously blocking the path for the sake of blocking the path
He could straddle home plate, not block the runner with his leg, and fielded it with the ability to just slap a tag right after
@@albertlwj Well it's a good thing the rule as written doesn't say shit about where he "needs to be to field the throw" just that you must make a legitimate attempt to field it.
If they really want to enforce it like this, they need to change the wording of the rule because it does not support how they're choosing to interpret it - that the catcher must always put himself in the most disadvantageous position he possibly can before he catches the throw.
@@Benisuber1 right I mean if they want the catcher to set up in fair territory and never cross over unless it's absolutely necessary to field the throw, then just freaking say so in the rule, and they will.
He wasn't centered on the ball though, he had to fully reach across his body to make that catch. If the rule is "Catch, then Tag" theres absolutely no reason his leg should be laying down the way it is before he fields the throw.
Even in the thumbnail you can see the runner watching the ball coming in. Doing a wide slide and hopefully touching with his right hand was the only chance he had at being safe and he knew it. Everything else was textbook. You got to catch the ball where its at. They definitely got a free run
4:28 "Fulton with the hockey puck..." Deep cut Mighty Ducks reference 💖
Great analysis Jomboy! At least now I understand this rule. But if it is executed like in this example, how on earth does it PROTECT the catcher?
Because the runner stays on their side of the line and the catcher on the other. Recall before Posey- guys were blowing up catchers on plays that weren’t even close. They’d even go into foul territory to lay a hit on him. The players ruined what used to allowed by going too far. Blame them.
The catcher's first job with a play like this is to catch the ball. They are focused on the ball, not on the runner. With this rule, the runner is restricted to a lane and the catcher remains on the opposite side of the runner until the catcher has control of the ball and can focus on the tag. Prior to the rule, catchers were blind-sided because they were looking at the ball and not the runner.
I believe it’s because runners were sliding feet first and catchers were being injured by the spikes of the cleats. So that’s the safety reason.
@@JBugg805 it wasn't because of sliding, catchers were just getting run over.
He knew what he was doing and knew 100% it is blocking the plate!
My question is, if a catcher straddles the plate is he blocking even if he’s squating? I feel like the strat for catchers should be straddle and when the catch it drop down like a hockey goalie and seal the whole plate or am I over simplifying this?
You’re allowed to straddle any other base while waiting for the ball to come to you, so I don’t see why it wouldn’t be allowed
Ive wondered this too, when I used to catch in school thats how I did it. Straddle the plate and then drop on it, Im guessing it might be even more dangerous for the catcher though, because if you are straddling it, the runners only option is to plow into either of your legs when they slide.
@@garytruman584 Other bases you can't run through.
I'd say thats fair game but don't cry about it when you get plowed by a base runner.
I could see where they will say the catcher occupies a box volume of space that assumes he is a solid object even though a person can easily slide in between another person's legs of similar proportions.
I knew about this rule but this is the best example I've ever seen of it in action.
If you can block the plate like that to where the runner has to swerve around you, you should be able to hit catchers again
One factor you left out is where the throw is coming from. If the throw takes you into contact or cause you to obstruct, it's nothing and considered a baseball play.
They need to make the rule something that can be called consistently. I don’t care what they want to make the rule but it should be obvious to everyone whether it’s correct or not
it is obvious, he blocked the plate and didnt provide a lane before and after the runner began his slide.
I don't think the rule is inconsistent -- the umps are not applying it consistently. I guess it will take a while before they get used to it, to immediately check to see if the catcher is in a legal position etc.
@@toxicmoldmedia define "a lane" he had plenty of plate to hit
@@toxicmoldmedia That's simply bullshit. Until the rule states that the catcher is never allowed in foul territory or the batter's box for any reason, you can't just interpret the rule such that a pinky toe in front of the plate counts as "blocking the plate".
The guy literally touches the plate on the slide you're supposed to do on a close play at home and somehow he "doesn't have a lane"? Utter BS.
Interpreting the rule like this just puts catchers at a huge disadvantage on plays like these especially when runners like Whit Merrifield literally admit to gaming the rule by sliding directly at the catcher instead of taking the open lane to the back of the plate.
@@Benisuber1 its gonna happen in october and people are gonna lose it. Such a bad way of going about trying to inforce it now
So no, can you not only argue with an ump, now after the game, you can't even talk bad about them and their calls.
They really think they are gods that are above mortal men at this point. And this era of 'umps are gods' is killing the game.
The umps got it right
New York / replay messed it up
They made the right call.
@@Joeybsmooth He would still be fined even if they made the wrong call, that's not the point he's making.... Umpires are not held accountable in any way, and beyond that they are immune to criticism to the point that players are FINED for saying anything. It's out of control.
@Ryo Nana
For,what?
They made the right call
Umps are so soft, they get their feelings hurt, pathetic.
Setting aside how it was called in the past, I think it makes a lot of sense that a catcher can't block the path until they get the ball. It's not even about their safety, it's about fairness. The second baseman can't block second base during a steal attempt, so it's the same thing. It should have always been this way.
I'm trying to wrap my head around this but I keep coming back to this: if you cannot run over the catcher, the catcher must not block the lane so the runner has to slide around.
FYI I'm all for plate collisions 🤣👍🏼
I don’t mind the rule, but they got it wrong in this case. I feel like there was some kind of path to the plate here. It’s close but they got it wrong here.
His leg, while the runner was about to slide, was blocking the path to the plate *before* he had the ball.
It's not about "some kind of path". The rule reads "direct" path.
There’s an expectation of a square circle: The catchers want a rule that protects the catcher from impact AND allows him to be on the line. Not possible. If the catcher is in any way in the runner’s way there’s a risk of collision.
But spirit of the rule. This play was not even close. The runner was dead in the water. There was no collision or risk of one. So it shouldn’t be called. Apparently you’re not allowed to use common sense as an umpire and you see managers taking advantage of that and laugh about it. It’s a joke
Not even close? Watch the video again, Baez damn near beats him even having to go around him to get to the plate. If he's going straight to the plate without obstruction from the catcher he almost certainly beats the throw.
@@cameronschmit6472 The runner clearly adjusts his slide because the path to the plate is blocked.
@@gavinrad1 your definition of close and mine are very different. If he didn’t slide around him the catcher wouldn’t have had to go so far to make the tag. The fielders won this one pretty cleanly cut. It’s just some dumb fucking rule book shit they made so messy they can just change the outcome of a game if there’s any play at the plate at all.
@@jaybobd the ball got there before the runner. The runner knew he was dead so he got as far away from the catcher as he could do the catcher had to go further for the tag. If he slid closer the catcher would have even had him more dead
I remember when the rule first came into effect years ago. Teams would challenge blocking the plate but it was never overturned. We all wondered what the hell was the point of the rule if it was never enforced or what the hell constitutes blocking the plate. Suddenly now they have decided to enforce the rule as I believe it was first intended. No where else does the fielder stand on the base or in the base path fielding the ball unless the ball takes them into the runners path.
100%
@@SpartanArmy117 Because I don't want the players on my team to be hurt.
@@anthonysmela9975 Don't be a simp.
@@steveandersen2291 It's okay to leave your mom's basement - if you can get up the stairs.
@@anthonysmela9975 Says the simp, with a cartoon pic.
I think it’s crazy that just the other day the Tigers tried to challenge this exact same play of Baez getting tagged out at home.
The most disgraceful thing about it is that a ball bouncing wild and a split second throw on the move to get the sliding runner out is like, PEAK BASEBALL. Like that’s the shit I am here to see as a fan. The ump even made the right call in the moment, boom. Great play. Great baseball. Lets go! But no. They gotta fuck that up too. It’s like the MLB owners want it to fail.
It's a rule put in at the behest of catchers, the players, and the players union after Posey injury. Lets put the blame where it belongs as opposed to always crying mmmeehhh owners.
The very same thing happened between the Twins and the Jays a couple of weeks ago, and the fans were livid at Target Field. I can understand why.
Wow. Your breakdown made me actually agree with mlb. I’m kind of shocked. I get it now, just like at every other plate pretty much.
The main thing I will say however is that while I may agree with this they need to get the umps on the field on the same page so we don’t have these insane over turns
From my understanding, MLB wants the home plate umps to be focused on the tag play, and let replay review the slide rule if it gets challenged.
@@GiantsRangersYankees I see. Then I don’t like it. If they would focus on getting everyone on the same page I really do think it would be good for the game. But if they want to let review handle it this will just continue to be controversial
@@SpartanArmy117 lmao
There’s like 2 feet between Baez and hedges though, Baez didn’t use the lane provided because he would’ve been closer to the tag, no because he didn’t have it
Not the point. He gets to have that lane as a rule. If it's closer to the tag and he is tagged, that is on him to not go around it. But it is his right to the lane, which was illegally obstructed. A really good call actually
@@coopaloopmex he still had the lane, and hedges had the ball by the time Baez was even able to be in the lane that was being “obstructed”. It was not a “really good call” at all, as it wasn’t obstructed. The slightest degree of being there is just ticky tack, and should be called way more often if it was the right call
@@pohorex6834 Are you blind? You act like the runner has all the time in the world to decide how to slide or contort his body AROUND the catcher which he has to do because the leg was standing/ laying there well before the ball got there which is obstruction.
Seems like they get all the umpires and commissioner together every year to discuss ways to make baseball worse. The move to fine a player for saying what every fan is saying is really embarrassing and turns fans off from the sport. At least it does for me
I dont mind this ruling. I think its bullshit to be able to block the plate(or mostly block it) It needs to be called consistently though and should never get fined for stating your opinion on a rule. Thats fkn stupid
Looking at the rule as written, the runner being safe is the right call.
The question I have is, the phrasing in the rule has the "umpire's judgement" terminology. Why can these judgement calls be challenged when, I thought at least, other judgement calls can't? The Home Plate umpire didn't judge the rule to be violated, that should stand.
This is like a check-swing call (which itself is also a judgment call) that gets overturned by one of the base umpires on appeal. In this scenario with the runner trying to score, the plate umpire will rule safe or out based only on whether the runner trying to score was tagged before touching the plate. The in-game umpires will generally not call the violation themselves as they are concentrating on the tag itself, unless the violation is so blatantly obvious to tens of thousands of pairs of eyes.
@@freezer8530 Right, but a check swing is an appeal with the decision still made by the on-field umpires, not a proper managerial challenge that goes to New York.
A blocking the plate challenge seems like the latter, no?
They need to just paint/chalk the lane so catchers know where they are allowed to be to avoid blocking the plate
easy fix...
I unironically love this kind of rules stuff in sports
Like, in a backyard game we would decide stuff on the fly. But because its so grand here, the rules are king
The player is 100% correct. The "rule" is ridiculous and makes out at the plate almost impossible to achieve if the ball and runner arrive simultaneously or near-simultaneiously.
The funny thing about this rule of blocking the plate is that runners rarely slide directly at it. They almost always go outside to avoid a tag.
yeah to avoid the tag, sure. but if they can beat the catcher by going directly at the bag, they’ll do that. if the catcher is without possession of the baseball and is in the way they have to make the decision to collide with the catcher (which would be totally fine and in their right to do), or find a new path. it’s a simple and reasonable rule.
@@BroScro that makes no sense. Regardless of the catcher having the ball he should be sliding to the outside. It avoids injury and a potential tag. There was zero reason to slide directly into home.
@@harty3113 The catcher's leg blocking the plate is more than enough reason to do a hard slide. He was blocking the plate without the ball, whether he agrees with it or not.
@@antoniomontana5778 What? A catcher blocking a plate means slide into him? Yes let's risk an injury rather than once again, just sliding to the outside of the plate far away from reach. It's safer and much harder for the catcher
@@harty3113 an injury for the catcher... play stupid games win stupid prizes
This is the worst rule in baseball!!! 1 star got hurt and u throw away the most exciting play in baseball. In little league I used to love blocking the plate. Ask any catcher they want to be allowed to block the plate and get trucked!!!!
The rule is that NO part of the catchers body, and that includes LEGS, can be blocking the path from 3rd base to home. If the throw is errant, and the catcher HAS to move his body or appendages to where they're INADVERTENTLY blocking the plate, then that's a judgement call by the umpire. This catcher was set up waiting for the throw, with his leg INTENTIONALLY blocking the plate, causing the sliding runner to NOT be able to go straight into the plate- that's dangerous for a runner, especially sliding head first, where he could break a finger, sprain/break a wrist and do the same to his hand.
Gotta say, that woman who got and gave up the foul ball.. class act. 👏
The guy should have refused the ball, catch it next time.
Guy should have refused. Greedy a hole.
Imagine being a grown man wanting a ball. Give it to a kid
@@PapeySapote Nah, I worked for that ball, it’s mine!
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@@PapeySapote Imagine thinking someone can’t enjoy a souvenir because of their age.
MLB executives are so soft
This is so silly. What is wrong with MLB these days
Buster Posey ruined baseball.
Today the Mets got robbed a run because the catcher sits right on the path completely blocks the plate, and the ump upheld it. Just bring back the old rule.
im suprised he didn’t say anything about the guy moving away from that hr ball😂
I’m actually ok with the rule I wish that they wouldn’t change rules mid season
What's strange about this is it seems to just be on New York. The umpires are still calling it like they have, and then sore managers challenge the call and somebody in the review booth is just on board with overturning all these plays. They don't seem to be on the same page here.
We were taught in Little League and Babe Ruth League as catcher we were to straddle the line up a ways toward third base, receive the throw and tag the runner out. The runner has the option of running or sliding around the catcher or running through the catcher or over the catcher.
that's what they want to avoid. Running through the catcher was always the number one option.
Back in the day, I always believed catchers being allowed to block home plate without having the ball was utter bullsh*t. Imagine any baseman being allowed to block first. second, or third base. Same thing. I never understood why this was allowed.
Well they used to allow the runner to run them over too, so it made a little more sense
@@thems_the_brakes Exactly......Made for an awesome show. They're turning every sport safe for millenials and it's lame.
@@-o-The-Duke-o- gotta cater to the snowflakes
@@-o-The-Duke-o- can I ask what year you’re born?
@@-o-The-Duke-o- Do you think young people give a shit about baseball? 70 year old men make a rule change and you're over here whining about millenials LOL
I love that Chris Rose plays on the nerdy side of jock sports and their nerdy side of nerd sports with BattleBots. What an absolute legend.
he’s such a cornball. can’t help but like him though
Gotta love how sports are being changed with technology. I lost my love of baseball
Really? Over this? This is a good rule. Your love of baseball must have been weak to begin with.
if a runner is coming directly down the foul line, hedges is blocking the plate in this...if a player is coming from foul territory after rounding third, hes not blocking. The fact baez was trying to score from second and was so shallow in the basepath is crazy. When i played our coach taught us left foot on the corner of home on the foul line. Gives the runner the back left of home and keeps us clear of the bblocking call. However, thats the set up. once you start moving to recive the ball the rule collapses.
If the league wants to define a specific area that catchers are NOT allowed to enter until they have the ball, then they need to paint clear lines to designate where the catcher can and cannot stand during a play at the plate. It's asking too much of catchers to be able to field a ball and at the same time, look at the runner coming from 3rd to see what baseline they've "established" and then give them a lane that matches their chosen trajectory.
Just paint boundaries of where the runner is allowed to run, and where the catcher is allowed to stand until he fields the ball.
Great point. Uf you think About it, batters boxes are mostly pointless. Just for allowing the pitcher to pitch right? Guess you could even use a different color to have a batters box and legal are for catchers defending plate. Just seems like their priorities are off for the sake of keeping the game the same.
The boundaries for the catcher are pretty clear. The rule is you cannot have your legs cross the foul line until you have the ball. This rule was clearly violated, and it's been around for 8 years (!) now. Catchers just need to adapt and practice the play, it is a skill like any other in baseball.
@@jamesackerman723 Want to know why this assessment is wrong? The entirety of home plate is in fair territory! It is impossible to use the foul line as a reference since all these catchers standing with one foot on the foul line (completely in fair territory) were deemed to be blocking the plate.
@@inshane2k112 What plays are you talking about? For the one in question in this video, the catcher had his foot crossing the foul line before having the ball. The rule states you cannot do that. Seems pretty black and white to me.
@@jamesackerman723 You're missing the whole point. Straddling the line with a foot in the air like the Minnesota catcher or one foot on the line like the Cleveland catcher...point is the line is a terrible reference point to use since the direct lane from third to home runs inside it.
You would actually be less likely to get called for obstruction standing in foul territory since you wouldn't be blocking the plate which is fully in fair ground. That's why the only catchers suddenly not being called are the ones who use the front edge of the plate instead of the line for setup.
Correct to call safe, was in the lane, they are protecting catchers, and now catchers need to redo their positions
Seems simple rule to define.
It's a matter of how you interpret it. Apparently, you can't block the plate until you have the ball, even if you were able to catch the ball and apply the tag before the runner reaches the plate. A savvy baserunner would have reached, and touched the catchers foot before the ball was in his glove. That would have CLEARLY been illegal blocking!
if the baserunner can touch the catcher's foot before the ball was in his glove, don't you think he would touch home plate instead?
Hedges said nothing to deserve a fine. His frustration at a relatively new application of the rule was understandable, measured, and not profane. The umpire made the correct call and was reversed after a review from New York. All of us grew up with and played under the old standard, which is now, somehow, illegal.
And another difference between the two examples Jomboy showed: Hedges was taking a throw from the left side of the diamond, and so was shifted toward the third base side. In the other example, the catcher was taking a throw from right field.
So we’re currently in the MLB’s era of “the receiver did not maintain control of the ball through the catch”
It was a TERRIBLE slide. The umps should not have changed the call.
All the rule does really is keeping the play in line with the non-force plays at other bases. You can't block a base if you don't have the ball, and it's weird that home plate was an exception for so long.
Replay of Kwan's stolen base later in the game indicates you can now block any base EXCEPT home. Home plate used to be a free for all collision zone. Now the rule has gone too far in the opposite way. All players want is equal enforcement at every base.
@@heretolevitateme I gotta go with Pete on this. Been watching baseball since the late 70s as a boy and I can’t, despite whatever technical rule you may be alluding to, think of fielders blocking 1st, 2nd, or 3rd base with their bodies to prevent a runner from reaching the bag. I’m sure it’s happened, but it’s not how your coached to play the position the way catchers were.
The only thing close to what they’re trying to remedy here that compares were runners sliding to take out the fielder at 2nd to break up the double play. The fielder wasn’t blocking the bag though, the runners intentionally aimed for contact. MLB ended that as well for similar reasons.
Infielders block bases with their feet all the time on non-force plays
@@emr5836 To some degree, sure. I agree. However, the way they do it is more to do with feel and positioning. They can’t look down or back while catching the incoming throw and tracking the baserunner. It’s not anything on the level of an entire leg or body completely preventing access to the bag. For the most part, they catch and swipe their glove to tag.
There are exceptions to everything, for sure. However, baserunners are rarely tagged out because they had no access to the bag as it blocked by the fielder.
@@ktbeatty So catchers can look at a runner from third while catching a ball coming from center field like in this play?
Baseball has REALLY taken steps backwards in the last few years.
That ad at the end of the video about gambling problem...send that to the umpires union. They see those balls and strikes exactly as we see them but they are working their internet bets for balls and strikes.
The way you explained it was perfect. If the league put it out to the catchers phrased that way it should be perfectly clear to them....also there needs to be consistency with the way it is being called both on the field, and under review.
This is such a lame implementation of the rule. We went from trying to protect catchers from getting absolutely laid out to punishing them for a half of a foot in the base path on a bad slide. Congratulations baseball is now more authoritarian and boring
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Seems pretty clear to me, you see it at 5:29. Hedges' left leg cross the line and his foot is in front of the plate from the perspective of the runner before he gets the ball. There is still at that moment a chance that he'll miss the catch, but he's forcing the runner to go around and take a longer dive. The catcher shouldn't be allowed to stand in the lane for a catch he hasn't made yet.
My perspective as well. You can't block the plate while you're waiting for a throw, just like every other base. You can *move* into the lane to field a throw or batted ball, but you can't just set up there. Hedges's leg 100% blocking the plate before he had possession of the ball.
true but you could argue that Hedges was going that way to catch the ball which is allowed and stuff like this wouldn't have been called in previous seasons even if it was a violation
What an absolute brain dead take💀💀 Javi still has room to touch the plate shut it
Agreed, I have always taught my catchers to set up with left foot on or near the front left corner of the plate when fielding a ball from the left side. This allows a path to the base that is a few inches farther from 3rd base while still allowing a a straight path to the plate itself. If they are going to enforce this rule, the third base ump should be the one calling it. If the ump can see any part of the rear portion of the plate while standing on the third base foul line, no obstruction.
Also one thing I noticed is he has to reach all the way from his right hand, where as if his left arm was fully extended in front of him, it would most likely have been a score
The Runner's line didn't change, it was straight, meaning he was running parallel to the foul line, he didn't change his line because the catcher had his foot on the line.
Personally I agree with MLB. Home needs to be treated as any other base. You don't see 2nd or 3rd basemen blocking the plate without possession of the ball. No that hard to grasp that idea.
You must not have ever played baseball...
@@dekayv I have and if a catcher was blocking the plate I would run him over, MLB stopped baserunners from doing that and catchers have been taking advantage of it ever since. This will even the field.
@@cody9883 even the field, he was out. It's a bang bang play. Now u have look down where your feet are at with a hot throw coming in...come on.
Great. If home needs to be treated like every other base then you should be able to score at any other base. There’s an inherent difference between home and any other base: you score points by crossing it.
@dKv I did. I ran over catchers that were in my way. Don't want guys to run catchers over? Then don't be in the way without the ball. Seems fair to me.
I wouldn't call that a "disgrace". Tough break, though.
Runner gets a straight line until the catcher has the ball.
I can live with that.
Yeah... but how often does a runner take a direct path? Almost never. Everyone hook slides. They slide in 3-4 feet off the base path and then reach out and touch the plate. It's a stupid rule that stacks the deck against the defense.
@@McScott76 More runners might take a direct path with enforcement of a rule that grants them one.
A perfectly sensible rule. On every base and home.
Yeah he just doesn't like the rule because it makes his job harder, and he doesn't like getting called on it. It's not a "disgrace" at all, he's just whining. But getting fined is lame.
@@McScott76 Doesn't matter, that's the runner's prerogative to hook slide, or come in straight. Just because runners "usually" hook slide, doesn't mean the catcher is allowed to block the straight line.
It's pretty simple - they want them to be on the mound-side of the plate, out of the 3rd base side and especially the batter's box. I don't understand what is so hard about this. Both teams have to do it so there is obviously not a decided advantage to any one team prior to first pitch. Rules change all the time; I feel like a professional catcher could make this adjustment pretty quickly.
@TheLastWalenta I would like MLB help players out by clearly defining the acceptable positions and routes with an uninterrupted line all the way to home plate. The assertion to catchers would be clear: Without the ball, you cannot be on or past THIS line.
@@johnstrawb3521 Excellent point. I think they have this already - it's the batter's box. Neither you nor I have access to what the players see in MLB-provided videos to help clarify this, but all the evidence we have from replay reviews, etc is that the line you are referring to is the batter's box. Without the ball, do not cross that line. But who knows? Maybe they didn't clarify that. In which case, coaches should be telling their catchers that such a line is the batter's box.
This is one of the reasons I quit watching professional sports like Baseball, Football, and Basketball..... The officiating sucks, the players are overpaid crybabies, it costs an arm and a leg to go to a game, and the players can't seem to keep politics out of it..... I watch a real sport, Hockey.... they play the game, they don't whine and cry about contracts, and the only time you see one of them take a knee is after a hit.