I remember seeing this. Vin Scully praised the umpires just about every game. When I saw this, I said to myself "Wow, even Vin Scully is upset about the umpires".
No matter if you love or hate the Dodgers (most of us are in the category of the latter), you MUST love Vin Scully. He was not only a legend, but told it like it was. No one told stories like Vin.
Cox never deserved to get ejected unfairly like what just happened here and even I don’t blame him for receiving more than 150 ejections throughout his entire career.
@Lanceaferd No...Eric Cooper gestured strike after Jurgens pitch and reverse himself....But you're right...One Ump got it wrong but it wasn't the 2nd base ump
Dude got tossed from a WS game in which his team was eliminated!.. Which is unreal.. The single most overrated manager in the history of the game.. Terrible manager..
2nd base umpire didn't get the call wrong--he initially called out, THEN realized that ball 4 had been issued to the batter. He had no choice but to reverse his own call to safe. Had there not been a base on balls, there would've been an out at 2nd. Only one umpire screwed this one up--the home plate blue.
@redverter fact is it was a strike em out, throw em out double play and you can clearly see it. but oh well, im glad bobby got thrown out he had every right to defend that play
Who cares what the venue is? There's always a group of people who are thrilled when logic gets flipped in favor of whatever else. It shows you what makes some people happy. Good data
Vin Scully was an idiot. The home plate umpire is the only one that made a bad call/decision. Idk why he let the batter go to first after calling him out on strikes.
I watched this entire game live. Vin Scully corrected himself on this an inning later. They showed the replay again in the next inning, and he said Chuck Merriweather called the runner out because he saw the home plate umpire call a strike.
@159yankees your right. The Dodgers broadcaster, the second base umpire, and everyone could clearly see what it was. His lame excuse story after the game doesn't add up. (The umpires that is)
This is why Vin Scully was so beloved by fans, most especially Dodger fans. No matter what, he called things based on what he saw, not who was paying him. Unlike a few of the home team announcers around the league.
You can't really blame the 2nd base umpire. It's not his fault that his call got reversed. He thought that a strike was called. I think Jair Jurjens got ejected in this game also.
This is what us fellow umpires call the infamous Stee-ball. We've all done it. Gesture strike and say ball. Unfortunately it happened in this situation. One of Cox's rare justified ejections. BTW the second base ump did nothing wrong. He thought it was called a strike also and acted accordingly. Would you rather he made no call wondering what the pitch was?
yeah Vin Scully recanted on his comments regarding the 2nd base umpire the next inning. As they showed the replay in the next inning, Scully pointed out that the 2nd base umpire actually looked at the plate umpire before he made the out call, and thought it was a strike at the plate
The problem here is that the home plate umpire called it a strike with a hand gesture and then changed his mind. You can't do that. I hope Chris Cooper learned something here. The 2nd base umpire got the call right, Furcal was out, but he can't do anything about the incompetence of the home plate umpire. Once he changed his mind and called the pitch a ball, Furcal is automatically safe.
THis is the Dodgers broadcaster and one of the most respected in baseball history. And even he can see what it is.
I remember seeing this. Vin Scully praised the umpires just about every game. When I saw this, I said to myself "Wow, even Vin Scully is upset about the umpires".
No matter if you love or hate the Dodgers (most of us are in the category of the latter), you MUST love Vin Scully. He was not only a legend, but told it like it was. No one told stories like Vin.
WTF kinda call is that?I miss you Bobby Cox!!!That ejection was well worth it. Love it
How embarrassing was that for Bobby Cox and the Braves?
thank you vin scully for all the great games and to know Bobby cox was a la dodger back in the 50s
Bobby Cox mic'd up would have to be aired on HBO lol!
That umpire is garbage. Thats the reason we have to have a ridiculous challenge rule in baseball now
These manager are merely cardboard cut-outs of Earl Weaver. Rookies!
I remember this call pissed me off so much. Dodgers took the lead, but we came back in the 9th and won it
Calls like this is when you realize umpires have gambling issues that migrated into their game calling!!!
Very Sad
Cox never deserved to get ejected unfairly like what just happened here and even I don’t blame him for receiving more than 150 ejections throughout his entire career.
Getting tossed from a WS game in which your team is eliminated is inexcusable..
@@jacobjones5269 Cox got tossed from 2 World Series games, in 92 at Toronto and 96 in New York.
Doesn't matter. We won the game, 9-5 (12).
That, my friends, is a mess.
Great broadcaster!
Possibly the stupidest call I've ever seen. I remember watching this game and I could not believe it.
@norr4636 actually, I believe it was after the inning was over.
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@Lanceaferd No...Eric Cooper gestured strike after Jurgens pitch and reverse himself....But you're right...One Ump got it wrong but it wasn't the 2nd base ump
Dude got tossed from a WS game in which his team was eliminated!.. Which is unreal..
The single most overrated manager in the history of the game.. Terrible manager..
2nd base umpire didn't get the call wrong--he initially called out, THEN realized that ball 4 had been issued to the batter. He had no choice but to reverse his own call to safe. Had there not been a base on balls, there would've been an out at 2nd. Only one umpire screwed this one up--the home plate blue.
Yeah Vin Scully corrected himself the next inning. I remember watching this.
that was crazy
Boo Hoo, the poor manager was unfairly ejected! lol
@159yankees Yeah...2 innings later
Ugh I watched this game it was late as hell too I was like "ball 4??" Although I remember someone came up clutch and we came back
MLB umps still screwing baseball for MLB.
@redverter fact is it was a strike em out, throw em out double play and you can clearly see it. but oh well, im glad bobby got thrown out he had every right to defend that play
It's not a shame, it's great!
Who cares what the venue is?
There's always a group of people who are thrilled when logic gets flipped in favor of whatever else. It shows you what makes some people happy. Good data
Vin Scully was an idiot. The home plate umpire is the only one that made a bad call/decision. Idk why he let the batter go to first after calling him out on strikes.
I watched this entire game live. Vin Scully corrected himself on this an inning later.
They showed the replay again in the next inning, and he said Chuck Merriweather called the runner out because he saw the home plate umpire call a strike.
Vin Scully was the least idiotic broadcaster in baseball history. If he was an idiot then Ron Guidry was obese.
@159yankees your right. The Dodgers broadcaster, the second base umpire, and everyone could clearly see what it was. His lame excuse story after the game doesn't add up. (The umpires that is)
This is why Vin Scully was so beloved by fans, most especially Dodger fans. No matter what, he called things based on what he saw, not who was paying him. Unlike a few of the home team announcers around the league.
unfairly say`s who ?
How does this even happen? As an umpire myself, I'm embarrassed.
What makes matters worse? Casey Blake, the batter after next, comes up and hits a 3 run bomb.
Jurgens, the pitcher, then loses it
Even Bobby was embarrassed over those controversial and perplexing calls.
Just shows the umps have sucked for a long time and replay was way overdue
You can't really blame the 2nd base umpire. It's not his fault that his call got reversed. He thought that a strike was called. I think Jair Jurjens got ejected in this game also.
he may possibly gotten ejected after the next batter, Casey Blake. Casey Blake hit a 3 run home run
This is what us fellow umpires call the infamous Stee-ball. We've all done it. Gesture strike and say ball. Unfortunately it happened in this situation. One of Cox's rare justified ejections. BTW the second base ump did nothing wrong. He thought it was called a strike also and acted accordingly. Would you rather he made no call wondering what the pitch was?
yeah Vin Scully recanted on his comments regarding the 2nd base umpire the next inning. As they showed the replay in the next inning, Scully pointed out that the 2nd base umpire actually looked at the plate umpire before he made the out call, and thought it was a strike at the plate
Bob Gray actually a ton of Cox's ejections are justified watch the vids
Cox out gesture was about the strike call, I think?.. He was about as inept as a manager could be, but surely he wasn’t blaming the ump at 2nd?..
Not the one where his team was eliminated from the WS.. bawahahaha!..
@@jacobjones5269😂 Bobby Cox was an inept manager? On what planet? He managed the Braves through the most dominant decade of baseball ever seen.
The problem here is that the home plate umpire called it a strike with a hand gesture and then changed his mind. You can't do that. I hope Chris Cooper learned something here. The 2nd base umpire got the call right, Furcal was out, but he can't do anything about the incompetence of the home plate umpire. Once he changed his mind and called the pitch a ball, Furcal is automatically safe.
You *can* reverse a Call.
@@SaltiDawg2008 Not a strike call.
I watch this game and the braves won this game and the rest of the weekend series by winning 3 out 4
The entire crew is a clown show. How can they screw up this badly?
I'm sorry but this is why MLB has got to get IP....that's just ridiculous
That was not a strike em out throw em out, the count before the pitch was 3-1, but it was a bad call!!!
@mbatl0907 I'm sure you've seen much worse calls.
haha i like that gay little sign they make when they eject someone from their manly game..haha