The thing that everyone misses about this type of umpire is facts. If he's doing such a lousy job don't you think MLB will investigate why he's doing so lousy? Is the gambling world holding his games ransom? Or does MLB tell him which bad calls to make so Vegas makes money on betting public. Wake up baseball fans. What job can anyone have that they are known as the worst in their field and make it to retirement without being fired? MLB is fixed AH is proof
It wasn't just the bad calls. It was the player's ejections and the arrogance that made him the most hated umpire. Now, Bucknor and Diaz are the worst for calls; and Ron Kulpa is the worst for arrogance and elections (IMO).
I have to say I find it really unbelievable that some MLB player (or players) did not crack Angel over the head with a ball bat. And it is just an embarrassment the ML ump association that “they” did not fire AH…long ago.
@@JabroniBaseball that's horseshit.....if the public started jumping up and down on MLB.....even getting together to boycott godam baseball games.....they'd have to do something
@@semperfidelis8386but people don't see they have to miss a few games sometimes to actually help the sport. But no...they put fingers in their ears and go "but I wanna watch the game"
I was fortunate enough to go to the Red Sox-Yankee series in London in 2019. Two games & Hernandez worked both games. First game, Angel is announced before the game started, and was promptly booed quite a bit. Second game? Nothing....
So umpires doing a shit job at there job and being called out for it is ruining the game? What’s the point of having umps calling rules that they can’t even accurately call? There has been sooooo many strike calls that were clearly balls that alone can ruin the game
I don't know if it's the colour correction or brightness settings you're using, but the whole video is a bit dark and muddy, especially compared to the standard white UA-cam interface. I get that older clips won't look like 4K, but even the webpage capture at 7:00 is darker than it should be and not pleasant to look at.
Thanks for the heads up. I don’t do any color correction within Final Cut but I’ll give the next video a closer look to make sure that it doesn’t happen again
WestCoasting206 A child who suffers from nightmares 😂 It’s more like the consolation prize for not making the grade as a MLB player. This guy was one of the worst umpires I’ve ever seen. He blew so many obvious calls. Some in key situations. But his attitude was actually even worse than his umpiring.
@1:58 You showed these calls? There were hundreds of way way way worse calls in his career...these are borderline strikes....it's where the ball crosses the plate and France had wicked ball movement away from rightys....(probably sticky stuff)
Sorry, as a former umpire I can say that good umpires ARE noticed. Not by fans illiterate of the rules, but by players and coaches. A great hitter is one that consistently hits above.300. A good pitcher wins twice as many games as he loses. Every umpire is expected to be perfect and they get paid nothing compared to MLB players. The lowest scrub on every MLB roster will earn a minimum of $740,000 this year. The highest paid umpire will max out at $400,000 and will be umpires with 30+ years experience. An effing MLB rookie who rides the bench will make a GUARANTEED $740,000. The highest praise I ever got as an umpire was not from fellow umpires. It was from a middle aged beer league softball manager and a 14 year old PONY baseball catcher. In the former case I overheard the softball manager tell his team that I was tough, but fair and that if I got respect I would respond in kind. The 14 year old simply told his constantly complaining coach to, and I quote, "Shut up. He's doing a great job."
Angel thought he was bigger than the game, too bad he didn't have the awareness to realize how bad he was at his job. Will not be missed, should of happened 10 years earlier
In negotiating a payoff, MLB is no better than Hernandez. They, like him, couldn't publicly acknowledge their mistake in keeping him on the crew roster.
They could care less in this era because of their laziness with everything they could ever have to have a happy life they will choose to ignore it from past generations to the current younger generations
I heard from a very reliable source that he was given an ultimatum from the brass of MLB to either retire willingly, or he would be dismissed from active umpiring duties. He had so many complaints and grievances placed against him from not only players, managers, fans, and just about every level of baseball in general, that the MLB had absolutely no choice but to give him the ultimatum to retire from MLB. I heard that all the players from around the league from every MLB team literally threw a league-wide “good-riddance” party once the news broke that he officially retired. That’s pretty sad to be disliked that fiercely from every one of your workplace peers. He was an incredibly petty and selfish umpire and even a blind man could have gotten his wrong calls right! Thankfully he’s gone from the game for good!
Angel was a unifying force in baseball. As a Stros fan, I and a Rangers fan were both laughing at how bad Angel was on those calls in the Wyatt Langford AB.
I disagree with the notion that "we shouldn't know a good umpires name." We SHOULD know who good umpires are. We should praise the umpires who are good at their jobs vs umpires that are inconsistent and poor at their work.
I do agree with you. We should know the good umpires. But when you’re focusing on the game and it goes smoothly, realistically nobody goes “this umpire is actually really good at his job”. If we ever get to that point it’s because of the incompetence of the rest of the umpires to have people take strong notice of good ones
@@JabroniBaseball Well, the incompetence of umpires is already VERY well known. Yet we still don't look at the good umpires. We are already at the point, but we are looking at the wrong umpires.
If compared to other umps, his calls behind the plate were actually pretty good. CB Buckner has more bad home plate calls than Angel ever had. The problem with Angel is he brought race into an argument that never existed. What it came down to, in my opinion, Angel Hernandez just assumed that being an umpire, he was untouchable. I’ve always wondered if both him AND C B Buckner bet on the game they’re umping in… Worth a look? I think so.
I used to umpire with Alfonso Marquez.....he's currently ranked the 3rd worse in the MLB.....when we used to work together in Amateur Baseball, I would BEG him to let me call 'the plate' (knowing that his "magical, wandering strike zone" would piss everyone off)......he'd never swap - consequently, i'd be constantly SCREAMED AT (while doing the bases) cuz of his shoddy 'work'. After a year or two - he came up to a few of us and said he was invited to MLB Umpiring 'Camp'......most of us were amazed until he told us it was because "they need more Mexican Umpires in Professional Ball".......but the one redeeming thing about Alphonso is that he KNOWS the fans haven't come to "see him" (which hernandez & his massive ego never realized)~
I work with a angel hernandez type . He was only promoted 4 months into the job by racial discrimination. And you are not allowed to critize or poke fun at him. And he pretended to not understand english
I would LOVE to know just how the "firing process" went down, word for word. Oh the hilarity. Wish I could have been there to witness the exchange as well. Any fan would have loved to see such a treat. Perhaps if a UA-camr has a video they could upload it
The fact that he was in MLB since 1991 highlights an even bigger problem with MLB. In other jobs you get fired. In MLB you become the Energizer Bunny and just keep going and going and going. In light of some of his calls you have to believe he is betting on the games, and will make sure he always wins his bets.
also, mlb PAID him to retire. This means: 1. he was in it for the money, even more concerning as his bad calls cost teams games and would have paid off handsomely if he ever bet on those games 2. he set a precedent for all other umpires that want a payoff - be so bad and so controversial you get a payoff to go away
Umps like angel are why mlb is looking at AI solutions and it’s sad. Umps are important and should be treated like the athletes they judge. If they ain’t good let them go and take care of the good ones.
Between the personality conflicts, terrible balls and strikes, poor calls on the bases . He's got to go! If back in the day late 18 early 19 they had computer technology do you think they would use people. Can't wait to see the day when players have the precise accuracy they deserve.
Umpires have generally gotten better since when I was a kid in the early 90s. Angel was awful but most of these guys are improving. Not gonna save them from robot umps but they're not fat ass Joe West either. Things used to be bad with dudes like that. If you grew up watching the National League, you know what I mean.
I think he quit before people found out he was gambling on games he was reffing . To be so blatant about stuff when he knows he’s wrong, Screams fixing games..
Umpires can be clutch like players. Angel did not have that at all. I also believe he made calls to get at players. Good riddance. I would have more respect but not going to give any after suing baseball. That was a joke
He shouldn't be getting any more money from MLB though - fired, and pension denied. ..Not some kind of negotiated financial agreement upon his immediate retirement. Let the jackass live off his Social Security and money saved in the bank.
@@randomstuff508 He's paid plenty enough money into Social Security to live comfortably. A lot of which he shouldn't had been allowed to accumulate.. MLB should've gotten rid of him much earlier on - in order to make room for someone else who actually cares about doing a good job umpiring, and moreso deserves to receive such high pay. Apparently, the Umpires Union failed MLB fans by not having enough organizational integrity to prevent the disaster of Angel Hernandez from happening in the first place.
@@JabroniBaseball of course! That was a harsh way of saying I admit. I only meant that it's a different word than print. I apologize for not being more gracious.
Bucknor and Diaz are horrible. Nepo baby Vic Carapozza is no prize. If Doug Eddings is still umpiring, he has to be in the running as well. And Mike Easterbrook, you can feel free to retire as well.
Who will become the next worst umpire in baseball now that Angel has retired?
Hunter Wendlestedt or C.B. Bucknor; it is a toss-up
@@juan833bluecame to say the same two
The thing that everyone misses about this type of umpire is facts. If he's doing such a lousy job don't you think MLB will investigate why he's doing so lousy? Is the gambling world holding his games ransom? Or does MLB tell him which bad calls to make so Vegas makes money on betting public. Wake up baseball fans. What job can anyone have that they are known as the worst in their field and make it to retirement without being fired? MLB is fixed AH is proof
Just look at last night's betting odds. 6 games had the public betting over 80% of money on 1 team. Results 1-5
Junior Valentine
I’m Hispanic, and I do not see a lawsuit there… as a matter of fact, we would like to disclaim him from our community.
It's cause he didn't get what he wanted
Fellow latino here. I agree with you.
Same here
Same here, bros just bad at his job
He’s a man without a people now. 😂😂😂
"I basically guessed and didn't see the play unfold" I think that sums up the career pretty well
😂
Angel was the greatest heel in MLB history.
He’s high up on that list for sure
It wasn't just the bad calls. It was the player's ejections and the arrogance that made him the most hated umpire.
Now, Bucknor and Diaz are the worst for calls; and Ron Kulpa is the worst for arrogance and elections (IMO).
Ron Kulpa is sneaky terrible
Kulpa ! Every time he makes a bad call and the player calls him on it, he has this stupid smirk on his face I would just like to smack off!
CB Bucknor and Laz Diaz will fight it out for the next couple years for the Worst MLB Umpire, but CB Bucknor will definitely win that Tittle
Both are god awful for sure
I saw laz Diaz Saturday was pretty good at 2nd
I agree. Bucknor is particularly bad.
Angel made people like my wife, who only knows baseball from movies but has never actually watched a game, angry and confused.
Angel doing Angel things man
I have to say I find it really unbelievable that some MLB player (or players) did not crack Angel over the head with a ball bat.
And it is just an embarrassment the ML ump association that “they” did not fire AH…long ago.
CB Bucknor was already the worst even when Angel was around, but he never had Angel's notoriety.
Could not agree more my friend 🫡 100% correct
Get ready for the amount of CB and Laz Diaz complaints in the future
Bill Hohn Paul Nauert are also horrible
I'd add Ron Kulpa to the mix.
Was at Comerica when everyone first found out about it.
For the first eighteen at-bats the plate ump had a good laugh with each batter.
🎉
how he lasted this long is beyond me
Umpire union is untouchable
@@JabroniBaseball that's horseshit.....if the public started jumping up and down on MLB.....even getting together to boycott godam baseball games.....they'd have to do something
@@semperfidelis8386but people don't see they have to miss a few games sometimes to actually help the sport. But no...they put fingers in their ears and go "but I wanna watch the game"
Good old unions. Protecting garbage workers 😂
I was fortunate enough to go to the Red Sox-Yankee series in London in 2019. Two games & Hernandez worked both games. First game, Angel is announced before the game started, and was promptly booed quite a bit. Second game? Nothing....
Just goes to show, the only reason you know an umpires name, isn’t because they’re great.
@@JabroniBaseballidk, Pat Hoberg comes to mind...
So umpires doing a shit job at there job and being called out for it is ruining the game? What’s the point of having umps calling rules that they can’t even accurately call? There has been sooooo many strike calls that were clearly balls that alone can ruin the game
Robo umps are on their way
Yep. I stopped watching on TV years ago
Quite honestly one of the most inept “professionals” I’ve ever seen in my whole life. And I’ve been watching Baseball for 35 years. Lol
It was a brutal era
The worst umpire now is between CB Bucknor or Laz Diaz
100% agreed
I don't know if it's the colour correction or brightness settings you're using, but the whole video is a bit dark and muddy, especially compared to the standard white UA-cam interface. I get that older clips won't look like 4K, but even the webpage capture at 7:00 is darker than it should be and not pleasant to look at.
Thanks for the heads up. I don’t do any color correction within Final Cut but I’ll give the next video a closer look to make sure that it doesn’t happen again
What child grows up dreaming to be an umpire?
Baseball players who suck at the Little League level but wanna stay in Baseball.
Angel Hernandez someone who wasn’t good enough to make it to the big leagues
Our boy Angel
People who also want to be cops
WestCoasting206 A child who suffers from nightmares 😂
It’s more like the consolation prize for not making the grade as a MLB player. This guy was one of the worst umpires I’ve ever seen. He blew so many obvious calls. Some in key situations. But his attitude was actually even worse than his umpiring.
@1:58 You showed these calls? There were hundreds of way way way worse calls in his career...these are borderline strikes....it's where the ball crosses the plate and France had wicked ball movement away from rightys....(probably sticky stuff)
Don’t need an 18 minute video to figure out how or why he became the most hated umpire, he’s sucks at his job and made the game about himself.
Damn dude, this was an absolutely phenomenal breakdown. Tremendous work sir. 👊👊👊
Thanks bro! Appreciate the support 👊🏼
@@JabroniBaseball No, thank YOU sir. Outstanding job.
3:50 nah that can’t be Randy Marsh. This is America.
Raaaaandy Marsh
Sorry, as a former umpire I can say that good umpires ARE noticed. Not by fans illiterate of the rules, but by players and coaches. A great hitter is one that consistently hits above.300. A good pitcher wins twice as many games as he loses. Every umpire is expected to be perfect and they get paid nothing compared to MLB players. The lowest scrub on every MLB roster will earn a minimum of $740,000 this year. The highest paid umpire will max out at $400,000 and will be umpires with 30+ years experience. An effing MLB rookie who rides the bench will make a GUARANTEED $740,000.
The highest praise I ever got as an umpire was not from fellow umpires. It was from a middle aged beer league softball manager and a 14 year old PONY baseball catcher. In the former case I overheard the softball manager tell his team that I was tough, but fair and that if I got respect I would respond in kind. The 14 year old simply told his constantly complaining coach to, and I quote, "Shut up. He's doing a great job."
What's the minimum guaranteed by the Union for a rookie umpire ?
Nice statistics. And yet irrelevant. People like Hernandez ruin the sport. Not bad pitchers
15:00 Angel didn't call that a swing, he called that the pitch hit the bat. He was still wrong, as it wasn't even close 😁
Ahh that’s on me. good catch!
His ego and a union that has to much power.
Waaaaay too much power
The union is doing what they are suppose to do. Blame the MLB
Angel thought he was bigger than the game, too bad he didn't have the awareness to realize how bad he was at his job. Will not be missed, should of happened 10 years earlier
He let his ego run wild
It’s time that all major calls and plays to be reviewed by video just like football
Very overdue
In negotiating a payoff, MLB is no better than Hernandez. They, like him, couldn't publicly acknowledge their mistake in keeping him on the crew roster.
I wonder if the exact terms will ever see the light of day
Players should have filled a class action suit against him. His awful umpiring hurt their careers, particularly when he was behind the plate
They could care less in this era because of their laziness with everything they could ever have to have a happy life they will choose to ignore it from past generations to the current younger generations
Not that Randy Marsh 🤣🤣🤣
I didn’t hear no bell 😂
@@JabroniBaseballI THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA 🇺🇸
I think we should have a national holiday for his last day so we can remember his departure.
Memorial Day is Angel Hernandez retirement day now
Angel Hernandez finished 2nd in my school of umpiring...behind me.
Signed,
Helen Keller
I heard from a very reliable source that he was given an ultimatum from the brass of MLB to either retire willingly, or he would be dismissed from active umpiring duties. He had so many complaints and grievances placed against him from not only players, managers, fans, and just about every level of baseball in general, that the MLB had absolutely no choice but to give him the ultimatum to retire from MLB. I heard that all the players from around the league from every MLB team literally threw a league-wide “good-riddance” party once the news broke that he officially retired. That’s pretty sad to be disliked that fiercely from every one of your workplace peers. He was an incredibly petty and selfish umpire and even a blind man could have gotten his wrong calls right! Thankfully he’s gone from the game for good!
I don't hate him, don't even know him, but definitely the most incompetent umpire in baseball history.
Angel was a unifying force in baseball. As a Stros fan, I and a Rangers fan were both laughing at how bad Angel was on those calls in the Wyatt Langford AB.
Angel is not dislike! I love him he is such a nice guy!
Hernandez does not have a full tank of brain cells.
I disagree with the notion that "we shouldn't know a good umpires name."
We SHOULD know who good umpires are. We should praise the umpires who are good at their jobs vs umpires that are inconsistent and poor at their work.
True, if we consider ourselves educated baseball fans, then we should know the good umpires
I do agree with you. We should know the good umpires. But when you’re focusing on the game and it goes smoothly, realistically nobody goes “this umpire is actually really good at his job”. If we ever get to that point it’s because of the incompetence of the rest of the umpires to have people take strong notice of good ones
@@JabroniBaseball Well, the incompetence of umpires is already VERY well known. Yet we still don't look at the good umpires.
We are already at the point, but we are looking at the wrong umpires.
That’s just life, man. Outside of a few special professions, nobody knows your name unless you mess up.
I was always surprised Angel never showed up with a guide dog.
If compared to other umps, his calls behind the plate were actually pretty good. CB Buckner has more bad home plate calls than Angel ever had. The problem with Angel is he brought race into an argument that never existed.
What it came down to, in my opinion, Angel Hernandez just assumed that being an umpire, he was untouchable.
I’ve always wondered if both him AND C B Buckner bet on the game they’re umping in… Worth a look? I think so.
I used to umpire with Alfonso Marquez.....he's currently ranked the 3rd worse in the MLB.....when we used to work together in Amateur Baseball, I would BEG him to let me call 'the plate' (knowing that his "magical, wandering strike zone" would piss everyone off)......he'd never swap - consequently, i'd be constantly SCREAMED AT (while doing the bases) cuz of his shoddy 'work'. After a year or two - he came up to a few of us and said he was invited to MLB Umpiring 'Camp'......most of us were amazed until he told us it was because "they need more Mexican Umpires in Professional Ball".......but the one redeeming thing about Alphonso is that he KNOWS the fans haven't come to "see him" (which hernandez & his massive ego never realized)~
I work with a angel hernandez type . He was only promoted 4 months into the job by racial discrimination. And you are not allowed to critize or poke fun at him. And he pretended to not understand english
I would LOVE to know just how the "firing process" went down, word for word. Oh the hilarity. Wish I could have been there to witness the exchange as well. Any fan would have loved to see such a treat. Perhaps if a UA-camr has a video they could upload it
The fact that he was in MLB since 1991 highlights an even bigger problem with MLB. In other jobs you get fired. In MLB you become the Energizer Bunny and just keep going and going and going. In light of some of his calls you have to believe he is betting on the games, and will make sure he always wins his bets.
Discrimination... what a horrible human gladly he is being hated
oh shoot? as a brit how am I gonna keep up with the MLB. if all my previous feeds were Angel based??
Thank God he is gone. What a blight on the game he was. As far as finding a new worst umpire, that will difficult. No one was as bad as Angel…NO ONE!
15:07. The ball hit the bat. The hilt of the bat but still the bat. That strike 3 was justified.
All I can say about Angel's retirement: IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!
I think they need to look into how much gambling this guy has done over his career.
Yup I thought west was bad
How did Angel become the most hated Ump? That's easy, Joe West retired.
Joe West is glad Angel took a lot of the heat
Bill Hohn is alot worst than Joe West but just as horrible as Angel Hernandez
Angel Hernandez actually worked world baseball classic in 2023
I UMPIRED I took PRIDE ... Angel has no respect or honor ... Among my fellow umps He gets the middle finger !!!!
THE WORST of ALL TIME
C. B. Bucknor is probably a worse ump than Angel but C. B. generally doesn't go out of his way to argue so he flies under the radar.
He was a bully to those who took his lunch money ey in school.
Laz Diaz or CB
A true race to the bottom
also, mlb PAID him to retire. This means:
1. he was in it for the money, even more concerning as his bad calls cost teams games and would have paid off handsomely if he ever bet on those games
2. he set a precedent for all other umpires that want a payoff - be so bad and so controversial you get a payoff to go away
When his son complained about the Brussel sprouts served for dinner, Angel kicked him out of the house.
Angel Hernandez called Dubya’s first pitch after 9/11 a ball.
C.B. BUCKNOR
how AH never wore a bat around his head is amazing !
i feel like he’s actually part of some betting ring
There is finally joy in Mudville. He said he helped advance minorities? He single handedly set them back 10 years.
Angel Hernandez was the worst umpire that I’ve seen for most of my time as a baseball fan.
Umps like angel are why mlb is looking at AI solutions and it’s sad. Umps are important and should be treated like the athletes they judge. If they ain’t good let them go and take care of the good ones.
I’m surprised he wasn’t investigated for fixing games
Why would baseball or the umpire organization let this terrible umpire stay as long as he did ! This guy should have been fired earlier!🤬
Cb bucknor
Laz Diaz is up with him
I wonder what and who is really behind this. MLB owners, commissioner, etc.?
How else was Angel supposed to pay his bookies?
CB Buckner takes the reigns as worst umpire in MLB.
He’s the most popular next option for sure
The weather man, politicians and umpires can be wrong all the time an still manage to keep their job!
Thank God 😊
Joe West wasn't far behind
Between the personality conflicts, terrible balls and strikes, poor calls on the bases . He's got to go! If back in the day late 18 early 19 they had computer technology do you think they would use people. Can't wait to see the day when players have the precise accuracy they deserve.
Never should be near a baseball diamond.
About the double play that shouldn’t have been with the Marlins and the White Sox, the White Sox would actually win the game in the next inning
Umpires have generally gotten better since when I was a kid in the early 90s. Angel was awful but most of these guys are improving. Not gonna save them from robot umps but they're not fat ass Joe West either. Things used to be bad with dudes like that. If you grew up watching the National League, you know what I mean.
The MLB will be a better place
Of course he wouldn't leave without a financial settlement. The rest of us would be fired.
Laz Diaz is the new Angel
I think he quit before people found out he was gambling on games he was reffing .
To be so blatant about stuff when he knows he’s wrong,
Screams fixing games..
Synonymously known?
😂 caught
Angel was truly a POS umpire. Good riddance. He owes fans a sincere apology for ever disgracing a baseball diamond with his presence.
I am completely embarrassed I played professional baseball because of this JOKE!!!!
Does anyone think his calls are influenced by $$$$$$$$.
I bet he made a lot of those calls for the attention.
I think someone had some 💩 on Angel.
Umpires can be clutch like players. Angel did not have that at all. I also believe he made calls to get at players. Good riddance. I would have more respect but not going to give any after suing baseball. That was a joke
The real answer is Joe West retired
WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!! WORST UMPIRE IN BASEBALL, EVER!!!!
Another incompetent claming discrimination.
Look at angels betting habbits... alll im saying.
He shouldn't be getting any more money from MLB though - fired, and pension denied.
..Not some kind of negotiated financial agreement upon his immediate retirement.
Let the jackass live off his Social Security and money saved in the bank.
Ok, that's too far there.
He's still a person, who has a family.
@@randomstuff508
He's paid plenty enough money into Social Security to live comfortably. A lot of which he shouldn't had been allowed to accumulate..
MLB should've gotten rid of him much earlier on - in order to make room for someone else who actually cares about doing a good job umpiring, and moreso deserves to receive such high pay.
Apparently, the Umpires Union failed MLB fans by not having enough organizational integrity to prevent the disaster of Angel Hernandez from happening in the first place.
I think you mean "unanimously known," not "synonymously known." I love UA-cam vids but you can sure tell they don't have editors or proofers!.
Mistakes happen. I’m only human, brother.
@@JabroniBaseball of course! That was a harsh way of saying I admit. I only meant that it's a different word than print. I apologize for not being more gracious.
@@Jim-the-new-bachelor All good! No hard feelings here haha. Hope you enjoyed the vid!
CB Bucknor
Bucknor and Diaz are horrible. Nepo baby Vic Carapozza is no prize. If Doug Eddings is still umpiring, he has to be in the running as well. And Mike Easterbrook, you can feel free to retire as well.
He is the scapegoat for rigging games. All pro sports are rigged
Good riddance.
Now get rid of Bucknor and Diaz too.
3 Blind Mice these hacks have been...for years
The 3 umpires of the apocalypse
Doug eddings is a confrontational arrogant individual as well
retiring????? stole a living as a lying umpire...well so called