Angel Hernandez Is A Terrible Umpire
For some reason, despite his being a horrendous umpire, Angel Hernandez was part of the umpiring crew for the Yankees-Red Sox ALDS.
In a pivotal Game 3, Hernandez was the first base umpire. Hilarity ensued:
As it turned out, Didi Gregorius was out, not safe:
.@RedSox challenge call that Didi Gregorius is safe at 1B in the 2nd; call overturned, runner is out.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
Gleyber Torres was safe, not out:
.@Yankees challenge call that Gleyber Torres is out at 1B in the 3rd; call overturned, runner is safe.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
There must be something about Didi because Hernandez was wrong again:
.@Yankees challenge call that Didi Gregorius is out at 1B in the 4th; call overturned, runner is safe.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
Yes, Luke Voit was ruled safe on replay, but looking at it again, this was probably more due to this being too close to overturn than Hernandez being correct.
#RedSox challenge call that Luke Voit is safe at 1B in the 4th; call stands, runner is safe.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
In total, four calls were challenged, and three were overturned.
Aaron Boone, Luis Severino, and Lance Lynn do owe Hernandez a bit of gratitude as he has overshadowed how bad they were.
Hopefully, MLB just replays this game as Exhibit A as part of their defense against the discrimination lawsuit instituted by Hernandez against MLB. Really, how Hernandez can be permitted to continue being this terrible an umpire is beyond comprehension.
Certainly, in response to the very real threat Hernandez threats to the integrity of the game, Manfred is going to go out and push a pitch clock. That’ll just be great news to everyone – giving Hernandez ammunition to interfere more in the game and throw out more people who don’t deserve it.
Good luck to CC Sabathia and Rick Porcello tomorrow with Hernandez moving behind the plate.
What a Gong Show that umpire is. He is probably the worst I’ve ever seen in the fact that he’s in the postseason is a joke