Mets/Yanks Ump Blows Call

[Shoeless Joe]

From ESPN ...

After losing out on a clear home run ball Sunday for the second time this season, the New York Mets might become the newest proponents of Major League Baseball instituting instant replay.

In Sunday's Subway Series finale, a Carlos Delgado fly ball down the left field line was ruled a three-run home run for the Mets by third base umpire Mike Reilly. After Yankees captain Derek Jeter argued, home plate umpire Bob Davidson overruled Reilly and called the ball foul.

Davidson readily admitted his mistake to reporters after the game.

"I (expletive) it up. I'm the one who thought it was a (expletive) foul ball. I saw it on the replay. I'm the one who (expletive) it up so you can put that in your paper," Davidson said. "Bolts and nuts, I (expletive) up. You've just got to move on. No one feels worse about it than I do."

OK, this guy has a giftwrapped opportunity to make good by just saying "I got it wrong. I'm sorry. I'm just glad it didn't change the outcome of the game. I'll do better next time."

But noooooo. He's gotta come across as a number one ass and blame the people who pointed it out that he screwed up.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Who is he blaming?

 

[Moderator1]

Yeah. Who is he blaming? He said he ****ed up.

 

[Chi City 81]

It's a shame it wasn't Angel Hernandez or C.B. Bucknor.

 

[alleyallen]

From ESPN ...

After losing out on a clear home run ball Sunday for the second time this season, the New York Mets might become the newest proponents of Major League Baseball instituting instant replay.

In Sunday's Subway Series finale, a Carlos Delgado fly ball down the left field line was ruled a three-run home run for the Mets by third base umpire Mike Reilly. After Yankees captain Derek Jeter argued, home plate umpire Bob Davidson overruled Reilly and called the ball foul.

Davidson readily admitted his mistake to reporters after the game.

"I (expletive) it up. I'm the one who thought it was a (expletive) foul ball. I saw it on the replay. I'm the one who (expletive) it up so you can put that in your paper," Davidson said. "Bolts and nuts, I (expletive) up. You've just got to move on. No one feels worse about it than I do."

OK, this guy has a giftwrapped opportunity to make good by just saying "I got it wrong. I'm sorry. I'm just glad it didn't change the outcome of the game. I'll do better next time."

But noooooo. He's gotta come across as a number one ass and blame the people who pointed it out that he screwed up.

He did seem a bit arrogant, but for such a forceful response, this worked pretty well.

Anyone have additional details they can add on this? Why, beyond feeling bad about the jacked-up call, did his response come across so aggressively? Was the media pounding him?

 

[Armchair_QB]

It's a shame it wasn't Angel Hernandez or C.B. Bucknor.

They'd never admit a mistake.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Oh, and before I forget...

AND PRINT IT!!!!

 

[Moderator1]

A manager I once knew once said to Angel Hernandez in the minor leagues: "I'm surprised you could stop jacking off long enough to get to the ballpark."

Manager later said, "He threw me out for that. Can you believe it?"

 

[Shoeless Joe]

"... you can put that in your paper ... (and) ... You've just got to move on ..."

is what comes across to me as the arrogant/ass part.

I think if the guy says "Yes. I made a mistake." and just drops it, then pretty much nobody is going to be terribly upset.

The story went on to say that when Willie Randolph argued the reversal, Davidson tried to bait him and ended up tossing a bench coach.

 

[Huggy]

Yeah, ESPN caught Jerry Manuel getting tossed, along with dozens of shots of the idiot sitting next to the foul pole being interviewed or talking on his phone.

 

[hockeybeat]

Why doesn't MLB implement a NFL style replay or a coach's challenge for plays like that?

 

[beefncheddar]

Didn't they vote on this this past offseason? If so, I wonder what the Mets voted.

 

[cranberry]

It's amazing to me that Bob Davidson is still umpiring at this level.

He's the guy who almost caused an international incident with a bad call against the Japanese in the World Baseball Classic. He called a Japanese runner out for leaving third too early, which cost Japan a second-round game.

A couple of days later, also in a game involving the US, he took away from a Mexican player a home run that had hit the foul pole, instead ruling it a double. Luckily, Mexico still won that game.

 

[bostonbred]

It's amazing to me that Bob Davidson is still umpiring at this level.

He's the guy who almost caused an international incident with a bad call against the Japanese in the World Baseball Classic. He called a Japanese runner out for leaving third too early, which cost Japan a second-round game.

A couple of days later, also in a game involving the US, he took away from a Mexican player a home run that had hit the foul pole, instead ruling it a double. Luckily, Mexico still won that game.

That call against Japan was beyond awful.

He's terrible.

 

[Huggy]

Just curious about how you go about getting an interview with an ump after something like this. I thought they didn't speak to the media.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Why doesn't MLB implement a NFL style replay or a coach's challenge for plays like that?

Because baseball doesn't need instant replay.

 

[beefncheddar]

Just curious about how you go about getting an interview with an ump after something like this. I thought they didn't speak to the media.

I'm certian there's about a thousand people here who can answer that question better than me, but as I understand it, you can request to speak with the crew chief. And generally he says no.

 

[alleyallen]

Just curious about how you go about getting an interview with an ump after something like this. I thought they didn't speak to the media.

I'm certian there's about a thousand people here who can answer that question better than me, but as I understand it, you can request to speak with the crew chief. And generally he says no.

Then isn't there a certain sense of this ump manning up to the mistake by allowing the interview?

 

[doubledown68]

At least he owns up to it. Normally MLB would admit a mistake on his behalf two days after the fact. Though I'm a bit confused by the "nuts and bolts" line.

 

[OJ1414]

At least he owns up to it. Normally MLB would admit a mistake on his behalf two days after the fact. Though I'm a bit confused by the "nuts and bolts" line.

I think he was talking about it being a basic call, fair/foul, safe/out, not some obscure rulebook interpretation.

At least he admitted his mistake. He didn't seem to be blaming anyone else for it.