The Umpire Strikes Back

Angel Hernandez will be on the plate for Game 2 of the Dodgers-Padres NLDS. Can he redeem himself and prove he belongs in the playoffs? Also, I strike back at everyone who came after me for my previous opinions about Angel Hernandez

I give my opinion on Angel Hernandez and his assignment to the Dodgers-Padres NLDS Series

I discuss what I do different when umpiring a lower level of youth baseball

I give my personal opinion on Rob Drakes performance in the season finale between the Giants and Padres where he apparently missed 27 calls

John Kruk was calling for Joe West’s head after Joe and his crew made a correct call of incidental contact on a back swing

Robbie Grossman of the Oakland A’s was called out on a force play at second after obtaining second bases, but then retouching it and returning to first base. Was this the correct call? Also, I touch on the newest developments concerning the World Series and Postseason bubble

I discuss my opinion on the ejection of Josh Donaldson following a homerun against the White Sox. Also my take on the K-Zone feature on tv

I discuss the interference call on Trea Turner during Game 6 of the 2019 World Series and explain why the call was correct

I discuss Clayton Kershaw’s feelings about the extra inning rule and what Major League Baseball is proposing for a Postseason Bubble scenario

I discuss my take on the Bryce Harper ejection from earlier in the week. Was the umpire being a professional? Bryce and I seem to have a difference in opinion on this

I touch on the importance of umpiring a few preseason games

I give my opinion on the Michigan ejection. *I mistakenly refer to the team as LSU

I bring my good friend Josiah on the show to discuss cheating in baseball from the Astros to the Black Sox of 1919

I give my opinion on the Robot Umpire situation and discuss the improvement Major League Baseball is making by introducing PA microphones for umpires

I briefly talk about what a bunt is and what it means to “attempt at the ball”

I discuss the penalty for leaving base early in Little League as well as batting out of order

I go over what a balk is and admit to screwing one up during a game

I talk about the award a runner receives when obstructed during a rundown and touch on a strange rule I came across in the little league rule book about fence distance

I explained the rule for Running Through First Base and tell a little story of the time I had a situation so complicated that we had to make a phone call to the folks in Williamsport, PA in order to make a decision

An explanation of the infamous Infield Fly Rule heard around the world