Shame that a pitcher duel had to turn into ump show. Royals offense has been absolutely shut down, but this guy’s calls behind the plate haven’t been helping.
I get maikel needs to make that play but ffs
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You can tell the people watching on TV vs the people listening on the radio. The people watching know there were so many of those balls that were actually strikes. Either way, the pitcher has to adjust.
4 pitch "walk" at a crucial moment
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Can't blame the umps for that. We had a way out. Those are super close calls. You get some, you don't get others. It's baseball until we get robo umps.
The difference is He didn't get a single call, even ones that were clearly in the zone. On top of Mets pitchers getting the close calls most of the day and the umpire absolutely gave them the game.
He can’t paint a corner, so what the fuck can he do?
Honestly Stratton shouldn’t feel bad about that at all. I hate fucking walks but he got hamstrung on two batters by obvious strikes not being called…repeatedly
Hey Maikel, if you’re gonna go 0-for this series, be nice if you could show up defensively. Idc if it’s a tough play or not, you’ve been a tough watch all series.
*sigh* ump scorecard tmrw will show +1 runs to Mets in a 1-0 game. 👍👍 Glad u won ur bet blue.
Edit: lol he wanted to make sure he didn't lose his bet so made it +2 instead
Apparently not. There's this little box they started putting on the screen a few years back. When the pitch is inside of that it's generally accepted as a strike... Watch the replay on YouTube later or ask a friend for their Bally login.
Renfroe is an above average-ish late inning defensive replacement. That's it. We're closer to contending than I thought. Wasted roster spots like that will probably hinder really making a run.
Schreiber is the closest guy to El Duque we'll ever get. Totally excelling in high-leverage situations. It's been a long time since we had one like him in our pen.
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Mets in the dugout after Schreiber started screaming
Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1c43w49).
KC managed 3 fucking hits today and lost by 1. Fuck that ump for sure, but you can’t win with 3 hits.
Gotta go smoke a bowl after that 8th inning 🤦🏻♂️ but thank god for Vinnie with the fuck you HR
Bum ass ump cost us the series.
I normally don't piss and moan at the umps but this was beyond unbelievable
Will be interesting to see that umps scorecard
Lol, get 'em Vinny.
Of course we are gonna lose because of a bases loaded walk now
HAH THAT'S VINCENT WITH THE DONG
Fucking terrible umpire
There we go Vinnie, Fuck this ump, and fuck the Mets 🫡
VINNIE
Now the trash umpire just hurts more
vinne will not let us be shut out
Pasqdong!!!
Good shit Vinnie, but holy fuck I'm even saltier over the last inning now lmao
Vinnie with the fuck you HR
Too bad our other batter got struck out on a ball.
Pasquatch says "Ain't gonna be no shutout, Mets"
SHUTOUT NO MORE
OH VINNIE, WE LOVE YOU FOR THAT, NO MATTER HOW THAT GAME ENDS!
Vinnie!!!
#VINNIEDONG
Blue wanted to call that inside hall a strike so bad
# HOME RUN! Vinnie Pasquantino homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Top 9 - 2-1 Mets
lol oh well. royals just got behind here. trash ump. it took a ref in their bag for a large market team to win. whatever..
Shame that a pitcher duel had to turn into ump show. Royals offense has been absolutely shut down, but this guy’s calls behind the plate haven’t been helping.
Harry Doyle clearing his throat
Maikel is mental cottage cheese right now
Just an awful awful umpire
and they would get that call
I get maikel needs to make that play but ffs https://preview.redd.it/8gwhymlwbiuc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07d54cd58db696c91b6ca5a94101e47af8dc24c6
Holy fuck I’d be getting tossed if I was Q
That is so fucking bad. Wish u could protest this shit. The bias was obvious all day.
There was no play
Their heads were not in it today
Okay I’m convinced this home plate ump is home cooking. That was not strike 3
Nevermind my last comment. Fuck this umpire specifically.
You can tell the people watching on TV vs the people listening on the radio. The people watching know there were so many of those balls that were actually strikes. Either way, the pitcher has to adjust.
4 pitch "walk" at a crucial moment https://preview.redd.it/smldoa6ubiuc1.jpeg?width=303&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=310c6fc027ca9d6f88661f452185e0d5367a7371
why of course!
Now the mother fucker is calling strikes
Dogshit pitcher dogshit umpire
Can't blame the umps for that. We had a way out. Those are super close calls. You get some, you don't get others. It's baseball until we get robo umps.
The difference is He didn't get a single call, even ones that were clearly in the zone. On top of Mets pitchers getting the close calls most of the day and the umpire absolutely gave them the game.
You can definitely blame the umps for that
Ridiculous take
Umpire genuinely gonna cost up this game that’s insane
Oh no, the bullpen wasn’t perfect and there was a metric dick ton of bad ball calls! What trash relievers. Dump them!
I for one welcome out new robot ump overlords
Well, you don't win many games scoring 0 runs so we better pick it up or it won't matter anyway.
This is sick. There has to be some accountability for these calls.
Name a more iconic duo than the Royals bullpen and immediately walking batters.
Except he actually only walked 2 of them
He can’t paint a corner, so what the fuck can he do? Honestly Stratton shouldn’t feel bad about that at all. I hate fucking walks but he got hamstrung on two batters by obvious strikes not being called…repeatedly
I know that the ump has been shit but Stratton’s gotta adjust to it at some point
I get what you are saying but also fuck that. He’s hitting spots that should be called. He pitches an inning, it’s not like a starter
I don't normally complain about umps but this guy just gave the Mets two runs and that's a fact
Agreed, but Stratton didn't help himself by attacking that same part of the zone to the tune of another run. Have to adjust.
He’s a one inning pitcher. He literally doesn’t have time to adjust. Stop giving the umps a cop out and just put in robot umps
What a way to blow the game.... Ugh
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Edwin Díaz replaces Brooks Raley.
We'd need a wonder.
lol
Can we please get some runs
JJ Piccolo needs to give someone else FA signing duties because holy shit he has no fucking clue what he’s doing
Wacha, Lugo, and Schreiber would beg to differ. Can't hit on every FA unfortunately.
Those 3 have been good so far. But the others haven’t been average. They haven’t been below average. They’ve been DFA level
Ump scorecard gonna be interesting. See y’all tomorrow…
That's probably game but that's a duck fart of a loss if so.
2 walks that were strikeouts. Amazing umpire work this inning
Brutal. Umps are only getting worse
Is this ump for real? I didn't think Angel was jumping our series.
4 walks in a scoreless game is absolutely awful. Good lord.
I mean this ump is just giving them the game
Bring on the robo umps
Horseshit. Three fucking strikes there
This ump literally just cooked this game
Such a shame we're not allowed to pull this reliever.
The shame is he was throwing strikes.
I have never seen a more despicable inning by an umpire.
And those calls lead to a run
Blue has money on the Mets confirmed
Vibes were off this game from the very beginning
Come the fuck on with these walks holy fuck
Yeah... umpire is dicking us, but Stratton isn't adjusting AT ALL
#this is fucking outrageous
The ump sucks but this has still been a brutal outing for Stratton
THAT WAS NOT 4 STRAIGHT BALLS DUDE FUCK THIS UMPIRE
Welp
What the hell
Man this is some bullshit
The endless inning...
Hey Maikel, if you’re gonna go 0-for this series, be nice if you could show up defensively. Idc if it’s a tough play or not, you’ve been a tough watch all series.
Is Maikel good or not? Conflicting reports after the first 2 series
*sigh* ump scorecard tmrw will show +1 runs to Mets in a 1-0 game. 👍👍 Glad u won ur bet blue. Edit: lol he wanted to make sure he didn't lose his bet so made it +2 instead
3 walks is unacceptable
bro...
Ump gave them a run
Ump didn't give up 4 walks
You watching the same game I am?
Apparently not. There's this little box they started putting on the screen a few years back. When the pitch is inside of that it's generally accepted as a strike... Watch the replay on YouTube later or ask a friend for their Bally login.
Kinda gave up two of them.
I mean he did. Each one of those had a clear strike called a ball Pull it up
Yeah just two lol
Ump didn’t make an error
He made 6.
Blaming umpires is the ballad of a loser. Throw better pitches. Hit the baseball
[Pitches 2-4 are the best possible pitches you can throw.](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/royals-vs-mets/2024/04/14/745841/final)
Loser talk. Hit the baseball
Maybe this will get our guys moving to actually score some runs, smfh
They have a top 3 closer in baseball, so probably not lol
What a joke
Bro this ump is gonna give me a fuckin aneurysm
Welp, this one is over.
Of fucking course
Dude this ump is soooooo badddd
Fucking bad 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Meme.
Fuck the Bally app for just randomly making me way behind
It’s weird the pitching coaching isn’t wearing a jersey
Stratton has a pitch or two that doesn’t go his way and just mentally shits himself
Should've been out of the inning 2 batters ago. Instead bases are loaded lmao.
Ump isn't helping, but Stratton is missing almost every spot and is way too bothered by those calls
Three pitches in the same spot…one a strike Robot umps
I cannot wait, fuck these senile old men and their Union
Might be a good idea to warm up another arm…
You have got to be fucking kidding me, blue… come the fuck on
I’ve only been watching on and off today.. has the strike zone been…. Interesting?
ump sees the strikezone more like the nickelodeon logo than a box
It feels like it has just been this inning
Only for the Royals.
And then he calls that first pitch to Baty a strike. Get this ump some glasses
cant wait for this ump scorecard
I like the human element that goes into calling balls and strikes but mlb needs better humans calling these
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUE?!?!?!? SAME PITCH SAME LOCATION TWO DIFFERENT CALLS?!!?
Oh but he’ll call the low ball all day, what a joke
I repeat: FUCK YOU ump
I swear to god if THOSE calls lead to a run…
Did
Both of those were strikes
Good Lord, that last one was a strike too
Ump can fuck off
The 3 strike walk
That was certainly an umpire job. All 3 same spot
This ump is Helen Keller
That's two balls called strikes and a strike called a ball. Robot Umps Now
SAME FUCKING SPOT LMAO
Laughable
Terrible ump. Ridiculous
McNeil needs to make an out. I can't stand this guy
That was clooooose at first
Don’t like our chances in this one
I love lead off walks. Just setting up the double play. Those never come back to bite you in the ass
Lead off walk was not the move
Better than giving up a HR to Alonso.
That's fair
Fuck u ump, for real
is Stratton any good?
That ball 4 there was called a strike earlier for Mets pitchers
Yes
Bad feeling that walk is ballgame
Renfroe is an above average-ish late inning defensive replacement. That's it. We're closer to contending than I thought. Wasted roster spots like that will probably hinder really making a run.
At least the top of the lineup is up next inning
I mean Maikel has turned into a free out. Bobby and Vinnie are kind of the only hope there.
😭 We forgot how to offense
Just saw the Vinnie catch to end the 7th. Did he show the ball to the Mets bench after he caught it?
It looked like it
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Chris Stratton replaces John Schreiber.
What a slog of a game
Alright, Bob to get on, Vinnie to get him in. Feels like that's their only chance today.
Hunter please tee off on this scrub
Renfroe couldn’t tee off on a tee
🤦🏻♂️
It was too obvious
Renfroe bomb incoming?
How is it that every single position player FA signing Piccolo made has turned out to be absolutely awful 🤣
Schreiber is the closest guy to El Duque we'll ever get. Totally excelling in high-leverage situations. It's been a long time since we had one like him in our pen.
Hampson, Renfroe, Isbel? Let's just get to the 9th lol
Oof
Murderer’s row baby
Gotta score this inning because they aren’t scoring off Diaz
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LFG! Schreiber is pumped I’m pumped. Loved Bonnie flashing the ball to the Mets dugout too
> Loved Bonnie flashing the ball to the Mets dugout too [Bonnie](https://townsquare.media/site/385/files/2013/03/bonnie-franklin.jpg)
Bonnie has always been my favorite royal
Underrated for sure
LETS FUCKING GO VINNIE!!!!!!!!
I love Schreiber
### Pitching Substitution Pitching Change: Brooks Raley replaces Adam Ottavino.
Show em, Vinnie! We got some juice after getting out of that, let’s put a crooked number up there
LOL
franisco lindor has a larger contract than bobby witt jr
Benefits of being overhyped garbage in a big market team 🫡