Strike THREE!

[DiggityDaggityDo]

[mynameismud]

saw the video earlier. funny listening to the different announcers calling the game. all were like "and ball 4...wait, what, hes called out, unbelievable"

[greenhippo]

Finally get to see the pitch. Holy fukking hell.

[greenhippo]

Pudgy guy on the far left leans back thinking it's a walk, then looks as surprised as anyone when he sees him calling it a strike.

[greenhippo]

Even the god damn catcher was getting up to go talk to Nathan to calm him down. hahahah

[daneblazer]

Gotta get these closers to quit blowing games left and right somehow

[opie1988]

Was a good call. Pitch crossed the outside corner then dropped to oblivion. Was the momentum of the cutter that pulled AJ's glove down.

Count was full anyway. Fukkin pitch was too close to take. Ump also didn't like being shown up by Zobrist taking off for 1st before he made his call.

All in all....a good call.

[mynameismud]

Was a good call. Pitch crossed the outside corner then dropped to oblivion. Was the momentum of the cutter that pulled AJ's glove down.

Count was full anyway. Fukkin pitch was too close to take. Ump also didn't like being shown up by Zobrist taking off for 1st before he made his call.

All in all....a good call.

the only time that ball crossed home plate is when the catcher was carrying it.

[daneblazer]

All in all....a good call.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/09/umpire-marty-foster-owns-up-to-his-awful-strike-call-in-the-rays-rangers-game/

“I saw the pitch and, of course I don’t have the chance to do it again, but if I did, I wouldn’t call that pitch a strike,” Foster said after the game. “Joe was not violent. Joe was very professional. He was frustrated and I understand. He acted probably the best he can under that situation.”

[DiggityDaggityDo]

the only time that ball crossed home plate is when the catcher was carrying it.

[opie1988]

the only time that ball crossed home plate is when the catcher was carrying it.

Just appears that way due to the violent drop. May very well be one of the best cutters ever thrown.

[HardCore]

Just appears that way due to the violent drop. May very well be one of the best cutters ever thrown.

Somebody had money on the texans lol

[goblue24]

Just appears that way due to the violent drop. May very well be one of the best cutters ever thrown.

Learn what a cutter is before you comment again.

[opie1988]

Learn what a cutter is before you comment again.

.....and you suck a dikk!

Michigan

[goblue24]

.....and you suck a dikk!

Michigan

There is the mature response we all expected

[Kaabee]

Just appears that way due to the violent drop. May very well be one of the best cutters ever thrown.

joe nathan disagrees. his body language clearly indicates he thought it was a walk and then he says "wow" like he can't believe it.

[opie1988]

There is the mature response we all expected

Hey pal.....I don't fukkin log-in to a degen gambling site to be mature. In fact, I actually log the fukk out when I feel the need to be mature.
goblue24

[goblue24]

Hey pal.....I don't fukkin log-in to a degen gambling site to be mature. In fact, I actually log the fukk out when I feel the need to be mature.
goblue24

You don't log in to convey your knowledge of sports either.

[King Mayan]

Even the pitcher knew it was a ball..

[opie1988]

joe nathan disagrees. his body language clearly indicates he thought it was a walk and then he says "wow" like he can't believe it.

Of course it wasn't a fukkin strike. It wasn't even close. As I was watching the game, I actually "LOL'd" like the kids say when the call was made.

I'm just having a little fun. Calls go both ways all game. That being said, this was a pretty bad one.

[baseballfreak]

even the pitcher thought it was a ball

[mynameismud]

opie retracting his statement due to posters not agreeing with him. god forbid opie ever admits hes wrong.

[opie1988]

opie retracting his statement due to posters not agreeing with him. god forbid opie ever admits hes wrong.

Yes, I truly thought that was a strike. I also was totally serious when I said that was one of the greatest pitches ever thrown.

You've epically buried me here.

Ghost account imminent.

[No coincidences]

Was a good call. Pitch crossed the outside corner then dropped to oblivion. Was the momentum of the cutter that pulled AJ's glove down.

Count was full anyway. Fukkin pitch was too close to take. Ump also didn't like being shown up by Zobrist taking off for 1st before he made his call.

All in all....a good call.

LOL.