Third base umpire makes back to back wrong calls, a breakdown
What Happened
In the third inning of the game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, the game takes an eventful turn at third base. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone challenges a close play at third, where the umpire, Will Little, has called the runner safe. After reviewing the replay, Boone is adamant that the runner, Rougned Odor, was out, exclaiming, "Are you [ __ ] kidding me with this [ __ ]?" Unfortunately, the Yankees have already used their challenge earlier in the game, so they are unable to get the call overturned. As the game continues, another play at third base causes a stir. Nestor Cortes Jr., the Yankees' starting pitcher, attempts a pickoff move, and the umpire at third base, Will Little, calls a balk. This is a rare call, and Boone is confused, asking, "Who called it?" The replay shows that Little made the balk call, which is unusual for a third base umpire. Later in the game, during another pickoff attempt by Cortes, Little again calls a potential balk, and the Yankees' coaching staff expresses their frustration, saying, "That's not your call to make." Little seems determined to assert his presence, even going so far as to ask Cortes, "Was that a balk? Huh? You like that one? Cool. You're the king of calling balks, I guess." The series of questionable calls and confrontations at third base highlight the ongoing tension between the teams and the umpiring crew. The video provides a detailed breakdown of the various plays, calls, and reactions, showcasing the drama and intensity of the game. Throughout the events, the transcript captures the voices of the players, coaches, and announcers, adding to the vivid and immersive experience for the viewer. The summary paints a clear picture of the unfolding action, with each play, call, and reaction described in detail. Ultimately, the summary leaves the reader with a sense of the high stakes and emotions involved in this tightly contested matchup between the Yankees and the Athletics. The umpire's questionable decisions and the teams' passionate responses have created a captivating sports moment that will be long remembered by fans of both teams.
Full Transcript
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ready will little was not ready for all
the action that came his way as he was
umpiring third base in the third inning
runner on second he takes off and he is
safe and rookie's like huh
really safe and gary says can we take a
look at it and boone takes a look and he
gets the word he says he's [ __ ] out
[ __ ] kidding me with this [ __ ]
can you can you look at it
ask
something now boone already challenged
earlier in the game and he didn't get it
right it didn't get overturned in his
favor so the yankees don't have any
challenges left so they could just watch
the replay and see that he's out and the
umpire got it wrong and they just have
to live with it moon's like you're the
[ __ ] worst martay i do think he's
it's a crazy amount of stolen bases and
yeah he's out i mean the glove hits the
jersey before the hand touches the base
and you know
if we want to just get calls right they
just need to redo this challenge system
on replay somehow because it takes so
long and it's never accurate and then
you were still living with wrong calls
all the time so will little's over at
third base now we got a runner on third
and it's gonna be a hot shot right to dj
and they double them up out and they're
like what and now nestor's laughing his
butt off because
isn't that funny what does silly play i
don't know if he's laughing because he
the umpire's wrong or because just
roogie made a funny play but they go
under the headphones because the a's had
a challenge left they're like let's
challenge this now this is really in
live speed these replays make it look
really like an obviously bad call but
here we go the ball is not in his glove
not in his glove not in his glove
in his glove there because technically
it just has to enter
the glove it doesn't have to hit the
and so the next frame now it's hit the
pocket and you can see that the foot is
off the bag when the glove is when the
when the ball's in the back of the glove
his foot's off the bag would do a frame
earlier
if you were to draw a line here from
this part of the glove to this part of
the glove the ball
is in that line so does that count as
being in the glove and maybe they think
his toe is still touching
i don't know but
the whole world thought this was an easy
obvious safe call and they were going to
overturn it with ease
and then we saw the replays in full
speed and yeah i mean like when you see
this it looks like there's no way that's
not going to get overturned but that
other angle is a little closer than i
think we all gave credit for so they
come and say out they don't overturn it
melvin's going to come out because they
just watched the whole thing on the
jumbotron they didn't get to pause it
frame by frame and see that maybe
there's a fraction of a fraction of a
fraction of his cleat that's touching
the base while the ball isn't in the
back of the glove but inside the glove
and all those technicalities he says
he's not even on the base
and the umpire's like hey that's not my
call and he's like but we all just saw
he's not on the base
and he said he's not on the base he says
you're out of here did you toss him he
says because you can't argue that
i have nothing to do with that
he's like i just want to ask how they
did it and he's like i don't know how
they did it i don't know what they saw i
have nothing to do with that you can't
argue with me
and now will little's like man i think
that caused some problems here did i get
another one wrong did i get it right and
then earlier in the game in the second
inning nestor goes to pick off the
runner here and they get him in the
pickup but then he's safe at second but
third base umpire says that's a balk
timeout that's a buck very very rare to
have a third base umpire called a balk
on a lefty pitcher really rare they're
like what who called it boone's like who
called it that's like he called it the
third base something called it and
here's the review i don't know you guys
all know boxer weird there's uh he
cannot cross his leg his back leg with
this foot can't cross his leg we don't
have a direct angle so i don't know if
that's why he called it and then there's
like a imaginary 45 degree
a line right here that's not an official
rule but umpires say they go by that and
when he steps down
is he
is he past that line more towards home
plate than first
maybe i have no idea
it could be a block i don't know bucks
are weird and tedious but you rarely get
that called from the third base sump
because this umpire is usually the one
that's supposed to have hawkeyes on the
situation so when nestor comes in after
the inning and he gives his hat to the
umpire he says you can't say it's not a
block and he says it's a bach
if you're not saying it's a buck then no
one can say it's a ball because it's
your call and then the pitching coach
said that's not your call to the third
base um well a little now in the fourth
inning he does another pickup thing
snaps his head says was that a puck huh
you like that one is that one cool
you're the king of collin box i guess i
should look at you not the first base
something hey
hey
hey
i'm not dealing with that
that's a bunch of crap
that's a bunch of crap
that's a bunch of
crap
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