Torey Lovullo counted the umpire's missed calls, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the third inning of the Arizona Diamondbacks' game against the Milwaukee Brewers, manager Torey Lovullo is clearly frustrated with the home plate umpire, Gabe Morales. Lovullo has been keeping track of the umpire's missed calls, and he decides to confront Morales about the inconsistencies. As Diamondbacks pitcher Jansen Junk delivers a pitch that is not called a strike, Lovullo steps out of the dugout and approaches the umpire. Lovullo can be heard saying, "Run came out near the pool in right center. What do you say now, Gabe?" This suggests that Lovullo believes the umpire has missed several calls against the Diamondbacks. The next pitch is called a strike, but Lovullo continues to argue with Morales. He says, "Lock it in. You missed seven pitches. Look, look, all of them against us. Two, seven. How in the fuck do you miss seven pitches? Lock it the fuck in. Stand up, wake the fuck up. I'm tired of it. Something, something, only one team with seven. Don't fuck us, be consistent." Lovullo's message is clear - he believes the umpire has been inconsistent in his strike zone, favoring the Brewers' pitcher over the Diamondbacks' pitcher. He demands that Morales be more consistent and not "fuck us." After Lovullo's outburst, the umpire appears to eject him from the game. A fan in the stands can be heard saying, "He got ejected." The video then shows a comparison of the pitch locations for both teams. It reveals that the umpire has been more generous in calling strikes for the Brewers' pitcher, Jansen Junk, even when the pitches are on the edge of the strike zone. In contrast, the Diamondbacks' pitcher, Dre Jameson, has had several pitches on the edge called as balls, despite being in similar locations. Lovullo's argument seems justified, as the umpire's inconsistency has clearly favored the Brewers. the specific instances where the umpire has made questionable calls, providing a visual representation of Lovullo's frustration. In the end, Lovullo's outburst and subsequent ejection from the game suggest that he felt the need to stand up for his team and demand fair and consistent umpiring. The comparison of the pitch locations further supports Lovullo's argument, making it clear that he had a legitimate grievance with the umpire's performance in this game.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentthird inning of the Brewers D-backs game
they want that pitch call to strike it
is not called a strike this breakdown is
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got some hot mics and then I'll do some
lip reading to fill in the gaps because
after that pitch Tory Lavell is going to
get on the top step and you can hear him
say run came out near the pool in right
center what do you say now Gabe next
pitch there you go that's a strike but
Tori he's still gonna keep barking the
valley
I think that's that kid's baseball's
painted on your left foot
so you lift your leg
Torrey lovello is on and Gabe Morales
you gotta [ __ ] lock it in you missed
seven pitches look look all of them
against us two seven
how in the [ __ ] do you miss seven
pitches lock it the [ __ ] in stand up
wake the [ __ ] up I'm tired of it
something something only one team with
seven don't [ __ ] us
be consistent and there you go that was
his message short and sweet he knew what
he wanted to say he ran out there he
said it guy in the purple says he got
ejected and then this guy's taking
videos and these are the pitches so far
Jansen junk you can see he's got a lot
of orange these are all the pitches on
the edge a lot of orange on the edge
every time Jansen junk threw a pitch on
the edge it was basically called to
strike now Dre Jameson on the other side
he's got a couple oranges on the edge
but he also got some blues he's got
three that are touching that are blue
and that's what Tori's seeing and here
you go outside called strike now you
really like that pocket inside called a
strike
inside call to strike now maybe these
are strikes but you've got to be
consistent on the edges that one outside
called strike three another one for Junk
outside called strike and up top called
a strike now on the flip side you have
that one up top called the ball when we
just had this one called a strike and
maybe you're saying well that one's more
outside but there's pitches that were
outside as well that one called a ball
that one up now that one's called a ball
and that one called a ball and that one
called the ball and maybe they look a
little more like balls but the sentiment
is every time one pitcher's on the edge
he's gonna strike every time the other
pitch is on the edge he's not getting a
strike and if you want to look at this
one this outside edge we got that one
called a strike look these are the four
on the outside that one called a strike
oh no no no no no no no that one
not called a strike that one not called
a strike and if you mash them all
together
you know when they cross the plate
they're all there but maybe he's calling
it high and low although they're not
really high and low they're still within
the strike zone at the knee at the
letters
and they're crossing the same spot so I
think he's got a bit of a gripe now
these three are really interesting now
these three I found interesting because
if the top right one is called a strike
and the bottom left one is called a
strike well then that top left
by the nature of square angle should be
called a strike but it was called a ball
so I think Tori had a legitimate gripe
and he got ejected he went out there he
said I had enough in my head that I knew
I could get ejected the rest of the game
it was called more evenly so Kudos
sometimes you got to go out there State
your piece and let Gabe know seven and I
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