Angel would spray paint the cameras so no one would be able to see the bases weren’t loaded.

100% the umps need to put the ego away. You will be the most famous umpire ever if you just focus on getting the correct call no matter what

Hoberg is genuinely one of the best umps in the game rn

​@@itsyaboi1245young and confident. Def need more of that.

exactly right

I mean the first call of this video was wrong, but other than that.

​@@jraymond1988the first pitch? The one that Jimmy was using as a baseline? That one lit up as a strike, so that actually was correct. The second one may have been a bit high, so if any pitch was a miss, is was probably the second one

@@jraymond1988 according to umpscorecards all of these pitces were called right

@@jraymond1988 It was literally a strike on the TV graphic. If the circle is filled in it's a strike, if it's hollow it's a ball. The box just isn't perfect so sometimes they don't match up on close pitches.

@@jraymond1988tv graphic is not always right. Baseball savant data would show you that for many games

Domingo German threw a PG…

@@Gabe-zm9vh diffeeence is pat is consistently good

You can critique a performance without critiquing the player. Same goes for umps, they’re playing a game too, just from a different perspective with different objectives. He’s a great Ump, but those pitches were outside. Consistency is key IMO, but there’s still grounds to be upset about those pitches. Like, as a player you use your eye and spot the ball incredibly well, and then still get struck out, that sucks.

​@@carlsmith4568that's why they teach you wheb you're like 7 if it's close you better swing. Forgetting basic fundamentals the pros do

@@carlsmith4568 Technically, those pitches he called strikes, touched the corner which by the major league definition, is a strike. What is really impressive is how accurate he is to that level of fine measurement on what he deems a strike and what he does not, AND how consistent his zone is within his parameters.

Nope

i mean i don’t think you or I would do better telling if it’s a ball or a strike from the dugout, but it’s definitely ironic with the gift of hindsight

@@adamz6633if he can’t tell then why the hell is he complaining 🤣

@@JayD73 because it’s a competitive sport and when people are losing in competition people get upset, as simple as that

Managers are too used to the garbage umps all season. It's habitual to complain.

that's Hoberg for ya. surprised to see so many here who do not know of the goat. when he's behind the plate u better bet that line will stay consistent. makes it easy for SP to get off to a good start. edit - we need MLB to create an Umpire Hall of Fame just for Hoberg LOL - it would actually be pretty dope to have a HOF for the umps and HOF for refs in other sports would be funny and sorta cool lol. imagine the memesssssssssssssssssss

It's pretty darn rare. But very much appreciated

And the fact that it's against the Yankees mortal enemy has nothing to do with this. 🙂

Not 100%. I don't care if he was consistent. That pitch to turner was off the plate, a clear ball. In an important point in the game.

@@ericg4915Sure, it was off the plate when it was received in the catchers mitt. Unfortunately, that’s not what counts for a strike.

Hoberg is great. The man should be cloned

All umpires would admit it in that situation

@@Dtownpunk77 How many times have you seen a play where an umpire makes the wrong call because he thought it was a force out instead of a tag play? I bet never. And if you have I bet the umpire reversed

@@catman-du8927 wait, is this angel hernandez? Are you angel hernandez? You sound like him...

@@Dtownpunk77 So the answer is that you have never seen this before. If you've never seen a call like this before then why do you assume umpires wouldn't always correct their call?

If he's ever wrong then it wasn't possible to be right.

Pat Hoberg is BY far the best. The only umpires that are consistently good according to umpire scorecards is Pat, Jeremy Rehjak, and John Tumpane. (John Libka used to be in this group, he hasn’t been as good recently)

The younger generation of umps are pretty good.

​@@kmart2169 I thought Libka had a concussion & was recovering. Maybe I'm mistaking him for a different umpire

Another one you should keep an eye out for is John Libka, he’s also really good

we would have less complaints about bad calls if he umped every game. Or just the games I bet on LOL

They don't call him perfect Pat for nothing.

All the new umps are pretty good at calling balls and strikes. Pat Hoberg had a perfect balls & strikes game in the world series too.

I remember there being an ump that's actually slightly better than Hoberg. Maybe John Libka? There's a graphic of the best umpires somewhere in Foolish Baseball's video on bad umpiring

​@@carson5066he used to be up there, but lately hasnt been doing as good as he used to

@@ryandgav1361 Libka or Hoberg?

Hoberg had a “perfect game” in the World Series. Not a single missed call.

I mean I'd be pissed too at the first call to Turner, but the ump was consistent at least.

@@jraymond1988 huh? computer say it was a strike, you gonna argument with the computer too?

Pretty sure it is the same game that Verlander told Cora to fuck off

Sounds like you have a personal prob with Cora lol.

As a sox fan I think it might help if we get actual pitchers. The ump was consistent all game

"I literally don't fucking care." Then why are you out there arguing? Go home, Alex.

He wasn't much better on his after game interview, too.

I mean he's a Boston manager they're bunch of babies...

Agreed.

Cheater Cora along with the Altuve and the buzzer. Never forget.

You can hate the zone, but you can't hate the consistency. He at least called the same zone consistently, which is about all you can ask when human error is a thing. He established his zone, and stuck with it. The Red Sox just got frustrated on pitches that were outside of that established zone.

Too tight. A hitters ump for sure.

@@rushmanandtucker762 I don't know, having to protect that far outside the zone isn't fun for the hitters either.

@@LucianDevine A hitters ump is an umpire that has a tight zone. A pitchers ump is an umpire that has a wide zone like in little league.

@@rushmanandtucker762 Ah, gotcha, sorry.

Hoberg would be the third base umpire for the next game, not behind the plate. The plate ump gets the line-up card. Maybe the other umps are standing by. It's been a long time since I was physically present at a game, so it's hard to remember.

@@mikeprevost8650 All 4 umps are present at the pregame meeting. I wish Jomboy had his lipreading skills to see that video, but Im sure Cora being the Karen that he is didnt say a word

@@mptr1783 He didn't say anything except "You were right Pat". Bringing up a pitch from the night before at the next plate meeting is a good way to end your day before it even began.

We just have to clone this umpire.

If every ump was as good as Hoberg, there would be no issue. But, not every ump is as good as Hoberg. Very few are. And a significant number are pretty terrible, actually.

"This stadium is under maritime law!"

This umpire gets an A+

Mr. Cora, gets an F, for being willfully incorrect, unprofessional, and for starting an argument that didn't need to occur.

@@Extem1 Mr. Hoberg gets an A+, although there is room for debate as to whether or not it was a strike, he called it consistently throughout the game and never deviated. He also acted with extreme professionalism and when faced with making an honest mistake owned up to it and reversed his decision instead of letting his ego win the fight. I commend Mr. Hoberg not only for his consistency but for the professional and calm demeanor in which he conducted himself, I can only hope more umpires will follow the example he has set.

Maybe he needs an encounter with an Officer P. Barnes. 😀 I don't comprehend how someone can live being such a giant manbaby, throwing tantrums over tiny stuff in their work.

Sox fan too. Great calls

i didn't understand his stance, he's upset at the dude who is arguably one of the best in the sport. Cora should be mad at himself or his players for having a weak gameplan against a solid team.

I wanted to double check the scorecard just to see how he did, per usual mid-high 90s percentage on accuracy and funnily enough, despite losing, the scorecard has the redsox benefiting by + .6 runs due to his calls.

@@mmmodafoca cora's stance is probably, 'you called the outside edge a strike on us, you should call it a strike on them.' not realizing, of course, that he actually does do that (0:45) and the pitch he is complaining about is a bit further out than JT's. (also a sox fan)

Turner struck out earlier in the game with runners in scoring position and 3-2 count on a verlander curve. Wasn’t a bad call ball was just a bit outside. Turner just got unlucky twice

well calibrated? if you're talking about the "high" strike call, the tv strike zone was the shitty one there. the tv strike zones are not good, you cant rely on them.

broadcast zones suck, and sometimes you get a bunch of tv umps up in arms because of it

I wish they didn't show the strikezone box on tv.

It happens more often than you think. But those don't get covered, while the opposite situation gets blasted all over youtube.

That’s one of the idiosyncrasies I love about Baseball.