Well spotted!

Hey be nice! That was a long review and every inning is a LONG inning for Boston. He was just getting hungry out there! Lol

I thought he was eating something so I watched It again.

He was raising the seams.

Yet the umpires don’t care about that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I wonder if the bases can still be pulled straight out of their posts and thrown into the outfield like Lou Pinella used to do

You talking about the Astros pitching change fiasco in 2013?

The problem is, with the updated replay rules in 2014, New York would have to suspend themselves, as they are responsible for the blown rule. Which means that any complaints are going to be fielded by MLB as "rules as intended, nothing to see here."

@@markp7262 lol, I think NY might need a suspension this year.

@@markp7262 "We have audited ourselves and determined that we didn't make a mistake."

It would have been upheld if Boston protested under 8.02 C.

@@Ghostrider6A Absolutely should have been upheld. Given the replay result, "would" have is uncertain.

That is exactly what I would have done by the time he goes out there the replay is 100% clear, simply ask the umpire what the rule is? NOT the call, then he only has two choices he either states the rule correctly and which point the evidence is CLEAR and they ruled incorrectly or they misstate the rule at which point it is clear they don't know the rule under either situation you should win the protest. Protests are never about judgement call and this is no longer a judgement call once you have replay the ball CLEARLY hits the pad, the pad is NOT above the rail which is what is required for a home run.

The protest wouldn't have been upheld. The replay regulations state that any matter growing out of replay cannot be protested.

It's too late to do that. It's more and more looking like MLB is Scripting games for Storylines just like WWE NFL NBA.

Exactly. This was discussed on KC local sports radio the next day as well. Surprised that no one else is even mentioning this.

Not unrelated - it's in the video!

I did see that also

You might say 'biting', you might also say 'doctoring'. Should have been called.

@@rmelin13231 what's the penalty? Ejection and 10 game suspension?

Absolutely this. If I'm not really sure I'd rather look stupid for calling a home run a live ball (causing everyone to run around and achieve the result of a live ball, then after it's all said and done the runner gets to finish running to home if he didn't already)... than calling a live ball a home run, and then I not only look stupid but invite endless argument on where the runners should have ended up.

Honestly he's slow enough that there might have been a play had he tried to get to third, but only because he basically stood and watched as long as he did

He looked so calm and lashed out after getting ejected??? Like the broadcasters said at the tale end of the video, Cora must’ve said BS or some sort of naughty word to get the hook like that.

I too was like wtf?

All very hush hush.

Baby steps. The umps just got mics a couple months ago. It took a long time for the nba to start giving the 2 minute report and now to let the head ref briefly explain the call to the tv announcers at the end of the review.

@@stephenbeck7222 A BRIEF explanation isn't good enough here.

Cora was called the following day and informed that the umpires had made the wrong call.

@@rmelin13231 so they go back and replay the game or change the result?

The replay officials piled on as well. They could have fixed his mistake.

He called Cora the next day and admitted that they blew the call.

Yea, nine years later it still makes me mad.

RE: "He called it quick" Did he call it a home run, or just a fair ball?

@@gil4321 fair

He called home run from my memory with his back to home plate and facing the field. That’s why I’m confused with the commentators. I’d love to see video of the whole field but that’s just what I saw from my vantage point. I looked to him immediately because when it bounced I assumed either foul or fair. I was shocked to see him call HR.

Also, I’m defense of my memory…1:39 in the video shows Perez hitting, HP ump not signaling, and then Perez, looking towards the ball and ump, signals home run. Perez does not look behind and it wouldn’t make sense in that short of time for any ump to turn around and look at Wilke for anything. Just saying.

@@KyleNelson84 Welke as the home plate umpire has no business making this call. This is the 3rd base umpires call and he indicated fair. The best way is to act like it’s a live ball and then either get an umpire conference or use replay to figure it out.

Isn't an umpire's eye sight paramount?

@@sirme1798 definitely not very important these days

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Wait wait you said an umpire makes a “mistake” that we are talking about inches of different over 250 feet. And yet a player drops a ball, that is a mistake what happens to them no penalty. A manager make the incorrect decision during the game no penalty. The only reason umpires eject is for what is said or actions towards the umpires. I understand these umpires are at the top of the game but they are human and make mistake just like players and managers. It the actions after that make them need penalty’s

@@Stevesmate4503 yea the umpires are not part of the game of baseball it’s the baseball player who’s tryna win and a umpire again screw teams over

Once the league makes its call on a review, it doesn't matter if the manager is right or not; if you argue a replay call, you're gone.

@@myleslivingston6971 If you 100% think that umpire who made a judgment call from 250 feet away is trying to screw the players your head is so far up your ass it’s not funny Why do you think the first baseball rule book was 1 page now it’s almost 300…. To stop players taking an unfair advantage of the other team

@@Stevesmate4503 The mistake wasn't the umpire not being able to see the play. The mistake was the home plate umpire overruling the third base umpire who made the (correct) call, with zero discussion. The rulebook clearly states that one umpire does not unilaterally overrule another.

Wouldn't be a bad idea!

of course they do. But, its not easy to always discern a close ball like this from 300 ft away. Replay seems to be the issue here, not the umpires

@@mptr1783 HP overruled U3 - umpires (1 in particular) ARE the issue! They fucked up to begin with - UNBELIEVABLE!

@@sirme1798 The video here is incorrect. The 3B made the call. The announcers in the video (and the commentator on this video) are simply wrong. Welke did not "overrule" Morales.

@@MattRowland agree with you.

exactly what I was thinking, let the play play itself out, then review.

Couldn't get a definitive view? Do you mean the crew on the field? Then ask for replay review because THAT is CLEAR!

@@fifiwoof1969 I'm just shrugging the shoulders on this one saying maybe... I'm at a loss as the rest.. Welke is normally way better than that.. that's an Angel Hernandez level screwup... he should have let the play go... (because it's always easier to let it play then reverse to an HR than the other way around...) the only other thing is lazy.. He didn't feel like getting into a fight by pulling them back and with that riccochet... felt it would have been an inside the parker anyway.. I"m just lost on this one. He screwed up the replay threw him under the bus.. IDK

Then had to follow that laughter by the comment at 4:11.

@@tycorbson9651 I think you could say Cora starts out asking for clarification but once he argues a previously reviewed play, it’s an automatic ejection…

@@tycorbson9651 actually arguing a video review is an automatic ejection. Get an explanation and leave is all you get.

@@tycorbson9651 absolutely agree!

@@tycorbson9651 All it takes is for Cora to say "you gotta throw me out because that was BS and you know it"

@@tycorbson9651 I get your point except that in most cases, coaches and managers don't need to be told to say something rude. They'll do it on their own.

exactly

New York, that's all I know for sure. Let's see if google has the answer Can't link to the source so this is coming from the 2014 MLB article written by Paul Hagen in which they unveiled the state-of-the-art facility, this is the best that I could do Copied and pasted: "It's called the Replay Operations Center, a 900-square-foot room at the offices of Major League Baseball Advanced Media in the historic Chelsea Market building." found a 2020 New York post article written by Ken Davidoff that stated which I'll copy and paste while inserting quotes so you know it's copied and pasted "In January, Major League Baseball both relocated and centralized, with its Park Avenue corporate headquarters and its MLB Advanced Media home in Chelsea coming together at a new space on the Avenue of the Americas."

He was tossed for coming onto the field to question a Review Call… it’s automatic. Ump should have tossed him (by the Rule) as soon as he walked up to him.

@@johnwright6311 yup correct, questioning a replay decision is an automatic ejection no matter what

They actually do allow for that. Check MLB’s website. Cora could have totally done so. That call is the difference between two runs scored and three.

protest what? It went to replay, and replay said HR. You can't protest judgement, and replay judged it a HR

@@mptr1783 Except that a home run is not a judgment call. Mistakes can be made (as they were in this case), but it is NEVER a judgment call. It either hit somewhere that is considered in play, or it hit somewhere that is considered a home run. The problem in this case was that the replay officials did not take into account specific ground rules concerning the stadium. The stadium rules (established by MLB, not by the team themselves) state that for it to be a home run, it must clear the short safety fence around the outfield. The padding which the ball hit in this case was below the top of the fence line, and therefore in play. Even a ball that hits the top of a fence and bounces back into the field is considered in play, unless the ball hit something which is definitely considered in home run territory. This would be a clear case for protest, if it were still allowed.

@@AxisofHonor25 No Tim. A recent change to the rules no longer allows protests.

@@markp7262 of course a HR can be a judgement call. What do you think umpires are doing? Theyre judging whether or not it hit a pad, foul pole, etc. You use the word "considered" which is just another word for "judged"

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Commentary suggests rude word caused ejection but they're just guessing AND I bet home plate umpire (who was the first to fuck up by overruling U3 when he shouldn't have - thus CAUSING this ejectable argument) won't be held accountable. Who's the crew chief here and what is their power here?

Then jomboy media wouldn’t have a job

@@fifiwoof1969 Welke would've been the Crew Chief but otherwise that's all I know

I suspect that it was call stands because although it's clearly not a hr, do they have a camera angle there to see the runner to tell where to place everyone?? Not saying that's the right call, but just easier to rule the hr instead of arguing endlessly over double/triple.

Trapped ball, ground rule double

@@danielthibodeau4316 Not a ground rule double, it's a book rule.

Looked like he was going to be at second when the throw came into the cut. He is a catcher after all, not known for speed.

Giving the fair mechanic IS “in play.” If he thought it was a HR, he’s use that mechanic.

@@classicjazztbone Got it, thanks!

Do you lose pay for an in-game ejection? Unaware of that. For suspensions, yes.

Lindsay's gut call is 100% right... there's something really weird about this whole situation, and I'd love it if by some miracle it comes out rather than being swept under the rug. (If Manfred had a team mascot, it would be a giant broom.)

@@darkarima broom for MVP!

The ejection is justified regardless of the replay being ruled correctly or incorrectly, it's an auto-ejection if you question replay's decision, no exceptions

@@MattZRJSRoxy This is why protest need to come back to baseball. The home umpire did something against the rules of an umpire, The call stood, not confirmed, not overturned. Welke needs a suspension for 1 game, Cora was justified in his complaint. It wasn't about replay, it was about them not knowing the ground rules, replay was lazy, Welke is a power hungry moron, and it overshadowed a great umpired game by the other umpires.

Unless Wilke screwed up the call so much that trying to figure out where the runners were and where to place them was deemed to difficult, remember it was called "stands" not "confirmed" or "overturned".

Came back here after watching that. Wild sequence. Funny the announced wondered about that at 8:36.

agree.....I see no evidence of the 3rd base umpire making a call.

No umpire has the authority to over-rule another umpire's judgement call.

Protests are no longer permitted.

Was the review by the umpires on the field or did they watch a replay? Can the umpires call for replay or is that up to a team that's playing if they have a review available?

umpire gave him his say, which he didnt have to do.....

Well if he knew and Welke called a HR then the play is dead regardless. And then they sent it to NY so nothing for anyone else to do.

Freeze frame at 3:42-that ball should have been fair ball-in play, no homer. It hit in front of the pole, in the green padding just to the right of the yellow line, below the top of the wall or railings.

No umpire has the authority to over-rule another umpire's judgement call.

The ball hit the green area below the pole, it is not a HR.

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After a replay review, the umpire is required to eject a manager that comes onto the field to argue,

The yellow is above the fence line (home run) The Green padding is from the safety fence down to the actual wall which wouldn't be a home run. They just screwed it up and then screwed it up again when getting replay review.