"Just another embarrassment for the game" "Fire this ump into the sun" - MLB fans furious with blown calls costing San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish a chance at a perfect game × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Baseball MLB News

Just another embarrassment for the game Fire this ump into the sun - MLB fans furious with blown calls that cost San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish a chance at a perfect game

By Nathan Borkowski Modified 20 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers MLB officiating is under fire once again as a string of questionable calls ended a dominant start from San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish. Darvish was perfect through five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but his perfect game was ended on questionable calls from the officials. Talkin' Baseball uploaded a clip of the at-bat to Twitter, where you can see the surprising amount of balls called on what looked like strikes. Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Strikes two, three and four?5308313Strikes two, three and four? https://t.co/ktgaCwRgSx Being an MLB umpire is one of the most thankless jobs on the planet. Every decision made is under a microscope and dissected, sometimes for a very long time. These poor calls can change the game, and fans are sick of seeing consistent errors. Joshua Payne@ClassofPayne@sdutKevinAcee Just another embarrassment for the game. I don’t mind a ball bing called a strike, but a strike has to be called a strike. Unacceptable on so many levels.26@sdutKevinAcee Just another embarrassment for the game. I don’t mind a ball bing called a strike, but a strike has to be called a strike. Unacceptable on so many levels. Nathan@Nathan_Hartline@TalkinBaseball_ This is the very definition of getting squeezed. Hitting all 4 corners and doesn’t get any calls. Fire this ump into the sun319@TalkinBaseball_ This is the very definition of getting squeezed. Hitting all 4 corners and doesn’t get any calls. Fire this ump into the sun Josh Shanes@josh2shanez@sdutKevinAcee One of the most embarrassing pieces of work I’ve ever seen from an umpire. Just egregious30@sdutKevinAcee One of the most embarrassing pieces of work I’ve ever seen from an umpire. Just egregious B Train@brandontran70I hate bad umpire twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Strikes two, three and four?5319314Strikes two, three and four? https://t.co/ktgaCwRgSxI hate bad umpire twitter.com/talkinbaseball… The biggest issue with MLB officiating from the outside looking in is a lack of accountability. If a player is consistently unable to get on base or play good defense, they won't last long in the league. Umpires seemingly have an infinite amount of leeway to make mistakes and show little to no improvement without facing repercussions. Ann H@ontheroadAH@TalkinBaseball_ Do umps get any sanction for being terrible?@TalkinBaseball_ Do umps get any sanction for being terrible? Terry M@cowboyjack1497They’ve been fucking terrible all year long, it’s insane. twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Strikes two, three and four?5325314Strikes two, three and four? https://t.co/ktgaCwRgSxThey’ve been fucking terrible all year long, it’s insane. twitter.com/talkinbaseball… The solution that gets floated every time there is an incident like this is the concept of robot umps, allowing technology to assist in calls that are meant to be as objective as possible. There is no timetable for this process to be implemented as things currently stand. Bill VanSchoick@BVanSchoick@TalkinBaseball_ Robo umps way overdue@TalkinBaseball_ Robo umps way overdue Scott McKinney@ScottMcKinney1Why do we still allow this shit in baseball? That ump is doing his best and he simply can't tell whether a pitched ball is in the strike zone or not. We have the tech that can easily make those calls accurately. And yet they choose to go with inaccurate speculation on B/S calls. twitter.com/TalkinBaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Strikes two, three and four?2314Strikes two, three and four? https://t.co/ktgaCwRgSxWhy do we still allow this shit in baseball? That ump is doing his best and he simply can't tell whether a pitched ball is in the strike zone or not. We have the tech that can easily make those calls accurately. And yet they choose to go with inaccurate speculation on B/S calls. twitter.com/TalkinBaseball… ej@ej_4PF_OTF_4KT_3 literally perfect pitches in a row lmao twitter.com/talkinbaseball…Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Strikes two, three and four?5330314Strikes two, three and four? https://t.co/ktgaCwRgSx3 literally perfect pitches in a row lmao twitter.com/talkinbaseball… The San Diego Padres and Yu Darvish had a chance at history that ended far sooner than they expected.

The MLB and their fans want to see games decided by the players on the field not the umpires

Philadelphia Phillies v Miami Marlins We have seen officiating errors like this cost teams a win multiple times during the season. If these issues persist in the playoffs, the level of fan frustration will increase at an exponential rate. However, a blown call on a massive stage could perhaps be the inciting incident needed for the MLB to finally attempt to solve the issue. At this point, it seems like the MLB is content with the level of officiating even if the fans are not. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Nathan Borkowski × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी