Major League Baseball, as we’ve shown you way too many times this season, has had some really embarrassingly bad calls made by umpires. And we’re not just talking about those made by Ángel Hernández and Laz Díaz, who are two of the worst in the game.
Doug Eddings’s name is high up on that list and if you need more proof as to why, then just look at a call he made during Tuesday night’s Orioles-Angels game. Baltimore left-hander DL Hall threw a pitch that caught the center of the strike zone, only to be called a ball by Eddings.
Check this out:
i guess there was enough going on here to keep doug eddings from calling this pitch a strike (he's only human after all) pic.twitter.com/VAFyk75cGv
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 6, 2023
That was clearly a strike, which this from the X account Umpire Scorecards report shows:
Umpire: Doug Eddings
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) September 6, 2023
Final in 10: Orioles 5, Angels 4#Birdland // #GoHalos#BALvsLAA // #LAAvsBAL
More stats for this game 👇https://t.co/FCdMGWBJlg pic.twitter.com/bZ2My64e16
That is not great. MLB fans crushed him:
I mean this is egregious. Watched the whole game and was one of the worse ump showings of the season, which is saying a lot given some of the stuff we’ve seen. https://t.co/LZKu59M1Kp
— Will Bourque (@bourqupine) September 6, 2023
Obviously the whole thing is gross, but missing a strike that’s nearly middle-middle? Inexcusable. https://t.co/WA8Tc0xNaM
— Brian Reid (@bshupresident) September 6, 2023
How is he employed https://t.co/V4u6GJYdx5
— Alex talking at the end of the bar. (@AlexS1898) September 6, 2023
DL’s pitch 😭😭 https://t.co/j5pyTO7tb5
— Jarvee (@ravenBadger3) September 6, 2023
.@Jim22Palmer was letting the ump have it on last night’s MASN broadcast… and he was absolutely correct (as usual)! Brutal scorecard. #UmpShow #Birdland https://t.co/aOCre7zEXK
— Joel the Rational Orioles Fan (@RationalOriole) September 6, 2023
the ball in the middle of the strike zone😭 https://t.co/AoF1Zouih9
— amari (@amariholt_) September 6, 2023
