There have been a number of really bad calls made by umpires this season but almost none of them have been as awful as the one that was made by the home plate umpire in Tuesday night’s Red Sox-Nationals game in Washington.
In case you missed it, Boston’s Justin Turner had his 10-pitch at-bat end on a called third strike by Bruce Dreckman that was nowhere near the zone. This pitch missed by so much that Dreckman should have instantly apologized and given Turner the walk that he deserved.
That didn’t happen, though. Instead, Turner had to take this strikeout in stride.
Look at how bad this was:
Justin Turner strikes out looking on a pitch nowhere close, as seen and heard on the NESN Red Sox broadcast. ⚾️👮♂️🎙️ pic.twitter.com/QYIwHHUhKa
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 16, 2023
unbelievable and that's saying something pic.twitter.com/iUTokPo7dp
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) August 16, 2023
Brutal.
Here’s a look at his whole at-bat, as well as a note about where this bad call ranks on the season:
Umpire Bruce Dreckman ruined a 10 pitch Justin Turner at bat by ringing him up on a pitch that missed outside by 5.42 inches.
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) August 16, 2023
This was the 3rd largest miss on a blown strikeout this season.@redturn2 #RedSox #Nationals pic.twitter.com/OGvsKh0RRK
MLB fans crushed the ump:
Don’t know why, but I also find the nonchalant punch out infuriating. As if that was an obvious Strike Three to everyone.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) August 16, 2023
No accountability. That is terrible https://t.co/ArcopZHaRc
— LAD 2023! (@DodgersDan81) August 16, 2023
Inexcusable not to have robot umps https://t.co/WVEAhC0dKJ
— Pastafarian (@BYUArlingtonTN) August 16, 2023
Just give us Robo Umps. No matter what team you root for, this is utter garbage. Cannot make this call. Pathetic. https://t.co/AL7JP7BrpI
— Lori Rubinson (@LRubinson) August 16, 2023
When is MLB going to actually hold accountable the umps who consistently miss easy calls? https://t.co/lUuzYAiJhM
— Brian Milam (@brianwkyt) August 16, 2023
Umpires need to fined for calls this bad https://t.co/nz4aVzH9x0
— 1st Place J 🌯 (@Dodgers_Blues) August 16, 2023
Everybody says ' we need robot umps ' .......thats dumbest idea ever . How about human umps that dont suck and arent in 50 "s - 60's and cant see ? #MLB https://t.co/WoVsQArY4x
— Gabriel Morency (@sportsrage) August 16, 2023
We gotta make these these damn clowns famous, because @mlb demands no accountability #mlb #baseball https://t.co/DNAHlONasA
— Russ Rothstein (@ramnupe) August 16, 2023
