Angel Hernandez new low...

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

Angel uses a modified GD with his hands tucked under his crotch and his elbows on his thighs. Watching the Yankees/Toronto game I saw a pitch that Angel called a ball, then rose, and I swear I saw the lineup card in his hands. It was confirmed when he then looked at the card. Next pitch, did the same thing...

I know its nitpicking, but giving away coaches hats, etc., MLB has to find a way to keep some of these guys in line. For the most part its self policed among the umpires but Angel takes some things to new levels.

what game and what inning in this series did this happen.
The game can be researched on MLB and I would like to be able to view it and see if what you say happened, happened.

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

what game and what inning in this series did this happen.
The game can be researched on MLB and I would like to be able to view it and see if what you say happened, happened.

I saw this. It was late in Tuesday's game, maybe the 8th inning? Certainly after Clemens was ejected because I tuned in just after that.

The description was accurate. A batter was at the plate, Hernandez had the lineup card in his hand. He looked at it after the first pitch, then again after the second and finally he put it away and took his indicator out his pocket. Only umpires probably noticed anyhting strange about that.

As a sidenote, Hernandez seems to be questionned more than most umpires. For example, there were a few strike calls that were on the corner and probably nothing would have been said if Tim McLelland had called them strikes. But when Angel is in umpiring, it seems you get more grumbling about calls that are borderline. My two cents.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Jay R

As a sidenote, Hernandez seems to be questionned more than most umpires. For example, there were a few strike calls that were on the corner and probably nothing would have been said if Tim McLelland had called them strikes. But when Angel is in umpiring, it seems you get more grumbling about calls that are borderline. My two cents.

Again this is very strange, as Ques-Tec proves Hernandez to be one of the very best ball and strike umpires in the league.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Jay R

I saw this. It was late in Tuesday's game, maybe the 8th inning? Certainly after Clemens was ejected because I tuned in just after that.

The description was accurate. A batter was at the plate, Hernandez had the lineup card in his hand. He looked at it after the first pitch, then again after the second and finally he put it away and took his indicator out his pocket. Only umpires probably noticed anyhting strange about that.

Bottom of the eighth, first two pitches to the first batter.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Just a guess, but he probably was verifying lineup changes from between innings, and was checking the batting order.