Odalis Perez Balk Calls.........

[Rich]

They were wondering about the quick hook. It was clear that coming off the mound he was saying, "F--- you, f--- you." Even for those slow-witted people that never eject anyone, that should be eaaaasy.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

They were wondering about the quick hook. It was clear that coming off the mound he was saying, "F--- you, f--- you." Even for those slow-witted people that never eject anyone, that should be eaaaasy.

Not only that, but he also called Hernandez "stupid" and "an idiot" after the game. Not good things to say to an umpire.

[Dakota]

Speaking as a MLB fan only... that is, I really haven't a clue whether or not the balk call was correct (think of those guys in the beer commercial from last year!), but two things:

1. It will be interesting to see what MLB does to discipline Perez for his on-field and, especially, is off-field to the media comments. He directly and publicly called the umpire a cheat.

2. The Nats have sent video to the league for a ruling on whether it was a balk. It will be interesting to see if the league throws the umpire under the bus or backs his call (or something in between).

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Dakota

1. It will be interesting to see what MLB does to discipline Perez for his on-field and, especially, is off-field to the media comments. He directly and publicly called the umpire a cheat.

2. The Nats have sent video to the league for a ruling on whether it was a balk. It will be interesting to see if the league throws the umpire under the bus or backs his call (or something in between).

1. Perez was ejected. He didn't do anything to warrant further penalty.

2. I can't imagine MLB saying anything negative about the balk call, which was clearly a good call.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by mbyron

1. Perez was ejected. He didn't do anything to warrant further penalty.

In MLB, the comments he made to the media regarding the umpire are grouinds for futher discipline by the league.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

In MLB, the comments he made to the media regarding the umpire are grouinds for futher discipline by the league.

Maybe so. I was referring to what I saw in the video.

[Dakota]

Perez said the following to the media after the game:

"That's the third or fourth time he called [a] balk on me. I lost the game twice. It's like he's got something personal against me...I know I'm going to get fined, but I don't care. I've been doing the same ... move the entire year. So why does he have to call it twice in the same inning? For them to score a run against me then I lost the game, he {Hernandez} might be happy now."

To me, he is accusing Hernandez of being biased and of calling the balk to cause Perez to lose the game. As stated earlier, MLB has rules against making public comments critical of the umpires, and Perez clearly expects to at least be fined for this.