Mike DiMuro: You should resign.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by kylejt

That's hil-freakin'-larious!

I so want to play poker with that chump.

He will never, ever live that one down.

The only thing worse is EJing the player that points out your stupidity. Awesome display.

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I blame the dopey smock he's wearing. Nothing good, except being mistaken for a barber, can happen in those frocks.

EJ wasn't bad--hell, he gave him a LOT of leash. Still ran out.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Matt

EJ wasn't bad--hell, he gave him a LOT of leash. Still ran out.

If he is going to be stupid enough to argue this and he probably had the benefit of replay, then he deserved to be ejected.

That being said I am shocked that the umpire did not ask for some proof he had the ball at the very least. I can see how he might have missed the actual catch, but thing it is inexcusable to not ask a basic question, "Where is the ball?" He did not have to ask the player this, just himself.

Peace

[tmagan]

Simple solution: If you make a catch and fall into the stands, it is no catch and a dead ball. If you make a catch and fall into the stands in fair territory, it is a home run.

How do you know, when a player falls into the stands with the ball, that he quickly drops and recovers the ball? You don't of course, that is why the above rule is needed.

Why wont it be done? Because it makes too much sense.

Keep in mind, for the last ten years, if you make a catch in the dugout, it is no catch.

[JRutledge]

Baseball seems to hate any reasonable change of any kind. This would be a good addition, but never going to happen.

Peace

[Stu Clary]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I can see how he might have missed the actual catch...

In all honestly, not me. Watch the video again. The ball clearly bounces off the glove (at nearly the height of Wise's jump) as he jogs toward the play, perhaps 20-25 feet away. What else could he posibly be looking at?

[kylejt]

I wonder if there's any video of that fielder coming into his dugout, and showing everyone the empty glove. That would be classic.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by kylejt

I wonder if there's any video of that fielder coming into his dugout, and showing everyone the empty glove. That would be classic.

You seem to take great joy from a Major League Umpire making a mistake. Exactly why would you?

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

You seem to take great joy from a Major League Umpire making a mistake. Exactly why would you?

It's probably the God-like status that a lot of folks here view them with. I mean, guys memorize their numbers, and know what chest protectors they're wearing. They have autographed trading cards, and want to dress just like these guys.

Let's get this outta the way, though. I'm not in the same league with any of those guys. I'm just a local schlub, who teaches kids life lessons through the magic of umpiring. It's just that I use more flubs and miscues at the MLB level, than I have good examples. When we want good examples, I use MiLB guys, or local college fellows.

But on something like this, I'd holler at one my 14 year umpires for not knowing the basics of a call. "Jimmy, where was the ball?"

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Stu Clary

In all honestly, not me. Watch the video again. The ball clearly bounces off the glove (at nearly the height of Wise's jump) as he jogs toward the play, perhaps 20-25 feet away. What else could he posibly be looking at?

Yes from the angle they show you, but that is not the angle the umpire likely sees. He is going into the stands and I would not be surprised if he was blocked or straightlined with fans. But you cannot rule on a catch even if he sees everything before he goes into the stands and not look for the ball. I get that these are great athletes and the umpire probably felt he has seen these spectacular catches before, but he still should prove it to you by showing you the ball.

Peace

[Mountaincoach]

I thought the best part about the whole thing was how Wise just kept his mouth shut and jogged off the field. Here's his quote from the NY Daily News: “(DiMuro) said, ‘Out,’ right away,” Wise said. “So what was I supposed to do? Run back to left field?”

Read more: Yankees and Dewayne Wise benefit from blown call by umpire Mike DiMuro as fans hide ball in stands - NY Daily News

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Mountaincoach

I thought the best part about the whole thing was how Wise just kept his mouth shut and jogged off the field. Here's his quote from the NY Daily News: “(DiMuro) said, ‘Out,’ right away,” Wise said. “So what was I supposed to do? Run back to left field?”

Read more: Yankees and Dewayne Wise benefit from blown call by umpire Mike DiMuro as fans hide ball in stands - NY Daily News

I never understand why all of the focus goes onto the umpire. Yes, he missed Wise cheating, but Wise was the cheater.

[Mountaincoach]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I never understand why all of the focus goes onto the umpire. Yes, he missed Wise cheating, but Wise was the cheater.

When was the last time you saw any professional athlete walk up to an official and correct a bad call that helped them? Can you imagine the repercussions he would have faced from the whole city of New York and beyond if he had spoken up or argued the call against himself? The umpire is human. And, to be quite frank, I feel sorry for him because his error will live on highlight films for the next 50 plus years.

The part that sticks in my mind is this--Surely to goodness at least one of the other umpires on that field saw the guy in the red shirt standing there holding that ball high above his head?! And, if they did and kept their mouth shut, they should be held accountable because they hung their partner out to dry in my opinion. The poor guy who blew the call never saw the guy in the red shirt holding the ball proudly above his head.

[celebur]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I never understand why all of the focus goes onto the umpire. Yes, he missed Wise cheating, but Wise was the cheater.

Unless there's something missing from the video, just how did Wise cheat? I didn't see him do anything to try to "sell" the supposed catch--he made a good run, got his glove on the ball, fell into the stands, and as he was being helped up, the umpire already ruled it a catch.

In a perfect world, Wise would have admitted the no-catch to the umpire, but keeping his mouth shut isn't really cheating. He didn't break any rules. He didn't even try to deceive the umpire. He simply kept his mouth shut when he knew the umpire made the wrong call. The blame here lies entirely on DiMuro, and he admitted his mistake (like he had any other option).

[MD Longhorn]

I think he got caught up in the moment. Great play - quick call. WAY too quick.

[Stu Clary]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Yes from the angle they show you, but that is not the angle the umpire likely sees.

I have to respectfully disagree. There's a great shot from umpires POV at the 28 second mark:

The Greatest Trick Dewayne Wise Ever Pulled Was Convincing The World He Caught This Ball [UPDATE]