Mike DiMuro: You should resign.

[Stu Clary]

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

How does the DiMuro not look in the glove?

[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.

MLB.com Must C | Must C Call: Wise's leaping effort leads to dispute - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

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

[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.

MLB.com Must C | Must C Call: Wise's leaping effort leads to dispute - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

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

[Rich]

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.

MLB.com Must C | Must C Call: Wise's leaping effort leads to dispute - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

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

So, he's supposed to stand and take it when the player tells him over and over that he saw the replay and the umpire f---ed it up? I know you know better than that -- getting the call wrong doesn't mean the player can come back over and inning later and reopen the play.

The smock comment is hilarious coming from a guy who has worked a 6-man crew with all six umpires in different color shirts.

[REFANDUMP]

Fired tomorrow !!! Inexcusable.

[Welpe]

Really? One mistake and y'all are ready to run him out on a rail? Glad to know we have so many perfect officials here.

[kylejt]

Smocks are ugly. And you wouldn't wear anything like those around in public, would you?

Actually, it was a seven man crew, on a Little Legaue game. Some of the local LL guys were taking things a bit too seriously, so I decided to loosen them up a bit, and take them out of their comfort zone. Also, one guy was going to Regionals, so we rotated positions every inning, so he could see every spot on the field. (The "out" guy ate dinner, and ordered for the next guy "out").

I actually thought the EJ was funny. He absolutely blows not only the drop right in front of him, but forgets to look for the ball. Then gets a proper earful. Think how much grief that umpire took back in the dressing room from his pals. HA! They're going to prank him for the rest of the season.

[JR12]

The really funny part is the fan in the red shirt, 10 feet away proudly holding the ball over his head!!!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Smocks are ugly. And you wouldn't wear anything like those around in public, would you?

I wouldn't wear one of those things. The arms in them come 3/4 of the way down my arms. It's the worst of both worlds -- it's not short-sleeved and it's not long-sleeved.

[briancurtin]

Just buy one that fits. Problem solved.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by briancurtin

Just buy one that fits. Problem solved.

The arms are made (in all sizes) for people with long arms. I'm not so blessed. At least with the long sleeve jackets if a few inches of material is left over, it simply bunches up a bit at my wrist.

I would wear the smock if the sleeves ended above my elbow. They don't. I've tried a bunch on.

[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?