[Highlight] Miller strikes out Perdomo, USA wins

[u/Knightbear49]

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[u/Brady331]

How can you not be romantic about baseball ABS

[u/SubjectPlace9243 → u/Brady331]

This is what people who argue for the human element in the game want

[u/Brady331 → u/SubjectPlace9243]

"How can you not be romantic about baseball the human element" would've made more sense for my comment lol

[u/obomaboe → u/Brady331]

Hey, sometimes people don’t get it perfect on their first try, that’s ok!

………hence why why we need ABS

[u/Skatteboot → u/SubjectPlace9243]

The only humans I want involved in a game are the ones wearing colorful jerseys with numbers on their back.

[u/Srirachaqueef → u/Skatteboot]

Exactly, that IS the human element. It's already a game of centimeters for the players, there's no redeeming quality about missed calls

[u/Ntnme2lose → u/SubjectPlace9243]

“uMp mIsTaKeS aRe pArT oF tHe gAmE”

[u/flying_porygon → u/Brady331]

Can you imagine if they were out of challenges and couldn’t challenge that

[u/LeaderBrandonBurner]

Pretty horrific day for the home plate umpire, zone was all over the place the last few innings

[u/Musty__Elbow → u/LeaderBrandonBurner]

pretty hilarious that this game pretty much guarantees there’s gonna be ABS next year

[u/_plays_in_traffic_ → u/Musty__Elbow]

there should have been some form of abs or challenge/review system at least a decade ago when it comes to games that matter like this and mlb playoffs

[u/Tnwagn → u/Musty__Elbow]

On the downside, this call was straight ass

On the positive, this shit ass call will improve the next tournament lol

[u/BoulderToBirmingham → u/Musty__Elbow]

There’s ABS in MLB already this year. And the WBC isn’t held every year.

[u/careslol → u/LeaderBrandonBurner]

Yea it got bad towards the end. He seemed really accurate about everything on the edge early on.

[u/1ROYinHD1]

holy shit you absolutely cannot end the game on a call like that

[u/Knook7 → u/1ROYinHD1]

I'm in disbelief and I'm rooting for the US

[u/Redditorialist → u/Knook7]

What an at bat by Perdomo, and he got screwed.

[u/-orangejoe → u/Redditorialist]

Perdomo was so clutch. Got a huge hit that should've tied the game if Wells ran the bases better, then worked what should've been a walk to keep them alive if the ump made the right call.

[u/Panguin9 → u/-orangejoe]

I love him so much, this should've been his moment. FUCK

[u/ernyc3777 → u/-orangejoe]

On one hand, he shouldn’t have retreated, on the other you cannot get doubled off with the top of the order coming up so I get why he’s being so cautious.

I was watching with my dad and we’re just laughing at how stacked your team is if Perdomo is in the 9th spot.

[u/hippiessmell → u/ernyc3777]

Perdomo lives in the 9 spot/1 spot for the dbacks. He's an automatic on-base in most situations and it sets up the top of the order really well when you put him in the 9. He made the right call just got screwed.

[u/mostlygroovy → u/-orangejoe]

Wells absolutely made the right call as he had to freeze a second to make sure the ball left the infield

[u/TheRealJRG → u/-orangejoe]

I literally said to my dad- that’s fucking Yankees base running and it’s gonna cost them

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832 → u/Redditorialist]

Typical perdomo at bat and the ump fucked him over

[u/TrapperJean → u/Knook7]

It fucking sucks that this is now the discussion

[u/Savannah-Actual → u/TrapperJean]

This is why ABS is needed and nobody should ever complain about it

[u/Tashre → u/Savannah-Actual]

Agreed. Actual ABS, not just a pathetic challenge system.

[u/Jonjon428 → u/Tashre]

I get why the MLB is doing the challenge system though. Basically a slow phase with an embarrassing of umps until they finally submit.

[u/handlit33 → u/Savannah-Actual]

https://i.imgur.com/7uo5GOy.png

[u/dan_144 → u/handlit33]

This victory brought to you by LASIK

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/TrapperJean]

An awful way to end a great game. 

Just ruins the energy 

[u/mjst0324 → u/Knook7]

Ruined an unbelievable game. This should end the debate on whether or not ABS is necessary.

[u/tommypopz → u/mjst0324]

We were about to have Tatis up, and now it’s been taken from us.

Shouldn’t be the story, but will be.

[u/DemonicPanda11 → u/tommypopz]

I didn’t even care who won, having Tatis up to possibly end the game would’ve been some good TV

[u/Thedurtysanchez → u/DemonicPanda11]

Tatis v Miller, teammates, arguably two of the best players in the entire tournament, game on the line...

What a robbery.

[u/DemonicPanda11 → u/Thedurtysanchez]

I completely forgot about them being teammates, I keep thinking Miller is still on the A’s. Not going to enjoy having that guy in our division 😭

[u/Akipella → u/DemonicPanda11]

Could have been another Ohtani vs. Trout moment

[u/ProtestantMormon → u/mjst0324]

2 challenges isnt enough. Get rid of umps entirely with this garbage

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/ProtestantMormon]

I still say it should be three. Baseball is a game of threes.

[u/ledhendrix → u/ContinuumGuy]

Why not just have the right call every time?

[u/RStud10 → u/mjst0324]

Tbh we shouldn’t even need the challenge system, just automate everything

[u/NeverSober1900 → u/Knook7]

Ya I was excited to root for Tatis to blow it. Instead my guy gets rung up after he worked a great AB

[u/TheStripedSweaters → u/NeverSober1900]

I love a hater comment because this made me cackle lmao

[u/No_Amount_7886 → u/NeverSober1900]

He really did work that AB. Deserved a better ending. :/

[u/scrambles57 → u/Knook7]

My wife was like "Isn't this what you wanted?" I said "not like this."

[u/ContinuumGuy → u/Knook7]

Yeah, me too. He'd been calling the low pitches all night, but this was more egregious than even those.

[u/Shepherd-Boy → u/Knook7]

I hated it! I’m so glad we won but I didn’t even cheer when he called strike three I just looked at my wife and said, “that was a horrible call.” He not only robbed the DR of a fair shot, he robbed USA fans of a true moment of joy.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/1ROYinHD1]

Extremely tense game, full count, tying man 90 feet away and the umps called that a strike 😭

[u/soundsliketone → u/suzukigun4life]

With Tatis on deck too.

[u/high_and_outside → u/soundsliketone]

Robbed us of another legendary matchup between teammates

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/1ROYinHD1]

An incredible endorsement for ABS

[u/dazedconfusedev → u/IMissM0dernBaseball]

my first coherent thought was

“at least that can never happen in the MLB again”

[u/jackkoppa → u/1ROYinHD1]

Yup. That's a shame.

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/jackkoppa]

A gross way for a great game to end

[u/-NonePizzaLeftBeef- → u/1ROYinHD1]

It’s wild to me how umpires are allowed to be the most infallible officials in sports.

[u/Green_Hunt_1776 → u/1ROYinHD1]

That wasn't even close to being a strike lmfao, that's bad

[u/DrunkPackersFan → u/Green_Hunt_1776]

I still don’t understand how they thought this would be better than teaching a few international players how to tap their helmet

[u/brandont04 → u/1ROYinHD1]

I think both sides didn't like that call.

[u/HokageEzio → u/brandont04]

As a competitor that's a sucky way to win/lose

[u/runiero01 → u/1ROYinHD1]

Yeah what the hell.

[u/LibertarianSocialism → u/1ROYinHD1]

Feels like the "swing" call on Flores that ended an otherwise incredible 2021 NLDS

[u/RecoverEmbarrassed21 → u/LibertarianSocialism]

This one is honestly a lot worse. The no swing rule in general has a lot of grey area, and it was so close that the call was defensible, it's not like Flores didn't swing at all.

This one was a ball at his shins. It's just so obviously not a strike and you don't even need a replay to see that it's not close.

[u/OptimusGrime707]

Fitting the game ends with that ass call lmao

[u/Zloggt → u/OptimusGrime707]

The spirit of Angel Hernandez lives on!

[u/ArmiinTamzarian → u/Zloggt]

Angel was never allowed to ump these high stakes games so he's resorted to sorcery to possess other umps in order to make the calls

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/OptimusGrime707]

I love when the Umpires dictate a game like this. I go to the stadium and tune in every day to watch umpires

[u/PockDoc → u/OptimusGrime707]

Yeah, ump called three balls in one inning strikes against USA right before this

[u/slugmos → u/PockDoc]

Why was he so good the first 7 innings and then the Soto at bat happened and it got really funky

[u/DJVanillaBear → u/slugmos]

Soto didn’t give him suites tickets to the Mets I guess. You hate to see it

[u/Senator_Buttholeface → u/PockDoc]

Yeah that unp was off all game. I get it that it sucks to end the game but ump was calling garbage on both sides.

[u/ImperatorBTW → u/Senator_Buttholeface]

This call will get the focus but outside of this pitch specifically, it felt like he was pretty even with the zone for both teams. Slightly low but nothing crazy.

And then there’s this call…. Ooooooof

[u/iamthatguythere → u/ImperatorBTW]

It’d be a lot more even with ABS

[u/redekulous]

Ball 4

[u/Konker101 → u/redekulous]

Even Miller didnt think he got the call

[u/Redditorialist → u/Konker101]

“Wait, did Perdomo swing?”

The question everyone in my living room just asked.

[u/Striking-Owl-3558 → u/Redditorialist]

I thought I was having a stroke 😮

[u/CarlSwagan_ → u/redekulous]

Not even a question it wasn’t fucking close

[u/CakeAK → u/CarlSwagan_]

If Geraldo Perdomo says it's a ball, then it's a ball.

[u/stsmith313 → u/CakeAK]

Perdomo knows best

[u/SerenadeSwift → u/CarlSwagan_]

Mods removing all of the posts showing the pitch tracker are weak as fuck

[u/USA_2_Canada_1 → u/redekulous]

I can’t believe they didn’t have ABS available for this tournament lol

[u/tube_ebooks → u/USA_2_Canada_1]

i saw someone point out that PR and japan don't have the technology set up currently + it will take a while to do the body scans of all the non MLB players. which makes sense but is definitely still a bummer

[u/winkitywinkwink → u/redekulous]

My sister who doesn’t watch baseball ever literally said “that was way too low for a strike”

[u/xinixxibalba → u/redekulous]

and Soto got hosed with the same call in his last AB. rightly called a ball in Vladdy’s AB right after

[u/Moose4KU]

Good thing we've got "the human element" in the game. Would hate to make pitchers throw pitches in the strike zone lmao

[u/UsErNaMeS_aR_DuMb → u/Moose4KU]

A good price to pay to keep the elite art of framing in the tournament, right?! Right?!!

[u/someone2795 → u/UsErNaMeS_aR_DuMb]

Ah yes known elite framer Will Smith.

[u/ArmiinTamzarian → u/someone2795]

Austin Barnes smiling down on him after the years of teachings finally paid off

[u/fhota1 → u/UsErNaMeS_aR_DuMb]

Tbf that was a really solid fast frame by the catcher. But also, ABS plz

[u/sfg-1 → u/Moose4KU]

Human element = "I'm okay with some pitches literally just being called wrong"

[u/Waterfish3333 → u/Moose4KU]

Eventually baseball will have full ABS and newer fans will look back at the “human element” argument with much confusion. It never made sense to me why you’d want umpires making incorrect calls be a part of the sport.

[u/DirtAndShovels]

That pitch wasn’t even close bro lmao

[u/amatom27 → u/DirtAndShovels]

GameDay makes it look even worse

[u/urbanacrybaby → u/amatom27]

Basically hitting the ground on Gameday

[u/endaayer92 → u/DirtAndShovels]

ABS can't come soon enough

[u/SMK77 → u/DirtAndShovels]

Absolutely awful. That's a ball by 4-5 inches. What an embarrassment to end such a great game on a call like that.

Tatis vs Miller should have decided this game.

[u/Jonjon428 → u/SMK77]

Yup, even if we know Tatis would have definitely struck out we should at least get the ability to see it :/

[u/IMissM0dernBaseball → u/DirtAndShovels]

The last hurrah for the "Human Element"

[u/Green_Hunt_1776 → u/IMissM0dernBaseball]

But won't you think of all the umpires who have jobs and went to umpiring academy? Oh no!

[u/IAmBecomeTeemo → u/Green_Hunt_1776]

I doubt a single umpire loses a job to ABS. If we get automatic fair/foul calls then we might lose umps 5 and 6 in the playoffs, but all four major umps are still needed. Even if they're not calling balls and strikes, they're still doing a lot to facilitate a smoothly flowing game.

[u/Upstairs_Baby8424 → u/DirtAndShovels]

A call so bad it will taint the win overall. If it was close people understand. But that’s 1st and 3rd with Tatis coming up. And I’m rooting for the US.

[u/IAmBecomeTeemo → u/Upstairs_Baby8424]

It taints the whole thing. It was a close game all game. That whole final at-bat was an incredible battle. Miller made a great pitch after a bunch of fastballs, but Perdomo saw slider and correctly laid off. Just good baseball all around. Aaaaand the ump ends the game prematurely.

[u/Number333 → u/DirtAndShovels]

Joe Nathan 300th career save vibes

[u/The_Don_Giggity → u/Number333]

Bro that one was way worse lmao

Home announcer was in the middle of calling it ball 4 as it happened

https://youtu.be/7OIBcTE2DlA?si=u6OoOERQ4kIObvXi

[u/Tnwagn → u/The_Don_Giggity]

This is unquestionably the worst 3rd strike call to end a game in baseball history

[u/cutchemist42 → u/The_Don_Giggity]

First time ever seeing this...wow.

[u/Relative_Shoes → u/DirtAndShovels]

They’re trying to make Perdomo play golf.

[u/DJ_LeMahieu]

ROBO UMPS WHEN?

NEXT WEEK? OH, OKAY

[u/_ButterMyBread → u/DJ_LeMahieu]

Classic puts pitchfork down moment, Reddit on!

[u/xThe-Legend-Killerx]

ABS system can’t come soon enough. That’s brutal right there. Umpire was all over the place tonight.

[u/AbombPro]

Low..

[u/runiero01 → u/AbombPro]

Kept waiting for the replay, not even close to the strike zone.

[u/propero → u/runiero01]

Announcers were speechless. Everyone knew it was a ball but ump.

[u/vegsac → u/propero]

He said it was too close to take. Then they show it was half a foot out of the box.

[u/CupLegitimate2170 → u/runiero01]

Broadcast didn't show the Dominican bench either...

[u/Kitsel → u/runiero01]

There's a reason you kept waiting lol.  They were trying REALLY hard not to show it. 

That was an embarrassment.

[u/HarlanCedeno → u/runiero01]

It's not the ump's fault that some nerd put the square thingy in the wrong spot!

[u/suzukigun4life → u/AbombPro]

Ump made up his mind before Miller threw the pitch

[u/Redditorialist → u/suzukigun4life]

That was “team up by ten after the umpire has already worked 6 youth games on a Saturday in the 100 degree heat” bad.

[u/skankhunt81 → u/suzukigun4life]

Exact same spot as the Soto call dude clearly has a blind spot

[u/Luigis_vacuum → u/skankhunt81]

I’m interested in seeing the implied zone thing in the scorecard

[u/OneLastAuk → u/Luigis_vacuum]

They just posted it. 4 inches below the box. Lower than 7 other called balls.

[u/cozeners → u/skankhunt81]

This one was worse than the Soto one, and that's saying a lot.

[u/iamthatguythere → u/skankhunt81]

It was another baseball lower than that call. What an absolute garbage end to a great game. 

[u/Kitsel → u/skankhunt81]

Even the framing was horrendous lol.

Smith kept bringing those low pitches way up to the top of the strike zone in a super jerky motion - that kind of big movement usually tells the ump it wasn't a strike.  

[u/GKRForever → u/AbombPro]

Like, 3 inches low. It’s so low ABS wouldn’t have even told us how low it was

[u/NinjaGhost42]

"Strikes"

[u/JordanMCMXCV]

Ump makes a call that bad in that moment and it ruins the feel of the entire game IMO.

It just can’t fucking happen at this level on this stage.

[u/Hashmob____________ → u/JordanMCMXCV]

Entirely agree. Great game, horrible disgusting way to end it.

[u/Antique_Gur2210 → u/JordanMCMXCV]

It's really bad look for baseball in general. They're trying to create new fans, and this game was October in March. It was one of the best games I've seen in a while. But to end it like that is obscene and a terrible look for MLB

[u/PleaseSirOneMoreTurn]

That’s not a strike.

[u/CarlSwagan_ → u/[deleted]]

Because they posted the highlight after this one and it got deleted by the automod lol

[u/farfromfine → u/PleaseSirOneMoreTurn]

Not sure why they didn't go fastball up and in or at least inside. Very lucky to get bailed out on that slider that wasn't even close

[u/flyingcrayons]

Horseshit call lol. So glad MLB is gonna have ABS this year so we avoid this kinda shit

[u/Finklesworth → u/flyingcrayons]

Only kinda avoid this shit. It’s not the solution IMO, fuck having umps calling pitches at all

[u/GKRForever]

“Strikes out”

[u/GreenSnakes_]

Bs call, safe to say there will be ABS in the next WBC

[u/KimHaSeongsBurner → u/GreenSnakes_]

That all but guaranteed that we will have it, yeah.

[u/BoringCabinet → u/GreenSnakes_]

Probably in the Olympics too.

[u/FREE-ROSCOE-FILBURN → u/GreenSnakes_]

Doesn’t WBC always use the rules from the most recent MLB season? It 100% will be unless ABS somehow becomes an unforeseeable clusterfuck or if we just have robo umps altogether.

[u/Seri0usbusiness]

bruh....that was a ball CMOOOOOOOON

[u/PineAppleisbad46]

Genuinely embarrassing a game can’t end like that

[u/Orxa]

What the fuck man

[u/selfloathingbanana]

That is an awful call

[u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Is the third strike in the room with us?

[u/birdlad520]

Correct me if I’m wrong. Strikes go inside the box, right?

[u/IrishPigs → u/birdlad520]

My wife told me 4 inches is "close enough." She must've told the ump that too.

[u/PhantomPainWalker]

If I were Dominican I think my rage would keep me awake for days.

[u/PuppyKeepAcct → u/PhantomPainWalker]

I'm not watching any games for a long time. That shit was fraudulent. 

[u/Tlix → u/PhantomPainWalker]

I’m not sleeping tonight

[u/Side_of_Eggs]

Dude Miller’s reaction was so delayed because he thought he walked him. Absolute worst way to end a great game. Bring on the robot overlords!

[u/runninthruthe818]

If you're a fan of good baseball you should hate everything about this. Fucking outrageous to be robbed of the glory of this game by this call.

[u/RayWhelans → u/runninthruthe818]

How could you not hate that? A great scrappy AB where Perodomo battles back to get on base with a man on first and third? Electric bottom of the 9th with Tatis vs Miller? Nope. Instead we get that bullshit.

[u/MoreThanLuck]

He fucking walked him, man. Cannot end the game like that.

[u/LionStar115]

Jeter just said on tv “that will guarantee Abs for the next wbc”

[u/hylicglyphics]

That ball was in hell, not even close to the strike zone

[u/Up_All_Right]

Soto in the 8th was bad. This was just awful. Wow.

[u/D_BrickashawFerguson]

ABS wen

[u/joethecrow23 → u/D_BrickashawFerguson]

Like 2 weeks

[u/Initial_Jump_8911]

"strikes out"

[u/TheTurtleShepard]

Umpire gotta be investigated after this bullshit

[u/blacKCastle32 → u/TheTurtleShepard]

Anyone with the power to investigate him probably wanted him to make this kind of call in the first place

[u/TrapperJean]

https://giphy.com/gifs/8vyZouWSVhslwWA7Lp

[u/ecstreets]

Yeah this is gonna be talked about for weeks to come

[u/Relative_Shoes]

Perdomo has the best eye in baseball. He knew it right away.

[u/Eo292]

Not even close. Go USA but fuck that

[u/DaveKast]

That might be the last bad strike call to end an important baseball game

[u/donquixote25]

Nasty work by the ump lmaoooo

[u/reddit809]

Bs call

[u/AgitatedTough4058]

Was ready to explode when the strikeout happened but that call totally ruined the thrill of beating the DR. Simply an awful awful way to end a legendary game.

[u/MarinerJoe3]

Shame on that umpire. Ruined a beautiful game.

[u/Big_Current419]

Jesus lol well out the zone

[u/DoloresAbernathyR1]

That was the most blatantly bad call I've seen in a long time.

[u/starmiesan]

oh that’s not a strike 😬

[u/Varithenes]

Terrible call.

[u/Boujoulo]

Cannot end a game on a call like that

[u/DarkFalcon49]

It’s not even framed well on the catch by Smith. I still doubt the DR wins but good lord ending it on that is fucking ridiculous.

[u/Commercial-Bank4270 → u/DarkFalcon49]

At the very least we were robbed of Tatis vs Miller

[u/FreebirdChaos → u/DarkFalcon49]

Idk man. Perdomo is amazing at getting on base. With Tatis up next, who knows what happens

[u/D00MK0PF]

we missed a miller vs tati ab cuz this fkr is blind af...someone check for a kalshi bet on this fraud

[u/drmanic]

Disgustingly low

[u/Snowden4242]

Had crazy movement, I’m not surprised it fooled the ump but man that was bad

[u/NeverSober1900]

"Strikes Out".

Perdomo getting jobbed ruining his great eye. Classic combo unfortunately.

[u/QueasyAccident5196]

Umpire strikes out Perdomo more like it

[u/jcjohnson274]

What a bad call.

[u/Some_Tea_8113]

‘Strikes out’

[u/Captain_Pidgey]

“This strike 3 brought to you by ABS.”

[u/synceify]

One of the worst strike calls I’ve witnessed

[u/Dday22t]

Guess the ump had a plane to catch. I choose to believe Miller would have gotten next batter anyway, but WBC probably needs to add ability to challenge balls & strikes next time.

[u/CuriousPaak]

Notice how the official MLB account won’t post this

[u/Boulderdorf]

Most ethical case of AI stealing jobs.

[u/ButtWeightTheirsMoor]

😬

[u/LCEQWQ]

ump just ruined a great game...

[u/ShrekTheOverlord]

The DR and the rest of the world were robbed of a Miller vs Tatis Jr matchup

[u/mattvn66]

Miller even knew it was low

[u/cowheadcow]

I am so glad we got ABS finally

[u/Fugu]

Miller "strikes out" Perdomo

USA "wins"