I'm not going to say a word......

[Broad Street]

I love it when people defend a Bush League play that is clearly against the WRITTEN rules of baseball. Then say something stupid like "I love Angels fans" when they are an Angels fan! Amazing, the stupidity is astounding.

[HaloFan85]

Dont tell that to the posters in this thread.  Apparently when a guy has a perfect game going and he decides to throw the ball inside, you have to get out of the way otherwise its bush league.  

Scherzer had already almost hit him during a previous pitch and then decides to go inside again.  Tabata was probably like "f**k that shit!" and decided to take one on the elbow.

 

Tabata never had to lean 'into' the pitch with the pitch already being inside by like 8-10 inches.  All he did is lean his elbow downward, and not by much.

 

 

[Hot Damn!]

Dont tell that to the posters in this thread. Apparently when a guy has a perfect game going and he decides to throw the ball inside, you have to get out of the way otherwise its bush league.

You are the worst troll ever. You try so hard and it doesn't work.

Edited June 21, 2015 by Hot Damn!

[Broad Street]

I haven't seen the replays but when I was watching it live it looked like he leaned down by at least a foot.

He obviously hasn't watched the replay, he's just going off a graph. He definitely leaned down. Everyone saw it, the announcers were roasting him for it.

[arch stanton]

The great thing about baseball is that as long as you have outs you have life. Lean into the pitch. Alter your swing to make the bat hit the catcher's mitt. Whatever it takes.Try to force a balk. If I'm going to be the 27th out in a perfect game he's gonna earn that out.

[Angel Oracle]

Umps have sucked even more ever since Country Bumpkin Joe West became their leader.

Don't blame Tabata, but blame the stupid ump.

[ELEVEN]

4 pages and not a word...

[HaloFan85]

I haven't seen the replays but when I was watching it live it looked like he leaned down by at least a foot.

It looked to me more like he 'dropped' his elbow rather than leaning into it.  Regardless, that was the second time Scherzer pitched him inside in that AB, so I really have no problem with what Tabata did there.

[CaliAngel]

Scherzer's taking it like a man, and even said in his post game interview that if he was Tabata he would have done the same thing. He said it just got away from him.

Tabata clearly leaned in, though, imo, and once again the umpire blew the call. Umpires suck worse and worse as years go by it seems.