Total BS strike zone

[nate]

Typical when facing the Red Sox.

 

Weaver got squeezed on a couple pitches and Lackey getting everything close.

[jsnpritchett]

[Brandon]

It has been pretty bullshit.

[The God of Runs]

It's not fair

[Brandon]

Nothing will happen, but I wish there was a system in place that disciplined the ump and held him accountable. The zone for both teams was so bad.

[Mudville]

Sure would be nice if there were some proof applied to the OP.

[sneaky_flute]

that's funny because weaver, along with pitchers like verlander, is one of those who gets the benefit of the doubt pretty often. pitch fx shows that his strike zone was pretty big.

[Ray McKigney]

Nothing will happen, but I wish there was a system in place that disciplined the ump and held him accountable. The zone for both teams was so bad.

 

Yep. That ump sucks. 

[Eric]

That K pitch on Hamilton during one of his AB's last night was brutal. Earlier in that AB, Nap held his glove on a pitch he wanted called a strike that was clearly 6 inches off the plate outside and was denied. Then Lackey threw further than that outside the plate and Hamilton was rung up.

 

It was actually kind of amazing to watch, almost as if the umpire was giving Nap a make up call for the 6-inch outsider earlier being called a ball.

 

ETA: Not to get off-topic, and I hope this isn't a Craig, but I can't seem to recall a time when a former battery of the Angels came up against them like the Nap/Lackey battery last night. It was actually kind of weird to listen to the announcers make the calls.

[Lou]

Red Sox fans complained about the same thing.

 

Only the umps were against them.

[Eric]

The complaint is the mating call of Red Sox fan. If it weren't for complaining, Red Sox fan would never get laid.

[EE_]

Weaver: 6 balls were called strikes (2 obvious). 1 clear strike was called a ball.

 

 

 

Lackey: 3 clear balls were called strikes. 1 clear strike was called a ball.

 

Not a great day for the ump but it didn't appear to favor Boston.

 

 

[rageous]

That K pitch on Hamilton during one of his AB's last night was brutal. Earlier in that AB, Nap held his glove on a pitch he wanted called a strike that was clearly 6 inches off the plate outside and was denied. Then Lackey threw further than that outside the plate and Hamilton was rung up.

 

It was actually kind of amazing to watch, almost as if the umpire was giving Nap a make up call for the 6-inch outsider earlier being called a ball.

 

ETA: Not to get off-topic, and I hope this isn't a Craig, but I can't seem to recall a time when a former battery of the Angels came up against them like the Nap/Lackey battery last night. It was actually kind of weird to listen to the announcers make the calls.

Except Napoli didn't catch yesterday.

Matter of fact he hasn't caught a game all year.

[jsnpritchett]

Weaver: 6 balls were called strikes (2 obvious). 1 clear strike was called a ball.

 

 

Lackey: 3 clear balls were called strikes. 1 clear strike was called a ball.

 

 

Not a great day for the ump but it didn't appear to favor Boston.

 

Now, now...Don't go injecting logic and facts into the mix, EE! 

[Brandon]

Yeah, Nap played first.

The Hamilton K was a joke as was the final K to end the game. Throw in a lot of inconsistencies and it was tough for both fan bases.

[Stradling]

The last two strikes to end the game were both pretty bad calls in my opinion, but since it was the Red Sox I didn't mind.

[AngelArcher]

I thought the zone was pretty wide for both sides. Last game on the schedule on a get away day. Not surprising to see.