The New York Yankees dropped Monday night’s game to the Orioles in Baltimore, but it’ll be difficult to overlook the somewhat controversial umpiring decision that seemingly turned the game.
Gio Urshela’s bases-loaded hit appeared to have brought the Yankees within a run of tying the game, but the umpires ruled that Aaron Judge — who was caught at third for the final out in the eighth — was tagged before the third run scored. It was a close call, and one that was probably worth taking a look on replay.
But to Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s dismay, he was denied the opportunity to ask for a replay. That was when he went off on the umpires and got ejected. Thankfully, the folks at Jomboy Media were able to use their sound isolation and lip-reading skills to put together a breakdown of what was said. (Warning: Lots of strong language)
Umps Deny Boones Replay and He Gets Mad At Them, A Breakdown@talkinyanks pic.twitter.com/uayMRgJOAd
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Even if Boone absolutely had a point about the umpires giving him no time to check with the staff upstairs, let’s be honest: There was no way MLB replay in its current form was overturning that call on the field. It misses obvious calls. It wasn’t going to change a ruling on a not-obvious-at-all call.
But hey, it was fun to hear all that cursing.
