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The Chicago Cubs called up right-handed pitcher Justin Hancock before Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. During the blowout, Hancock made his MLB debut, recording his first career strikeout in the big leagues. He also got his first RBI…well he did but the home plate umpire blatantly robbed him.
Hancock was up with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Cubs were leading 12-3 and yes it’s not out of the ordinary to see umpires expand the strike zone late in blowout games, but this was way too obvious.
I mean, look at this garbage call. It is nowhere near the outside edge.
Hancock with a bases loaded walk, his 1st MLB RBI! idc what this dumbass umpire says pic.twitter.com/7BF6a34ZDb
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) May 9, 2018
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So, let the record show this was Hancock’s first career RBI and fuck Ted Barrett, who apparently made some early dinner reservations.
By the way, that brutal strike call wasn’t even the worst one of the inning. Look at the two strike calls to Javier Baez.
Call hurts #EverybodyIn
Strike 2 should be ball 1
Bot 7 Gonzalez vs Baez
8% call same
3.4in from edge pic.twitter.com/q3dxvRkC7S— Cubs Strike Zone (@CubsUmp) May 9, 2018
Call hurts #EverybodyIn
Strike 3 should be ball 1
Bot 7 Gonzalez vs Baez
20% call same
1.9in from edge pic.twitter.com/XKjNCoNZIm— Cubs Strike Zone (@CubsUmp) May 9, 2018
Garbage umpiring.
And I know, it’s a long damn game and it’s a blowout, but then what’s the point of even playing if this type of shit is going to happen. Call the game the right way, or make up a dumb mercy rule like it’s little league if you’re too damn lazy to properly umpire a game.
Just pathetic from Ted Barrett.