My train of thought:Quote:
I love that Gif above...I was thinking, what the hell, did I misunderstand the ump?
Ok, good pitch...that was a strange strike call, it's like he called it a ball....wait, why is the count 3-0?....that was a ball?....well, where is Grienke supposed to throw it?
I wasn't even mad, just so confused until Grienke left the game.
If you really want to see how terrible the ump was, the ESPN pitch by pitch reply is pretty telling. The Astros look like an actual strike zone. Seems pretty fair. The Yankees is absolutely ridiculous. Just look at the first 4 pitch walk by Grienke to start the game. Should have been 2-2 after four pitches, not a walk. The only way the Astros could get a "Strike Looking" was to throw it right down the middle.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=401169102
I thought it was ridiculous to name Grienke the "Player of the Game", (it was on some write up) but pitching 4-1/3 with that strike zone it could make sense.