Laz Diaz is latest umpire under fire from announcers for bad strike calls


by Awful Announcing

Awful Announcing— It has been open season for MLB umpires from announcers so far this season as everyone in baseball is becoming increasingly frustrated with missed calls, especially adjudicating balls and strikes behind home plate. While Angel Hernandez is the poster child for criticism from announcers around Major League Baseball for his controversial and missed calls because

Awful Announcing—Announcers rip umpire C.B. Bucknor's blown strike call after rain delay. The Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals went to a rain delay with two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning with the ChiSox hanging on to a one-run lead. It took three hours for play to resume. Imagine waiting that long for one batter to potentially win or lose the game. And

Awful Announcing—Mets announcers confounded by umpire's out call: 'Hard to believe'. It’s likely that Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez were just as confused as you were about why Harrison Bader was called out on a close play at third base on Monday. After leading off the 8th inning with a double, Bader took off for third on a ground ball hit in front of him. It

Sports Illustrated—Blue Jays Manager Freaks Out on Umpire After Bad Call Leads to Grand Slam. John Schneider was not happy with a call, and he let everyone know that.