The San Diego Padres Just Got Screwed By a Call So Bad Even The ESPN Announcers Were Disgusted
Yesterday was the most important day of the San Diego Padres’s season, game three of the wildcard round, and it did not go how they would have wanted it with them ending up losing by a final score of 3 to1. But this wasn’t without some controversy as in the ninth inning in a key at bat, they got absolutely screwed. But that’s not all I want to discuss being their reaction afterward as well when they seemed like they actually wanted to fight the homeplay umpire postgame. Ud Darvish was on the hill versus Jameson Talleion in a matchup of veteran righties who’ve made more than their fair share of postseason starts. Things got started fast in this one when with two outs Pete Crow Armstrong robbed Manny Machado of a hit on a sliding grab a ball with a catch probability around 10% with him making it look way easier than that. Things would remain quiet offensively until the bottom of the second when Chicago loaded the bases with nobody out, bringing PCA to the plate now, and he delivered, lining a middle cut fast ball to center field, which was somehow the first hit the Cubs had registered with runners in scoring position in the entire series. They wouldn’t have to wait long for their second tally as Jeremy Estrada, who entered the game in relief of a struggling U, walked his first batter, Danby Swanson, on a 3-2 slider. But to Estrada’s credit, he wouldn’t let things get out of control, retiring the next guy before getting Michael Bush to bounce into an inning ending double play. From here, the Swanson show defensively would get started with him first making this play in the top of the fourth to rob Luis Arise, deflecting a ball at the apex of his leap before firing to first just in time to get the veteran hitter. The San Diego offense would continue to struggle despite registering some opportunities, including in the top of the fifth when with runners on second and third and two outs, Fernando Tatis Jr. flew out to shallow right. Arise would get robbed for the second time in as many at bats at the hands of Dansby in the sixth with the shortstop sliding up the middle, frustrating Arise to no end afterwards. The Padres’s would then strand Xander Bogart at second in the seventh with some help from another middle infielder, Nicoer, making the leaping catch on a line drive. This meant when Michael Bush went deep in the bottom of that frame, their cushion had grown to 3 nothing. San Diego seemed dead in the water. As entering the ninth, they’d gotten nothing on the board, but this is when they would muster some fight when Jackson Merrell led off the frame with a home run that just snuck over the right field fence, bringing them within two. This brings us to our highlighted moment when Xander Bogarts worked a 3-2 count only to see a Brad Keller force seamer dip well below the zone yet still get called strike three outright robbing the Padres’s of a base runner. Even the ESPN announcer in this moment pointed out how much the Padres’s had gotten screwed. DJurn just bailed out and knows it. Not a strike and honestly a great take. This is a full count take below the zone. To be able to spit on this pitch is a great at Pat. He should be on first base. That is not close. And the heartache would get even worse after Keller hit back-to-back batters, departing for Andrew Kitridge, who managed to retire Jake Croninworth on a ground ball to Matt Shaw by mere inches at first base, then inducing a fly ball to center field off the bat of Freddy Fine, sending San Diego home and certainly with a bad taste in their mouth. This became even more clear when as the umpires went to depart the field, a couple Padres’s players, being who people think as Joseé Glacius and Xander Bogarts, got in their faces and even proceeded to make physical contact with a field ump while trying to get at Rayburn, looking like they were angling to get into some sort of fight with him. That’s as angry as you’ll ever see MLB players get at a call. But based on the impact of the miss, I can’t say I blame them all that much. All right, everybody. If you made it this far, I appreciate you watching. And if you did, consider checking out any of these other videos on your screen right now for other content just like this. Also, if you ever see anything you’d like to see me detail in the video, feel free to reach out to my email, [email protected], and if I end up using your idea, I’ll give you a shout out. Thanks for watching. Terra
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47 comments
i'd be more mad that the team didn't score before the 9th, thus making everything hinge on a bad call in the first place.
I NEVER get tired of watching Manny lose! 🤣😂
Not only did it not matter
It was a strike. Ball was clearly above his knee when it crossed the plate.
I’m not a fan of the cubs or Padres but I was watching the game I’m a baseball fan and the umps are terrible they really need to be able to challenge calls like that it’s killing the integrity of the game I heard next year they will be able to but they need to at least have 3 challenges for each team
There were bad calls on both sides. Both teams had opportunities to score more and came up short. It so happens that the Cubs were able to win with 3 runs. That was unprofessional and childish of the players to go after the umpires after a loss. They didn't play like they wanted to win, so what was the problem? The highly paid Tatis and hot head Manny were 2 for 22 in the ENTIRE series. You failed to speak on that.
Do you know how many times cubs pitchers have been screwed by bad calls? It’s about time they get one in their favor!
The announcers were on the Padres balls the entire series. They were so upset when the Cubs won lol
SD = season done 😜 🤣
HUH????????? Did you seriously say you can't blame players for almost physically attacking umpires over a PITCH call??????
It was a horrible call. And due to two hit batters (i.e., no talent of their OWN) it MAY have had an impact on the game. But if you're throwing temper tantrums like that…almost attacking the umpires….over a single strike call in a 3 game series, you are losers. Play better next time. I hope they get fined and suspended for that.
Wow.
Must be because they want the Yankees to win.
was following the game on line @ mlb site & according to that
the 1st strike to Machado was barely borderline @ best
Padres suck major balls again😂😂
would love a video on cam schlittlers record performance yesterday + mcmahons insane catch
It was a good pitch, like an inch from being a strike, the frame job sealed the deal. In that situation it's too close to take, Bogarts just made up his mind that he was going for a walk and it didn't go his way. That's the risk you take. Cry about it.
They still were gifted 2 runners after this and did nothing with it.
Fuck the Padres
Padres are a joke and deserved to lose lol
It was a ball, but it was too close to take. Catcher framed it great.
What do you know a bunch of doyer fans hating in the comment section. Sorry you guys won’t ever understand because everything goes your way.
Pure BS! Set Up Man played all the missed calls and it was lopsided toward the Padres, Just the Facts! The tape never lies!
I don’t feel bad. The NY replay was sooooooo bad. Nico at home and PCA literally can’t both bs confirmed and overturned since they use the exact same logic.
Sure – blame the umpire who made a questionable call for the very last strike on the very last out of their season. Typical Padres – they always look to blame someone else. They didn't win the division (weren't even close, despite the Dodgers having a bad year), they weren't even the top wildcard team, and they lost to a team that had a better regular season record than them. But yeah, it's the umpires fault. Maybe they need to lose some of those entitled, dead weight players whose attitude is holding them back. Machado and Tatis for starters – they'll never win a ring or pennant, nor even the NL West, with those two in the side.
I mean Nico was safe at home. So it goes both ways in this game.
Looks like 1 full ball width off the plate there. Happens. ABS should be interesting next season
Dodger fan here, I can attest, Yu Darvish is a heartbreaker in these situations.
"Oh the Padres got screwed" Disregard the fact that the Cubs got screwed on two challenges that had implications of scoring. And on top of that, the Padres were TRASH. They couldn't take advantage of the wild pitches. They could barely get anything past the bases and Swanson. The big players don't know when to step up.
2 FOR 22 WITH RISP. They lost fair and square.
You biased morons at ESPN can blame every discrepancy you want. But the castle is going to eventually crumble when the facts of the game get laid out in front of you. The Padres played like BUMS. End of discussion. Cope and Sneed.
Definitely a strike. Look at his knees . That's the actual strike zone. Not the box on screen. Just a bunch of sore losers whining about a correct call.
Whether it made a difference or not, I think we should expect better officiating in the playoffs…
I usually like your content. But I think you are way off on the level of robbery. The espn announcers are remedial and you are the only the that used the word “disgusted”.
There are many missed calls every game. The Padres had their chances. They failed to convert opportunities to runs. Glad they are out of the playoffs. Machado is a whiner and the dirtiest MLB player over the last decade.
Let’s be honest. You’re not going to get unlimited ABS calls so I highly doubt one would even be available that late in the game.
And once again, the Padres offense collapses in the postseason
Boo fucking hooo should of been 4-1 cause that call at the plate should of been safe
I haven't ever been in a position where my team gets screwed by a bad call and I now know why so many want ABS
0:39 to be fair a 10% catch probability is nothing for PCA.
The call was awful, absolutely. But the Padres trying to say they got ROBBED of a series with just one bad call, and trying to go off on the umps like that? Weren't they 3-26 with runners in scoring position across the series? They got robbed of one opportunity. Shame they couldn't do anything with the 22 others they screwed up on.
They have no right to be that indignant.
What if they didn't have any helmet taps left at that point in the game you only get 2 & an extra 1 if the team is right so 3 all together & that call didnt decide the game.
DON'T EVER, I mean ever, call ESPN "impartial" again. They are Yankees fans at their roots. They didn't give a shit about the Red Sox, but oh, whenever they have the chance to recap a Yankee's hit or cheer for hits in a row, they are as loud and obnoxious as a yankee fan could ever be. GOOD RIDDANCE ESPN, YOU HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM POSTSEASON COVERAGE IN 2026 AND BEYOND!
1:10 padres batter starts running to the bench vs first base? Wowza padres didn’t want to be there.
Look, he was called out…ok. But then they got 2 runners on base for free almost immediately! The Cubs returned the favor twice! On top of that they advanced into scoring position…and what did they do? Nothing!
Big Red Sox fan here. I adored Bogaerts for years and still do. Call couldn’t have happened to a better dude. But I bet my friend eight years ago that the Padres would win their first World Series in 2028 so I guess this uh kinda works out for me
That call was bad, but the Cubs also faced bad stike 3 calls and bad replay calls too. so saying that this one bad call screwed them over is a stretch. Cmon now. Also the announcers were pro Padres too.
Padres acting like the spoiled babies they are. They should try getting a hit with RISP every now and then and maybe they won't find themselves just blaming the umpires
It was a bad call, but to be honest you can expect to see at least one or 2 of those in every single MLB game. Every team gets screwed in the same way all year long. Padres lost the game, now they're salty but the need to own it. That one call didnt decide the game. Their star players didnt show up at the plate.
The umpire calls in the tire first round of the playoffs was atrocious.
Bad umpires can ruin a game. The end.