Baseball MLB Umpiring Continues to be a Joke and ESPN Was All Over it by Jayson Love April 4, 2016 Gerry Davis had an inconsistent night calling the balls and strikes in KC – photo credit to zimbio.com The Major League Baseball season started Sunday, April 3 (cringe traditional fans who pine for Tuesday at 1 PM in Cincinnati), and once again, umpiring was in the spotlight. It was particularly in the spotlight as the New York Mets took on the Kansas City Royals in a World Series rematch on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. ESPN unveiled a new toy, a strike zone box that lit up a baseball-icon with a ‘k’ each time a ball passed through the strike zone. What followed, was baseballs lighting up with k’s which home-plate umpire Gerry Davis called balls, and others that didn’t light up (indicating that it missed the”k-zone”) called strikes. Of course, that wasn’t true on every pitch, but enough to be commented upon on both social media, and the ESPN broadcast. Could you imagine an NFL referee who had a different concept of what constituted a touchdown? Eh, he is almost in the end zone, give him the 6 points! An NBA official who thought that the three-point line was just a bit too wide? If the guy has a foot on the line, we will call it 3! I know, it’s a judgment call right? That’s the argument for umpires except it isn’t, the strike zone is a hard and fast rule that has been ignored for the better part of 100 years and it ought to be followed Post Views: 1,334 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jayson Love Jayson is a Staff Writer for DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Jayson Love (see all) Red Bulls Forced to Go with Make Shift Lineup Due to International Callups and Injury, Win 3-0 - March 25, 2018 The United States National Team Doesn’t Develop Young Talent? Don’t blame the Red Bulls - March 21, 2018 Red Bulls Make History with Champions League Win at Tijuana, Bradley Wright-Phillips Scores a Brace - March 7, 2018 New York Red Bulls Are New Look Red Bulls as 2018 Season Approaches - February 21, 2018 Related TopicsESPNGerry DavisMatt HarveyMLB Opening DayMLB UmpiresSunday Night Baseball Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Somerset Patriots Sign LHP Darin Gorski Somerset Patriots Sign RHP Jeremy McBryde