LA Times: Angels' Erick Aybar is irate over umpire's call

[AngelsWin.com]

Shortstop is doubled up at first base after Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier catches a long drive by Mike Trout but argues he got back in time. <br/><br/>The umpire whose disputed call haunted the Angels on Monday said he stood by it after taking a look at replays after the game.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/sports/baseball/mlb/angels/~4/JNwD0OIEmYw" height="1" width="1"/>

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[Ray McKigney]

Would MLB please do something about the excessive amount of blown calls by these nimrods? Nothing is going to change unless they are held accountable.

[Chimi]

It wouldn't be hard for MLB to do what the NHL does and have some people off somewhere that can do replays instantly and then phone to the stadium and tell the Umpire what they saw.  No need for umpires to run off the field and slow down the game.  Problem is, MLB is too stuck on their traditions and refuse to put it in.  They just keep telling us they are looking into it, yet we see nothing being done.  Other sports have had instant replay for how many years now?

[Angel Oracle]

*~}£<¥~~*, YOU DARLING!

[CaliAngel]

The league is more concerned about showing a 15 second ad between every single highlight clip than they are about getting the call right. 

 

What do you expect?

[Jason]

Lol at the umpire standing by his call.

[CanadianHalo]

Although this was a horrible call and i think i said after a strike 3 call in a series against texas earlier this year that I've had enough of umpire's in baseball. I have little sympathy for a team that blew a 6-1 lead. This call never should of even mattered.

[Glen]

I'm irate over Aybar letting a run score on a grounder he should have kept in the infield, and being so far ahead on a fly ball that there was a close play at first.

STFU and play smarter baseball, Aybar.

[Amazing Larry]

The arrogance of these prick umpires is staggering.

[YouthofToday]

Robot umps now.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Although this was a horrible call and i think i said after a strike 3 call in a series against texas earlier this year that I've had enough of umpire's in baseball. I have little sympathy for a team that blew a 6-1 lead. This call never should of even mattered.

This! Add to the fact that Aybar is a clueless imbecile on the basepaths.

[Fontana Halo]

It was a bad call but it doesn't change the fact it was piss poor baserunning on his part one of two or three outs on the basepaths last night.

[gotbeer]

So, does Erick Aybar not get the benefit of calls, because he tries to show up umpires every chance he gets?  We've all seen those blank stares he gives the umpires and the chirping he does when he thinks he was right.  When replay consistently shows over and over again that he was wrong.  We've seen those tags at second, then those gestures when he thinks he puts the tag on, when replay shows the ump was right.  Him making a mountain out of a mole hill play, when players like Albert will walk away even though he thinks it's a bad call.  

 

I think players have reputations around the league.  And in Aybars case, I think he will not get the benefit of doubt as much as say if Pujols that happened to Pujols.  He's a whiner, and will take any opportunity to show up a player or a umpire.  Dispute any calls that go against his way.  

 

This is similar to the Ducks in hockey.  They get brutalized, and never get calls for them.  Because teams of past were known among the refs in the league as a whining bunch that doled out penalties, but always complained of penalties on them.  The refs only call obvious plays for the Ducks, but will call marginal penalties against the Ducks.

 

It's human nature, and probably psychological of some kind.  And Aybar will continue to be on the short stick side of umpire decisions.

[VariousCrap]

I'm irate over Aybar letting a run score on a grounder he should have kept in the infield, and being so far ahead on a fly ball that there was a close play at first.

STFU and play smarter baseball, Aybar.

 

 

 

I agree with this 100%.  Aybar shouldn't have been past second base until he knew whether it was going to be a hit or not.  Terrible mistake by him.

[Tank]

it was a bad call by the ump, pure and simple, but at least it wasn't as bad as 

 

"the call".

[YouthofToday]

I'm irate Aybar is our SS and not Segura.