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Ball and strike calls in Giants/Dodgers Game 5 were atrocious

Bleed Cubbie Blue | October 15, 2021

Related Topics: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Wilmer Flores, Kris Bryant, Doug Eddings, Gabe Morales, Atlanta Braves, Brian Anderson, Max Scherzer

If you saw the end of Thursday night’s Game 5 in the Giants/Dodgers division series, you should be outraged at this call, even if you’re not a Giants fan:

Absolutely unbelievable.

Umpire Gabe Morales eliminated the Giants from the playoffs with a blown check swing call to Wilmer Flores.#Giants #Dodgers #LADvSF pic.twitter.com/8LiUDSR6fo— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) October 15, 2021

Listen to the very brief comments toward the end of that clip from TBS announcers Brian Anderson and Ron Darling. They knew that wasn’t a swing.



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