CHICAGO - Cubs manager Joe Maddon think baseball’s video review umpires should be replaced by “a bunch of nerds.”
Chicago’s 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night ended when Chris Denorfia singled off the base of the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth and was thrown out by Scott Van Slyke, who made a perfect strike to second.
Second base umpire Jordan Baker’s call was upheld after a video review.
“I cannot believe the conclusion,” Maddon said. “I mean, even as a fan standing in the dugout at that particular moment, I wish that whomever made that call could have been at Wrigley Field and looked at our big screen if they wanted to see something definitive.