Laz Diaz has one of the worst innings ever, a breakdown

This may be the single worst half inning an umpire has ever had. And I don't mean to be rude to Laz Diaz, because I do kind of like Laz Diaz, I just think it's an impossible task what they're doing, and maybe umpires, you know, eyesight goes as you get older. It's brought to you by SeatGeek, and it is, you're not going to find a half inning worse. This is how many pitches got thrown in the inning, and right away, I'm going to delete all the ones where there was a swing, because the umpire's not needed. You don't need to call balls and strikes if the batter swung at it. Then we're going to delete all the pitches that were so far away from the zone, the catcher did not even try to frame the pitch, didn't even try to trick Laz into them being strikes. That leaves us with seven pitches. There were seven pitches, we needed an umpire to tell us if it was a ball or a strike, and the first one, he got wrong. Oh, okay, let's pick it up. The second one, nice call on the bottom, he gets it correct. The third one, wrong. The fourth pitch, wrong. Uh-oh, we're not looking good. The fifth, okay, correct, that's good. The sixth, wrong. And the seventh pitch, we needed the umpire to make the call on, wrong, and so wrong. There you have it. He got two out of the seven correct, 28.5%. Now, you're probably asking yourself, was this an important part of the game? Did this affect the outcome? Well, it was only extra innings. Angels down one with a runner on second, and the first pitch, see, the catcher didn't even try to frame that, that's a ball. But this next one, called the ball, not challenged. Had they challenged it, that would have been a strike. We know that now, we know those numbers, that would have been overturned, and he got that call wrong. Two and O. This one, the batter goes to touch his helmet, but good, no challenges, that's a correct call by Laz. Way to go, way to go. Not even close, no one even asked. Three and one, swing and a miss. Full count to start the inning, and it's put in play, and deep to left, not that deep, but enough to tag up, which is kind of, he's got a bad arm, I guess. So now, the tying run is on third base, and Laz is one for two, shooting 50% through the first batter, and here comes Zach Netto. He's ready to hit first pitch, that is called the ball, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. I think that's a strike, says the catcher, so does the technology and the replay. So that is the first call that is overturned in the inning. The next one, so far a ball, no one asks. The next one, I would say so far a ball, no one asks, but Laz called it a strike, so that's a quick tap, tap, tap, tap, tap from Zach N., which is a name no one calls him, and he's so bored, he's like, show it, please. That's not going to be a strike, I can tell, and ABS says two inches away. Two inches. Laz is thinking, that's okay, I don't like what's happening here. The two-one, not needed, that's a ball. The three-one, not needed, that's a ball. So we're looking good, we got runners on the corners, and Mike Trout is going to come to the plate, and he's pretty good at baseball, and you know his name, and here he is, looking all like Mr. Incredible, that's what I always think he looks like. That's right in there, congrats to Laz, he got it right. That one, he calls a ball. It's the same pitch he called a strike earlier and got right, but this time he called it a ball, and Ketcher's like, don't you remember? You got it right last batter. So now, 0-2 to Trout. He's in a hole. That pitch, fouled back, out of the ump stand. The next one, fouled back again. No say needed, that no say needed from the ump there. The one and two, he says, strike three, you're out, and Trout's like, come on, dude, I don't want to do it to you, but I mean, that's going to be like three inches, and misses two ways. The catcher and the batter both had a call overturned in this at bat. So Laz is like, I'm glad I'm retiring at the end of the year, people are going to be mean to me about this. Managers are thinking, what the hell is going on? Is this real? Am I alive? Yes. The 2-2, Trout puts it in play, and instead of striking out like he would have, he ties the game in the bottom of the 10th inning and pushes the go-ahead run into scoring position to set up the winning run. And Laz just needs to make the correct calls, they need to put it in play, ****! Pitcher's not happy with himself, why would you be? What's the ball, what's the strike? Well, you have the technology. Manager's going to come out and be like, I'm going to take my pitcher out of this game, and are you okay, Laz? Because this, are you tired? It's extra innings and you're older, should we, you know, recheck the eyes? Should umpires age out? Not the time, Sheltie. I'm trying to finish out this game, I'm having a rough go. New pitcher runs in, majestic looking, hair blowing, gum chewing, Laz says, please put it in play, and they do, and the game ends. And that's how it broke down, the Angels win it, and Laz gets to leave. Meckler's the hero, sends Laz home, says, don't worry, get some rest, I'm going to celebrate with my guys, they're going to pour gum on my head, probably, maybe, I hope, really hoping they pour packages of gum onto my head. That's why he hits walk-offs, they get the water first, he's like, damn, really wanted gum, not as majestic. Majestic run out, one pitch, sadly, oh, yes! We did it! Individual package of gum down his collar, they're getting stuck, this one is just, we got two, just absolutely stuck, clinging on, they're not leaving, they're hitting the shower with him. Oh, okay, one's down, ah, but look at that one, that one never left, and that is maybe the worst half inning of umpiring we've ever had. Seven pitches we needed the ump for, he got five of them wrong, let's probably age out the old umps. Oh! Thank you to SeatGeek for sponsoring this episode, download the SeatGeek app now and use code JOMBOY10 for 10% off, that's 10% off any tickets with promo code JOMBOY10.