"Besides, that pitch was a strike."
- "Ángel"
DJ Reyburn was the home plate umpire. He was the one who pointed to first to check if Machado swung. So any props should go to him.
I am much more fascinated by how the Angels have been doing since May 15th when they were tied for first at 24-13... with tonight's loss, they are 39-55, (and 2-14 this month). 15-42 since May 15th is even worse than the A's or Nationals during that span.
Whatever it is, the counterpoint is the Mets.
Really, it is true three teams in NYC may be too many, but two NL teams on their own couldn't survive. They just decided to move at the same time.
I'm from a so-called "Real Hockey" market, and if a bunch of them are angry, then so be it. (I get a little pleasure out of it) That's probably a consequence of a hard cap system and a market that may had to overpay to get certain talent.