Giants coach’s reaction to blown call goes viral
The reaction San Francisco Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson had to first base umpire Gabe Morales’ call on a check swing went viral on Thursday night.
The Giants lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS at Oracle Par in San Francisco. The game ended after Morales said that Wilmer Flores went around on a check swing on a 0-2 pitch from Max Scherzer with two outs (see it here). Most people recognized right away that Morales blew the call.
Richardson couldn’t believe it.
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) October 15, 2021
Here is the video that shows his reaction:
That's the call that ends the great battle between the Dodgers and Giants this season? That's BAD pic.twitter.com/NVw8bhiFIR
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 15, 2021
That said it all.
Richardson knew right away it was a bad call. He also knew the gravity of the call. It meant that the Giants, who had the best record in MLB during the regular season, were making a first-round exit from the playoffs. And they lost to the rival Dodgers on top of it.
