Major League Baseball has a few umpires that fans know by name, which isn’t a good thing for those guys in blue because it typically means they are not good at their jobs.
Phil Cuzzi is one of those umps, and over the weekend he had another moment that had fans fuming about the way he handled a situation.
Cuzzi, who threw Mets star Max Scherzer out of a game earlier this year, was the home plate umpire in Sunday’s Astros-Mariners game in Seattle. Cuzzi didn’t like what he saw from Astros pitcher Matt Gage and called him for a balk. But look at how he made the call:
Phil Cuzzi, Emphatic Balk Demonstration pic.twitter.com/g4ylawIFqC
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) May 7, 2023
That was a pretty dramatic performance by Cuzzi.
It was a pretty questionable call, too:
Phil Cuzzi turning into the worst ump in the league https://t.co/9YINBAbDmF
— Adam Ayala (@adam_ayala) May 8, 2023
MLB fans were not impressed:
Illegal substances, balks… What did the pitchers do to Phil Cuzzi to deserve this? https://t.co/kU2oygTPOv
— Mills (@MillManner) May 8, 2023
Phil going full angry gym teacher https://t.co/XAcdEMNIqZ
— Mason (@allunsolicited) May 8, 2023
Phil Cuzzi lowkey the new Angel Hernandez? https://t.co/q614wPqe8b
— Chris Sylvester (@ChrisSylvester_) May 8, 2023
The majority of @MLBUA are seriously on weird power trips…smh
— Jo Jo Stephens (@mrjojostephens) May 8, 2023
😑🤦♂️ https://t.co/2tXAsBLbey
Phil Cuzzi is the equivalent to the guy I encountered on the highway today. A tool bag https://t.co/ExbZoiXMT1
— Jeff Hensley (@JeffHensley_) May 8, 2023
Phil Cuzzi Show back for another episode https://t.co/pl2gZsf5Ei
— The New Met Fan (@TheNewMetFan) May 8, 2023
cuzzi the heir apparent to joe west #umpshow https://t.co/G3qrbaYngc
— defund billionaires (@physifish) May 8, 2023
Cuzzi becoming one of the worst umps in MLB. https://t.co/OVEfj5uIxy
— justin🤓 (@SayHeyIts18) May 8, 2023
