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On 2026-03-29 @douglewinenergy criticized MLB for human umpires making incorrect…

2026-03-29 · 01:19 UTC ·@douglewinenergy ·0 min read

Brief

@douglewinenergy urged MLB on 2026-03-29 to stop relying on fallible human strike calls and to "get it right the first time," saying TV viewers already saw the missed strikes and player challenges were unnecessary. A reply from @RealShelfy posted a video of umpire CB Buckner visibly annoyed after tapping twice while about 40,000 fans cheered the mistake.

Why it matters

On 2026-03-29 @douglewinenergy criticized MLB for human umpires making incorrect ball/strike calls that "everyone watching on TV already knew" were wrong, arguing it's pointless to let a human call it incorrectly and then force a player challenge.

Key details

@RealShelfy replied with a video showing umpire CB Buckner noticeably annoyed after tapping a second time and still being wrong, noting that 40,000 people cheered his incompetence.

Source evidence

title: @douglewinenergy: Hey @MLB, here's a crazy idea: why not just get it right the first time? Everyone watching on TV alr...
author: @douglewinenergy
contenttype: tweet
publication: Twitter/X
published: 2026-03-29T01:19:14+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/douglewinenergy/status/2038063401457401969

word_count: 81

Hey @MLB, here's a crazy idea: why not just get it right the first time? Everyone watching on TV already knew those weren't strikes. Why have a human call it incorrectly and then have a player challenge it... if you can just get it right the first time?!

Shelfy (@RealShelfy)

Absolutely electric lmao CB Buckner noticeably annoyed when he tapped the 2nd time only to be wrong again and listen to 40,000 people cheer for his incompetence 😂

Video

— https://nitter.net/RealShelfy/status/2038040269287780733#m