ANGEL HERNANDEZ IS A CRAPPY UMP
A. Isaac 
Lost in the hoopla of the Twins-Tigers series the past 4 days was the atrocious umpiring of one, Angel Hernandez.
Its well known in the MLB that Angel has a quick trigger finger, but his inability to control the situation in yesterday’s game almost cost both teams.
In the early innings, Tigers utility man Marcus Thames was drilled in the back/shoulder area by Twins starter Scott Baker. After a quick glimpse at Thames stats against him(.308BA, 4 Hrs), you’d wonder if it was intentional. As retaliation Thames slid hard into second and prompted a heated exchange with Orlando Cabrera.
Fast forward to Thames next at-bat when he again, was pitched high and tight. At no point here did Hernandez issue a warning. The game went on as if nothing happened.
Later, in a somewhat close game, Ramon Santiago attempted to tag up from first base. The tag looked legit on tv but an appeal by the Twins to first yielded an out. Jim Leyland was livid and as you can see in the freeze frame below, he had a right to be.
Moreover, as if the Tigers didn’t already have a beef with Hernandez, SS Adam Everett had a pitch thrown behind him in the 8th inning. Jim Leyland came to argue and was promptly ejected.
The very next inning, Jeremy Bonderman retaliated by throwing at Delmon Young. Both Bonderman and Laird were ejected as both dugouts emptied.
All in all, this is just more proof at the inept umpiring of Hernandez. Let’s hope for the Tigers sake, he is nowhere near one of their playoff games
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