Jon Lester reacts to bad umpiring: "There's no real repercussions" |
Chicago Cubs legend Jon Lester was a special guest host for Marquee Sports Network during their pregame and postgame show on Friday.
Lester watched the Cubs lose 5-2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks and saw the home plate umpire make several questionable calls that impacted the game. “At the end of the day, for players, you have this disgruntled feeling; we have repercussions for our actions,” Lester said. “If I don’t pitch well, you don’t hit well, you get sent down. There's no real repercussions for umpires. You can be bad or be OK and you have a job for as long as you want to do it." IMO, this was the worst blown call of the day by home plate ump Roberto Ortiz. Changed the trajectory of the inning, and the ballgame. Never a strike. Brutal.@Cubs #GoCubsGo @christopmorel5 pic.twitter.com/5kA2v5Y9sE Lester believes two punchouts likely changed the trajectory of the inning. “It’s frustrating on that end. The tough part about that is both those counts were 2-2, now they go 3-2. Now a guy’s gotta make a pitch with 2 guys on – that changes not only that at-bat but maybe that inning.” Check out Lester on the postgame show below: “There’s no real repercussions for umpires. You can be bad, or be okay, and you have a job for as long as you want to do it.”@JLester34 sounds off on the umpiring today 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/hzBmo3QBWQ
