Wow!

I played professional baseball. I am totally in agreement with the Angels' players that an umpire is calling someone out when the umpire raises his arm and pumps his fist. That fist signifies an out. I'll bet 99% of all players believe that.

The umps in the post-game press conference are apparently trying to say that the home plate umpire was only calling a strike when he pumped his fist, not an out. According to the umps, on the play in question the ump pointed his hand out to the side in the age-old signal for a strike. The ump then made a definitive, obviously deliberate fist pumping motion. They are arguing that both motions meant the same thing (a strike).

I call BS.