George Springer said what every Blue Jays fan thought about the Yankees after brutal call

To put it simply, Jays fans feel as though the replay room in New York has had a vendetta against them. George Springer, the Blue Jays’ MVP this year, seems to feel the same way, as shown by his recent and justified outburst.

It all began in Kansas City a week ago when Nathan Lukes was robbed by the replay review room in New York, in two straight innings. The 20-minute sequence was as bizarre as it gets, and it marked the first recent incident that has left Jays fans scratching their heads.

In the third, Brandon Lowe launched a three-run homer, which Lukes had timed up with a big leap at the wall. When he was on his way down, center fielder Myles Straw was waving to the Blue Jays’ dugout, signalling a challenge. A fan had reached to make the catch too, but it looked like it most definitely got in the way of Lukes, who was also trying to get his glove on the ball.

The language of the announcement from crew chief Laz Diaz was what angered Jays fans: "The ruling was that it was fan interference, but the ball would have been a home run anyway, so it's a home run,” he announced over the loudspeakers. In the following inning, Lukes found himself launching one of his own, which was also reviewed for fan interference, but luckily this call favoured the Jays.

The next instance of a poor decision made by the replay room, which resulted in Springer's recent quote from the dugout, was Daulton Varsho's non-catch a few days ago. This one seemed like one of the most ridiculous decisions after a video review of all time, and even Dan Shulman and Buck Martinez were at a loss for words. Varsho's diving catch looked like a sure out, but the replay room in New York deemed the play "a trap".

"Terrible, absolutely terrible," Martinez said on the broadcast. Although the Jays went on to win the game and clinch a playoff spot, the call was still outrageous. As Varsho was getting doused by champagne, Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling asked if he had made that catch. Varsho's response? "I caught that ball."

These two, obvious missed calls, led to Springer's frustration in the dugout during the second inning of the 4-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. With the bases loaded in a one-run game with massive playoff implications, umpire Scott Barry robbed George Springer of a go-ahead double on a horrendous foul ball call.

On the very next pitch, umpire Doug Eddings rang up Springer on a pitch that looked to be three or four inches off the plate to end the inning. More importantly, the Blue Jays ended up losing the game by three.

Internet personality, Jomboy, known for his lip-reading breakdowns, caught George saying what many fans were thinking out of frustration: "If they want New York to win, just tell me and give it to them already".

This quote, if it truly was said, is a bomb. If this were an isolated situation, then Jays fans may not be as furious. However, this was the third egregious blown call in about a week. Springer’s reaction didn't just come down to one at-bat it summed up the growing anger in the dugout and among fans who’ve watched these key moments that shouldn’t have been missed.

What makes it sting in even more is that the New York Yankees cut their AL East deficit to just a game in the same night, with a walk-off blooper by Jose Caballero.