Wait….Who’s Managing Now?

by ryan on August 29, 2011

As the tempreratures continue to skyrocket this summer, apparently so are Umpire’s tempers. Four different managers got thrown out last night and also a bench coach. The Chicago Cubs Mike Quade, San Fransisco Giants Bruce Bochy, Cincinatti Reds Dusty Baker and Washington Nationals Davey Johnson were all tossed is seperate incicents that spanned three different games. Quade didn’t take very long to get the night going as he got hiimself an early shower after just the third batter of the game. Aramis Ramirez struck out and proceeded to argue with home plate umpire Bill Miller when Quade came out and defended his third baseman.

Bochy waited till extra innings before deciding his time at the ballpark that night had gone on long enough. He got sent packing in the bottom of the 10th by second base umpire Dan Bellino for arguing a crucial call at 2nd base. The Astros ended up winning in the very next inning much to Bochy’s chagrine.

The game between the Reds and Nationals was the most intruiging of the night. In a game that went 14 innnings and was decided by a Joey Votto walk-off homerun, both managers were thrown out and then Nationals bench coach Pat Corrales was also tossed. All 3 were ejected by a different umpire. Johnson was ejected in the 7th by thirds base ump. Joe West, Baker in the bottom of the 12th by second base ump. Chad Fairchild and Corrales in the 9th by home plate ump. Sam Holbrook.

It was a crazy night of ejections that doesn’t happen very often for baseball but in a way probably felt good for the umpires as a whole if for nothing else just to have a little fun in the heat.

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Wendelstedt Tosses Two Twins

by ryan on August 23, 2011

Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt tossed Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire and starting third baseman Danny Valencia for arguing balls and strikes in the bottom of the 8th inning against the Baltimore Orioles. There was 1 out and nobody on when Valencia struck out swinging. Gardenire immediately ran out and defended his third baseman for a previous strike that neither player nor manager agreed with. The Twins went on to lose 4-1 for their 72nd loss of the year putting them 17 games below .500. The Orioles aren’t doing any better as the win was just their 44th this year and they “improved” to 19 games below .500. Neither team is in the playoff race so these ejections will not garner much news. It was the 60th ejection of Ron Gardenhire’s career.

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Pair of Veteran Managers Ejected Yesterday

August 22, 2011

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland and Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle were both ejected for sepearate incidents yesterday. The reasons for each manager getting tossed were similar but the respective play each skipper was arguing against proved to be more dire for Hurdle’s team. Leyland got tossed in the bottom of the 6th inning for [...]

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The State of Chicago vs the Umpires

August 4, 2011

There were 3 more ejections wednesday night and all of them from Chicago based teams. White Sox pitcher Brian Bruney was ejected in the top of the 7th inning in a game that was already a blowout. In the middle of a thrashing by the New York Yankees, Bruney tried to argue a safe call [...]

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Two All-Stars Ejected Last Night in Seperate Incidents

August 3, 2011

Yadier Molina, catcher for the St. Lois Cardinals and Kevin Youkilis, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox were both ejected last night for similar offenses. Both argued balls and strikes and both were then ejected promptly. Youkilis’ ejection isn’t getting as much attention as Molina’s but luckily neither players temper ended up costing their [...]

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Weaver and Scioscia Suspended

August 2, 2011

Los Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver and manager Mike Scioscia were each suspended today for the altercation that occured sunday between the Angels and the Detroit Tigers. When Carlos Guillen showboated his way around the base paths after a homerun that put his team up 3-0 Weaver took offense and threw his next pitch at the head [...]

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The Game of Broken “Unwritten” Rules

August 1, 2011

Everyone looked at this game and said it could possibly be one of the best pitching duels this year. It certainly was one of the best matchups pitting two Cy Young candidates in Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers and Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels against each other. The game was all fans [...]

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A Royal Embarresment

July 29, 2011

The game was already embaressing enough for the Cleveland Indians, being down 7-0 in the 4th inning to the Kansas City Royals but pitcher Carlos Carrasco decided to put himself in the way of individual ridicule as well. In the top of the 4th, up 3-0, with the bases loaded Melky Cabrera stepped and delivered [...]

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The Aftermath of “The Call”

July 28, 2011

Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates filed a formal complaint with Major League Baseball about the incorrect call that abruptly ended the 19 inning game between them and the Atlanta Braves. Many have been wondering why the team did this and what it can accomplish. The honest answer is really nothing. They are not going to replay [...]

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Controversial Ending to Almost 7 Hour Pirates-Braves Marathon

July 27, 2011

It was already the longest game in both Braves and Pirates history. A grueling 19 innings where neither team had been able to manage a run since the 3rd inning, a mere 5 hours before the end of the game. It was a game that was going to be talked about on Sportscenter and in [...]

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