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 at first base made by first base umpire Marvin Hudson and then proceeded to get thrown out. I didn’t see the play but either way it wasn’t a very important call and there was no reason Bruney should have gotten himself thrown out other than he was just frustrated from a tough night.
The Chicago Cubs actually ended up on the winning end of a 1-0 game tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates thanks to Starlin Castro’s 4th homer of the year. However they finished the game without the presence of their manager Mike Quade or any help from right fielder Tyler Colvin. Home plate umpire Bob Davidson had a busy day as he first tossed Colvin out quickly for arguing a third strike call and then decided he would throw out the manager as well, when Quade came out to defend his player. Quade actually had his back turned to the umpire and was walking back to the dugout when he was tossed and a confused looking Quade had no choice but to turn around and argue some more.
Neither Chicago tema has had an easy time of it this year and the umpires didn’t make it any easier tonight. The Cubs are well out of the playoff race right now and the White Sox are just hanging on to stay in there. We’ll see if this affects how either team interacts with the umpires in upcoming games.
