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Originally Posted by JRutledge
He probably did not want to dump the starting pitcher which might have been a relatively close or game still in question . Because depending on what inning the game is in, now you have to get a reliever that probably is not warming up and would affect the bullpen for dome days as a result of an ejection to the ace.
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If he takes any of these factors into account in deciding whether or not to eject, then he is a poor umpire. My guess is if Verlander had said or done anything worthy of an ejection, Knight would have done it. Which means this was simple grandstanding.