Dana DeMuth Ought To Be Suspended

[Peruvian]

A Reds player hit an apparent home run (video replays showed it was a homer and it was originally ruled as such) that was disputed by Arizona manager Bob Melvin. Melvin came out to argue and during the argument, DeMuth actually initiated the contact and bumped Melvin and then right after that, he ejected Melvin out of the game.

I have never, ever in my life seen an umpire bump a manager intentionally before, and that apparently is what DeMuth clearly did. I think he should be suspended for initiating the contact. I was sitting there at dinner with 3 other umpires and when we saw the highlight, the conversation about whatever we were talking about stopped cold and our jaws hit the floor.

What in the world was he thinking? I've never become that enraged that I would bump or even yell at a manager. I can't imagine what was going on in his head. Maybe he was just having a bad day, I don't know. I am finding it hard to give him the benefit of the doubt after seeing the footage.

Chuck