Tony Randazzo Chest Bumps Rockies' Hurdle

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/M...619622-ap.html

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5...0813162&ATT=49

Both stories read pretty much the same.

I wish I had seen the video of this, does anyone have it?

[SCUMP]

If A Big League Umpire Can Have Problems And Bumps A Manager....

Could It Possibly Happen To A Highly Trained Superior Amlu Umpire??

Say It Isn't So..........

Signed.......scaba Laba Ding Dong

[lawump]

It doesn't show much, other than Mr. Randazzo appeared to be hot under the collar...but here is the AP picture of the arguments:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...a051673b127ed0

I believe one of the stories, said the game was not on TV and not videotaped (which I can't believe).

[scottyman51]

Tony's not one of the umpires who usually confronts people.Some umpires will toss someone after a small arguement,I've only seen tony toss someone if its really bad,which this one appears to be.

The pitcher probably said something,and tony obviously didnt like what he said.Balls and strikes are judgement calls,and players cant agrue them,so the pitcher was asking to be tossed.

Tony should be suspended for a week or two if this is true,only because chest bumping someone isnt really right.

It was a hot day, he was probably just warn out and was fed up with it.

Just my oppinion.....

[nickrego]

I think it's funny...

Think back on some of the arguments you have had with coaches over the years.

If those arguments happened in the regular business world, someone would be fired.

If those arguments happened on the street, someone would be in jail for busting the other guy up side the head.

We let people address each other on the baseball field in ways that really aren't considered acceptable in society. Then we ask, should he have ejected him ?

Haaaaaaa, Haaaaaaaa, Haaaaaaaaa ! Can I stop laughing now ?

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by scottyman51

It was a hot day, he was probably just warn out and was fed up with it.

Just my oppinion.....

what does it being a hot day have to do with anything? same with him being worn out.

[cardinalfan]

The confrontation started with Ray King. Believe me, there were times when King was with the Cardinals that I would have liked to have done more than chest bumped him!

[GarthB]

It is a greater sin for the arbiter to make physcial contact with a player. We are the ones who know better. We are the only representatives of "baseball" at the game.

Randazzo should be suspended for at least two weeks if this is his first offense...longer if he has a "prior".

[mbyron]

I would agree that Randazzo ought to be suspended if he initiated contact with a player or manager. That's a serious violation. However, I have read only one reporter's account of the incident, and would not judge Randazzo based solely on that.

[pdxblue]

Bring in the replacement umps man!!!

[pdxblue]

I would really like to hear some AMLU guys take on this! They seem to be the experts on all things umpiring and could explain to me how a MLB umpire would go about bumping a manager and player and be "right" in doing so!

[SCUMP]

Is Tony A Member Ofthe Amlu??????

How Could This Happen.....i Thought Things Like This "only Happened"

To The Replacement Guys..........

Mr Kennedy Is The Integrity Of The Game At Stake Here???????

Say It Isn't So........

Signed

Scaba Daba Doo.............

[pdxblue]

I just can't seem to let this one go! Imagine, an ex-minor league ump BUMPING a coach AND player!!!

I am sure he would have never been selected for PBUC if he went to Even's school this year! He must have slipped through before all pro school guys were taught to be perfect.

[pdxblue]

Oh my!!! This guy is OUT OF CONTROL!!!

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05168/523198.stm

Can you imagine an article about a perfect major league umpire complaining that they missed a call and acted inappropriately? Who would have thought that a PRO UMPIRE would do something like that!

[pdxblue]

Read the comments by the pitcher! Obviously, this guy isn't good enough to umpire in MLB if a player is complaining that he misses pitches!

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_3911325