Mets v Mariners

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by msavakinas

without knowing what was said... we'll never know... he ran them both but it was caused by how he handled Beltran...

Which I didn't like, IMO, he should've left his mask on and kept talking to Beltran saying something like "knock it off", or "that's enough" while cleaning off the plate, whatever needs to be said. Beltran was courteous enough to piss and moan without making a show about it, Runge could've taken the hint he didn't want to get run. By taking his mask off and making it obvious what he was doing it seemed like to me it created an unneeded issue.

Umpires normally leave their masks on until they have heard something that warrants an ejection. When that happens, the proper course of action is to remove the mask to make the ejection. Beltran probably called Runge a stupid pendejo or something similar. Contrary to popular fan and announcer opinion, umpires are not required to just stand there and take a bunch of crap. If you argue balls and strikes, you're done. If you come out of the dugout to defend a player who was ejected for arguing balls and strikes, you're done too. Very simple. Beltran obviously crossed the line, and Brian sent him packing.