Surprised I haven't seen this ejection clip

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Finally an ejection "worth discussing." I still think it was a dumb one but valid opposing points were raised. No more routine ejection clips.

Let's say you call a strike at the bottom of the zone and the batter gives you crap about it. After his at bat, he gives you more crap about it. And you tell him that's enough.

Then, he comes out to pitch and you call a ball on what he thinks is the same pitch, he begins jumping up and down, yelling at you, and waving his arms in disgust.

Dump him?

Okay, now place him in CF instead of on the mound. Does distance excuse his behavior?

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Let's say you call a strike at the bottom of the zone and the batter gives you crap about it. After his at bat, he gives you more crap about it. And you tell him that's enough.

Then, he comes out to pitch and you call a ball on what he thinks is the same pitch, he begins jumping up and down, yelling at you, and waving his arms in disgust.

Dump him?

Okay, now place him in CF instead of on the mound. Does distance excuse his behavior?

It will never happen. He would be dumped before he made it to the bench.

[aceholleran]

Gestures say quite a bit. And Eddie Rap is my boy, so I have his back.

Harrumph,

Ace

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

It will never happen. He would be dumped before he made it to the bench.

So then, you can understand dumping him for less demonstrative behavior up close, but you can't understand dumping him for more demonstrative berhavior 300' away.

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

So then, you can understand dumping him for less demonstrative behaivor up close, but you can't understand dumping him for more demonstrative berhavior 300' away.

You presented a scenario, hypothetical play, whatever you want to call it. And I told you how I would handle it. As presented it would never come to that.

In the numerous games that I have done I have never had to eject a player in the outfield. First time I have ever seen or heard of this. If the occaision ever arises I would JUMP at the opportunity. It would be a great "war story." So good it would be hard to top.

[MrUmpire]

I have never before seen an umpire eject a centerfielder either; however, neither have I ever before seen a centerfielder display ejectable behavior.

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

It will never happen. He would be dumped before he made it to the bench.

Maybe he didn't say/do enough to get dumped before he got to the bench.

[Delaware Blue]

I heard Charlie Manuel interviewed on Sirius XM yesterday. He said he understood the ejection and basically Victorino crossed a line he should not have crossed by "showing up" the umpire for all to see. Manuel said that Victorino needed to learn to control his behavior on the field.

[SanDiegoSteve]

All this talk about rats and controlling them has triggered a rat control advertisement on the banner! Funny stuff!

[Kevin Finnerty]

That is absolutely hilarious!

That is keyword sifting at its finest.

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by BigTex

Maybe he didn't say/do enough to get dumped before he got to the bench.

Readings a skill. In my game he's gone.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

How pray tell can you dump the center fielder for arguing balls and strikes?Thousands of people their how can you hear the guy? What exactly was the center fielder doing that caused him to get dumped?

Originally Posted by gordon30307

1. I've done countless games on big fields and I can't remember the last time I paid any attention to the outfielders. No need to.

2. Raising his arms how do we know for sure it was directed at the PU. I agree it probably was but still maybe it wasn't.

3. IMHO it was the dumbest ejection I've seen in MLB.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Here comes the FU Ball. If and I mean if you're working a level where the players get it. If it's high school and below I might send the catcher out or I might dump him. Depends on the circumstances.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Obviously something was going on. I'm not being a jerk here but do you know what was going on. I've never seen this before and I'm just trying to understand what happened.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Finally an ejection "worth discussing." I still think it was a dumb one but valid opposing points were raised. No more routine ejection clips.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

It will never happen. He would be dumped before he made it to the bench.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

You presented a scenario, hypothetical play, whatever you want to call it. And I told you how I would handle it. As presented it would never come to that.

In the numerous games that I have done I have never had to eject a player in the outfield. First time I have ever seen or heard of this. If the occaision ever arises I would JUMP at the opportunity. It would be a great "war story." So good it would be hard to top.

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Readings a skill. In my game he's gone.

Yeah, we all read what ya wrote. You started out by saying how could an umpire do this and what a stupid ejection it was, and blathered on and on about it. Then, after saying it was the dumbest ejection you've ever seen (without knowing any facts), you then tried to say that you were "just trying to understand what happened." Then later you said if you had the same opportunity, you would jump on it and what a great war story it would be. Then you wonder why we can't figure out what your problem with this ejection is.