Intentional HBP

[SanDiegoSteve]

Maybe Young was upset that he was not allowed to throw bats at umpires any longer.

Angel Hernandez has been making some pretty good calls lately in the games I've seen him work. He has not sucked.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Maybe Young was upset that he was not allowed to throw bats at umpires any longer.

Angel Hernandez has been making some pretty good calls lately in the games I've seen him work. He has not sucked.

Yeah, Delmon is not my favorite Young brother...however, his brother was a coked up bum that ruined a Tiger's season so...Dmitri is not very high on my list, either.

I wish there was a more definitive angle on the call Angel made at first on the runner leaving early...he certainly had a chance of sucking on that one.

[DG]

This the same Delmon Young who threw a bat a minor league umpire?

He should feel really great that umpires looking out for him...

[RPatrino]

Based on the video clip, how do we assume that Lloyd Mc. was not ej'd? Did anyone continue to watch the game?

[jwwashburn]

Yeah, I kept watching...Lloyd stayed and so did all of the other coaches.

[SethPDX]

The box score lists only the Detroit pitcher and catcher in the 9th (he said something to Hernandez after the pitcher got tossed), and Leyland in the 8th as ejectees.

[bobbybanaduck]

i didn't see the game. had warnings already been issued? if they HAD, then, yes, the pitcher and the skipper are done. if they hadn't been given earlier, then it's whoever angel wants to dump, which was the pitcher.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Maybe Young was upset that he was not allowed to throw bats at umpires any longer.

Angel Hernandez has been making some pretty good calls lately in the games I've seen him work. He has not sucked.

Angel received enough constructive criticism to improve his A-game.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by SAump

Angel received enough constructive criticism to improve his A-game.

I don't know if you made this comment "tongue in cheek" or not, but you are correct. MLB evaluators had a "Come to Jesus" meeting with Angel a few years back, and the improvement in effort and concentration was noticeable immediately. Improvement in his performance, predictably, followed.