Comments on: You're outta here

You're outta here

LobsterMitten — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:01:15 -0800

Meg Rowley at Fangraphs reviewed all the baseball ejections of 2017, and breaks them down for us. (My favorite is the Uncle Frank Face in post I.)

By: tavella

tavella — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:09:42 -0800

One of my favorite memories of watching the Orioles when I was a kid was what seemed the once a week occasion of Earl Weaver getting himself ejected. He was so good at it! Like an angry bantam rooster, kicking dirt and making noise.

By: PandaMomentum

PandaMomentum — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:26:01 -0800

Oh these are very good. '[I]f video did exist, it would likely feature three guys standing around, muttering variations of "What?" and "Wait, me?" and "Huh?" for several minutes before Bill Haselman gets angry and yells, all while the crowd wondered if they still liked baseball or if someone on the field was being arrested.' & yeah, no one did Ejection Theatre like Earl Weaver. Just. so. good.

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:30:52 -0800

I love watching these. Especially the ones where the umpires kind of wait patiently for a little while to see if the manager or player is going to wind themselves down. Hallion ejects Renteria is a great example of this. You can just see the wheels turning, and then when it seems to escalate, he lets out an "OKAY!" That's enough, buddy. You're gone. Alonso Marquez' "What?" is good too. He's got a good Joe Pesci-esque "Do we have a problem here?" thing going on.

By: Chrysostom

Chrysostom — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:53:51 -0800

But do any of them top walking away with a base?

By: Huffy Puffy

Huffy Puffy — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:02:19 -0800

Instant replay has really cut down on the arguing; now, they can just have them look at it again. So most arguments now are balls and strikes, which would've gotten you ejected before, too. Fortunately we have heroes like Adrian Beltre to innovate new reasons to get ejected.

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:21:20 -0800

But do any of them top walking away with a base? Meet Joe Mikulik, now manager of the AA Frisco RoughRiders. (Affiliate of the Texas Rangers). Joe has some anger management issues. And he once tossed second base into the outfield. WashPost: Joe Mikulik has now hit for the manager freakout cycle. "Joe Mikulik, the Laurence Olivier of minor league freakouts, is back with another bravura performance." There's a video of him taking off his shoes and shirt in that article, laying them on home plate and waving his arms "safe" over them. In 2015, he also took off his shoes after getting ejected, punted one and spiked another.

By: Cash4Lead

Cash4Lead — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:24:13 -0800

Did somebody say Earl Weaver?

By: eugenen

eugenen — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:24:25 -0800

I don't understand the moving-the-on-deck-circle one. What's going on there?

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:26:12 -0800

I don't understand the moving-the-on-deck-circle one. What's going on there? He's afraid of getting hit by a foul. He says he wasn't trying to be funny, but that shot of him moving the circle remains freakin' hilarious.

By: Crane Shot

Crane Shot — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:29:51 -0800

Has an ump ever been ejected from a game? It would be a great rule if each team were given the right to eject an ump, but just once per season. You'd have to pick your moment carefully. Someone like Vic Carapazza might get tossed 30 times.

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:33:09 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA:

When [A.J.] Pierzynski was with the Red Sox in 2014, he asked umpire Quinn Wolcott for a new ball after a walk despite none of the previous pitches hitting the ground. That led to the following exchange: Pierzynski: "Excuse me, can I have a new ball?" Wolcott: "For what?" Pierzynski: "One you can see." Ejected.

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:34:24 -0800

Throwing Stuff, God Bless America Edition Wait, is this a thing? Do they play both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" at ball games, and is it necessary to stop, stand, face the flag, remove one's hat, and cover one's heart for both? 'Cause, like, you know only one of those is the national anthem, right? The other one's just an Irving Berlin "let's all forget about that borderline-satanic passifist anthem I wrote" face-saving patriotic jingo-jingle. Might as well stand for "Puttin' On the Ritz."

By: zarq

zarq — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 11:40:52 -0800

Since 9/11, many ballparks play "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch, after Take Me Out to the Ballgame. For years now, The Mets have played "Dominick the Donkey" during the stretch as well.

By: exogenous

exogenous — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:20:00 -0800

Yeah, as bad as it is when they play that horrible song at the ballpark (seems like all the Sunday games and then some), it's even worse when people think they are supposed to stand for it. In the "I Will Desecrate Your Temple" one I can help but wonder how much of the various players' sputum he touched with his bare hands.

By: NoRelationToLea

NoRelationToLea — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:28:39 -0800

That link is fantastic, and I don't even like baseball that much. My wife came over to see what had me laughing so hard and I showed her the Great Uncle Frank section.

By: bukvich

bukvich — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:33:22 -0800

List all-time most ejected managers. (Top 15; 8 of them are in Hall of Fame.) "I will desecrate your temple" is amazing.

By: edeezy

edeezy — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:41:29 -0800

Can't believe Piniella just missed the top-10 all time.

By: tavella

tavella — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:04:08 -0800

Though note that Weaver managed many fewer games than McGraw and Cox, so he far outpaces McGraw and just edges Cox on the key "how frequently will you be entertained by them being ejected" statistic. Though dark horse Paul Richards beats them all.

By: madajb

madajb — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:12:15 -0800

Wait, is this a thing? Do they play both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" at ball games, and is it necessary to stop, stand, face the flag, remove one's hat, and cover one's heart for both? My local minor league team regularly ruins the 7th inning stretch by playing this song and marching some poor boy scout troop or ancient VFW drum corp around the field with flags. You never know quite how to react because you want to be respectful of the remaining WWII veterans but in 3 minutes, the mascot is going to be chasing a slot machine around home plate. It's almost as bad as their habit of playing "wacky" off-beat versions of "Take me out to the ballgame" to which no one can sing along.

By: Huffy Puffy

Huffy Puffy — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:18:45 -0800

By: Chrysostom

Chrysostom — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:28:19 -0800

Crane Shot: "Has an ump ever been ejected from a game?" Oh, sure.

By: Carillon

Carillon — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:26:10 -0800

I always thought Beltre stood where he did mainly to see what the pitcher was throwing from as close to the batter's position as possible.

By: mixedmetaphors

mixedmetaphors — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:23:32 -0800

This was immensely enjoyable.