Tossed out for arguing a call, probably should be suspended for at least 8-10 games. The biggest bunch of babies in baseball and they wonder why Phillips said what he did.
Tossed out for arguing a call, probably should be suspended for at least 8-10 games. The biggest bunch of babies in baseball and they wonder why Phillips said what he did.
He wasn't tossed for arguing a call, he was tossed because he threw his helmet on the ground in frustration after being robbed by a great play.
And Phillips said what he said because he likes attention; that's really all there is to that.
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I haven't see it yet , but I very seriously doubt he was tossed just for tossing his helmet because he got robbed on a great play.
Your doubt is very understandable having not actually seen it; the incredulity of it is most likely what drove Molina to rage. Also, the umpires stated in post-game comments that Molina's contact with the umpires was "incidental," which greatly reduces the chance of a suspension.
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http://goodcallsbaseball.blogspot.co...r-removal.html
Straight from The Umpire School and PBUC (Professional Baseball Umpires Corp):
(emphasis is mine)Throwing equipment in disgust over an umpire’s call may be grounds for ejection. If the umpire deems the action severe, the umpire may eject the offender. If league regulations permit, the umpire may instead warn the offender by issuing an equipment violation. If issued, the offender is to be notified immediately.
It should be noted that Molina's helmet-throw was not even necessarily in reaction to the umpire's call itself, rather in reaction to the mere fact that he was robbed of an RBI base-hit by a good play by the Giants' shortstop.
But even if you're not buying that, no, "throwing equipment is" most definitely not "an automatic ejection from the game, no matter the reason." "Ump" did not have "to toss him."
I don't have time right now to look up the bit about automatic suspensions and contact with an official, but you're definitely wrong about that, too.
And thank you!
Last edited by CARDINALred; 06-02-2013 at 06:56 PM.
Okay, I am wrong. From what I have read via the Google, throwing equipment for any reason is an automatic fine. Throwing equipment in anger will always get you tossed. I think it's safe to say that Molina threw his helmet down in anger.
Edit: Looks like CARDINALfan beat me to it. Told ya' I have no problem admitting I was wrong
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marcshoe (06-02-2013)
Apparently on the TBS broadcast, Ron Darling and John Smoltz both said they think the umpire who tossed Molina should be disciplined. Surely they aren't "crybabies."
After seeing the video, it does appear that he was ejected for just the helmet throw. What happened next was a lot more than incidental contact.
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