Horrible umpires

[IMADreamer]

That was pretty crazy. Talk about some thin skin.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

The umpire perspective from closecallsports.com. Frankly, I don't understand why Lindsey didn't say more about how stupid this ejection was in the write-up. But the comments show you this Rosenberg guy didn't win any fans among his colleagues either.

https://www.closecallsports.com/2023/03 ... qus_thread

[mikechamp]

Who was the catcher there?

Realmuto

https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=35970488

This ejection makes even less sense, now that I know who it was.

Realmuto isn't a guy who's trying to show up an umpire. He's a well-respected veteran. Somebody needs to suspend this umpire for a few games and send a message.

[Spider John]

Jomboy's breakdown has more details.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Who was the catcher there?

Realmuto

https://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=35970488

This ejection makes even less sense, now that I know who it was.

Realmuto isn't a guy who's trying to show up an umpire. He's a well-respected veteran. Somebody needs to suspend this umpire for a few games and send a message.

He's a AAA umpire getting a look at spring training. Hopefully, the MLBUA has seen enough.

[Big Amoco Sign]

He's a AAA umpire getting a look at spring training. Hopefully, the MLBUA has seen enough.

So many these umps behave similarly though. Short fuse, power trip babies. Remember that freak that baited Bumgarner on the sticky-stuff check? Nothing happened to him.

Need those robots STAT.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Because the umpire didn't grant time. The rule is a player can ASK, the umpire MAY grant the request. No player can assume their request will be granted. I've had that conversation with many a coach.

[Big Amoco Sign]

Because the umpire didn't grant time. The rule is a player can ASK, the umpire MAY grant the request. No player can assume their request will be granted. I've had that conversation with many a coach.

No offense but that’s not the rule in MLB. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-new-rules-for-2023-faq

I deleted the post because I saw Machado use the magic word so that’s why he was tossed. I didn’t see that before. Still stupid that they’re so soft. Best player in the NL gets tossed? Ump show.

The umps HAVE to grant time. The rule states they get one per AB. No reason to defend them.

[WAR God]

Machado is convinced the new rules don’t apply to him.
Happy to see them being upheld.

[Big Amoco Sign]

Machado is convinced the new rules don’t apply to him.
Happy to see them being upheld.

How? He completely followed them. Sorry but both of you are wrong here.

The ump being blind or deaf isn’t his fault.