Batter mocks umpire after ridiculous ejection, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial late-season college baseball matchup, the Florida Gators lead the opposing team by two runs with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning. Florida brings in their closer, Parks Harbor, to face the opposing team's batter, who is 0-for-4 on the day. The first pitch from Harbor is a fastball that sails up and in for a ball. The next offering is another fastball, this time for a called strike. The count is now 1-1. Harbor delivers a changeup, and the batter fouls it back to make it 2-2. As the batter steps out of the box, the home plate umpire unexpectedly ejects him for "being mean" and taunting. The entire stadium is stunned by the bizarre ejection, with the player's teammates and coaches protesting vehemently. The coach argues with the umpire, questioning the reasoning behind the ejection, but the umpire stands firm, stating it is an NCAA rule against taunting. Not only is the player ejected from the game, but he will also be automatically suspended for the next series due to the nature of the ejection. Undeterred, the next batter steps up with the bases still loaded. He delivers a towering fly ball to left field, where the outfielder makes the catch. Rather than a traditional celebration, the outfielder opts for a robotic, mocking gesture, openly taunting the umpire for the previous ejection. The coaches on both sides try to calm the situation, urging their players to "be cool" and avoid any further incidents that could lead to more ejections. The game continues with the Gators protecting their lead, but the bizarre sequence of events has left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance. "That's stupid," comments one of the coaches, referring to the umpire's decision to eject the player for seemingly minor taunting. The players, meanwhile, are determined to let their play do the talking, even if it means mocking the umpire's questionable call in a subtle, yet defiant manner.
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two but with the bases loaded Florida
brings in their closer to face Parks
Harbor who's o for four on the day what
a name first pitch fastball up top for a
ball next pitch I think that's a
fastball like two Seam for strike one
one and one was that a change up two in
one fastball fouled back two and two get
some Screams Come On
come on
umpire says that wasn't nice at all
you're rejected for being mean
everyone's like what what are you
talking about the team is like getting a
Dugout don't worry about it getting the
Dugout and the Pitcher he's like oh
[ __ ] soft soft as [ __ ] what
and yeah I guess the coach is all mad
and I'm says we're not doing that right
now we're not doing that I guess NCAA
has told them that taunting is zero
policy and they're not allowed to look
at the other team and yell stuff and
it's an instant objection and the coach
is like what that's not the rule and he
says that's right that's the rule I can
do it if I want to not only is he
ejected from the game he's automatically
suspended for the next series because
that comes with an ejection of this kind
so that's stupid anyway base is loaded
the next inning and this guy goes a big
fly to left field where the guy with his
arms out makes the grab he's excited
yeah
and then no celebration robot actually
it's almost so much of a non-celebration
that it is a celebration it's like the
robot celebration they should do it all
the time but yeah just openly mocking
the Umpire inference space I will not
don't even raise my arm be cool dude be
cool guys guys be cool about this no one
uh no one get ejected now just uh get to
The Dugout let's keep doing our thing
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