Calmest umpire ejection ever, a breakdown
What Happened
In the top of the seventh inning, the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Miami Marlins is tied 3-3. Jesús Sánchez of the Marlins steps up to the plate with two outs. Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft delivers a 1-0 pitch that is high, making the count 2-0. Ashcraft's next pitch is right down the middle, but the umpire calls it a strike, much to the displeasure of Marlins manager Skip Schumaker. Schumaker, known for his calm demeanor, approaches the umpire and politely expresses his disagreement with the call, saying "That was low." The umpire listens patiently and does not immediately eject Schumaker. The at-bat continues, with Ashcraft throwing a breaking ball on the outside corner for a called strike two. Sánchez then fouls off the next pitch, making the count 2-2. On the next pitch, the umpire rings up Sánchez, who protests the call. Schumaker calmly walks over to the umpire and says, "Bill, that's down. Go." To the surprise of everyone, the umpire abruptly ejects Schumaker, saying simply, "Go." Reds manager David Bell, who has a reputation for frequently getting ejected, quickly rushes out to defend Schumaker and ensure he doesn't receive further discipline. Bell tells the umpire, "He's not getting ejected. That's fine. I'll still go tell him what I think." As Bell approaches the umpire, the umpire ejects him as well, saying, "Bill, that's down. Go." Bell is stunned, responding, "What? What, did you just toss me? I mean, that. Bill. That's down. That's all he says." The umpire then calmly requests "four more balls," leaving Bell standing there bewildered. Despite the unconventional nature of the ejections, the umpire is within his rights to eject the managers for arguing balls and strikes. However, the calm and succinct manner in which he does so is highly unusual, making this one of the most serene and surprising ejections in recent memory.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentReds and Marlins are tied at three runs apiece.
Top of the seventh, they got De La Cruz up with two outs.
Takes that pitch high.
It's 1-0.
This is a breakdown of one of the calmest ejections
you will ever see.
I don't know if anything could be more calm than this.
Maybe it could be as calm, but not more.
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Here we go. Let's just get into it.
It's a 1-0 pitch now, okay?
And that's right down the middle.
Well, it's, you know, on the outside, but it's there.
Then he tries to go breaking ball on the outside.
2-1 now.
Gets the breaking ball on the outside.
Sweeps in there.
Nice pitch back to the fastball.
Fouled back.
Gives the new ball.
We got a 2-2 pitch, and tries to...
Oh, he does!
He gets rung up, and Nelly's like,
that's low.
That was low.
You got that as a strike?
What?
And he talks to him for a little bit,
and it's calm and cool.
Okay, thank you.
I guess so.
Here's the pitch.
Was it low?
Yeah.
Reminder, don't look at the box.
That box is just a guideline, often wrong.
So, I don't know.
I mean, he's crouched there,
but his normal stance is there.
So...
I'm not sure.
It's probably low.
It's probably low, but that box is deceiving.
But the computer says it's low.
So, David Bell, he gets ejected.
A lot.
He's got a reputation.
Him and Booney,
they're like in a race for most ejections
for modern managers.
He is going to walk out to protect Nelly
to make sure he doesn't get ejected.
He says, oh, he's not getting ejected.
That's fine.
He says, well, I'll still go tell him what I think.
And he says, Bill, that's down.
Go.
And he's tossed down.
He says, I'm going to need four more balls.
And Bell's like, what?
What, did you just toss me?
I mean, that.
Bill.
That's down.
That's all he says.
Now, you can't argue balls and strikes.
So, the umpire's within the rules to eject him here.
Usually, it's a little more fiery than that.
And the fact that he ejected him by just going, go.
And then David Bell.
And then asked for balls.
Oh, it's so funny.
Go.
It's kind of a power move ejection.
Going to need four more balls.
Yeah.
And he's just left standing there like, what?
What the is that?
You just eject me like that?
What?
You throw me out of the game like that?
What are you doing?
I didn't do anything.
Oh, come on.
I just can't.
I just said one thing.
You got to be.
Oh, that is terrible.
Who the do you think you are?
For you to treat me like that is bullshit.
I don't treat you like that.
I don't treat you like that.
I don't treat anybody like that.
I didn't.
I didn't say shit from over there.
And you still throw me out of the game for it.
You're not in the position to call balls and strikes.
Come on.
That is bullshit.
You got to be kidding me.
And that's that.
And then he just walks back and umpire says, yeah, I mean, I did my job.
Puts his mask on.
Boom.
It's one of the calmest ejections I've ever seen.
It's crazy.
Don't get ejected from your phone call.
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