Davey Martinez lets the ump know where he is, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial top-of-the-10th-inning showdown between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies, the game is tied at six runs apiece. The Phillies have runners in scoring position with only one out, putting the pressure on the Nationals to prevent them from taking the lead. Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez positions his infield in an attempt to cut off the runner from scoring and keep the game tied. As the Phillies batter steps up to the plate, the tension in the stadium is palpable. Nationals pitcher Tanner Rainey delivers a curveball for strike one, followed by a 89 mph fastball for strike two. The next pitch results in a jam shot that creates a play at the plate. Both teams argue animatedly, with players from each side pointing and gesturing, believing the other side has committed an infraction. The umpire ultimately rules that it is an obstruction call, allowing the Phillies runner to score and giving them the lead. Davey Martinez is livid, storming out of the dugout to confront the umpire. "He's in his damn face," the broadcast announces, as Martinez vehemently argues that it should have been an interference call, not obstruction. "He says, no, he got in his way. Davey Martinez says, no, he was trying to make the play. It was right in front of him," the transcript details. The umpire attempts to explain his reasoning, stating that the contact occurred after the play, and the fielder did not have possession of the ball. But Martinez remains unconvinced, repeatedly telling the umpire, "That's fucking bullshit. That is bullshit. That is fucking bullshit. And you know it." Ultimately, the umpire ejects Davey Martinez for his heated outburst. As Martinez departs, he continues to voice his displeasure, yelling, "I'm in your face. I'm in your damn face." The Phillies' dugout then requests a review of the play, further prolonging the tense situation. This critical moment in the game ultimately proved to be a turning point, as the Nationals were unable to overcome the one-run deficit, losing by a final score of 7-6. Davey Martinez's impassioned defense of his team, though unsuccessful in overturning the call, showcased his unwavering commitment to his players and the intensity of the rivalry between these two NL East foes.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentI'm in your face. I'm in your damn face. He's in his damn face. This breakdown is brought to you
by Shady Rays. $20 off with code JOMBOY20. All tied at six in the top of the 10th inning,
but the Phillies have two runners in scoring position and only one out. So the Nationals
are bringing the infield in to cut the runner off from scoring. Keep it a tie game. That's a curve
ball for strike one. And then we got, I'm guessing that's a fastball, 89 miles per hour strike two.
Off the hands, jam shot. Both teams pointing to the little collision in the infield saying,
we need something out of that. The first run scores. The next runner is out easily. But the
umpire says, no, he does score because it was obstruction. And Davey Martinez says, hey,
what are you talking about? It was interference. He says, no, it's obstruction. You got in the
runner's way. He didn't get in your way. And he's like, I'm going for the ball. He's got to go
around me. Doesn't have the right to go for a ball. Now here's the play. And it's pretty interesting
what the umpires ruled because I think it's wrong. Even some umpires have said that this
was probably not the right call. The defender has the right to go for the ball, but if he's not going
for the ball, he can't get in the runner's way. So we're going to come out of this and the umpire
is going to explain it was past him. And the rule was he has no chance to make a play. Davey
Martinez is going to respond, but he should have had a chance to make a play. The guy got in his
way and he says, no, he got in his way. Davey Martinez says, no, he was trying to make the play.
It was right in front of him.
He says, nah, nah, nah. And he says, Dan, you didn't see it. You didn't see it. He didn't have
the chance to make the play. What play? Huh? Umpire's explaining to him. The umpire is kind
of explaining. I got this from his pool report that he says the contact came after the play and
the fielder didn't have the ball. So we can't make contact with the runner after the play.
If he doesn't have the ball to which Martinez says he could have had the ball. Guy doesn't
run in front of him. Says, no, no, no. He says, God, it's so
bad. Looks at the other umpire. Let's fucking go. What are we doing here? That shit. He even said
it. No, he didn't. He even said it was interference. That's what he said right here. I don't have to
argue, but I'm arguing the right thing to do. And the umpire's explaining to him again their
position. It was after the play when the contact was made, blah, blah, blah, blah. That's fucking
bullshit. That is bullshit. That is fucking bullshit. And you know it. No, it's not. No,
it's not. Yeah, it is. You fucked it up. Turns around, walks away, gets ejected. Now he's mad
ejected behind his back. Yeah. You have to toss me out. That's shit. Shit. You fucked it up. No,
it wasn't that. Wasn't that. Wasn't that. No. He catches the fucking ball then. You'd catch the
ball. Yes, you can. Uh, you know, you can't fuck you. You catch the ball.
You stand right here. You stand right here and catch it. You could do it. No, you do it. That's
fucked up. Umpire starts walking away. He chases after him a little bit. You're yelling at me.
Bullshit. Hey, yell at me to my face. Bull. Okay. I'm yelling you in the face fucking right now.
Yell at me to the face. Right in your face. Yell at me and then you turn around. Right in your face.
Yeah. Right in your face. There you go. Don't do it again. Now throw me out. When you're
walking away from me, don't do that. I'm in your face. Yeah. I'm in your damn face. Do that
again. The first time yelling in his face, I got heated. He didn't have to wait till my back to
throw me fucker. So that argument when, when somewhere else, I mean, it started with a bad
call and I do, I think this is, I'm thought it was a bad call. He's sticking up for his other
friend. And then, then the Phillies dug out, they're going to go look at it and check it out.
And let's look at it again for a bunch of people.
So here we go. Did the fielder make contact after the play? So the umps rule that he made
contact after the play. Ah, that's the contact right there. It seems a lot like that's in the
motion of trying to field that ball. Now, I don't think he was going to field it, but I think it was
a genuine effort to field it. I don't think he was just trying to get in the runner's way,
but this is what the pool reporter said. I said, why was obstruction called in that play?
He said, in that instance, we felt the fielder had already attempted to make a play on the ball.
And then the contact occurred. Once he does that, he's got to vacate. He's got to get out of the way
of the runner. So once he tries to field the ball, once we feel like he's done that,
he's tried to field the ball. It's his job to get out of the way of the runner.
I know it's a very close, it's a judgment call. It's very close. That's the top paragraph there.
I mean, what are they talking about? He's got to get out of the way.
Ball's to the ground. He's out of the way. What are they talking about? There's a lion.
Look at the second paragraph. Exactly. By rule, if we felt like he was in the act of fielding the
ball, then we wouldn't have called obstruction, but we felt like he already had an opportunity
to field the ball. And then the contact occurred afterward. And then now it's on the defense to get
out of the way of the offense. And then we felt, and then, and then,
and then, and then, and then. I feel like this dude wears my car. What a bullshit reasoning.
I wonder if they watched the replay, then went and gave that reasoning. This is the contact,
when the contact made, and they're saying that. And in live time, I get it. It's hard. But
in the post-game report that I just read, they've had the chance to look at this if they want.
And he came back and said the fielder at this point had already made his play on the ball.
And needed to get out of the way of the runner. It was a game-changing run. The Nationals scored
one in the bottom of the inning, but lost by one run. So that run, and he was out by so much.
Anyway, that run won the game and lost the game for the Nats. So, crazy. Just as crazy as getting
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