Shane Victorino ejected from CF

[Roast]

Yesterday Shane Victorino was ejected from CENTER FIELD by HOME PLATE umpire Ed Rapuano. What had happened was there was a 0-2 pitch that looked like a strike, it was called a ball. Victorino kind of threw his hands up in the air after the ball was called and then Rapuano came out from behind home plate and tossed him. Video here:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6014957&c_id=mlb

 

 

Umps are ridiculous.

[OleMissCub]

That's really absurd

[OleMissCub]

the best part of the video is seeing Paul Bako get shoved out of the way by Victorino

[Tracer Bullet]

MLB umpires are terrible. That's pathetic.

[erik316wttn]

There ought to be (but won't be) some sort of disciplinary action leveled against that ump by MLB. Too many of them let their egos get in the way of the game.

[The Logan]

Wow. That's a jawdroppingly ridiculous call

[Derwood]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

[Keener98]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

 

 

Dont forget the call in yesterdays Cubs/Rockies game. That was horrible.

[NCCubFan]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

And don't forget about the bad call that got Lou tossed yesterday.

[Careless]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

What was that?

[Derwood]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

What was that?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200908085982611&c_id=atl

[laurens]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

What was that?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200908085982611&c_id=atl

 

What the hell was that? I genuinely don't understand. So they go from DP to walk and safe without a decent explanation?

[Ski]

that and the double play/walk call in the Dodgers/Braves game in the same week.

 

quality umpiring there, MLB

What was that?

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200908085982611&c_id=atl

 

What the hell was that? I genuinely don't understand. So they go from DP to walk and safe without a decent explanation?

Wouldn't it have only been one out (caught stealing)? The count was 3-1 before the strike call.

[NCCubFan]

The announcers seemed to blame both umpires on the Braves' play, but I don't blame the second base umpire. I think he called the runner out at second because, based on the home plate umpire's call, he thought the batter was out. The plate umpire, however, MUST be disciplined in some way. He clearly called a strike on the batter.

 

EDIT: Yes, it was just strike 2, so it should have just been an out at 2B, not a double play.

[RedFlash]

I have never seen a season has horrendously called as this year. Which means full blow instant replay will be coming very soon.

[Sammys Boombox]

Wow. I have been on vacation so I have watched very little baseball the past few days. This is ridiculous.

[NCCubFan]

Wow. I have been on vacation so I have watched very little baseball the past few days. This is ridiculous.

The umpires have been watching very little baseball too.

[Banedon]

The announcers seemed to blame both umpires on the Braves' play, but I don't blame the second base umpire. I think he called the runner out at second because, based on the home plate umpire's call, he thought the batter was out. The plate umpire, however, MUST be disciplined in some way. He clearly called a strike on the batter.

 

EDIT: Yes, it was just strike 2, so it should have just been an out at 2B, not a double play.

 

The only possible explanation I can come up with, is that the ump was point to first as if to say "take your base".

[bcl412]

Bobby Cox should have pulled a Z and threw the ump out.

[jiml60]

I have never seen a season has horrendously called as this year. Which means full blow instant replay will be coming very soon.

 

It would be just like Bud and MLB to make one stupid move to cover up another.

[hossdriver]

Bobby Cox should have pulled a Z and threw the ump out.

 

Even if it was a strike, and the guy was out at second, it wasn't a K because the count was only 3-1... He wouldn't have been rung up. And yes, the ump did motion strike.

[CubbieBum]

Yesterday Shane Victorino was ejected from CENTER FIELD by HOME PLATE umpire Ed Rapuano. What had happened was there was a 0-2 pitch that looked like a strike, it was called a ball. Victorino kind of threw his hands up in the air after the ball was called and then Rapuano came out from behind home plate and tossed him. Video here:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6014957&c_id=mlb

 

 

Umps are ridiculous.

 

My favorite part is when you can see Rollins nearly throw his mitt over the call and yet he gets nothing. Then you see Victorino raises his arms 200 hundred feet farther away and the ump decides that is enough but not when Rollins nearly throws his mitt to the ground in disgust.

[erik316wttn]

I have never seen a season has horrendously called as this year. Which means full blow instant replay will be coming very soon.

 

It would be just like Bud and MLB to make one stupid move to cover up another.

 

Yes, because implimenting a system to ensure that the correct call is always made is such a horrible thing.

[SouthSideRyan]

I have never seen a season has horrendously called as this year. Which means full blow instant replay will be coming very soon.

 

It would be just like Bud and MLB to make one stupid move to cover up another.

 

Yes, because implimenting a system to ensure that the correct call is always made is such a horrible thing.

 

Constant delays are.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And instant replay calls are never controversial.