E54 - Christian Walker Ejected for Clapping After Earlier Check Swing Dispute with Umpire 

Very weak‼️

Most ejections this year have been weak and i stand behind the umpires and i respect and support there job but some things are just misunderstandings

I mean 95% of ejections are extremely weak. Unless the Ump is shoved or there's a threat made, an Ump shouldn't be ejecting someone

There is an etiquette in baseball that is unlike any other sport. It can be extremely passive-aggressive at times. We don't get to see 99.9% of the interaction between players and umpires. Contrary to popular belief, umpires aren't flippant about ejecting someone. (Well, not as a rule, anyway.) They constantly get crapped on - all game long. There is zero grace given. You're everyone's best friend right up until you make a mistake. They put up with a lot that you never see or hear. He may have been legit applauding it, but it is also the behavior you'd expect (in this game) from someone who was continuing to express dissatisfaction at a call. That's what I mean about it being passive-aggressive. Umpires will listen to someone with a gripe, and they do it all the time with zero negative effect. But that doesn't make for a good RU-vid video, so you never see it. But when the call is done, and there is nothing more to be gained by talking, then it's over, and players know this. I understand the frustration people feel when they see these videos, but they really need a more complete experience. I wish they'd mic up an umpire for a few games and release it raw. No bleeps, no edits. You get to hear what they hear. I think it would greatly improve fan understanding of the subtle context behind many of these incidents.

@@XXelpollodiabloXX Well posted.

In that case, maybe the organist should have played "Feelings." Perhaps if the ump were to eject a player on the home team under similar circumstances . . .

We need zero tolerance for ego driven umps, Auto lose your job.

@@trevoravery9270 There is a Player's Union and an Umpires Union. The only difference is that as a player, if you do not produce, you WILL lose your job. The Player's Union will not be able to save your job. On the other hand, no matter how awful you are as an umpire (Bucknor, West, Hernandez, etc), the Union will have your back and there is nothing management can do about it.

@@trevoravery9270 we need zero tolerance for dumbfvck non umpires commenting on umpire matters

A Stern Lesson! Love it. My understanding is Crawford was suspended for challenging Duncan to a fight on the court (Duncan -350). If he wasn't part of the big league (basketball) staff, I'd wager that'd be a fireable offense.

Lin's correct. It wasn't the ejection, it was the challenging a player to a fight. Honestly he might have been let go if not for the fact that he was a star ref who had officiated the last like 20 NBA finals at that point. Interestingly, while he was fined 100k, Duncan was fined 25k (which presumably mattered a lot less given their respective salaries).

A lot of times it's what the player says not what they did and the fans don't hear it.

@@tonys4250 I agree. It's often times difficult to hear what was said because of crowd noise.

Even that's not worthy of an ejection.

@Richard Charles That's why I said I was not sure, since I don't what the fuck else was said. You don't either, and are only using the shot of him clapping as evidence

"All right, sooo we're innnnnnn Minnesota forrr this onnne ... Annnnd ... not a lot going on here. Just some baseball, Byron Buxton reaching first base on a single. He looks around and thinks, 'Man, I could really go for a homer here. I want to get back in that dugout.' Well, sure enough, on the very next pitch, Max Kepler *clobbers* one, ... ... aaaaand that's not comin' back. But hold on here, 'cause the first-base ump has his hands up, which in this situation signifies a foul ball. Now, this is an umpire, and as Jomboy, you know I'm going to appeal to the lowest common denominator and call for his job by the end of this video." Just droning on and on and on, with very rare meaningful insight--he got old fast for me

@@closethockeyfan5284 …. I’m at a loss of words for how unwarranted a copy and past of his intro is, script paraphrased and everything. His unscripted casualness is part of his style and always will be, but he’s not as deep as he use to be.

Play better? Ump better is more like it.

@@donnyflippo2781 what happened? Did he big bad mean umpire call you out when you were 12?

@@rayray4192 oh shut up, has nothing to do with that, but your comments mean your just as idiotic as the umpires

@@rayray4192 NO a thin skinned despote umpire with an ego problem tossed him for clapping.

If he's saying something like, "Yeah! He finally got them right!" while clapping.

@@XXelpollodiabloXX who cares if he is????? Are umpires really that fragile? Can their egos just not take it? Umpires need to focus on the field and not listen to what’s going on in the dugout. When umpires go out of their way to look for problems, maybe they’re the problem.

@@CommonSense823 You have absolutely zero clue if you think umpires go out of their way to find conflict, or if you think they have thin skin. You don't see the absolute abuse - you see a few clips here and there when he's finally had enough. I hope someone shows up at your workplace and just shouts at you about every single thing you do - whether it's right or wrong.

What would be the point of that? Increased viewership I’d assume?

RoboUmps wouldn't be able to call swings, not by MLB's standard (or lack of a standard).

@@vincentwendt720 Mostly replacing the HP ump Check-swings will still be determined by first or third

until you say the magic words

I believe Joey Crawford was suspended (but then again, Crawford allegedly challenged Duncan to a fight....I don't think that was the case here)

@@LindsayImber1 The Crawford one is absurdly beyond the pale, this could be borderline justified, but with the massive problem we have with umpires inserting themselves into games, this is awful. Unless walker says something or does something extremely demonstrative, you cannot eject him

Ejected for clapping, seriously

oh grow up yes you can and this purposeley done

You don’t get it. The ejection was for protesting a ruling. The mocking by clapping is the outward manifestation of the derisive petulant child attitude. Baseball is for real men, not petulant children. Your support of the petulant child says a lot about you. None of it admirable.

You have a pathological hatred for umpires. Weird. There may be a game like baseball without umpires, but it won’t be baseball. Did the big bad mean umpire throw you out of a game, and you just can’t let it go.

nope the only thin skinned is people making excuses for behavior of bullshit thats not needed

@@critter2 Are you sure he wasn’t applauding to encourage his teammate who is batting? This ejection was a reach because only a psychic and the ejected player know the actual intent behind that applause. If some verbal statements also occurred, then that might imply intent, but that didn’t happen here. We can always tell the umpires from the fans of the game in these comments - the umpires will defend their fellow umpires even when the opposite should occur. And as a fan I am happy to defend umpires when they make a good call, and to criticize a player who has been ridiculous.

At the very least if he had ejected for the gesture, this situation probably wouldn't have happened.

Nothing this guy did at any point warrants an ejection man. Unless he shoves the ump, or threatens him, there's zero justification for tossing them.

Yes, you can argue balls and strikes. This notion that Umpires can't be held to high standards but players need to fall in line is ridiculous. The fact you would've ejected him beforehand for simply being a little frustrated makes you incredibly soft

If he's ejected, he needs to leave. Unless he wants to pay for his time listening to the explanation, in the form of fines.

@@babababad let us know when the umpire gets fined for BS ejections.

@@CommonSense823 let us know when umpires are paid $6.5 million a year

@@babababad six figure salaries aren’t enough for MLB umpires? Your argument is ridiculous.

I disagree, Marquez dealt the appropriate action for Walker purposely overemphasizing the clap. He deserved it.

@@KWally that’s a joke, right?

@@KWally Marquez is softer than baby shit. If you are offended by loud clapping then you shouldn't be officiating sports

You are joking,right? No way a real man condones derision.

@@rayray4192 seeing that just clapping during your teammates at bat isn't a sign of mockery towards anyone. Then yes the umpire didn't handle it correctly. The game isn't about the umpiring crew. If your ego is that soft then you should get off the field and curl up into your safe space. If not then stay focused on the game

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Well said. This was absolutely a horrific ejection by the umpire. Furthermore it certainly wasn't a good look for the umpire to be looking away from the pitcher prior to a pitched ball.

Same.

Almost as bad as the NFL, 15 yards, looking aggressively at the quarterback...

wrong and jackass comment

Did you watch the video and actually listen? The ejection was not about clapping. Watch again and understand what happened.

Putting it in context doesn’t make the ejection any better. These umpires are fragile af.

@@richardbobby4992 you may have posted the most ignorant comment so far. Words have meaning and context is everything. Umpires are not whipping posts and objects of derision for petulant children. You must be dazed and confused.

@@rayray4192 wtf are you saying. All he did right before the ejection was clapping. If the umps think anything before was worthy of an ejection then they should have done it then.

Standing on the top rail mocking U-1 is not a smart move if you want to stay in the game. Most baseball players are not real bright.

Hardly an extended argument and you just compared clapping to banging the bat on the ceiling…what a joke.

@@tomdematteo4056 See the Hosmer ejection and you'll see why I said that. Anytime MLB wants to start cracking down further...

Bullshit. The snowflake is the petulant child Walker who doesn’t take responsibility for his actions, and throws a tantrum.

@@rayray4192 The snowflake is the petulant child behind the plate who doesn’t take responsibility for his actions and throws a tantrum. Fixed it for you.

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It's purely a judgement call. Did the batter attempt to strike at the pitch. The defense is always going to want the answer to be yes and the offense is always going to want the answer to be no.

So are many players.

Excusing the umpires for this is a good look for umpires. 😂😂😂

I'd say the same thing for police. They both do their jobs horribly, but face no consequences.

MLB did break the umpire's union once, but it didn't lead to improved performance.

@@roberthudson1959 there was a strike in 1999, but that isn’t MLB disbanding the union. Get rid of it altogether.

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It's purely a judgement call. Did the batter attempt to strike at the pitch. The defense is always going to want the answer to be yes and the offense is always going to want the answer to be no.

unsportsmanlikeconduct he knew exactly what he was fucking doing

@@critter2 Frustrated ex hall monitor much? 😆

Braindead take.

Loud mouth Texan umpire hater. Players and coaches have been ejected while in the dugout since dugouts were invented. Where do you get your fantasy stories from?

No, they don't. Going onto the field after getting tossed is delay of game. Lingering on the field after getting tossed is also a violation.

@@roberthudson1959 this isn’t hockey or football. There is no delay of game. Even with the new clock rules, it doesn’t cover situations like injuries, arguments, ejections. Once they’re ejected they can get their moneys worth. When they have their say or clarification, they’ll leave on their own. If they don’t leave, someone on the bench will go get them.

@@roberthudson1959 Big Tex is a know it all.

and Little Ray is a fruit.

And yet it didn't reach the eject level with the 1B ump. It took clapping from the dugout and an easily offended Marquez to give him the hook.

Man, you're just as soft as the umpire. If he was complaining at first at the top of the 6th he would have been tossed. So it's most likely he was asking for an explanation. I can't expect you to see that from the nosebleed seats

@@brianmullaney6237 say whom he was ejected

Umpire had a chance to be an adult, but his oversized ego couldn’t handle it, so made the game about himself. Thanks for playing.

Umpire should not have to deal with childish behavior from an adult. Umpire completely within rights. What happened to respecting authority?

@@mrmoose6619 when umpires make it about themselves they don’t deserve respect. His poor, bruised, overinflated ego couldn’t just call the game. He had to look into the dugout to find something. And when he didn’t, he made something up and made it about himself anyway. Poor fucking baby.

A nasty, disgusting, worthless pod

lol u are a clown must be your first time watching baseball outside of little league

He didn't do anything wrong. Don't leave the dugout is why h should've done.