Greg Gibson is not that kind of umpire that will eject you and walk away; he's that kind of umpire that will eject you and tell you why ... to your face. Gotta respect an umpire for standing his ground.
I agree with the ump at 4:22. If your first two pitches are behind the player and then hitting the player, it's either intentional, or you need to not be pitching right now.
@@newyorktimes__6161 Even if it's not, it's clear that Lackey had no command of the ball and he was likely to hurt someone if he continued to pitch, intentional or not. Pulling him out was the right call.
Funny how they play good cop bad cop, the second Ump is always like “ Hey cmon “ X” it’s not my call man, you know this guy likes ejecting guys! “ or something 😂
Yeah i don't like that all umps should be mic'd so that the league can see if a player getting tossed was justified or not based on what they can hear.
8:15 was pure targeting the player. That second one was not a swing, he knew the player would react and he could then throw him out. Poor poor job on the umpire.
*Some of these umpires have WAY TOO SMALL of fuses*. This is why baseball isn't respected. Show any emotion, whether it be anger or too much celebration and you're THROWN OUT. That's why I want to stop playing, you're supposed to show emotion, not play with a straight face and no personality. This is why basketball and football are more popular and more fun
I can't sit down and watch a whole game but for some reason I love highlights of baseball. can somebody explain 2:53 that looks like a legit strike to me. it's over the plate, no?
Yeah, to be fair, the catcher may have made a slight movement to make the glove over the plate, so it would be a better chance if the umpire didn’t notice. But either way that’s definite borderline
I remember the game Kershaw was run. The night before Gerrardo Parra hit a homer and stood and watched it. Kershaw was barking at him from the dugout. Next night he hits him in a 2-0 game in the 6th and gets tossed. I'm a Dbacks fan and I didn't even agree with the ejection. Look at the scoreboard ump.
@ruffo coyote - No, it shouldn't because then another element can enter the game and that would be dangerous. Argued calls a re reviewed by MLB and that enables MLB to keep the umpires in line.
You can disagree with the umpire and maybe argue, maybe. But if the umpire lets you it's usually for a couple seconds as well as no yelling or else you're gone. Disagreeing is okay as long as you don't exaggerate it by throwing your helmet or gear or something.
And throwing gear, unless it's at someone, SHOULD NOT result in an ejection. It should be a fine, not an ejection. Umpires that toss players for throwing equipment without intent are not following the usual protocol.
I was there live for 4:12 it was crazy, Lackey was 2 pitches in lol. Kinda disappointing though as I wanted to see him pitch, being from the same town.
At 4:00 why on earth is the home team cheering him on for disrespecting the umpire and throwing his equipment?? I'm new to baseball so maybe I'm missing something but that seems so childish???
An ejection is when a player shows unsportsman-like conduct and the umpire has to throw the player out, or when a pitcher throws a pitch at a batter, then the umpire can throw the player out without a warning, unless if he's been hit intentionally.
On the close call that Joe Juardi (I am not sure that is the proper spelling) got ejected over was a strike. Laz Diaz had it right. Oh, and by the way, Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire isn't motioning to both players and the Dodgers aren't celebrating in there dug out
