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re: Bryce Harper got tossed for being out of the batter's box
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:42 pm to hendersonshands
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:42 pm to hendersonshands
Worked out great for me. I have Marvin Hudson in my fantasy umpire's league.
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:46 pm to DeathValley85
Baseball needs harper, players are boring as frick now a days
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:47 pm to MOT
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It isn't all that difficult to fill in the gaps from there. Harper disagreed with the strike call and started yapping. The dugout had been yapping for what was now the second straight batter. Umpire loses it for a minute, warns the dugout, then tells Harper to get back in the box. Harper continues yapping and shows him up by pointing to the box as if to say "what, that box?" then tip toeing up to it. Umpire runs him.
I hope you're joking with your "filling in the gaps."This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:47 pm to BayouBengals03
quote:There aren't many reasons to hate him. He's a bit brazen, but he isn't a douche bag at all. I don't particularly enjoy being around guys like him, but that's on me. He's a nice enough guy...I don't get the hate.
people need to stop hating Bryce for no reason. Including umpires. Dude is really good and plays really hard. So he talks some shite sometimes. Deal with it.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:50 pm to buckeye_vol
Joking about what? The MLB network showing the entire sequence of events beginning with the previous batter? No, I'm serious...they actually showed some context. Shocking isn't it?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:51 pm to MOT
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Joking about what? The MLB network showing the entire sequence of events beginning with the previous batter? No, I'm serious...they actually showed some context. Shocking isn't it?
For players to get ejected, you have to be a real shite head, and I just don't think what Harper did qualifies. Toss the manager, nobody cares, and you get your point across.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:52 pm to MOT
quote:In the ump's defense, I've never seen a batter point at something specific and not get tossed. Seems like the IRL version of calling an ump a cock sucker. Argue a call a few inches out all you want. But point to where you think the pitch was, and you're probably gone.
Harper continues yapping and shows him up by pointing to the box as if to say "what, that box?" then tip toeing up to it. Umpire runs him.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:54 pm to MOT
Harper said something at first and then shut up when Williams took up his case. Since the ump did not throw Harper out before he shut up, the proper recourse was to charge him a strike for not being back in the box. Now, he could have tossed Williams with no issue because it was prolonged complaining from the previous hitter.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:57 pm to Jcorye1
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For players to get ejected, you have to be a real shite head, and I just don't think what Harper did qualifies.
Do you think he did anything other than step out of the box?
Harper and the umpire were going back and forth after the pitch while he was still in the box. That was clearly shown. The umpire then made the situation worse by drawing attention to everything, taking off his mask, yelling back at the dugout. He should have just tossed Williams there and been done with it, so he definitely takes a lot of blame.
From there he told Harper to get back in the box, Harper was Harper, and there it is.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 11:58 pm to hendersonshands
The next time the Nationals took the field they should have thrown a high fastball and had their catcher pull his glove at the last second so the pitch hit that homo ref right in the fricking mouth!
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:00 am to MOT
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Joking about what? The MLB network showing the entire sequence of events beginning with the previous batter? No, I'm serious...they actually showed some context. Shocking isn't it?
It seems you're really reaching. The previous batter has nothing to do with Harper. Maybe the ref is emotionally incapable of handling that, but that only reinforced the absurdity of his actions. This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 12:04 am
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:01 am to ReauxlTide222
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I've never seen a batter point at something specific and not get tossed. Seems like the IRL version of calling an ump a cock sucker. Argue a call a few inches out all you want. But point to where you think the pitch was, and you're probably gone.
That's all I'm saying. It doesn't mean the umpire was right in what he did up to that point, but there was much more to it than what is shown in the clip in the op and much more than just stepping out of the box as the idiot announcer made it sound like.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:03 am to MOT
quote:Harper was Harper? That's nonsensical and doesn't describe any behavior or action. It's clear the umpire deserves most, if not all, of the blame. He seems too emotional to be in a decision-making/power position.
Harper was Harper, and there it is.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:04 am to buckeye_vol
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It seems your really reaching. The previous batter has nothing to do with Harper.
It actually had everything to do with explaining there was an ongoing argument between the dugout and the "ref" before Harper even stepped to the plate.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:05 am to MOT
quote:So the ump has the emotional resilience of a child? You're only making him look worse, letting other's impact his performance and punishing the wrong individual.
It actually had everything to do with explaining there was an ongoing argument between the dugout and the "ref" before Harper even stepped to the plate.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:06 am to hendersonshands
That's ridiculous
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:07 am to KosmoCramer
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frick attention whore refs in any sport at any level.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:08 am to hendersonshands
I don't even like baseball but that ticks me off. That ump should definitely be suspended.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:10 am to buckeye_vol
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Harper was Harper? That's nonsensical and doesn't describe any behavior or action.
It describes his actions which resulted in him getting tossed. And if you read the rest of the post I agreed the umpire shoulders much of the blame for not simply tossing Williams and being done with it before everything escalated with Harper.
I'm just pointing out that while the umpire didn't handle it well it isn't as if Harper was innocently just stepping out of the box as has been implied.
This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 12:12 am
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:22 am to MOT
^^^dumbass
#teamharper
#teamharper
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