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Should Umpires be Suspended?
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:07 pm
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John Hirschbeck was among them this afternoon, when he went looking for a confrontation and found it in Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.
Harper check-swung on a 2-2 slider from Pirates starter Wandy Rodriguez, which just barely escaped the edge of the strike zone. Home plate umpire Bob Davidson appealed to third base umpire Hirschbeck, who ruled that Harper had swung at the offering. Harper, exasperated, expressed his disagreement with the call some 100 feet away. Hirschbeck immediately threw up his hands and yelled at Harper, like a drunk guy looking for trouble in a bar. He walked towards home plate, continuing to gesticulate and shout as Harper quietly talked to Davidson from the batter’s box. Third base coach Trent Jewett intercepted Hirschbeck as he stomped towards Harper, but it was no matter as Hirschbeck ejected Harper from the game shortly thereafter.
I know Braves fans would find this acceptable but what about everyone else? Video Is Here of Incident
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Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:10 pm to tduecen
Yes, umpires should be suspended. If a coach made a mistake as egregious as some of the umpire's calls, they would be fired. See Grady Little leaving Pedro Martinez in the game one bloop single too long.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:11 pm to tduecen
Umpires running rampant with no Bobby Cox's in baseball dugouts. Gonzalez would probably walk out there and shake his hand.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:15 pm to tduecen
The Ryan Howard ejection that they linked in the video was even worse. Some of those guys obviously are on a power trip
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:17 pm to dhuck20
If I were that coach and the ump would have tossed my best player for that I think I'd have launched every base in the infield into the stands on my way out the park.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:18 pm to tduecen
Yea, Hirschbeck needs to be disciplined. Umpires need to show restraint. It's a little different when a player or coach is screaming in their face, but Harper didn't even walk towards him. Hirschbeck should've made his call, let Harper voice his displeasure, and let the game continue. Unfortunately, some of these assholes think people are paying to watch them umpire.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:20 pm to medtiger
Look at the two names of the players that got ejected. That probably has more to do with it than anything. If Johnny Unknown had done what Bryce Harper or Howard did the ump would have probably laughed.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:21 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
How about shoo'ing batters away?
Obviously too close to take, but Holbrook shoos BJ away for contesting the call.
Obviously too close to take, but Holbrook shoos BJ away for contesting the call.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:21 pm to tduecen
Reasons like this is why we're eventually heading to an automated/non-human umpire system.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:22 pm to tduecen
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I know Braves fans would find this acceptable
From the ATL Thread today.
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#umpshow
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frick that umpire
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People paid to see Bryce Harper play. No one paid to see that guy umpire, and he was looking to throw out Harper. I hope Davey got ejected too
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:27 pm to GM19
wtf are those announcers talking about saying "these umpires have no business putting their hands on howard"
he was never even close to touched
he was never even close to touched
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:27 pm to dhuck20
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How about shoo'ing batters away? Obviously too close to take, but Holbrook shoos BJ away for contesting the call.
I've got no problem with that one. The ump gave him more leeway than usual for balls/strikes. He even told him to go back to the dugout again after Upton started yelling at him. Then, after the ejection, he didn't get up in Upton's face. He stood there and let Upton call him whatever 4 letter words he wanted.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:29 pm to tduecen
Amazing that Balkin Bob was behind the plate and it wasn't even him who threw a player out prematurely for arguing balls and strikes.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:29 pm to Roughneck
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Reasons like this is why we're eventually heading to an automated/non-human umpire system.
No we aren't. There's plenty of technology out there that could allow for most calls to be made electronically in baseball. MLB doesn't even use replay to its full extent.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:31 pm to medtiger
Yeah if I remember correctly it was correctly called too. Holbrook shouldn't have shooed him off but that was no excuse for BJ to get himself ejected.
Of course I can't blame him because Holbrook called the infield fly, and the strike zone was pretty bad that game.
Of course I can't blame him because Holbrook called the infield fly, and the strike zone was pretty bad that game.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:33 pm to GM19
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The Ryan Howard ejection that they linked in the video was even worse. Some of those guys obviously are on a power trip
I just saw that for the first time, that pissed me off
The way he called him out then ejected him, guys a prick.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:42 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
Umpires think they are the game nowadays
This post was edited on 5/5/13 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:43 pm to Choupique19
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Yes, umpires should be suspended.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:45 pm to tduecen
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Should Umpires be Suspended?
Umps and NBA refs need to be suspended publicly much more often than they are for this "look at me" behavior they exhibit so often.
For bad calls I think suspension could be warranted if consistent and egregious but should be done privately by leagues.
Posted on 5/5/13 at 8:46 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
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guys a prick.
quote:damn
Yes, umpires should be suspended.
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