Gibson - <acronym title='Eject'>EJ</acronym>

[Thunderheads]

The Umpire Ejection Fantasy league shows this strike call (on the pitch, not on the attempt) as a strike within the statistical realm of the zone. Span wouldn't shut up, and I guess there was a balk/no balk call in this game too and I think that may have been brought up as a part of the 'toss' ....

Nice 'navy HSM' Gibson!?

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=20691367&c_id=mlb

[Umpire in Chief]

Whatever Span said even got the catchers attention, he seems to be getting ready to get out of the way as Span has his last words.

Yes, their stupid little pitch box puts the pitch a hair outside, but that's a pitch 99% of all umpires are going to get.

[wvumpire1807]

Gibson has always worn a navy bucket. Im not sure why. I guess it is calling card. LOL

[johnnyg08]

Those cameras aren't straight on and I haven't seen an overhead cam which I doubt they have on an open air stadium, but that pitch was on the chalk of the LH batter's box, which is not an MLB strike.

[Thunderheads]

Those cameras aren't straight on and I haven't seen an overhead cam which I doubt they have on an open air stadium, but that pitch was on the chalk of the RH batter's box, which is not an MLB strike.

It was WAY closer than Vanover's strike 3 on Ross the other night........ ;)

[johnnyg08]

Not disagreeing, but we don't know for sure. (unless there's an overhead shot)

[Thunderheads]

Not disagreeing, but we don't know for sure. (unless there's an overhead shot)

10-4! :D

[Guest]

On a different note, take notes - that's how you "bicker" with a batter over the strike zone.

We all took Schreiber to the gallows last year when he ejected Russel Martin in Tampa and Paul had Angel Campos and Mike Estabrook alongside him thanks to their stupidity in Kansas City.

Here, its the opposite, no one in the ballpark can really tell GG is saying anything intense to Span; instead Span is the moron standing over the umpire, clearly popping off and the aggressor of the situation.

Bad call, ugly bucket, but well handled.

[Thunderheads]

On a different note, take notes - that's how you "bicker" with a batter over the strike zone.

We all took Schreiber to the gallows last year when he ejected Russel Martin in Tampa and Paul had Angel Campos and Mike Estabrook alongside him thanks to their stupidity in Kansas City.

Here, its the opposite, no one in the ballpark can really tell GG is saying anything intense to Span; instead Span is the moron standing over the umpire, clearly popping off and the aggressor of the situation.

Bad call, ugly bucket, but well handled.

:spit: :spit:

[johnnyg08]

Bad call, ugly bucket, but well handled.

Like!

[UMP45]

johnny, It was the LEFT hand batters box. It was not on the inside line. I don't give a rats a$$ what the box says. You must of fell and bumped your head this morning!

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[cuban]

Bad call, ugly bucket, but well handled.

Like!

Well put.

[Jimurray]

I pulled up the disputed balk video (have to have a subscription) and could see not see anything I would call. No echo by his partners. The free game recap does not include it. Anybody see something I missed?

[Thunderheads]

I pulled up the disputed balk video (have to have a subscription) and could see not see anything I would call. No echo by his partners. The free game recap does not include it. Anybody see something I missed?

post it please! :D

[T-Rav]

Is that Joe West as the BU escorting gardy away?

[Thunderheads]

Is that Joe West as the BU escorting gardy away?

Gerry Davis

[Jimurray]

I pulled up the disputed balk video (have to have a subscription) and could see not see anything I would call. No echo by his partners. The free game recap does not include it. Anybody see something I missed?

post it please!

You need a subscription to see this I think. Bottom 2nd, Nunez at bat with Granderson at 1B.

http://mlb.mlb.com/s...diaplayer/v4.3/R3/MP4.jsp?calendar_event_id=14-317890-2012-04-17&content_id=&media_id=&view_key=&media_type=video&source=MLB&sponsor=MLB&clickOrigin=&affiliateId=&team=mlb

When I post this link the last part does not turn blue so you have to copy and paste and be signed in to MLB.com

[johnnyg08]

johnny, It was the LEFT hand batters box. It was not on the inside line. I don't give a rats a$$ what the box says. You must of fell and bumped your head this morning!

Fixed it. Thanks. Unless you were the plate umpire, how do you know for sure?

[mstaylor]

How do they figure it was a short fuse?

[Welpe]

How do they figure it was a short fuse?

That's homer announcer speak for he ejected him for just words.

[UMP45]

Look where the catcher is set up and watch his mit.

[Rich Ives]

Yes has a quasi-overhead but they didn't replay the "bad" call during the discussion.

The former player color guys had an interesting discussion on what you can and cannot say (and how you go about it).

My all time favorite was a game a few years back when a catcher was called out on strikes. There was a mic at HP somewhere. He just stood there and said "That pitch was outside. If you're going to call that a strike I want it for my guys too" and walked away He stayed in the game.

[johnnyg08]

I think the location of the pitch is not relevant to the ejection.

Players and managers get dumped all the time for calls that are correct.

Point being...whether the pitch was a ball or a strike there are ways to approach it if you want to stay in the game, there are ways to approach it if you'd like to leave the game.

[Haid D' Salaami]

wow you guys on here have never missed a pitch huh?... funny that pitch isnt that bad.. guess I need to learn how to call the strike zone from you guys...

I bet most of you on here call a zone, if the pitch doesn't touch the plate you don't call it huh?....

And if I seem a little pissed... Gibbie is a great guy... yea maybe it was inside.. but he is human, and a umpire.. anyone of you on here can say you never missed a pitch... is lying

[johnnyg08]

A little defensive don't you think?

He missed the pitch...what has anybody said personally about him? Nothing. Missing the pitch has nothing to do with what kind of guy he is. Nobody on here has stated that they never miss a pitch.

Don't be so defensive. Geez. The thread is about the announcers giving him a hard time about a quick trigger. Which we all know how we feel about announcers.