MLB Ejection 137 - Bill Welke (1; Don Mattingly)

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Marlins Manager Don Mattingly for arguing a check swing (ball two) call by 3B Umpire Pat Hoberg in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the Marlins-Reds game. With none out and none on, Reds batter Tucker Barnhart attempted to check his swing on a 1-0 changeup from Marlins...

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[grayhawk]

44 minutes ago, Gil said:

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Marlins Manager Don Mattingly for arguing a check swing (ball two) call by 3B Umpire Pat Hoberg in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the Marlins-Reds game. With none out and none on, Reds batter Tucker Barnhart attempted to check his swing on a 1-0 changeup from Marlins...

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Damned if you do and damned if you don't on check swings:

- PU makes the call. "Should have gone to the base umpire, that's why he's there! You can't make that call!"
- PU goes to base umpire. "You should have seen that too! That was a full swing!"