MLB Ejections 167-168 - Toby Basner (3-4; Escobar, Yost)

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Toby Basner ejected Royals SS Alcides Escobar and Manager Ned Yost for arguing a strike two call in the bottom of the 5th inning of the White Sox-Royals game. With two out and none on, Escobar took a 3-1 fastball from Royals pitcher Juan Minaya for a called second strike. Replays indicate...

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[grayhawk]

I love mlb.tv.  You can hear Yost on the Chicago feed:

Yost:  That's twice you've called a F*#King strike...(BASNER EJECTS)...on the same F*#King pitch.

That's what you call a short leash.  Well done Mr. Basner.

[stkjock]

He gave Escobar a lot of leeway I thought. 

[Mister B]

5 minutes ago, grayhawk said:

I love mlb.tv.  You can hear Yost on the Chicago feed:

Yost:  That's twice you've called a F*#King strike...(BASNER EJECTS)...on the same F*#King pitch.

That's what you call a short leash.  Well done Mr. Basner.

He's consistent. That's how they should use robo ump, if the manager/player is wrong, they pay into the Umpire vacation fund. 

[grayhawk]

5 minutes ago, stkjock said:

He gave Escobar a lot of leeway I thought. 

Escobar didn't say anything too egregious.  He just wouldn't let it go.  Sucks to get tossed for arguing a pitch that was called correctly.