MLB Ejection 037 - Tony Randazzo (2; Rick Renteria)

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Tony Randazzo ejected White Sox Manager Rick Renteria (runner's lane interference call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the Tigers-White Sox game. With none out and none on, White Sox batter Jose Abreu swung at and missed a 0-2 slider from Tigers pitcher Matthew Boyd, running to...

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[Thatsnotyou]

This was the world’s easiest RLI. Renteria then threatened to demonstrate. Then demonstrated. Clown show. 

[umpstu]

14 minutes ago, Thatsnotyou said:

This was the world’s easiest RLI. Renteria then threatened to demonstrate. Then demonstrated. Clown show. 

But the announcers clearly know the rule.  LMAO 

[dumbdumb]

Let's make this a 2 for 1, of a learning experience for the less experienced guys and the more experienced guys. Although the OP and Randazzo's "interference" rules supreme, what if the ruling were "no interference", what do we have going on at 8-9-(10)-11 seconds area and the a tag at 15. Crew Chief Gary Darling said, I have called it "for less" on a controversial play that a partner called in a game. All it takes is a flinch, just like flinching on a balk.

[Thatsnotyou]

I don’t have that as an attempt towards 2nd. 

[blue23ll]

1 hour ago, Thatsnotyou said:

I don’t have that as an attempt towards 2nd. 

Que?

 

[Thatsnotyou]

1 hour ago, blue23ll said:

Que?

 

He moved his hands more than anything. In a HS game there is no way I’m calling that. 

[Jimurray]

4 hours ago, Thatsnotyou said:

This was the world’s easiest RLI. Renteria then threatened to demonstrate. Then demonstrated. Clown show. 

There’s nothing easy about RLI in the MLB and lower codes. It’s been properly called, properly no called, improperly called, and improperly no called at all levels including MLB. 

[blue23ll]

15 hours ago, Thatsnotyou said:

He moved his hands more than anything. In a HS game there is no way I’m calling that. 

He was called out for interference, not over running first. 

[Thatsnotyou]

2 hours ago, blue23ll said:

He was called out for interference, not over running first. 

Correct. My first post said as much. I said it was the world's easiest RLI.

My second post was replying to the one above it about the learning experience by @dumbdumb

[Thatsnotyou]

17 hours ago, Jimurray said:

There’s nothing easy about RLI in the MLB and lower codes. It’s been properly called, properly no called, improperly called, and improperly no called at all levels including MLB. 

Going by what the rule says, and lining it up with what happened on the play...it was an easy call to make. That's what I'm saying. Renteria didn't have an argument.