MLB Ejection 078 - Vic Carapazza (5; Bruce Bochy)

[Lindsay]

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Rangers manager Bruce Bochy (runner's lane interference no-call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Rangers-#Mariners game. With one out and one on, Mariners batter Victor Robles bunted a first-pitch changeup from Rangers pitcher Andrew Heaney back to the pitcher, whose throw to first base failed to retire Robles, resulting a bunt single. Replays indicate Robles failed to run within the expanded runner's lane (traditional lane + extension of the dirt in fair territory), but in doing so did not interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base (1B Nathaniel Lowe), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 3-2. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 5th ejection of 2024.

Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "A batter is out when in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, they run outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line and on the infield grass, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

^Baseball Rules Difference: NCAA & NFHS both would have RLI here if the umpire deems that the runner's illegal position interfered with the fielder making the throw (OBR only relates to the fielder taking the throw).

This is the 78th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 37th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 37 Managers, 12 Coaches, 29 Players.

This is Texas' 4th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL West (OAK, TEX 4; HOU, SEA 3; LAA 1).

This is Bruce Bochy's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 25 (Laz Diaz; QOC = N-c [Fair/Foul]).

This is Vic Carapazza's 5th ejection of 2024, 1st since June 5 (Nico Hoerner; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners, 6/14/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Bochy ejected over what would have been RLI in college or high school, but not pro

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[dumbdumb]

how many on here who played catcher, or any other position, heard the term 'drill him' and did so personally, as a catcher, or know their catcher teammate did so, or were coached to do so, even if you did not have the heart to do so.

[grayhawk]

26 minutes ago, dumbdumb said:

how many on here who played catcher, or any other position, heard the term 'drill him' and did so personally, as a catcher, or know their catcher teammate did so, or were coached to do so, even if you did not have the heart to do so.

Of course, on this play, it wouldn't have mattered. The BR beat the throw to the base. Can't have RLI when the runner beats the throw to the bag.

FWIW, If I have this play in an NCAA game, I am not calling RLI. F1 gets a clean throw off and F3 catches the throw clean. 

[dumbdumb]

2 hours ago, grayhawk said:

Of course, on this play, it wouldn't have mattered. The BR beat the throw to the base. Can't have RLI when the runner beats the throw to the bag.

FWIW, If I have this play in an NCAA game, I am not calling RLI. F1 gets a clean throw off and F3 catches the throw clean. 

very good. it did not matter here, but on that one where it would have mattered and someone on here had been the catcher, how many have just drilled a runner in the back "or were taught to", and they tried to go around or over the head, at the cost of not getting the runner out, rather than just drilling him from behind, out of the legal running lane area, and get the interference RLI.

i would have a hard time believing no one on here, did not do that or was not taught that at some point when moving up the competitive ladder.

but maybe no one on here every did that, or was ever taught that. i personally was not a catcher and did not have a long career in LL and i did not ever hear any player, or the coaches mention to do this, but this question was mainly for you guys who did move on up the amateur level and might have been taught this or did it, even though not taught. just wondering, since i have since heard that term 'drill them' used.

PS--pretty good one to get run on, if you are looking to get run, and are below 500.

[The Man in Blue]

4 hours ago, dumbdumb said:

how many on here who played catcher, or any other position, heard the term 'drill him' and did so personally, as a catcher, or know their catcher teammate did so, or were coached to do so, even if you did not have the heart to do so.

 

Since you are looking for a confession, here is one: Yes, I heard that and yes, I was coached to do that.  No, I never intentionally threw at a runner though.  Yes, I hit a runner more than once because I knew better than my coaches.  Despite being a hot-headed young @rsehole, I did not aim at the runner, I made the play I would have otherwise made.  Sometimes a runner got hit.  Sometimes we got the call.  Those two things were not the same thing.

IMO, that is what a catcher should do: MAKE THE PLAY.  Quit trying to find cutesy ways to buy yourself a call.  No, it isn't going to be called every time.  Yes, you are going to get hosed sometimes.  But do cutesy stuff like throwing at the runner or not throwing at all and then complaining will get you the call exactly ZERO percent of the time.  The rule is about interference, not bailing you out.

 

PS . . . No word about the Texas Two Step interp?  "Out" by that bizarre conflagration of thoughts.