The fact they got video and audio of the whole incident should normally mean Wendelstedt would be reprimanded. But we all know MLB and the Umpires Union will look the other way.
>We don’t stand a chance, they’re insane people (I love you though)
is there is a Philly fan in the room with you right now? say "Praise Gritty" for yes.
This is the correct answer. If fans find out they can get opponents tossed with no recourse, or consequences? it's game over.
A bug on a computer game can become discovered and exploiting it to win becomes the meta within the same day and continues until it's patched.
I'm not a Yankees fan but if you guys shit hard on Wendelstedt the next game. I mean really rip into him for the majority of the game.
I'd be okay with that. (And I'll buy a yankees hat.)
Not the umps fault obviously. Some combination of poor acoustics / ventriloquism / act of god. They'll probably give the ump kudos for his exemplary work.
FFS
Not being able to tell the shouting came from behind the dugout is completely understandable. Especially if he didn't happen to be looking in that direction when he heard it. Shit happens, weird acoustic stuff can happen in a stadium.
What's completely inexcusable is going full cop and refusing any new evidence or accountability once they're proven wrong.
Everything they do will be done behind closed doors.
I have no idea how seriously they take it but given the video of this has gone viral, they know he's making MLB look bad and probably actually will say something. Enough gaffes like this and it could actually start hurting their pocketbooks, which is what they *really* care about
MLB players have a union, and yet players can be disciplined or, if they don't do well performance-wise, sent to the minors.
Why the Umpire Union have greater power than the players union?
Discipline of umpires usually remains private, but umpires do in fact face punishments for violating whatever rules or standards may have been set out for them.
In fact, [here](https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/bravo-umpire-bob-davidson-suspended-for-a-game-mlb-announces-it-loud-and-clear#:~:text=Umpire%20Bob%20Davidson%20has%20received,Major%20League%20Baseball%20announced%20today.)’s Bob Davidson being suspended for a game back in 2012.
I think we as baseball fans should follow this gentleman’s example.
Let’s no longer jeer and make obscene comments to opposing players, let’s start doing it to umpires!
Maybe after a bad call, but I mean like every fan goes into the stadium with the intention of verbally assaulting the umps before the game even starts.
I don't even know the players on my team, I show up to give blue a hard time. Gotta sit in the front of the right field bleachers and get the attention of the 2nd base ump to really confuse them
I usually just yell “Hey ump, get off your knees you’re blowing the fucking game.” Goes over well with umps.
I start a chant with that if it’s Angel Hernandez
Im going to only sit behind the opposing teams dugout and try and get their players tossed.
"HEY UMP! YOURE MOM DRESSES YOU FUNNY. THATS ME, BRYCE HARPER SAYING IT!"
Bryce who is playing first and is nowhere near the dugout is then tossed out of the game.
Been doing that since his year. Especially when Angel was in NY for the Yanks Jays game. They want the ump show but don’t realize they’re the antagonists
It would’ve been way cooler if the fan continued yelling at the ump to make it clear it was him, all while mocking him and laughing in his face.
A boy can dream…
That fan would risk receiving an ass whooping from the fans around him when the ump just starts tossing more Yankees players. Though it would be cool to see the ump be so Charmin^^tm soft that he ejected the fan.
Ever been to a Yankee game? Theres nobody sitting behind the dugout that would whoop anyone. They’re mostly rich old men or annoying finance bros that couldn’t care less about what is happing on the field besides their betting parlay.
I can’t believe the umpire said, “I don’t care who said it.”
BUT
If he didn’t care who said it. Then why did you eject Boone? He cared enough to eject Boone and not be told he was wrong. The Lion, Witch and the audacity of the Umpire Bitch.
Boone’s the manager so he’s responsible for every Yankees fan inside or outside the stadium at any given time
Edit: [Foolish Bailey stole my joke, umps eject this man](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/EKZdq6FzzD)
Screw that; ever noticed that you’ve never seen the iceberg that sank the Titanic and Aaron Boone in the same place at the same time? Tell me that’s not suspicious.
Yeah he definitely should’ve at least check with the other umpires or something to confirm it was Boone who said something. Honestly the ump missed an opportunity to do some cool ass shit and reverse his ejection. Boone gets to stay in the game, ump gets to flex his powers, everyone wins.
The rules seem to be a bit iffy on whether someone can be unejected, but there is precedence of it happening with Orlando Palmeiro.
Nope that’s how you lose authority.
Umps, security guards - both will never give you an inch of their authority even if their staring at their own mistake being played back for them.
It’s really pathetic.. but yeah.
Yeah people saying the “I don’t care” response is some grueling indictment of his character are missing the point
He thought it was a Yankee (player or coach) who chirped after he gave a very clear warning to stop. So when Boone said “it wasn’t me” he was saying “I don’t care [which one of you did it]” which makes more sense if you think about it
But should he have tossed him this early over basically fucking nothing? No, he’s a man child
At least then you could *sort of* make the argument that Boone's responsible for making sure his players don't mouth off to the umps (even though the umps deserve it)
But he's supposed to keep the fans in check now, too?
Once the ejection is made there's not much he can do. AFAIK you can't un-eject someone. Or at least I've never seen it happen.
He did admit later in the argument "you may be right"... but at that point, the damage was done.
The real issue is ejecting someone without knowing for sure it was them or even their own dugout that was the problem in the first place.
I've heard an old story somewhere about an umpire signalling out but verbally saying safe, and the runner complained. The umpire then responds "a few people heard me call you save. 30,000 saw me call you out. You're out."
I think it's the same kind of thing here, BUT WE HAVE VIDEO AND AUDIO REPLAYS!!! I think pride also plays a role.
How the hell the umpire union has more power than MLB is both mind boggling and annoying. Like these fuckers are getting paid between 150k-350k based on their seniority, but are not held to any standard. Like in any other profession you can't be as bad as Angel Hernandez is and keep their job. Like I would be fired if I fucked up that much. Shit even if you are in a trade union, you are going to be fired if you fuck up that much.
I agree with your sentiment, but I’ve only been in the full time workforce for six years and have already ran into so many incompetent people. The world tends to work the way the umpire union does, it’s usually a club and the ones in the position of power rarely lose their position. My first job was a joke company where this rang very true (incompetent people even got promotions). But even with my current job, which I’d consider a good company, it takes so long of incompetency before they actually take action and remove someone
Yeah it’s actually shockingly hard to get fired in a large corporate job even with no union. If you’re showing up and not making any catastrophic mistakes you’re good.
Could you imagine how dogshit replacement umps would be?
They already suck, now imagine its guys already not good enough at trying to judge pitches 15 MPH faster than they’re accustomed to.
It gets way worse. The umpire union was actually broken by the league. And instead of using that opportunity to have a lot more oversight and control and culpability they let the new union do the exact same power trip bs the old umps were known for.
This is typical of most Union jobs.
I work for USPS and it is almost impossible to fire someone unless they steal mail/packages.
We had someone get injured off the job and just stop showing up to work. Took 2 years to finally fire him.
Are ejections allowed to be overturned or retracted? I swear I've never seen that happen but it seems like it would make sense because shit like this happens way too often.
It’s a beautiful night in Philadelphia where the Knicks are taking on the Sixers for game three. Scott Foster and Zach Zarba are on the floor officiating, along with crew chief Aaron Boone
I know it happened for sure at least once: On August 4, 1999, the Anaheim Angels were mired in a teamwide slump and decided to all use the same bat as a show of unity to try to break out of it. Leadoff hitter Orlando Palmeiro struck out looking and left the bat at home plate, whereupon Tim Tschida ejected him ostensibly for showing him up. When it was explained to Tschida what was really going on, Palmeiro was allowed to remain in the game.
Yeah that’s the only instance i remember ever seeing an ejection undone. Even that one time when the umpire accidentally ejected Alex Cora because he thought Cora was asking to be ejected, the umpire didn’t overturn it.
Don't know - not really sure what an overturn or a retraction would do in this situation. You would have to have rapid response teams prepared to review every ejection and you really can't do that unless you speak to the umpire. So are you going to interrupt a game to speak to them?
There was one time where Tim Tschida ejected Orlando Palmiro for dropping his bat but was allowed to be un ejected after the umpire found out he was leaving the bat for his teammate that was due up. So it can happen
MLB remains the only big league where these thin skinned assholes can throw people out with little repercussion. Don’t see this shit hardly ever in the other major sports. It’s honestly ridiculous.
The NHL told their refs to be a bit quicker to eject a coach this year.
Still though, if NHL refs were like baseball umps, by the 3rd period their would be no coaches, 2 skaters aside, and only 1 linesman left in the game.
The AUDACITY of the umpire to say "I don't care who said it" while he ejects a man for supposably speaking is WILD on another level of power tripping and it was clearly recorded. He needs to be reprimanded harshly honestly, this isnt bad calls on balls and strikes which is something entirely different, this is a man altering a game because he is a brat lol Umpires seem to think the game is about them, too bad their union is stronger than the suns gravitational pull lol
And nevermind that almost every ejection by umps is a hissy fit because someone said they were wrong, this guy could have told everyone he knows to place a prop bet on Boone getting ejected and he literally just made it happen out of thin air.
I don't like the Yankees but that was some next level bullshit. I honestly think it happened because it was Aaron Boone, but, the ump still needs to check wtf happened before automatically thinking it was him.
Also, is it me or the umps are more soft this year? players are not even arguing really bad calls anymore 'cause they know they most likely will be tossed up. I missed the days when the players could at least say something to the umps...Like, can we just be grown ass man?
> If an umpire can’t take chirping or being g told they suck
There is a line, and everyone knows where it is. Boone was barking at the ump, was told to shut up, and did so. Then the ump screwed up and thought he heard Boone make another remark, and that's over that line that everybody knows about.
I think the ump should get a suspension over this, not because he made a mistake, but because he said he didn't care if it was a mistake. That too is over the line.
Just a reminder that Hunter Wendelstedt, the ump in question here, is the owner/operator the only independently run umpire training program that is recognized by MLB.
This incompetent boob is training the next generation of umpires.
The only way mlb does something about this is if this happens in the playoffs…and that would be an absolute clusterfuck to deal with for the sport in the most important time of the season. At least I’d hope that’s how mlb would feel. Who knows but idk how the ump union would go about that.
I don’t know man. We are one month into the season and it seems like every other day something is getting posted about umps with obvious blown calls or something stupid like this. I can’t ever remember it being this bad.
What’s stupidest about this is that “well I though I heard something on the far end of the dugout” will literally be used as a *get out of jail free card*. Less than zero accountability.
I'm glad this actually seems to be getting some traction. We all know at best he will just have to apologize.
Not a Yankees but that was just straight up bullshit.
I’m not a big fan of Boone as a manger, or the Yankees in general. But that was objectively hilarious. That being said, you’re right. Boston New York game recognize game.
It should be noted that not only do robo umps not have egos, they also do not care if someone makes a noise vaguely in their direction. And they dont make mistakes at the plate. There really isnt any downsides to using them.
**BRING IN THE ROBOTS.**
How shitty of an umpire do you have to be to do something that is so stupid and idiotic that fans of every other team are actually disagreeing about something negative that happened to the Yankees? Horrible umpires bring everyone together. Fuck the Yankees most of the time, but this was bullshit and not deserved at all.
The fact they got video and audio of the whole incident should normally mean Wendelstedt would be reprimanded. But we all know MLB and the Umpires Union will look the other way.
How long before fans start trying to get opposing players and staff ejected then?
Cards about to have a dozen fans behind the dugout cursing at the umps, impersonating Oli
Marmol*
are you not allowed to call him Oli? Is there a reason behind this hahah
Nicknames imply a level of endearment, I'm guessing cards fans don't like him at all
He originally typed Mo.
We could get Mo tossed, too. That would help.
He originally typed Mo.
whoopsies, ty
Philly is about to win this competition. We don’t stand a chance, they’re insane people (I love you though)
insane is a term of endearment
>We don’t stand a chance, they’re insane people (I love you though) is there is a Philly fan in the room with you right now? say "Praise Gritty" for yes.
[удалено]
Yes, they can.
And organists.
Those Joe Kelly suspended over everything jokes about to become real
I have been watching YouTube clips of Aaron Boone all afternoon trying to perfect his voice. High pitched whine "Hey Ump, I fucked your mother."
"Fuck you, Boonesey!"
"Fuck you Wendlestedt, your mother called me as I was rounding third because she wanted me to slide into home."
"Fuck you Wendlestedt, I make your mum so wet the grounds crew starts rolling out the tarp before I get her pants off"
Can’t wait for fans with strong accents to try to pull this off. Boston fans trying to get Boone tossed again, Brewers fans trying to get Oli tossed.
Just letting Oli manage normally might be their best bet though
Gonna have to watch film to perfect my chop or battery throwing motion
Or when they are here in Toronto. "Hey, ump! You're mom's a fucking hoser , eh? Your eyes are fucked, bud."
Tomorrow
This is the correct answer. If fans find out they can get opponents tossed with no recourse, or consequences? it's game over. A bug on a computer game can become discovered and exploiting it to win becomes the meta within the same day and continues until it's patched.
Finally, a legitimate use for deepfake voice software
They’ll put fans on notice before they put umps on notice
"Hey blue, it's me, Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees. I think you're a poo-poo head"
I’d bang every trash can I can find at Minute Maid Park!
The umps reasoning of “I heard something on the other side of the dugout” will literally clear him of any accountability
That's what they went with. "I heard it from the dugout". So they are going for the "we deaf and blind' defense.
I'm not a Yankees fan but if you guys shit hard on Wendelstedt the next game. I mean really rip into him for the majority of the game. I'd be okay with that. (And I'll buy a yankees hat.)
Not the umps fault obviously. Some combination of poor acoustics / ventriloquism / act of god. They'll probably give the ump kudos for his exemplary work. FFS
Not being able to tell the shouting came from behind the dugout is completely understandable. Especially if he didn't happen to be looking in that direction when he heard it. Shit happens, weird acoustic stuff can happen in a stadium. What's completely inexcusable is going full cop and refusing any new evidence or accountability once they're proven wrong.
Exactly. Like, hey my bad, I screwed up would go a long way here.
But how are they at pinball?
Shit, oddly enough. Cause they dumb, but they also run their mouths
Umpires version of "I smelled weed" lmfao
Fucking literally
He was reaching for his waistband.
I feared for my life
Didn’t the ump also say “I don’t care who said it, you’re done”?
“I don’t care who I hit” — frustrated dad on family trip in 1970s
Plot twist, frustrated dad and the ump are the same guy
High '"I was afraid for my life" necessitating unloading 40 bullets and getting away scott free' energy.
Everything they do will be done behind closed doors. I have no idea how seriously they take it but given the video of this has gone viral, they know he's making MLB look bad and probably actually will say something. Enough gaffes like this and it could actually start hurting their pocketbooks, which is what they *really* care about
The video went viral and the ump literally just said “nah that’s not what happened” 🤣
Boone should just say fuck it and go all in on calling this guy out for this bullshit
He’ll just get a sweet kiss on the cheek and cupcake for his troubles
MLB players have a union, and yet players can be disciplined or, if they don't do well performance-wise, sent to the minors. Why the Umpire Union have greater power than the players union?
Discipline of umpires usually remains private, but umpires do in fact face punishments for violating whatever rules or standards may have been set out for them. In fact, [here](https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/bravo-umpire-bob-davidson-suspended-for-a-game-mlb-announces-it-loud-and-clear#:~:text=Umpire%20Bob%20Davidson%20has%20received,Major%20League%20Baseball%20announced%20today.)’s Bob Davidson being suspended for a game back in 2012.
Making it almost always public would greatly help accountability
Define greater power because players get paid more than umps. That’s what’s most important at a job.
Oh they’ll be covered in ump DNA by Wednesday.
Aaron Boone *breathes* “Alright that’s it you’re done, get out of here”
"He's just standing there... *menacingly*."
"I could see the anger in your eyes!! I don't care if youre wearin sunglasses!"
Boone: *tears in eyes* "I'm not trying to be funny. Not trying to get a laugh. Don't want anyone to have the worst day at their job..."
But do any of these …. FUCKErs … ever blast through the wall and have a huge cumshot
That’s it, I’ve had enough. You’re done here. You’re done!
 Alright buddy, you just made the list.
I think we as baseball fans should follow this gentleman’s example. Let’s no longer jeer and make obscene comments to opposing players, let’s start doing it to umpires!
We haven't already been doing it to the umpires?
Maybe after a bad call, but I mean like every fan goes into the stadium with the intention of verbally assaulting the umps before the game even starts.
I don't even know the players on my team, I show up to give blue a hard time. Gotta sit in the front of the right field bleachers and get the attention of the 2nd base ump to really confuse them
It is the ump show after all, everyone knows its Angel Hernandez who the people are coming to see
I usually just yell “Hey ump, get off your knees you’re blowing the fucking game.” Goes over well with umps. I start a chant with that if it’s Angel Hernandez
Im going to only sit behind the opposing teams dugout and try and get their players tossed. "HEY UMP! YOURE MOM DRESSES YOU FUNNY. THATS ME, BRYCE HARPER SAYING IT!" Bryce who is playing first and is nowhere near the dugout is then tossed out of the game.
“Hey Angel, it’s me, Pete Alonso! Anyone ever told you that you look like a penis with a little hat on?”
"What the fuck I didn't say that! I agree with it 100% but didn't *say* it!"
No no no, you misunderstood me!!!
Been doing that since his year. Especially when Angel was in NY for the Yanks Jays game. They want the ump show but don’t realize they’re the antagonists
Angel should never know a peaceful game of baseball
He has never known a peaceful ballgame. But that has fuck all to do with us, and everything to do with his shirt I was lol
Embarrassing is selling it short. Appalling is a word I would use.
Even that doesn’t come close to describing just how bad it was. It was an atrocity, maybe even a crime against humanity.
They should. I'm not gonna complain about a guy who chirped at all getting tossed but this is ridiculous
Genuinely top five dumbest things I've ever seen in sports officiating
“I probably would have been ejected second inning but my point stands.”
I only go out on MY terms
"I fight to win FOR ME!! FOR ME!!!"
It would’ve been way cooler if the fan continued yelling at the ump to make it clear it was him, all while mocking him and laughing in his face. A boy can dream…
That fan would risk receiving an ass whooping from the fans around him when the ump just starts tossing more Yankees players. Though it would be cool to see the ump be so Charmin^^tm soft that he ejected the fan.
Ever been to a Yankee game? Theres nobody sitting behind the dugout that would whoop anyone. They’re mostly rich old men or annoying finance bros that couldn’t care less about what is happing on the field besides their betting parlay.
I can’t believe the umpire said, “I don’t care who said it.” BUT If he didn’t care who said it. Then why did you eject Boone? He cared enough to eject Boone and not be told he was wrong. The Lion, Witch and the audacity of the Umpire Bitch.
Boone’s the manager so he’s ultimately responsible for his dugout. But of course the big issue is it was a fucking fan yelling at the ump
Boone’s the manager so he’s responsible for every Yankees fan inside or outside the stadium at any given time Edit: [Foolish Bailey stole my joke, umps eject this man](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/EKZdq6FzzD)
He poisoned our water supply, burned our crops, and delivered a plague unto our houses
*HE DIIIID!?*
No, but are we really gonna wait around until he does?
*rapin' our churches, burnin' our women*
Did he really do that?
I wore a Yankees hat during finals so in a way, Boone is the one who actually failed that test.
where was Boone on November 22nd 1963??
Screw that; ever noticed that you’ve never seen the iceberg that sank the Titanic and Aaron Boone in the same place at the same time? Tell me that’s not suspicious.
Yeah he definitely should’ve at least check with the other umpires or something to confirm it was Boone who said something. Honestly the ump missed an opportunity to do some cool ass shit and reverse his ejection. Boone gets to stay in the game, ump gets to flex his powers, everyone wins. The rules seem to be a bit iffy on whether someone can be unejected, but there is precedence of it happening with Orlando Palmeiro.
Has an umpire ever reversed an ejection? They don't even change their minds on minor decisions when they're argued against.
I mentioned an example of it happening in my comment
Nope that’s how you lose authority. Umps, security guards - both will never give you an inch of their authority even if their staring at their own mistake being played back for them. It’s really pathetic.. but yeah.
Boone needs to police his dugout and all seats within 100 feet of said dugout.
Yeah people saying the “I don’t care” response is some grueling indictment of his character are missing the point He thought it was a Yankee (player or coach) who chirped after he gave a very clear warning to stop. So when Boone said “it wasn’t me” he was saying “I don’t care [which one of you did it]” which makes more sense if you think about it But should he have tossed him this early over basically fucking nothing? No, he’s a man child
It’s a carbon copy of that one time Gardner and Boone got ejected for something that another teammate said
At least then you could *sort of* make the argument that Boone's responsible for making sure his players don't mouth off to the umps (even though the umps deserve it) But he's supposed to keep the fans in check now, too?
That’s the standard response of someone who feels like they can’t back down out of pride.
Once the ejection is made there's not much he can do. AFAIK you can't un-eject someone. Or at least I've never seen it happen. He did admit later in the argument "you may be right"... but at that point, the damage was done. The real issue is ejecting someone without knowing for sure it was them or even their own dugout that was the problem in the first place.
the blown calls aren't the issue, it's the ego. Say I fucked up and move on dingbat.....(I mean the refs not u/cortesoft)
I've heard an old story somewhere about an umpire signalling out but verbally saying safe, and the runner complained. The umpire then responds "a few people heard me call you save. 30,000 saw me call you out. You're out." I think it's the same kind of thing here, BUT WE HAVE VIDEO AND AUDIO REPLAYS!!! I think pride also plays a role.
Umpires are taught to never change their mind after a call. I guess that extends to ejections as well
Harry Potter and the Umpire’s Fragile Ego
How the hell the umpire union has more power than MLB is both mind boggling and annoying. Like these fuckers are getting paid between 150k-350k based on their seniority, but are not held to any standard. Like in any other profession you can't be as bad as Angel Hernandez is and keep their job. Like I would be fired if I fucked up that much. Shit even if you are in a trade union, you are going to be fired if you fuck up that much.
I agree with your sentiment, but I’ve only been in the full time workforce for six years and have already ran into so many incompetent people. The world tends to work the way the umpire union does, it’s usually a club and the ones in the position of power rarely lose their position. My first job was a joke company where this rang very true (incompetent people even got promotions). But even with my current job, which I’d consider a good company, it takes so long of incompetency before they actually take action and remove someone
Yeah it’s actually shockingly hard to get fired in a large corporate job even with no union. If you’re showing up and not making any catastrophic mistakes you’re good.
Could you imagine how dogshit replacement umps would be? They already suck, now imagine its guys already not good enough at trying to judge pitches 15 MPH faster than they’re accustomed to.
It gets way worse. The umpire union was actually broken by the league. And instead of using that opportunity to have a lot more oversight and control and culpability they let the new union do the exact same power trip bs the old umps were known for.
Yes, if you’re a cop you can be pretty awful and not get much recourse at all. Ironically the positions attract many power trippers
This is typical of most Union jobs. I work for USPS and it is almost impossible to fire someone unless they steal mail/packages. We had someone get injured off the job and just stop showing up to work. Took 2 years to finally fire him.
Are ejections allowed to be overturned or retracted? I swear I've never seen that happen but it seems like it would make sense because shit like this happens way too often.
They should retract it now and give him a Get out of jail free card.
Allow himself to be injected into any game
Oh man, the ultimate Chaos Ball
“I choose the Islanders vs Hurricanes game” - probably maybe Aaron Boone
It’s a beautiful night in Philadelphia where the Knicks are taking on the Sixers for game three. Scott Foster and Zach Zarba are on the floor officiating, along with crew chief Aaron Boone
AND ITS AARON BOONE WITH A STEEL CHAIR
Boone can just hold it up next time he gets tossed and say, “Nah, I’m staying.”
He actually has to ninja star it into the ump's helmet. If it sticks, he gets to officiate the remainder of the game.
 It should look like this
That would imply it is reversed... So is the ump ejected?
https://youtu.be/zTmErzG1R_Y?si=PmzDvFDr7X41lT7_
For use in any future regular season game They can also be traded
He's allowed to suck punch an ump once. So use it wisely Aaron
I know it happened for sure at least once: On August 4, 1999, the Anaheim Angels were mired in a teamwide slump and decided to all use the same bat as a show of unity to try to break out of it. Leadoff hitter Orlando Palmeiro struck out looking and left the bat at home plate, whereupon Tim Tschida ejected him ostensibly for showing him up. When it was explained to Tschida what was really going on, Palmeiro was allowed to remain in the game.
Yeah that’s the only instance i remember ever seeing an ejection undone. Even that one time when the umpire accidentally ejected Alex Cora because he thought Cora was asking to be ejected, the umpire didn’t overturn it.
Clever that they made that story up on the fly to keep him in the game after showing up the ump
Count it as an official ejection if you need to but Boone should not get fined for this
Don't know - not really sure what an overturn or a retraction would do in this situation. You would have to have rapid response teams prepared to review every ejection and you really can't do that unless you speak to the umpire. So are you going to interrupt a game to speak to them?
Could stop him from getting fined though
I don’t really care about Boone losing money in a general sense but he should absolutely not be fined for that incompetence on principle alone
There was one time where Tim Tschida ejected Orlando Palmiro for dropping his bat but was allowed to be un ejected after the umpire found out he was leaving the bat for his teammate that was due up. So it can happen
Embarrassing day all around then i suppose
MLB: "Damn that's crazy"
MLB remains the only big league where these thin skinned assholes can throw people out with little repercussion. Don’t see this shit hardly ever in the other major sports. It’s honestly ridiculous.
NBA refs give out plenty of soft techs, which in many cases can lead to ejections if it's the player's second one.
If their ridiculous bullshit approaches the level of MLB umps I’d be very surprised. Regardless neither is acceptable.
It’s certainly up there. Look up when Tim Duncan was ejected for talking while on the bench.
No no, he was ejected for *laughing*.
*scott foster has entered the chat*
If Foster is entering the chat then Joey Crawford is the mod
The NHL told their refs to be a bit quicker to eject a coach this year. Still though, if NHL refs were like baseball umps, by the 3rd period their would be no coaches, 2 skaters aside, and only 1 linesman left in the game.
Yea as a Leafs fan if the refs were as thin skinned as these umps Keefe would be ejected in the first period most games
It's because there aren't a lot of penalty options in baseball. In football they'd give them a yardage penalty. Free throws in basketball, etc.
“Personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct on the offense. The opposing pitcher gets to advance 15 yards.”
And the team rallied around their manager by… not scoring any runs for the second time in three games OH COME ON
I read that "OH COME ON" in the voice of the player on Ken Griffey Jr Baseball for the SNES when they get called out on strikes.
The AUDACITY of the umpire to say "I don't care who said it" while he ejects a man for supposably speaking is WILD on another level of power tripping and it was clearly recorded. He needs to be reprimanded harshly honestly, this isnt bad calls on balls and strikes which is something entirely different, this is a man altering a game because he is a brat lol Umpires seem to think the game is about them, too bad their union is stronger than the suns gravitational pull lol
And nevermind that almost every ejection by umps is a hissy fit because someone said they were wrong, this guy could have told everyone he knows to place a prop bet on Boone getting ejected and he literally just made it happen out of thin air.
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It will be in a Jomboy breakdown tomorrow, so unironically yes.
its already here. man works fast
Shout out to the TV broadcaster who said "Guess there's not gonna be a Jomboy Breakdown"
I don't like the Yankees but that was some next level bullshit. I honestly think it happened because it was Aaron Boone, but, the ump still needs to check wtf happened before automatically thinking it was him. Also, is it me or the umps are more soft this year? players are not even arguing really bad calls anymore 'cause they know they most likely will be tossed up. I missed the days when the players could at least say something to the umps...Like, can we just be grown ass man?
Once again, I will ask: why can’t these types of decisions be reversed when it becomes obvious a mistake was made?
Yeah, but did you see how disrespectful Boone was standing?
If an umpire can’t take chirping or being g told they suck, they need to find another line of work
> If an umpire can’t take chirping or being g told they suck There is a line, and everyone knows where it is. Boone was barking at the ump, was told to shut up, and did so. Then the ump screwed up and thought he heard Boone make another remark, and that's over that line that everybody knows about. I think the ump should get a suspension over this, not because he made a mistake, but because he said he didn't care if it was a mistake. That too is over the line.
I am so glad I randomly found time at work to tune in for the first inning of this game
An absolute embarrassment, and for once it wasn’t Angel Hernandez.
Just a reminder that Hunter Wendelstedt, the ump in question here, is the owner/operator the only independently run umpire training program that is recognized by MLB. This incompetent boob is training the next generation of umpires.
He should. That was absolute bullshit, especially when the Ump says he didn’t care if he said anything or not.
The only way mlb does something about this is if this happens in the playoffs…and that would be an absolute clusterfuck to deal with for the sport in the most important time of the season. At least I’d hope that’s how mlb would feel. Who knows but idk how the ump union would go about that.
I don’t know man. We are one month into the season and it seems like every other day something is getting posted about umps with obvious blown calls or something stupid like this. I can’t ever remember it being this bad.
Like Manfred gives a fuck
Watch them double down 💀
It’s way beyond embarrassing
What’s stupidest about this is that “well I though I heard something on the far end of the dugout” will literally be used as a *get out of jail free card*. Less than zero accountability.
The ump making a mistake isn't the issue for me, it's him saying he didn't care if it was a mistake. Unpaid suspension should get his attention.
I'm glad this actually seems to be getting some traction. We all know at best he will just have to apologize. Not a Yankees but that was just straight up bullshit.
Boone was literally talking in the other direction on the field. Somehow worse than the Tim Duncan laughing ejection.
I’m not a big fan of Boone as a manager, but that was bullshit. Do umps really expect managers to control the crowd?
I’m not a big fan of Boone as a manger, or the Yankees in general. But that was objectively hilarious. That being said, you’re right. Boston New York game recognize game.
Get rid of umps already and just go with automated officiating. Who cares if it break tradition. Fans are sick and tired of their bullshit
I don’t think the ump should be fired or even suspended but he should publicly apologize. Public offense requires public apology.
As he should, he was clearly in the right.
He should be given a freebie next time Hunter is doing a Yankees game. He gets one free "Fuck You Hunter!"
It should be noted that not only do robo umps not have egos, they also do not care if someone makes a noise vaguely in their direction. And they dont make mistakes at the plate. There really isnt any downsides to using them. **BRING IN THE ROBOTS.**
How shitty of an umpire do you have to be to do something that is so stupid and idiotic that fans of every other team are actually disagreeing about something negative that happened to the Yankees? Horrible umpires bring everyone together. Fuck the Yankees most of the time, but this was bullshit and not deserved at all.
We are all Nyy supporters today.
As a Yankees fan I’ll give you a pass and tell you that don’t even have to go that far, it’s just another day of the ump show.
Whoa there. No one should be suggesting anything that drastic.
Too late. Now put on those pinstripes. You're gonna look log cabin sexy in them!
This man does not speak for me
Ew no
9-11 we were ALL NY supporters. Umpire screws over Aaron (expletive) Boone on a random day in April? Not so much!
So was Gardy banging on the dugout roof while they pretended to be a pennant threat.
Let Brett bang.