tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post9095238016840646437..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Ejection 098: Mike Everitt (2; Brett Gardner)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-55721150078880058212013-07-22T15:37:13.009-07:002013-07-22T15:37:13.009-07:00Seemed like a rather simple ejection to me.Seemed like a rather simple ejection to me.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-38821474869161428932013-07-22T11:26:06.063-07:002013-07-22T11:26:06.063-07:00Thanks for your insightful contribution!Thanks for your insightful contribution!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-21985272079676573292013-07-22T06:44:53.089-07:002013-07-22T06:44:53.089-07:00Thanks, Gil.Thanks, Gil.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-31057160587964189972013-07-21T12:50:37.727-07:002013-07-21T12:50:37.727-07:00Reason for Ejection pertains to the call leading t...Reason for Ejection pertains to the call leading to ejection; whenever possible, Reason for Ejection is associated with QOC. The behavior/sportsmanship argument as pertains to throwing equipment in disgust of a call (making such ejections NEC) failed during the <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/11/results-2012-rules-summit.html" rel="nofollow"> 2012 Rules Summit in favor of preserving the current format, which is attributing a QOC to these ejections.<br /><br /><br />History on the rationale for QOC'ing a throwing of equipment-related reason for ejection:<br />In <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/04/mlb-ejections-020-021-tim-timmons-1-2.html" rel="nofollow">020, 021, 022 Timmons 1, 2, 3</a>, the Appeals Board established that "Quality of Correctness does not pertain to the character of an ejection, it pertains to the accuracy of the call leading to ejection. This aforementioned principle is key to QOC determination."<br /><br />The theory was put to the test on appeal in <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/04/mlb-ejections-012-013-chad-fairchild.html" rel="nofollow">Ejections 012, 013 Fairchild 1, 2</a> and was affirmed with yawetag's Majority Opinion: "It's obvious the throwing of the equipment is based on the strike call. There is no other reason Ross threw his bat. Therefore, I've upheld the original ruling."<br /><br />Jeremy concurred, adding, "The ejection can be directly attributed to an argument of a strike three call. It is clear the bat flip and abuse of equipment from Cody Ross was over a disagreement of the strike three call. It is quite evident the strike three call is correct, therefore I elect to Confirm the ruling of a "correct" QOC and the reason for ejection as "Balls & Strikes."<br /><br /><a href="http://portal.closecallsports.com/uefl-rules" rel="nofollow">UEFL Rule 6-5-c-3</a>: "...A reason for ejection of Unsportsmanlike Conduct-NEC is only assigned when no other reason for ejection may be assessed."</a>Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-13510348658393354842013-07-21T08:52:39.945-07:002013-07-21T08:52:39.945-07:00Being fairly new to the site and not intently fami...Being fairly new to the site and not intently familiar with the rules here I am wondering if it makes a difference if the ejection was for spiking the helmet vs arguing balls/strikes? I mean, if he were arguing balls/strikes then I doubt he would have been jacked so quickly. I would say, then, that he was ejected for behavior/sportsmanship rather than arguing.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67029796455687989882013-07-21T05:23:41.556-07:002013-07-21T05:23:41.556-07:00Gardner and Tim Welke discussed it at yesterday...Gardner and Tim Welke discussed it at yesterday's game:<br /><br />http://wapc.mlb.com/play/?content_id=28989751&query=&game_pk=348194Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-65501281598909666892013-07-21T05:22:10.094-07:002013-07-21T05:22:10.094-07:00I watch the umpires as closely as anyone, but dude...I watch the umpires as closely as anyone, but dude....your OCD meds need to be adjusted.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-24162151018531156512013-07-21T04:03:38.395-07:002013-07-21T04:03:38.395-07:00Both Emmel and Hirschbeck were properly uniformed ...Both Emmel and Hirschbeck were properly uniformed on Friday, in the same cities. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-63147825342417796612013-07-20T22:25:16.093-07:002013-07-20T22:25:16.093-07:00Yes, but in a 3-1 hitters count a strikeout is a f...Yes, but in a 3-1 hitters count a strikeout is a far less likely end result than it is in a 2-2 count. This is especially true with a man on second and 1st base open.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-56553987673096733712013-07-20T21:32:17.205-07:002013-07-20T21:32:17.205-07:00My guess is they probably had issues in the airpor...My guess is they probably had issues in the airport and that was there only option. Also not that big of deal. How many normal people do you think actually noticed?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-78050277034336419622013-07-20T17:10:26.401-07:002013-07-20T17:10:26.401-07:00However, you don't know necessarily how the at...However, you don't know necessarily how the at-bat would have proceeded if the count were 3-1. It's just a big "what if" game at that point.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-17628758395400299542013-07-20T16:17:22.272-07:002013-07-20T16:17:22.272-07:00Challenge has already been denied and exhausted.
...Challenge has already been denied and exhausted.<br /><br /><br />Cert. denied.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-39806408777239713682013-07-20T14:53:09.248-07:002013-07-20T14:53:09.248-07:00Two observations today: (1) Paul Emmel does not h...Two observations today: (1) Paul Emmel does not have numbers on his shirt in the BOS/NYY game. (2) Hirschbeck is wearing the old school majestic jersey (white piping in collar and sleeves) in PIT/CIN. Added to Culbreth and Scott also wearing this old school shirt this year, Davis wearing Conroy's jersey (#98) one game, and Hernandez wearing the snapback hat....it seems like a lot of uniform violations in MLB this year. I don't remember this ever being the case in the past. Looks sloppy.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-9360425045820366682013-07-20T13:36:58.902-07:002013-07-20T13:36:58.902-07:00No ejection, but looks like a blown call cost PUIG...No ejection, but looks like a blown call cost PUIG an OF assist...And a beauty at that! <br /><br />http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/blown-call-costs-yasiel-puig-assist-phenominal-280-090324953.htmlLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-25677593328776778982013-07-20T10:56:22.828-07:002013-07-20T10:56:22.828-07:00Even though the incorrectly called pitch was the 2...Even though the incorrectly called pitch was the 2-1 pitch this ejection<br /> is still an incorrect call no matter how you look at it. What you need <br />to realize is if the 2-1 pitch had been correctly called ball 3 instead <br />of strike 2 then Gardner would have had a 3-1 count instead of a 2-2 <br />count and the very next pitch would have been ball 4 instead of ball 3. <br />So, had the 2-1 pitch been called correctly there never would have been a<br /> 3-2 pitch and Gardner would have been walked as opposed to being called<br /> out on strikes.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-2327785535442793152013-07-20T09:08:02.696-07:002013-07-20T09:08:02.696-07:00The rule that would allow this ejection to be cons...The rule that would allow this ejection to be considered Irrecusable was proposed last season and lost.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-28209221309815604712013-07-20T08:51:30.160-07:002013-07-20T08:51:30.160-07:00But he threw the helmet because of the call. If it...But he threw the helmet because of the call. If it had been ball 4 the helmet would not have been thrown therefore throwing the helmet is a form of showing disgust over the call and therefore the ejection was directly attributed to the called strike or culmination of strikes called in the at bat. There is really nothing to challenge here.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-21579245853107197722013-07-20T06:03:44.742-07:002013-07-20T06:03:44.742-07:00No brainer on that ejection...No brainer on that ejection...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-88251294310768565732013-07-20T05:19:51.162-07:002013-07-20T05:19:51.162-07:00this should be a Irrecusable ejectionthis should be a Irrecusable ejectionLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-47643367637748893712013-07-20T05:08:30.321-07:002013-07-20T05:08:30.321-07:00Challenge - the ejection was for spiking the helme...Challenge - the ejection was for spiking the helmet and should be irrecusable. No words were exchanged before the ejetionLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-9297081773630692072013-07-20T04:58:06.264-07:002013-07-20T04:58:06.264-07:00Quick thinking by Mike to turn off the microphone ...Quick thinking by Mike to turn off the microphone as illustrated in the UEFL picture above. Very nice.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-8022929956194108962013-07-20T00:48:03.448-07:002013-07-20T00:48:03.448-07:00Strike three looked good to me, a real pitchers pi...Strike three looked good to me, a real pitchers pitch. NESN had it at the bottom of the zone. Paint.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-16212616440336991192013-07-20T00:41:30.117-07:002013-07-20T00:41:30.117-07:00Fans always ask why are players getting ejected fo...Fans always ask why are players getting ejected for throwing equipment, shouldn't it just be an equipment fine, etc. Let me make it really simple.<br /><br /><br />A: Throwing gear is an equipment violation when it violates decorum rules MLB has in place with the Players Association only.<br />B: Throwing a helmet, bat, glove, etc. IN REACTION to an umpire's call or that may be interpreted as showing disgust with anything to do with an umpire's judgment or decision is an outright ejection because now it violates MLB Rules independent of the MLBPA union.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-79638243241522888572013-07-20T00:37:39.949-07:002013-07-20T00:37:39.949-07:00How can this even be challenged? I thought we went...How can this even be challenged? I thought we went over this with PFX - the system is right unless it's proven that it is significantly off.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-91719244790889096262013-07-20T00:26:06.877-07:002013-07-20T00:26:06.877-07:00This appeal has been summarily denied by the UEFL ...This appeal has been summarily denied by the UEFL Appellate Interpreter pursuant to <a href="http://portal.closecallsports.com/uefl-rules" rel="nofollow">UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule)</a>. The Appellate Interpreter finds the following:<br /><br />(1) The 2-1 pitch was conclusively associated with a px value of -1.018.<br />(2) A px value less than 0.768 indicates the pitch may be considered a strike.<br />(3) Such value between 0.768 and 0.935 indicates a borderline pitch.<br />(4) Such value greater than 0.935 indicates the pitch may be deemed a ball.<br />(5) All ranges above pertain to absolute value.<br />(6) Clear, convincing and conclusive evidence to the contrary has not surfaced.<br />(7) The Kulpa and Miller Rules were placed in the UEFL Rules to objectively frame balls and strikes Quality of Correctness as it relates to the Official Baseball Rules definition of strike zone (Rule 2.00 [Strike Zone]). Because Pitch f/x is on record as having accuracy to within one-half of one inch, the technology was adopted and this margin-of-error accounts for the borderline range mentioned above in line (3).<br />(8) Therefore, the appeal is summarily denied. Certiorari denied.<br /><br />Precedent cited: <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/07/mlb-ejections-087-088-hernandez-3-4.html" rel="nofollow">087, 088 Hernandez 3, 4</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/06/mlb-ejections-059-060-dan-iassogna-2-3.html" rel="nofollow">059, 060 Iassogna 2, 3</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/05/mlb-ejection-049-manny-gonzalez-1.html" rel="nofollow">049 Gonzalez 1</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2013/04/mlb-ejection-007-andy-fletcher-1-bob.html" rel="nofollow">007 Fletcher 1</a> [2013]; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/08/ejection-123-angel-campos-4.html" rel="nofollow">125 Campos 5</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/08/ejection-115-jeff-nelson-3.html" rel="nofollow">115 Nelson 3</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/07/ejection-092-mike-everitt-1.html" rel="nofollow">092 Everitt 1</a>, <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/06/ejections-057-058-bob-davidson-2-3.html" rel="nofollow">057, 058 Davison 2, 3</a>; <a href="http://www.closecallsports.com/2012/04/ejections-008-009-greg-gibson-1-2.html" rel="nofollow">008, 009 Gibson 1, 2</a> [2012].Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com