tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post8799634728507060557..comments2024-01-18T06:49:55.117-08:00Comments on Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League: MLB Ejection 097: Todd Tichenor (2; Jonny Gomes)Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37100615563502703892013-07-16T23:59:36.036-07:002013-07-16T23:59:36.036-07:00Move along, folks....nothing to see here.....thoug...Move along, folks....nothing to see here.....though I do want to know who was the person who actually thought this was an incorrect call....REVEAL YOURSELF TO US!!!! =DLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-41191369745172221052013-07-16T20:39:14.125-07:002013-07-16T20:39:14.125-07:00TT doesn't take any crap. I thought he acted ...TT doesn't take any crap. I thought he acted like sort of a dickhead with Francona and Gardenhire in 2011, but he is coming into his own. Strong umpire...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-28942825405184043302013-07-16T17:55:36.754-07:002013-07-16T17:55:36.754-07:00In this game alone, look what happened when Gomes,...In this game alone, look what happened when Gomes, earlier in the game, fired his bat after striking out looking.....nothing. Look what happened when Donaldson from the A's was called out on strikes....nothing. Tichenor finally reacted when a guy turned on him. Great ejection by a very good strong umpire.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-37372133301155810872013-07-16T14:30:33.048-07:002013-07-16T14:30:33.048-07:00Good call. I don't like when umpires grant ti...Good call. I don't like when umpires grant time when the pitcher has started his motion. It's a good way to get a pitcher injured. Not to mention that its never automatically granted.<br /><br />On a side note, I remember seeing Bo Jackson hit a HR after being denied a time out.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-40585688028928107962013-07-16T14:08:40.128-07:002013-07-16T14:08:40.128-07:00Amazingly there is no 1, 6, or 7 in your number! C...Amazingly there is no 1, 6, or 7 in your number! Crazy stuff.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-82491953780722005802013-07-16T10:32:31.542-07:002013-07-16T10:32:31.542-07:00He was almost certainly ejected for his rather emp...He was almost certainly ejected for his rather emphatic repetition of the time gesture. That sort of thing will usually lead to an automatic ejection.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-4767914987995593662013-07-16T08:49:42.631-07:002013-07-16T08:49:42.631-07:00Doesn't matter, the bottom line is this... He...Doesn't matter, the bottom line is this... He asked for time, Tichenor thought it was too late, and time was not granted. That's it in a nutshell, so to speak. The only person "in the wrong" here is the batter for not realizing he should have been ready. Life's a bitch and then you marry one, deal with it!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-50838761892586028292013-07-16T08:46:12.339-07:002013-07-16T08:46:12.339-07:00Tichenor has not accepted being confronted and yel...Tichenor has not accepted being confronted and yelled at - since his first games in MLB (ask Mike Redmond, Jason Varitek, Ron Gardenhire, or Terry Francona!)...His prerogative not to!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-79683780179890481952013-07-15T22:31:09.447-07:002013-07-15T22:31:09.447-07:00Hey, Gomes could have been just looking for a high...Hey, Gomes could have been just looking for a high five. He only emphasized that he called time 258438209534 times prior to leaving the field. Got to have that moral support when you whiff on pitches like that!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-70542176419025896152013-07-15T20:23:42.345-07:002013-07-15T20:23:42.345-07:00Swearing is not the only thing that will get you t...Swearing is not the only thing that will get you thrown out.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-62828373132435785082013-07-15T20:15:48.324-07:002013-07-15T20:15:48.324-07:00It was a quick hook. You can read Gomes lips. He...It was a quick hook. You can read Gomes lips. He did not swear. And after he was ejected he said why did you throw me out? He certainly didn't argue long before being tossed, just a couple of seconds. Very quick hook.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-88317976815680965692013-07-15T17:03:49.016-07:002013-07-15T17:03:49.016-07:00Then you have no need to call him names. If somebo...Then you have no need to call him names. If somebody called an umpire that on this website everybody would be calling that person a "rat." <br /><br />BTW I'm not disagreeing with the umpire.. The rule is pretty clear.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-68080129192800928142013-07-15T16:17:14.825-07:002013-07-15T16:17:14.825-07:00I am not a Tichenor fan....but this is a great cal...I am not a Tichenor fan....but this is a great call. You can't call Time after the pitcher is winding up--what's Gomes thinking? Blaming this and a swing at a terrible pitch on the ump? Crazy.<br />The only negative I see here is that Tichenor didn't run the manager as well. He was out there way too long given what brought him there in the first place. He got lucky!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-15180572613057862292013-07-15T14:18:07.682-07:002013-07-15T14:18:07.682-07:00Seriously? Read lips.
He got tossed for "sh...Seriously? Read lips. <br /><br />He got tossed for "showing" the ump up when he "replayed" his attempt to call time. There were no obvious curse words. <br /><br /><br /><br />At the very least, be objective.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-11868264284511708152013-07-15T13:30:22.913-07:002013-07-15T13:30:22.913-07:00Also when I say he "said" time I ment to...Also when I say he "said" time I ment to say he "signaled" time.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-67787393938043682702013-07-15T13:29:05.227-07:002013-07-15T13:29:05.227-07:00I'm just guessing by the way he put his hand i...I'm just guessing by the way he put his hand in and out 3 times or so. Also I agree with Matt73. Like it was Tichenor's fault he swung at a pitch in the dirt. Gomes knew he was wrong and he just wanted to pass the blame on to someone else. You are right though I don't know for sure.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-91238288347888770732013-07-15T12:09:46.182-07:002013-07-15T12:09:46.182-07:00How do you know? Were you in the conversation? I w...How do you know? Were you in the conversation? I was always taught to verbally ask for time. But not to take my hands off the bat in case it wasn't granted.. How do you know he didn't verbally ask for it too?Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-18934719507699306092013-07-15T11:44:51.094-07:002013-07-15T11:44:51.094-07:00Ah, who cares. It's the Red Sox.Ah, who cares. It's the Red Sox.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-2795622520361223352013-07-15T10:56:56.511-07:002013-07-15T10:56:56.511-07:00What the video did not show was Gomes asked for ti...What the video did not show was Gomes asked for time earlier in the at bat as Balfour was starting his wind up and was granted time. This was his mind set the whole at bat, to get Balfour off his game.....call time as he is ready to pitch...take him off his timing.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-9321287577097589852013-07-15T10:01:15.167-07:002013-07-15T10:01:15.167-07:00Not sure if it helps but if I DON'T grant the ...Not sure if it helps but if I DON'T grant the batter time, I will at least say "NO" or say "STAY HERE" or something to that effect so that the batter knows the balls live. Not sure if Tich. did this or not but bottom line, Gomes has no business expecting time to be granted on that late of a request.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-77057474235741454602013-07-15T09:42:10.185-07:002013-07-15T09:42:10.185-07:00Nope, not being facetious. Gomes was there for qu...Nope, not being facetious. Gomes was there for quite a bit after the ejection and I'm curious if he was just repeating himself over and over and ignoring Tichenor's explanation or what.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-5095097039382811062013-07-15T08:27:43.541-07:002013-07-15T08:27:43.541-07:00(So I think it was more for the protesting demonst...(So I think it was more for the protesting demonstration that "showed Tichenor up", so to speak!)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-34542635416378909042013-07-15T08:26:20.254-07:002013-07-15T08:26:20.254-07:00Actually it looks like Tichenor explains (after wh...Actually it looks like Tichenor explains (after whatever JG says while his back is to the camera) that the pitcher started to pitch and JG keeps running with the "Why do you think I put my hand up?" (with a waving motion). Did not look like much, but then again Tichenor is a stickler and would toss him simply for the vehement argument...Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-90962706957814475002013-07-15T08:20:56.912-07:002013-07-15T08:20:56.912-07:00I've had this happen quite a bit during the LL...I've had this happen quite a bit during the LL tourney games in our area. There have been a couple instances such as this where I have not granted it and coaches have been bent out of shape, so to speak. During the windup, unless I see lightning or something, I am not granting time! LOLLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917712291092871273.post-23177253138158814162013-07-15T07:12:00.888-07:002013-07-15T07:12:00.888-07:00Or even more likely: "that one's on you&q...Or even more likely: "that one's on you"Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361341904305010488noreply@blogger.com