Ejections: Todd Tichenor (4)

HP Umpire Todd Tichenor ejected Diamondbacks pitcher David Hernandez for arguing balls and strikes in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Diamondbacks-Rockies game. Hernandez was ejected during a pitching change in which he was removed from the game. Replays indicate there were no incorrectly called pitches during the at bat immediately preceding Hernandez' ejection. A Balls/Strikes Exemption has been applied.* During Hernandez' appearance in the eighth inning, there were 10 callable pitches, seven balls and three strikes. Replays indicate eight out of ten pitches, 80%, were correctly ruled ball or strike. The two which were ruled incorrect were ball one to Rockies lead off batter Jordan Pacheco (ground out) and ball one to Rockies batter Carlos Gonzalez (RBI single). Per UEFL Rule 6.e.iii., only one of this pitches might have had an adverse and realistic effect on the outcome of the at bat (the at bat which produced a ground out is disregarded as the outcome of this at bat benefited the ejected player's team); ergo, only nine callable pitches are considered, with eight out of nine, or 89%, deemed correctly ruled. Per UEFL Rule 6.e.iv., an umpire typically must have less than 66% accuracy on callable pitches during a specific half inning for an exemption to result in a Quality of Correctness of "incorrect"; by rule, the call is correct.^ At the time of the ejection, the Rockies were leading, 5-3. The Rockies ultimately won the contest, 8-3.

This is Todd Tichenor (97)'s fourth ejection of 2011.

Todd Tichenor now has 10 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (6 Previous + 2 MLB** + 2 Correct Call = 10).

Todd Tichenor is owned as a Secondary Umpire by Scumpire, who is now tied for 12th place in the UEFL with 19 points.

*A Balls/Strikes Exemption was applied under UEFL Rule 6.e.iv.b.
^This call is correct per UEFL Rules 6.e.iii. and 6.e.iv.
**Todd Tichenor is considered MLB in distribution of points, per a pre-season UEFL resolution.

This is the 182nd ejection of 2011.
This is the 81st player ejection of 2011.

Prior to his ejection, Hernandez' line was 0.2 IP, 4 ER. Hernandez would end up with 5 ER, BS, and the Loss.

Wrap: Diamondbacks at Rockies, 9/6/11

Video: Hernandez ejected after yelling at Tichenor during his departure from the game

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball

Ejections: Joe West (7)

1B Umpire Joe West ejected Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel for arguing a reviewed and overturned: spectator (fan) interference out call in the top of the 6th inning of the Phillies-Marlins game. With one out and one on, Phillies batter Hunter Pence hit a 0-0 slider from Marlins pitcher Anibal Sanchez to deep right field. After an attempted play at the wall, the ball fell to the ground as the Phillies baserunners continued to advance. Upon the conclusion of play, the umpires elected to employ instant replay review. Per an MLB directive released on August 26, 2008, umpires are authorized to use instant replay review in the case of boundary calls, which include fair (home run) or foul (foul ball), whether the ball left the playing field (home run or live ball), and whether a possible home run ball was subject to spectator interference (home run, live ball, or dead ball). Replays indicate Marlins right fielder Bryan Petersen was interfered with by multiple fans during his opportunity to catch the fly ball: the spectators reached out of the stands and touched both a live ball and a player under Rule 2.00 INTERFERENCE (d)(1) and (2); replays indicate this spectator interference clearly prevented the right fielder from catching a fly ball under Rule 3.16, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 2-2. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 3-2, in 14 innings, on a walk off walk by batter Mike Cameron, Emilio Bonafacio scoring (Herndon pitching).

The Phillies played this game under protest per Rule 4.19, claiming that umpires may not use instant replay to determine and adjudge spectator interference. On 9/7/11, the Phillies' formal protest was denied by Major League Baseball Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre. [Related Discussion Regarding What may be Reviewed via Instant Replay, May 24: Discussions: Video Interference]

MLB Press Release, 08/26/08: Instant replay will apply only to home run calls -- whether they are fair or foul, whether they have left the playing field, or whether they have been subject to fan interference. The decision to use instant replay will be made by the umpire crew chief, who also will make the determination as to whether or not a call should be reversed. 

2.00 INTERFERENCE (d): Spectator interference occurs when a spectator reaches out of the stands, or goes on the playing field, and (1) touches a live ball or (2) touches a player and hinders an attempt to make a play on a live ball.

3.16: When there is spectator interference with any thrown or batted ball, the ball shall be dead at the moment of interference and the umpire shall impose such penalties as in his opinion will nullify the act of interference.
APPROVED RULING: If spectator interference clearly prevents a fielder from catching a fly ball, the umpire shall declare the batter out. 

This is Joe West (22)'s seventh ejection of 2011.
Joe West now has 13 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (9 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 13)
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by kickersrule, who is now in 1st place in the UEFL with 37 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by sachmet, who is now in 4th place in the UEFL with 28 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by mtn335, who is in 5th place in the UEFL with 26 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by BONZ_kansascity, who is now tied for 6th place in the UEFL with 25 pts.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by RichMSN, who is now in 9th place in the UEFL with 21 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by DanNJ316, who is now tied for 12th place in the UEFL with 19 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by whenindoubt55, who is now tied for 16th place in the UEFL with 16 pts.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by Scumpire, who is now tied for 16th place in the UEFL with 16 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by thexfactor264, who is now tied for 20th place in the UEFL with 13 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by jhagen88, who is now tied for 20th place in the UEFL with 13 points.
Joe West is owned as a Secondary Umpire by BGMTOM, who is now tied for 10th place in the UEFL with 20 points.
*Joe West is credited as the calling umpire under UEFL Rule 6.b.iii.a.2.

This is the 180th ejection of 2011.
This is the 88th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is Charlie Manuel's third ejection of 2011.
This is the second instant replay reviewed and overturned ejection of 2011.
Chad Fairchild was also the HP Umpire during another 2011 contest with a disputed replay call.
This is the 24th ejection by Joe West's crew (West (7), Fairchild (5), Paul Schrieber (1); Angel Campos (5), Angel Hernandez (4), Sam Holbrook (2) while working with West's crew).

Wrap: Phillies at Marlins, 9/4/11
Video (Play/Ejection): Umpires use replay to review and reverse call; Manuel tossed arguing the replay decision
Video (Interview with Spectators who Interfered): Offending fans are ejected, don't understand rule

Related Discussion: Discussions: Video Interference

Ejections: Brian Knight (6)

HP Umpire Brian Knight ejected Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton for arguing a strike three call in the top of the 4th inning of the Diamondbacks-Giants game. With one out and none on, Diamonbacks batter Upton took a 2-2 fastball from Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong for a called third strike. Replays indicate the strike three pitch was correctly ruled, but the strike two pitch was not. Because the at bat contained more than three true strikes as specified by UEFL Rule 6.e.iii.Comment(3) [it contained five true strikes], the call is correct.*^ At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 1-0. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

This is Brian Knight (91)'s sixth ejection of 2011.
Brian Knight now has 6 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (2 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 6).
Brian Knight was not drafted in 2011.
*This call is correct per UEFL Rule 6.e.iii. Comment (3).
^Quality of Correctness was challenged and confirmed ("Correct" ==> "Correct").

This is the 181st ejection of 2011.
This is the 80th player ejection of 2011.
Prior to his ejection, Upton was 0-1 in the contest.
Upton's brother, Rays CF B.J. Upton, was ejected by Chad Fairchild exactly 4 months ago, on May 4, 2011.
This is the 26th ejection by Jerry Lane's crew (Layne (4), Knight (6), Bob Davidson (8), and Hunter Wendelstedt (7); Vic Carapazza [1 ejection while with Layne's crew]). Joe West's crew has 24.

Wrap: Diamondbacks at Giants, 9/4/11
Video: Upton strikes out, jumps, argues, gets thrown out of the game, and charges the catcher's box

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball

Ejections: Phil Cuzzi (3)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Blue Jays 3B Coach Brian Butterfield for arguing a strike three call in the top of the 3rd inning of the Blue Jays-Yankees game. With two out and one on, Blue Jays batter Kelly Johnson took a 0-2 fastball from Yankees pitcher Bartolo Colon for a called third strike. Replays indicate all pitches to Johnson were correctly ruled strikes, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 3-3. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s third ejection of 2011.

Phil Cuzzi now has 0 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (-4 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 0).

Phil Cuzzi was not drafted in 2011.

*This call is correct per UEFL Rule 6.ii.b. (Miller Rule).

---- Confidence Interval, Pitch #2: (0.918, 1.097) / Pitch #3: (0.911, 1.090)

----- Per UEFL Rule 6.ii.b. (Miller Rule), if the CI generated above includes only numbers greater than |1.000|, the correct call must be a ball. If the range partially or completely includes numbers less than |1.000|, the correct call may be a strike. Both callable pitches fall into this latter category and were correctly called strikes.

This is the 179th ejection of 2011.

Wrap: Blue Jays at Yankees 9/3/11

Video: SOON

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball

Standings: End of Phase iv

Pursuant to UEFL Rule 8.a., as Phase iv of the 2011 Season draws to a close, here are the league standings through August 31, 2011. You can view the UEFL Roster and Standings at any time via the Roster and Standings page. You can view the UEFL Ejection List at any time via the Ejection List page.

With 2,033 games played and 397 games remaining...

1. kickersrule (West/Wendelstedt) - 33

2. tt49 (Wendelstedt/Guccione) - 30

3. yawetag (Hernandez/Joyce) - 29

4. BSBALLUMP (Rapuano/Drake) - 25

4. cyclone14 (Wegner/Johnson) - 25

6. sachmet (West/Bellino) - 24

7. mtn335 (West/Hudson) - 22

8. BONZ_kansascity (West/Hernandez) - 21

9. ump_24 (Hernandez/Timmons) - 20

10. Ring_Tail (Hernandez/Winters) - 19

Umpire Ejection Leaders

1. Rob Drake - 9

2. Bob Davidson - 8

3. Hunter Wendelstedt - 7

4. Mike Estabrook - 6

4. Mike Muchlinski - 6

4. Joe West - 6

7. Brian Knight - 5

7. Vic Carapazza - 5

7. Angel Campos - 5

7. Chad Fairchild - 5

7. Marty Foster - 5

7. Marvin Hudson - 5

Umpire Points

1. Rob Drake - 30

1. Mike Estabrook - 30

1. Mike Muchlinski - 30

4. Hunter Wendelstedt - 23

5. Marty Foster - 20

6. Dan Bellino - 16

6. Alfonso Marquez - 16

6. Jim Joyce - 16

6. Angel Hernandez - 16

10. Jeff Nelson - 15

10. Chris Conroy - 15

Accuracy

1. Mike Estabrook - 100% (6/6)

1. Mike Muchlinski - 100% (6/6)

3. Marty Foster - 100% (5/5)

4. Dan Bellino - 100% (4/4)

4. Alfonso Marquez - 100% (4/4)

4. Jim Joyce - 100% (4/4)

4. Angel Hernandez - 100% (4/4)

4. Jeff Nelson - 100% (4/4)

9. Chris Conroy - 100% (3/3)

9. Dana DeMuth - 100% (3/3)

9. Sam Holbrook - 100% (3/3)

9. Jerry Meals - 100% (3/3)

9. Mark Wegner - 100% (3/3)

Football Ejections: Walt Coleman (1, 2)

Continuing the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League "Other Sports" coverage, we turn to the National Football League as they head into their final week of preseason games after a summer long lockout.

Referee and Crew Chief Walt Coleman ejected New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs and New York Jets defensive linemen Muhammad Wilkerson for fighting with 8:37 left in the third quarter of the Jets-Giants preseaon game on Monday. After Eli Manning completed a pass to Mario Manningham on 2nd & 6 for a Giants first down, Jacobs and Wilkerson began to scuffle. Replays indicate Jacbos threw the first punch and Wilkerson responded by punching Jacobs. This call is correct under UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.e., which governs ejections for Fighting.* As Coleman noted in his penalty announcement, both penalties were disqualification penalties and offset (under NFL rules these penalties offset; under NFHS rules, temporal order of the unsporting actions would dictate the order they were enforced). At the time of the penalties & disqualification, the Jets were leading, 7-3. The Jets ultimately won the contest, 17-3.

These are Walt Coleman's first and second ejections of the 2011 preseason.
*This call is correct under UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.e.

Wrap: Jets vs. Giants 8/29/11 Recap
Video: Jacobs, Wilkerson DQ'ed

Ejections: Mark Wegner (2, 3)

3B Umpire Mark Wegner ejected Yankees Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild for Unsportsmanlike-NEC in the top of the 7th inning and Yankees Manager Joe Girardi for arguing a check swing call in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Yankees-Red Sox game. Prior to the Rothschild ejection, with none out and none on, Yankees batter Francisco Cervelli took a 0-0 fastball from Red Sox pitcher John Lackey for a hit by pitch. Both benches and bullpens cleared as a result of the hit by pitch. Replays indicate, as both teams were ushered back to their dugouts, that Rothschild displayed demonstrative and unsporting behavior, the call was correct.* Prior to the Girardi ejection, with two out and one on, Red Sox batter Jarrod Saltalamacchia took a 0-1 cutter for a hit by pitch while having checked his swing. Replays indicate that Saltalamacchia was unable to check his swing and made an attempt to swing, the call was incorrect.^ After review, it was determined that Saltalamacchia was not attempting to hit when he was touched by the pitched ball, the call is now correct.^ At the time of the Rothschild ejection, the Yankees were leading, 4-2. At the time of the Girardi ejection, the Yankees were leading, 5-2. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

These are Mark Wegner (47)'s second and third ejections of 2011.
Mark Wegner now has 12 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (4 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 12).
Mark Wegner is owned as a Primary Umpire by cyclone14, who is now tied for 4th place in the UEFL with 25 points.
Mark Wegner is owned as a Primary Umpire by SPballsandstrikes, who is now in 11th place in the UEFL with 18 points.
Mark Wegner is owned as a Primary Umpire by KTurner14, who is now tied for 22nd place in the UEFL with 10 points.
Mark Wegner is owned as a Secondary Umpire by zcr57, who is now tied for 15th place in the UEFL with 15 points.
*This call is correct under UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.e.
^Quality of Correctness was challenged and overturned ("Incorrect" ==> "Correct").

These are the 177th and 178th ejections of 2011.
This is the 87th Manager ejection of 2011.
These are the 40th and 41st ejection of August 2011.
This is Joe Girardi's second ejection of 2011.
This is Larry Rothschild's first ejection as Yankees Pitching Coach.
These are Mark Wegner's first ejections since returning from his May 28th calf injury and subsequent surgery.

Wrap: Yankees at Red Sox 8/30/11 Wrap
Video (Rothschild Ejection): Rothschild ejected after benches clear
Video (Girardi Ejection): Saltalamacchia hit by Rivera's pitch

Ejections: Dan Bellino (4)

2B Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Giants Manager Bruce Bochy for arguing an out call in the bottom of the 10th inning of the Astros-Giants game. With one out and one on, Giants batter Mark DeRosa singled on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Bogusevic. Giants R2 Andres Torres scores. Batter-runner DeRosa out at 2nd, right fielder Brian Bogusevic to shortstop Angel Sanchez. Replays indicate Sanchez was unable to apply a tag to DeRosa before DeRosa was able to return to second base, the call was incorrect.* After challenge, the call was determined to have been correct.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 3-3. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 11 innings.

This is Dan Bellino (93)'s fourth ejection of 2011.
Dan Bellino now has 16 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (12 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 16).
Dan Bellino is owned as a Secondary Umpire by sachmet, who is now in 5th place in the UEFL with 24 points.
*Quality of Correctness was challenged and overturned ("Incorrect" ==> "Correct").

This is the 176th ejection of 2011.
This is the 86th Manager ejection.
This is the fifth ejection of the day.
This is the 39th ejection of August 2011.
This is Bruce Bochy's second ejection of 2011.

Wrap: Astros at Giants 8/28/11
Video: Bochy gets the heave in extras

Ejections: Chad Fairchild (5)

2B Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Reds Manager Dusty Baker for arguing an out call in the bottom of the 12th inning of the Nationals-Reds game. With one out and one on, and with Reds batter Ryan Hanigan batting, R1 Drew Stubbs caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Jesus Flores to shortstop Ian Desmond. Replays indicate Desmond failed to apply a tag to Stubbs by missing contact on Stubbs with his glove, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 4-4. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 14 innings on a walk-off home-run.

This is Chad Fairchild (75)'s fifth ejection of 2011.
Chad Fairchild now has 7 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (9 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = 7).
Chad Fairchild was not drafted in 2011.
*Quality of Correctness was challenged and confirmed ("Incorrect" ==> "Incorrect").

This is the 175th ejection of 2011.
This is the 85th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is the third ejection and second Manager ejection of the Nationals-Reds game.
This is Dusty Baker's first ejection of 2011.
This is the first game in 2011 with a single ejection by Fairchild.
This is the 23rd ejection by Joe West's crew (West (6), Fairchild (5), Paul Schrieber (1); Angel Campos (5), Angel Hernandez (4), Sam Holbrook (2) while working with West's crew).

Wrap: Nationals at Reds 8/28/11 Wrap
Video: Dusty ejected arguing a caught stealing call

Ejections: Sam Holbrook (3)

HP Umpire Sam Holbrook ejected Nationals Bench Coach Pat Corrales for arguing a strike one call in the top of the 9th inning of the Nationals-Reds game. With none out and one on, Nationals batter Rick Ankiel took a 0-0 fastball from Reds pitcher Nick Masset for strike one. Replays indicate the 0-0 pitch was located at the midpoint between the shoulders and the top of the jersey pants and over the outer portion of the plate, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 4-3. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 14 innings on a walk-off home run.

This is Sam Holbrook (34)'s third ejection of 2011.
Sam Holbrook now has 12 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (8 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 12).
Sam Holbrook is owned as a Secondary Umpire by HIGHSCHOOLUMP, who is now in 19th place in the UEFL with 11 points.

This is the 174th ejection of 2011.
This is Sam Holbrook's second ejection with Joe West's crew.
This is the second ejection of the Nationals-Reds game.

Wrap: Nationals at Reds Wrap 8/28/11
Video: SOON

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball