HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski and Manager Robin Ventura for arguing a ball call in the top of the 3rd inning of the Mariners-White Sox game. With one out and none on, Mariners batter Justin Smoak took a 0-0 fastball from White Sox pitcher Jose Quintana for a called ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located around hollow-of-knee high and over the outer half of home plate (sz_bot of 1.69 and pz of 1.693, norm_ht of -.997), the call was inconclusive.* The call is now incorrect.^ At the time of the ejections, the Mariners were leading, 3-1. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-4.
These are Lance Barrett (94)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2012.
Lance Barrett now has 7 points in the UEFL (1 Previous + 2*[3 AAA + 0 Inconclusive Call] = 7).
Crew Chief Jim Joyce now has 6 points in the UEFL's crew division (4 Previous + 2*[1 Inconclusive] = 6).
*QOC is not Incorrect pursuant to UEFL Rule 6-2-b-2, the Miller Rule. Because the lower bound of the zone for this pitch was 1.69 feet and the pitch was located at a height of 1.693 feet, zone height (sz_bot) does not provide enough significant digits to conclusively state whether the call was correct or not.
^Quality of Correctness was reversed by the UEFL Appeals Board, 1-3-2.
These are Lance Barrett (94)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2012.
Lance Barrett now has 7 points in the UEFL (1 Previous + 2*[3 AAA + 0 Inconclusive Call] = 7).
Crew Chief Jim Joyce now has 6 points in the UEFL's crew division (4 Previous + 2*[1 Inconclusive] = 6).
*QOC is not Incorrect pursuant to UEFL Rule 6-2-b-2, the Miller Rule. Because the lower bound of the zone for this pitch was 1.69 feet and the pitch was located at a height of 1.693 feet, zone height (sz_bot) does not provide enough significant digits to conclusively state whether the call was correct or not.
^Quality of Correctness was reversed by the UEFL Appeals Board, 1-3-2.
These are the 138th and 139th ejections of 2012.
This is the 57th player ejection of 2012. Prior to his ejection, Pierzynski was 0-1 in the contest (F6).
This is the 67th Manager ejection of 2012.
This is the White Sox's 7th ejection of 2012, T-2nd in the AL Central (DET 9; KC, CWS 7; CLE, MIN 6).
This is A.J. Pierzynski's first ejection since April 20, 2011 (Brian Knight; QOC = Correct).
Video: Pierzynski and Ventura ejected arguing Barrett's strike zone, Hawk Harrelson rants again
Video: Chicago Bench Coach Mark Parent discusses the dual ejection after the contest
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball
Notice the PFX normalized/non-normalized paradox. The following image is of a non-normalized strike zone, with the strike zone bounding from a low of 1.5 feet to a high of 3.5 feet. The normalized strike zone for Smoak, on the other hand, contains a lower bound of 1.69 feet; the pitch was thrown at a height of 1.693 feet.
Video: Chicago Bench Coach Mark Parent discusses the dual ejection after the contest
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball
Notice the PFX normalized/non-normalized paradox. The following image is of a non-normalized strike zone, with the strike zone bounding from a low of 1.5 feet to a high of 3.5 feet. The normalized strike zone for Smoak, on the other hand, contains a lower bound of 1.69 feet; the pitch was thrown at a height of 1.693 feet.
