Ejections: Joe West (4, 5)

1B Umpire Joe West ejected Tigers Manager Jim Leyland for Unsportsmanlike-NEC in the top of the 7th inning and Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander for arguing a ball call made by HP Umpire Angel Campos in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Tigers-Angels game. Between the 6th and 7th innings, Leyland was ejected by West for Unsportsmanlike Conduct-Misc Argument, the call was correct.* In the 8th, with two out and none on, Angels batter Russell Branyan took a 3-2 changeup for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located lower than hollow high and over the heart of home plate, the call is correct.** At the time of the ejections, the Angels were leading, 1-0. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 1-0.

These are Joe West (22)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2011.
Joe West now has 9 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (2 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call + 2 MLB + 1 Correct Call [Crewmate] = 9)
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by BONZ_kansascity, who is now in 3rd place in the UEFL with 21 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by sachmet, who is now in 5th place in the UEFL with 18 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by mtn335, who is now tied for 7th place in the UEFL with 16 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by kickersrule, who is now tied for 7th place in the UEFL with 16 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by Scumpire, who is now tied for 10th place in the UEFL with 15 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by DanNJ316, who is now tied for 10th place in the UEFL with 15 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by RichMSN, who is now tied for 12th place in the UEFL with 14 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by whenindoubt55, who is now in 14th place in the UEFL with 12 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by thexfactor264, who is now tied for 18th place in the UEFL with 9 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by jhagen88, who is now tied for 18th place in the UEFL with 9 points.
Joe West is owned as a Secondary Umpire by BGMTOM, who is now tied for 23rd place in the UEFL with 6 points.
*This call is correct per UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.e.
**This call is correct; pitch #8 has a normalized pz value of 1.495, which is less than the strike zone's lower bound of 1.500 feet.

These are the 108th and 109th ejections of 2011.
This is the 55th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is the 49th player ejection of 2011.
This is Leyland's second ejection of 2011.
Prior to his ejection, Verlander's line was 7.2 IP, ER.

Wrap: Tigers at Angels 7/5/11 Wrap
Video (1): Leyland is ejected by West
Video (2): DET @ LAA 7/5/11 Condensed Game (Verlander's walk and departing comments at 6:56)

Related Video: Kendrick ruled safe on infield single (2nd inning)

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball