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