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Friday, September 9, 2011

Ejections: Mark Carlson (2, 3)

HP Umpire Mark Carlson ejected Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez and Manager Jim Tracy for arguing balls and strikes in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Reds-Rockies game.* With one out and one on, Gonzalez took two called strikes from Reds pitcher Homer Bailey before striking out on a swinging third strike. Replays indicate all pitches to Gonzalez were correctly ruled, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Rockies were leading, 1-0. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

These are Mark Carlson (48)'s second and third ejections of 2011.
Mark Carlson now has 12 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (4 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + 2 Correct Call] = 12).
Mark Carlson is owned as a Secondary Umpire by clement30, who is now in 20th place in the UEFL with 14 points.

These are the 186th and 187th ejections of 2011.
This is the 90th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is the 84th player ejection of 2011.
Prior to his ejection, Gonzalez was 0-3 in the contest.
This is Tracy's fourth ejection of 2011.
This is Gonzalez' first career ejection.
*Though the roster that appears in the box score lists Gonzalez as RF, the Ejections: line lists him as LF.