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

Ejections: Joe West (6)

3B Umpire Joe West ejected Nationals Manager Davey Johnson for arguing a hit by pitch no call in top of the 7th inning of the Nationals-Reds game. With two out and none on, Nationals batter Michael Morse took a 2-0 fastball inside for a called ball three from Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto ruled by HP Umpire Sam Holbrook. Replays indicate the ball made contact with Morse's hand, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 3-2. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 14 innings on a walk-off home run.

This is Joe West (22)'s sixth ejection of 2011.
Joe West now has 9 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (9 Previous + 2 MLB + -2 Incorrect Call [Crewmate] = 9).
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by kickersrule, who is now in 1st place in the UEFL with 33 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by mtn335, who is in 5th place in the UEFL with 22 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by BONZ_kansascity, who is now tied for 6th place in the UEFL with 21 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by sachmet, who is now tied for 6th place in the UEFL with 21 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by RichMSN, who is now tied for 10th place in the UEFL with 17 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by DanNJ316, who is now tied for 14th place in the UEFL with 15 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by whenindoubt55, who is now tied for 17th place in the UEFL with 12 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by Scumpire, who is now tied for 17th place in the UEFL with 12 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by thexfactor264, who is now tied for 21st place in the UEFL with 9 points.
Joe West is owned as a Primary Umpire by jhagen88, who is now tied for 21st place in the UEFL with 9 points.
Joe West is owned as a Secondary Umpire by BGMTOM, who is now in 10th place in the UEFL with 17 points.
*Quality of Correctness was challenged and confirmed ("Incorrect" ==> "Incorrect").

This is the 173rd ejection of 2011.
This is the 84th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is Davey Johnson's first ejection of 2011.

Wrap: Nationals at Reds Wrap 8/28/11
Video: West Runs Johnson

Ejections: Bill Miller (2)

HP Umpire Bill Miller ejected Cubs Manager Mike Quade for arguing a called strike three call in top of the 1st inning of the Cubs-Brewers game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Aramis Ramirez took a 3-2 curveball from Brewers pitcher Zack Greinke for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of the plate, but below the hollow of Ramirez's knees, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 0-0. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Bill Miller (26)'s second ejection of 2011.
Bill Miller now has -4 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (-2 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = -4).
Bill Miller is owned as a Primary Umpire by #1UmpFan, who is tied for 36th place in the UEFL with 0 points.
*This call is incorrect per the newly created Miller Rule (UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.b).

Rule 6.b.ii.b. Comment: The formula reads as follows: "sz_top + sz_bot / 2 = C... |C - pz| = D... norm_ht / D = R... 0.0833 * R = E... norm_ht + E = [Lower Bound, Upper Bound]. If this range of [Lower Bound, Upper Bound] is completely greater than |1.000|, then the correct call must be a ball. If this range of [Lower Bound, Upper Bound] at some point is less than or equal to |1.000|, then the correct call may be a strike.

This is the 172nd ejection of 2011.
This is the 83rd Manager ejection of 2011.
This is Mike Quade's sixth ejection of 2011, tying him for the most ejections among Managers, coaches and players with Ron Gardenhire.

Wrap: Cubs at Brewers Wrap 8/28/11
Video: Quade ejected after with word with Miller

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball