HP Umpire Rob Drake ejected Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel for arguing a ball (no swing) call in the bottom of the 1st inning of the Phillies-Nationals game. With one out and one on, Nationals batter Bryce Harper attempted to check his swing on a 3-1 pitch from Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick. With Joe West not umpiring (illness, cold) and a runner on first, no umpire was at third base and the check-swing appeal went to Umpire Andy Fletcher, who was positioned at second base. Replays indicate Harper did not attempt to strike the pitch, the call was correct. The call is now incorrect.^ At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 0-0. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 11 innings.
This is Rob Drake (30)'s first ejection of 2012.
Rob Drake now has -2 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = -2).
(Interim) Crew Chief Sam Holbrook now has 0 points in the Crew Division (0 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 0).
*Crew Chief Joe West did not work this game due to a bad cold.
^Afer review, the Appeals Board has reversed the Original QOC ("Correct" ==> "Incorrect").
UEFL Standings Update
This is the 20th ejection of 2012.
This is the 13th Manager ejection of 2012.
This is Charlie Manuel's first ejection of 2012. He has now been ejected 47 times in his career, 46 times as a Manager and once as a player. Manuel was ejected three times in 2011.
Wrap: Phillies at Nationals 5/04/12
Video: Bryce Harper attempts a check swing and catcher Carlos Ruiz appeals to a nonexistent 3B Umpire
Related Video: Absence of Fourth Umpire (Joe West) Impacts Phillies-Nationals Game
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