Ejection 038: Gary Darling (5)

1B Umpire Gary Darling ejected Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine for arguing an out call in the top of the 9th inning of the Red Sox-Phillies game. With one on and one out, Red Sox batter Marton Byrd hit a 0-1 fastball from Phillies pitcher Jonathan Papelbon to shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who threw to first baseman Ty Wiggington as Byrd arrived at first base. Replays indicate Wiggington caught the ball prior to Byrd touching first base, the call was correct.* At the time if the ejection the Phillies were leading, 6-4. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Gary Darling (37)'s fifth ejection of 2012.
Gary Darling now has 12 points in the UEFL (8 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 12).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 5 points in the UEFL's Crew division (4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 5).
*After review, Quality of Correctness has been affirmed in a 6-0 decision by the UEFL Appeals Board.

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 38th ejection of 2012.
This is the 23rd Manager ejection of 2012.
This is Bobby Valentine's first ejection of 2012 and first as Red Sox Manager.
This is the second ejection for the Red Sox in 2012.
This is Gary Darling's first ejection for a non-fighting, non-throwing at incident.

Wrap: Red Sox at Phillies 5/18/12
Video: Bobby V is shown the door by Gary Darling for arguing an out call in the 9th