HP Umpire Doug Eddings ejected Baltimore Orioles catcher
Matt Wieters for arguing ball calls in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Orioles-Blue Jays game. With two out and two on, Blue Jays batter Rajai Davis hit a 2-2 fastball from Orioles pitche
r Miguel Gonzalez for a RBI single. Both the 0-1 (pitch #2 of the at bat) and the 1-2 (pitch #5 of the at bat) were called for balls. Replays indicate that both pitches were belly button high, however inside off the plate (pitch #2 had a px value of -1.127 and pitch #5 had a px value of -1.053, well within the ball range). There were no incorrect callable pitches in the at bat, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays led, 8-1. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 8-6.
This i
s Doug Eddings (88)'s first ejection of 2012.
Doug Eddings now has 4 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Dana DeMuth now has 1 point in the UEFL's Crew division (0 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 1).
*This call is correct under the Kulpa Rule (UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1) because the pitches in question had px values of -1.127 and -1.053, respectively. The ball range begins with a px value of |0.935|.
This is the 52nd ejection of 2012.
This is the 19th player ejection of 2012.
This is Matt Wieters first ejection of 2012.
This is the Baltimore Orioles' 2nd ejection of 2012.
Video:
After Davis singles, Wieters continually jaws at Eddings over ball calls and is ejected
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball
