Ejections 123, 125: Angel Campos (4, 5)

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Ejections 123, 125: Angel Campos (4, 5)

HP Umpire Angel Campos ejected Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp for arguing a strike call in the top of the 2nd inning and Dodgers pitcher Joe Blanton for arguing a called ball in the top of the 5th inning of the Dodgers-Pirates game. Prior to the Kemp ejection, with none out and none on, Dodgers batter Andre Ethier took a 1-1 fastball from Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located below the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants high and over the outside portion of the plate, the call was correct (px value of -0.464; norm_ht value of 0.5538).* Prior to the Blanton ejection, Pirates batter Pedro Alvarez took a 0-0 pitch from Blanton for a called ball (then subsequently homered on the 3rd pitch of the at bat), this was the first pitch of the last batter Blanton faced prior to his removal, then ejection from the game. A Balls/Strikes Exemption has been applied and replays indicate that all pitches thrown by Blanton in the top of the 5th inning were correctly adjudicated, the call was correct. At the time of the Kemp ejection, the Pirates were leading 3-0. At the time of the Blanton ejection, the Pirates were leading, 8-4. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 10-6.

These are Angel Campos (84)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2012.
Angel Campos now has 18 points in the UEFL (8 Previous + 2*[3 AAA + 2 Correct Call] = 18).
Crew Chief Tim Tschida now has 8 points in the UEFL's Crew division (6 Previous + 2*[1 Correct Call] = 8).
*The call is correct pursuant to both the Miller and Kulpa rules.
**According to multiple outlets, Kemp was ejected after yelling, "Let's go 'Dre!" with Ethier at bat.
**Mattingly was suspended two games, while Kemp & Blanton were not suspended.

UEFL Standings Update

These are the 123rd and 125th ejections of 2012.
These are the 51st and 52nd player ejections of 2012.
This is Matt Kemp's first ejection of 2012 and first since August 19, 2011 (Ted Barrett; QOC = Incorrect).
This is Joe Blanton's first ejection of 2012 and first since July 8th, 2007 (Travis Reininger; Irrecusable).
These are Angel Campos' first ejections since May 2nd (Rod Barajas & Clint Hurdle; QOC = Correct).
These are the Los Angeles Dodgers' 9th and 11th ejections of 2012, most in Major League Baseball.
These are the 7th and 8th ejections since the beginning of the week.

Wrap: Dodgers at Pirates 8/16/12

Video: While Ethier at bat, Kemp and Mattingly attempt to run through other umpires to get into Campos' face.
Video: Joe Blanton ejected during pitching change
Related Post: Ejection 124: Tim Tschida (5)

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball