This is Paul Emmel (50)'s third ejection of 2012.
Paul Emmel now has -6 points in the UEFL (-4 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = -6).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 10 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (10 Previous + 0 Incorrect = 10).
UEFL Standings Update
This is the 144th ejection of 2012.
This is the second consecutive OAK-CLE contest with a Balls/Strikes ejection.
This is the Indians' 8th ejection of 2012, 2nd in the AL Central (DET 9; CLE 8; CWS, KC 7; MIN 6).
This is Ruben Niebla's first career ejection.
This is Paul Emmel's first ejection since May 24 (Tom Brookens, Jim Leyland; QOC = Incorrect).
Wrap: A's-Indians, 8/30/12
Video: Following three consecutive walks, Niebla ejected during mound visit with reliever Sipp (Soon)
Pitch f/x plot courtesy Brooks Baseball
18 comments :
Well, they were supposedly not homers yesterday, but I have my doubts about Manning and Underwear, er Underwood this time.
This four batter sequence was tough - and I'm including the Seth Smith groundout to start the inning, too. There was at least one pitch in the strike zone that Emmel balled during the Smith, Donaldson and Kottaras ABs. The inning really changed on the Brandon Moss AB when he was down 1-2 and drew a walk, it seemed Sipp lost his ability to find the strike zone (or at least Emmel's strike zone), though Donaldson was also down 0-2 after fouling off a few pitches after Sipp almost hit him with a wild inside FB.
But for the Kottaras AB, it was two - possibly THREE balls that were in the strike zone... That is just slightly ridiculous and I think Emmel knew it, turning his back to Niebla when Niebla walked out to the mound and was staring at home plate.
As an aside, I'm stunned this game is only being offered on MLB.com, no local coverage. Jeff Nelson broadcasting baseball games, who knew? Better than his appearance with the Yankees, I guess. PS: Nelson talking about the umpire Jeff Nelson and the speed-up rules for pitchers = kind of ironic.
Can't wait for the pitch f/x chart to come out for the at bat. The Kotaras pitch calling just seemed like an assumption that Sipp had no command and everything he threw would be a ball
2 ejections in 2 days that reminds me when Detroit had that here in Cleveland and who better than by this same crew
Niebla has been with the Indians for just 3 weeks and already has an ejection
@ umpsrule there wont be a video of the ejection with manning and underwood because today all the highlights have the oakland radio broadcasters (I believe its Oakland's)
@ Anon 1:37
Thanks. Somehow, I don't feel deprived.
I just watched the ejection and it might go down as one of the calmest ejections all season. Niebla never once raised his voice or was demonstrative, he just said the wrong thing and was probably trying to get ejected. Than Manny Acta came in to get Niebla away and Acta and Emmel were having a very low key conversation where neither person even said a whole lot. Acta, like Niebla didn't even look that annoyed with Emmel.
@ Russ
Where did you see it?
I have MLB.TV. I doubt MLB.com will put a video of this ejection up so Gil might have to make a Telly video of this one.
Oh, ok. Thanks for clarifying.
No footage of the Niebla ejection, but at the 11:10 mark you can see the pitch in question.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24345861
there some more controversy in the game
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24345861
You posted the condensed game. I am assuming you meant this one.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24349015&c_id=mlb
Wow, you can hear every single word Paul Emmel says. I don't have any more insight to what happened here, except for the fact that did not look like a swing by Seth smith. I think that is where the controversey came from. Emmel assumed it wasn't a swing but Darling, as he always does which is annoying, ruled it a swing attempt.
@ I did mean to post that one. The reason I posted the condensed game was because after it was that video. By the way you were right, that was crazy that in the video you can hear Paul Emmel talking to Bob Melvin
This might seem like a small deal, but if I think the count is 2-1 instead of 2-2 I might take a risk and swing at a pitch I would not otherwise strike at. "How is that strike 3? Dammit!"
There was a 3 ball walk in MIA Fri night, top 5 for Baxter. Everyone went with scoreboard.
This is one of these games where neither team televises the game. Hard to believe in this era. In fact, the Royals are not broadcasting either game of Saturday's doubleheader.
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