HP Umpire Paul Emmel ejected Rays Manager Joe Maddon for arguing warnings (Unsportsmanlike-NEC) in the bottom of the 3rd inning and Rays designated hitter Matt Joyce for arguing a strike call in the top of the 8th inning of the Rays-Yankees game. In the 3rd, with two out and none on, Yankees batter Curtis Granderson took a 1-0 fastball inside for ball two, resulting in warnings issued for intentionally throwing at a batter. Replays indicate the pitch was located head high and significantly off the inner edge of home plate, occurring during a five-run inning after Yankees batter Russell Martin had hit a three-run home run, the call was irrecusable. In the 8th, with two out and none on, Joyce took a 2-2 curveball from Yankees pitcher David Robertson for a called third strike. Replays indicate all pitches were correctly called during Joyce's at-bat, including the third strike (sz_bot = 1.5, pz = 1.721), the call was correct. At the time of the Maddon ejection, the Yankees were leading, 5-0. At the time of the Joyce ejection, the Yankees were leading, 6-4. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 6-4.
These are Paul Emmel (50)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2012.
Paul Emmel now has 0 points in the UEFL (-6 Previous + 2*[2 MLB] + 0 Irrecusable + 2 Correct Call = 0).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 12 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (11 + 0 + 1 = 12).
These are Paul Emmel (50)'s fourth and fifth ejections of 2012.
Paul Emmel now has 0 points in the UEFL (-6 Previous + 2*[2 MLB] + 0 Irrecusable + 2 Correct Call = 0).
Crew Chief Gary Darling now has 12 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (11 + 0 + 1 = 12).
UEFL Standings Update
These are the 168th and 169th ejections of 2012.
This is the 77th Manager ejection of 2012 and Maddon's 4th ejection of 2012.
This is the 74th player ejection of 2012. Prior to his ejection, Joyce was 0-4 in the contest.
This is the Rays' 7th ejection of 2012, 2nd in the AL East (BOS 13; TB 7; NYY, TOR 5; BAL 4).
This is Joe Maddon's first ejection since September 3 (Bob Davidson; QOC = Correct).
This is Matt Joyce's first ejection since April 29, 2011 (Tom Hallion; QOC = Correct).
This is Paul Emmel's first ejection since August 30 (Ruben Niebla; QOC = Incorrect).
These are the 168th and 169th ejections of 2012.
This is the 77th Manager ejection of 2012 and Maddon's 4th ejection of 2012.
This is the 74th player ejection of 2012. Prior to his ejection, Joyce was 0-4 in the contest.
This is the Rays' 7th ejection of 2012, 2nd in the AL East (BOS 13; TB 7; NYY, TOR 5; BAL 4).
This is Joe Maddon's first ejection since September 3 (Bob Davidson; QOC = Correct).
This is Matt Joyce's first ejection since April 29, 2011 (Tom Hallion; QOC = Correct).
This is Paul Emmel's first ejection since August 30 (Ruben Niebla; QOC = Incorrect).
Video: Granderson avoids first-pitch chin music heater, warnings are issued (NYY)
Video: Joyce ejected arguing Emmel's strike zone (TB)
Pitch f/x plot courtesy Brooks Baseball
Video: Joyce ejected arguing Emmel's strike zone (TB)
Pitch f/x plot courtesy Brooks Baseball
moore had already let by 5 runs, obviously his control isnt there. He couldn't hit someone if he wanted to...
ReplyDeletePaul Emmel has now ejected Matt Joyce.
ReplyDeleteEmmel is one strict umpire. He got right at joyce and threw him out. Emmel has his moments that just make you scratch your head.
ReplyDeleteIm a die hard yankees fan and i still thinkMoore did not throw at Granderson on purpose.
ReplyDeletejim leyland just got heaved by brian knight
ReplyDeletesecond time this season that brian has tossed "the skipper"- he only has been tossed four times this year
ReplyDelete@ anon 1:59 5 times
ReplyDeleteBill Welke, Paul Emmel, Brian Knight (2), Joe West, youre right.
ReplyDeleteWay to inject yourself into the game....it's what people came to see.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't surprise me anymore!
http://videobam.com/NgFXa
ReplyDeletehere is the first ejection
If you can here Emmel at 55, he will say that doesn't matter, that doesn't matter, that's the way it is
ReplyDeleteHere is MLB's video...
ReplyDeletehttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24820315&c_id=mlb
What I want to know is where was Gary Darling on this one?
I don't understand why he would argue warnings here. All it does is protect his players from retaliation. Now had Emmel ejected the pitcher, then getting ejected would make sense, but if anybody should be arguing warnings, it should be the Yankees.
ReplyDeleteenjoy everyone, emmel ejects joyce
ReplyDeletehttp://videobam.com/BnXuR
ReplyDeleteSeems like the correct call to make in this situation. Emmel is perhaps unsure of whether or not he was trying to hit the batter, but the pitch was close enough that the Yankees might want to retaliate and issuing warnings prevents that from happening.
ReplyDeleteEmmel goes through these phases where he is strict. Warnings here are definately plausible, but Moore definately didn't have his command.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the Joyce ejection: It looks like Joyce got away with a little gesturing, then began to walk away. It makes Emmel look like the aggressor when he runs him with his back turned, but I would say the ejection is probably warranted.
ReplyDeleteI did not see the game, but if Joyce was complaining about his at-bat in the top of the 8th, every pitch was correctly called.
ReplyDelete1st off man that Delta sign got crushed by the pitch, 2nd on the Joyce ejection wtf is Paul O'neill talking about 30 years ago umpires would have walked away? Yes back in the day when Dave Pallone was bumping Pete Rose... and umpires were MUCH more agressive towards players and managers... Keep up the good work Paul an Emmy is coming your way!!
ReplyDeleteFinally on Gary Darling.... I don't mind Emmel taking the discussion with Maddon for a long time but when you allow Maddon to follow Emmel Multiple times it looks bad.... For all we know Emmel doesn't want Gary coming down when it's one on one. We can not be 100% certain but based on evidence in the past Darling likes to let guys wear a lot of these arguements before stepping in.
by the way to those who may not know Warnings can NOT be disputed. Maddon's ejection is easy based on that.
ReplyDeletehttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=24820315&c_id=mlb
ReplyDeleteUmm... yeah I'm sure he was "trying to throw inside to Yankees batters" when the ball was above/behind the batter's head...
I think I would have tossed the pitcher here...
You guys are unbelievable. Warnings are just fine here and do nothing but protect both teams and Joe comes out as if his pitcher just got run. For the life of me I don't know why anyone argues warnings, you can still hit someone if you want, the penalty is just a little bigger if you do. Warnings may be explained, but not argued, making the ejection completely warranted. And no one cares about your post when you start it with "Now I'm a diehard (insert team name here) fan, but..." It just lets us know you don't know anything about umpiring and we gloss right over it.
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult for me to believe (down 5-0 I think?) that Moore did not do that on purpose. I like the warnings.
ReplyDeleteI also like this trike 3 call. We did not get a side view to see where it crosses the plate, but I would not be surprised if it caught the entire bottom part of the K zone.
And I like the call even more as a Yankee fan. =)
If warnings aren't issued here and something happens later, the same people are on here complaining that he should have issued warnings. You can not have it both ways.
ReplyDeleteThe pitch to Joyce was a strike. Deal with it.
-Zac
""Now I'm a diehard (insert team name here) fan, but..." It just lets us know you don't know anything about umpiring and we gloss right over it."
ReplyDeleteThat's not true (or at least I hope it is hyperbole). I am sure there are people who umpire on this forum who are die-hard fans of a particular ballclub. It might affect decision-making or considerations if the team you root for is involved, but there are over 30 teams.
LOL, I am a Yankee fan (not sure if I am diehard, fervent, or simply avid), but this one is a no-brainer (not like some ejections earlier this year against Girardi), but it happens to all teams. Happens when you have human decision-making and discretion involved!
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I am surprised there have not been any major gaffes (not because of lack of talent, simply because of the transition of moving up to the big time) in the NFL games - at least more than usual. I watched the Giant and Jet games yesterday and I actually like how they let teams (especially DBs and LBs) play!
That was David Cone announcing and not Paul O'Neill
ReplyDeletetmac, the only video I've seen of Pallone bumping Pete Rose is when he used his stationary torso to "bump" Pete's rapidly forward-accelerating forearm--twice--before Eric Gregg made it out to first base and talked Pete out of beating Pallone senseless.
ReplyDeleteJust messing with you. I agree with you that those guys were tougher. However, what they seldom did was go after players and managers the way some of these hotheads do today. They seemed more focused on making sure that their actions reflected positively upon the umpiring profession.
Can you imagine Doug Harvey (or those of his generation) leaving his position to go escalate an argument? Even Pallone and Haller had the good sense to let the fight come to them. Not saying it never happened, but it was with far less frequency.