MLB Ejection 055: Joe West (2; Dale Sveum)

HP Umpire Joe West ejected Chicago Cubs Manager Dale Sveum for arguing a safe call by 1B Umpire Toby Basner in the top of the 2nd inning of the Diamondbacks-Cubs game. With one out and none on,

West ushers a defiant Sveum to the dugout.

Diamondbacks batter AJ Pollock hit a 2-2 fastball from Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija on the ground to second baseman Darwin Barney, who threw to first baseman Anthony Rizzo as Pollock arrived at first base, resulting in Basner's call of "safe." Replays indicate Barney appeared to catch the ball with his foot on the base prior to Pollock's contact of first base, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 3-1. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 12-4.

This is Joe West (22)'s second ejection of 2013.
Joe West now has 4 points in the UEFL (4 Previous + 2 MLB + -2 Incorrect Call [Crewmate] = 4).
Crew Chief Joe West now has 1 point in the UEFL's Crew Division (1 Previous + 0 Incorrect = 1).

This is the 55th ejection of 2013.
This is the 27th Manager ejection of 2013.
This is the Cubs' 2nd ejection of 2013, T-2nd in the NL Central (PIT 4; CHC, MIL 2; CIN, STL 0).
This is Dale Sveum's first ejection since April 19 (Chris Guccione; QOC = Y).
This is Joe West's first ejection since May 25 (Ron Gardenhire; QOC = Y).

Wrap: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 6/1/13
Video: Protecting his crewmate, West ejects Sveum for arguing Basner's 2nd close call in the game (CHC)