Voting: 160 Hallion (12.0%), 101 Riggs (11.4%), 55 Joe West (9.8%), 103 Cory Blaser (7.4%).
Tom Hallion's September 3, 2021 ejection of Chicago Cubs acting manager Andy Green after a correctly officiated bona fide slide rule interference no-call received the most votes for the UEFL Ejection of the Year Award.
During the ensuing argument, Hallion stated to Green, "You don't even know what the f* you're talking about. That's what I'm telling you: You don't always know what the f* you're talking about."
As far as final career ejections are concerned, Hallion's could be near the top of the all-time list.
When Jeremy Riggs ejected Mets manager Luis Rojas as New York visited Pittsburgh on July 18, 2021, it brought into focus several key decisions that had to be made in a very short period of time: Riggs' multiple judgment calls on this play included whether the batted ball hit the batter in the box (no), whether the batted ball touched the lead baserunner along the foul line (no), whether or not the runner interfered with the catcher (no), whether the pitcher first touched the batted ball on the infield in fair or foul territory (fair), whether the third base coach interfered with the defense's play on the trailing runner (no), whether the third baseman obstructed the trailing baserunner (no), and whether the ball left the playing field (no).
Replays indicate Riggs' calls were correct while Rojas, apparently not satisfied with Riggs' response, appeared to assault bump the umpire. Perhaps the ejection accomplished its goal, as the Mets came back from a six-run deficit to defeat the Pirates one day after blowing a six-run lead to lose to Pittsburgh, the first time such an event has occurred in MLB history.
Perhaps best of all, this ejection featured commentary by legendary broadcaster Gary Thorne.
UEFL Awards History, Tom Hallion
UEFL Awards History, Tom Hallion
Crew Chief of the Year: 2021
UEFL Awards History, Jeremy Riggs
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The final postseason award, (Best) Umpire of the Year, will be released next | Videos as follows:
The final postseason award, (Best) Umpire of the Year, will be released next | Videos as follows:
Alternate Link: Out of challenges, Green yells about slide rule no-call in argument with Hallion (CCS)
Alternate Link: Mets stop playing after fair ball call, Pirates score three (PIT/NYM)
