Umpires in MLB

**george** · 08-25-2010, 12:21 PM

scott barry, a fill in umpire, ejected ryan howard from the game last night in the bottom of the 14th inning for throwing his bat. now, yeah, you shouldn't do that and he should have been fined. personally, i don't think he should have been thrown out. but that's besides the point really.

howard's first strike in that at bat came from a checked swing. after the strike howard put his hands on his hips and looked upset. scott barry then put his hands on his hips, too, to mock howard. howard was then heard saying, "i'm not mad at him, i'm mad at myself." howard then had a third strike called on him by scott barry for, again, checking a swing. howard threw his bat and was immediately ejected from the game.

after being ejected he was really upset (watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhAyORKGUe4). but that's really not that point. the point is that scott barry mocked ryan howard and then ejected him from the game when he got upset.

i think that umpires today are getting too sensitive about the game. they're no longer being impartial. they, more than the players at this point, are thinking with their hearts more than their heads. they won't swallow their pride and just do their job, and they get ticked off when they think their call is being questioned.

what do you think?

08-25-2010, 12:21 PM	#1
george 5SBS Posts: 59	Umpires in MLB scott barry, a fill in umpire, ejected ryan howard from the game last night in the bottom of the 14th inning for throwing his bat. now, yeah, you shouldn't do that and he should have been fined. personally, i don't think he should have been thrown out. but that's besides the point really. howard's first strike in that at bat came from a checked swing. after the strike howard put his hands on his hips and looked upset. scott barry then put his hands on his hips, too, to mock howard. howard was then heard saying, "i'm not mad at him, i'm mad at myself." howard then had a third strike called on him by scott barry for, again, checking a swing. howard threw his bat and was immediately ejected from the game. after being ejected he was really upset (watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhAyORKGUe4). but that's really not that point. the point is that scott barry mocked ryan howard and then ejected him from the game when he got upset. i think that umpires today are getting too sensitive about the game. they're no longer being impartial. they, more than the players at this point, are thinking with their hearts more than their heads. they won't swallow their pride and just do their job, and they get ticked off when they think their call is being questioned. what do you think?