Don't worry folks. We haven't abandoned you. At least not permanently. The updates will start picking back up here. Anyways...Watching the highlights of Gardy and Redmond getting ejected from the Twins 3-1 loss last night reminded me why I love the guy so much.
The managers are almost akin to enforcers in hockey. A manager coming out to argue a play and getting ejected can swing momentum similar to a well-timed fight in a hockey game. While yesterday's ejection didn't really do much to help the Twins pull out a win, the incident brought back memories of my favorite Gardy moment. Last season against the White Sox at the Humpty Dump, Gardy got ejected arguing a call at third, and on his way off the field, drop-kicked his hat over his head. The crowd roared, throwing hats on the field. While throwing things on the field is always risky, it got the fans back in the game and sparked the Twins for a come-from-behind win.
Coming back to the ejections last night, its apparent umpire Todd Tichenor was a little overzealous. I can understand that he doesn't want the managers and players to think they can walk all over him because he's new to the league, but ejecting Redmond that quickly when Redmond didn't even do much to deserve it was just ridiculous. He didn't swear and never made contact with Tichenor. Throwing his glove on the ground was agressive, but sure didn't seem ejection-worthy. And since Mauer was DHing, Redmond was trying to not be ejected, as it ended up costing the Twins their DH.
However, Zambrano's hissy fit yesterday makes even Gardy's look tame. Poor Gatorade machine...
Stupid non-embedable MLB video...
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