Comments on: Mark Reynolds blasts umpires following ejection

By: Kevin Gillman

Kevin Gillman — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:01:18 +0000

But do they? Again, we never hear of these things though. We hear about the fines of the players and games they are suspended, shouldn’t officials be used in that same regard?

By: DJ MC

DJ MC — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:58:26 +0000

Care to explain why?

By: highump

highump — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:24:43 +0000

The genius continues… Sensitivity is actually a required trait for prospective officials of all sports. Those who are too callous in nature must go through a rigorous sensitivity training course. True story.

By: highump

highump — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:17:22 +0000

There are no rules protecting players from throwing equipment on the field, or other childlike tantrums. How Reynolds has any credibility with his misguided rant is beyond me.

By: highump

highump — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 04:15:31 +0000

Well I have read all of these blowhard comments and you, sir, have provided the sentence that most sums up the ignorance of most fans concerning umpiring, and officiating.

“…However, they should choose the umpire that actually had a better view, in this case the second-base umpire.” This comment is so far from reality that I don’t even know where to start picking it apart.

The reason no one ever hears what happens to the umpires is that you “can’t handle the truth.”

By: bobo0383

bobo0383 — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:55:33 +0000

The funny thing is that if there was replay there would not have been enough indisputable visual evidence to overturn the call. So how does a discussion between the umpires lead to an overturn of the call. It’s ludicrous how that play was reverses

By: dan1111

dan1111 — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:07:58 +0000

It is not the manager’s fault that a bad call was made. If the umpires took his ranting into account when making a decision, that is their failure.

By: bluesoxbaseball

bluesoxbaseball — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:03:22 +0000

Tag this for the next time Bud says no one is asking for more replay.

By: brewcrewfan54

brewcrewfan54 — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:30:11 +0000

Come on thumbs downers, this one is pretty funny.

By: djpostl

djpostl — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:37:35 +0000

Last night was just a crap night from all umps involved. A ball called fair that was foul, a guy called out at the plate that was safe (on the SAME play) and then the reversal that shouldn’t have been…

By: djpostl

djpostl — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:35:41 +0000

He had me until he bitched like a candyass about “screw the Orioles night every night”. I live in Virginia and watch just about every game they play. They get no worse treatment than every other team in the league when it comes to craptastic umpiring.

By: Andy Snakovsky

Andy Snakovsky — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 23:23:36 +0000

This is getting ridiculous it seems like the umpires are giving us multiple reasons every week to expand replay. And even though the Tigers didnt score that inning losing Mark Reynolds the rest of the game couldve cost the birds. I know Reynolds has been very disappointing all season but look at his numbers recently he’s been the hottest Oriole at the plate. As tight as the AL wild card is right now one game can make a huge difference, its totally unacceptable what happened last night.

By: nothanksimdriving123

nothanksimdriving123 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:07:29 +0000

Once we get a proper replay system, it will be obvious to all which umps’ calls are repeatedly overturned, and there will be pressure to yank them for additional training or demotion. They might not all like that. Oh well. It will improve the integrity of the game, which is damaged every time a clearly bad call prevents a fair result.

By: usm418

usm418 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:21:15 +0000

The play happened right in front of me and at that time I thought the reversal was correct. After seeing the replay I now think the original call was correct.

By: dcdebacle

dcdebacle — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:17:07 +0000

that’s a clown call, bro.

By: DJ MC

DJ MC — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:10:21 +0000

It wasn’t a great throw, though. Technically, since the call ended up safe and a good throw clearly would have got the out, it was an error. I don’t have a problem with that outside of what I said above.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:58:04 +0000

Really? You think Reynolds not only went on an umpire rant but then lied during it?

By: kalinedrive

kalinedrive — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:54:23 +0000

or 3) he said something that hasn’t been reported?

By: scoutsaysweitersisabust

scoutsaysweitersisabust — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:49:24 +0000

4) Manny Machado was charged with an error on the throw. It was a pretty amazing effort that most third baseman wouldn’t have even gotten close to.

By: tfbuckfutter

tfbuckfutter — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:37:23 +0000

It’s a good thing Reynolds didn’t have a bat in his hand or those umps stood a 20% chance of being hit.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:26:00 +0000

With respect to the ejection, there are two possibilities:

1) Reynolds knows the rule book better than the umpires, because he is correct that his action is a fine (or nothing at the discretion of the umpire) but is not an offense that is cause for ejection

2) The umpires know the rules just as well as Reynolds and actively choose to ignore them. Not sure which is worse, either is inexcusable.

By: whodeytn

whodeytn — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:24:50 +0000

Spot on, folks. Spot on.

By: stevem7

stevem7 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:12:24 +0000

Mark Reynolds is completely right. There is ZERO accountability of umpires and there won’t be as long as the likes of Bud SILLYPANT Selig and Joe Torre are running the offices there in Manhattan. Umpires should have to face the press every night just as managers do, managers need to be able to submit reports on umpires that get them fined and suspended. Baseball needs to change this archaic arrangement where these idiots in blue are held blameless for all the garbage that they do wrong.

By: jrocknstuff

jrocknstuff — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:04:22 +0000

I love the idea of sending umps that aren’t carrying their weight down to the minors, and calling up a minor league ump that is scoring high on his game reviews. What if each umpire had a different contract like the players do, and the really good umps were payed much better than Joe West of Tim Timmons? Reynolds is on to something here.

By: DJ MC

DJ MC — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:54:10 +0000

There are three issues with that play:

1) The call was correct, and it was reversed. This is the basic problem, and the center of why MLB needs to implement a real replay system for most or all calls.

2) Kellogg decided to confer with the home plate umpire to discuss the call. Umpires should be able to confer if they believe another umpire had a better view. However, they should choose the umpire that actually had a better view, in this case the second-base umpire.

3) The ejection of Reynolds. Simply put, this was against the rules, and shouldn’t have happened. Considering the Orioles’ position in the standings and Reynold’s recent hot streak, that likely had an impact on this game and thus possibly the playoff race itself. That umpire should be disciplined for his actions.

Of course, Reynolds is going to have a nice chat with Mr. Torre and Mr. Selig, and donate some of his salary to MLB’s favorite charity (itself), and we’ll never hear what happens to the umpire.

By: cuffhimbanano

cuffhimbanano — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:35:20 +0000

Mark Reynolds is my new favorite mlb player.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:34:15 +0000

Seems to me that there are some people with an appetite for replay. In fact, it’s the people who matter most in the debate.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:27:23 +0000

I’m sure the umps will be happy to help him make his goal.

By: Kevin Gillman

Kevin Gillman — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:27:23 +0000

Good for Mark on saying it. Umpires, and refs are the most sensitive group of people in sports. You can’t ever disagree with them, or you get thrown out. You can’t ever tell the media how you feel about certain calls, or you get fined. We know about players and managers, coaches getting fined when they speak their mind, why don’t umpires or refs get fined when they blow a call? It should go both ways here.

By: brewcrewfan54

brewcrewfan54 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:27:09 +0000

Maybe managers shouldn’t be allowed to run out and argue every call. They rarely get overturned anyways. If Leyland doesn’t come out hootin’ and hollerin’ then he gets it right. Maybe managers hould only be allowed to argue when they think a rule has been misinterpreted.