Tony Vitello is climbing the ejections list quickly this week, getting tossed twice in three days and giving the San Francisco Giants' manager five overall, tied for second most in the league.
Are umpires showing less patience with Vitello, who has no previous pro experience, than they are with other managers? He appeared to do little to earn an ejection in the Giants' 10-6 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Oracle Park, while home-plate umpire Alan Porter, who tossed him, was in the midst of a tough night - Porter had nine ball-strike calls overturned on challenges, and also called a clear third strike a ball in the third, keeping Lars Nootbar alive for a double that started Arizona's five-run inning.
Vitello may have earned his ejection Wednesday against the Reds when he disputed a check-swing call a little more strenuously, but he seemed to do no more than yell that Nolan Arenado's double to left in that third inning was foul along with a gesture indicating by how much.
The play was not reviewable - third-base umpire Alex MacKay ruled the ball was fair when it traveled over the bag and anything in front of the base umpires is not eligible for a review. But that doesn't mean Vitello didn't get a report from the Giants' video replay review room. The double put two on for Tim Tawa's homer to left center.
Vitello didn't appear to swear or insult the umpires when disputing the fair call, but once he was ejected, he charged out and made his feelings known to Porter, first appearing to say, "Why? What for?"
#umpires #five
Are umpires showing less patience with Vitello, who has no previous pro experience, than they are with other managers? He appeared to do little to earn an ejection in the Giants' 10-6 loss to the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Oracle Park, while home-plate umpire Alan Porter, who tossed him, was in the midst of a tough night - Porter had nine ball-strike calls overturned on challenges, and also called a clear third strike a ball in the third, keeping Lars Nootbar alive for a double that started Arizona's five-run inning.
Vitello may have earned his ejection Wednesday against the Reds when he disputed a check-swing call a little more strenuously, but he seemed to do no more than yell that Nolan Arenado's double to left in that third inning was foul along with a gesture indicating by how much.
The play was not reviewable - third-base umpire Alex MacKay ruled the ball was fair when it traveled over the bag and anything in front of the base umpires is not eligible for a review. But that doesn't mean Vitello didn't get a report from the Giants' video replay review room. The double put two on for Tim Tawa's homer to left center.
Vitello didn't appear to swear or insult the umpires when disputing the fair call, but once he was ejected, he charged out and made his feelings known to Porter, first appearing to say, "Why? What for?"
#umpires #five
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