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I'm more bent that he carried the bat 3/4 of the way to first base.Now don't get me wrong.... couldn't have happened to a more deserving team. However...I think this is a BS call by the umpires to eject the kid. Was it the bat flip? The swipe across the jersey? I've seen far, far worse!
Because an unusually large percentage of our fans have chronic little brother syndrome where UW is concerned. The same umpire will toss one of our pitchers for yelling too loudly after striking out a batter and people on here will be bent.I'm more bent that he carried the bat 3/4 of the way to first base.
That being said, while I don't see anything specifically wrong with anything he did, I'm not sure why we're going apeshit over a game tying HR in a regular season game. Act as if.
remember when you didn't have to make a rule about taunting in baseball, because a) players at all levels just didn't do it and b) if you did do something untoward, you'd have your comeuppance at your next at bat.Reading through the Twitter responses evidently there's a new rule this year that doing the slash across the chest is now considered taunting... automatic ejection.
My guess is the social media phenomenon where kids are so quick to copy big leaguers. My son played JV HS ball last year…pitchers of course still pretty wild and kids get plunked in every game, nobody’s throwing at anyone. More than a few times I see a kid get plunked and giving the pitcher a stare down on his way to first base. Last thing you want is a fight in a HS or college game because some kid is acting douchey copying a big leaguer. Probably an over correction just like end zone celebrations were for a while.Thanks, 79. I did not know that. New rules always take some enforcement, since they are seldom adequately communicated.
I wonder why the league decided to create this rule at this time? Is anyone aware of any high profile incidents?