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I'm very conscious of obeying proper mask usage, but there wasn't another human being within 100 feet of Mike Rizzo, and he's in a well-ventilated place. Joe West calling security on him is peak Joe West.

vaff87 · Post #592 » by **vaff87** » Mon Sep 7, 2020 6:55 am

Was it definitely because he wasn’t wearing a mask? I’ve heard that, but I’ve also heard it was because he was yelling at the umpires. So I’m a little confused.

polo007 · Post #593 » by **polo007** » Mon Sep 7, 2020 4:14 pm

Out of the box: Umps eject Nats GM Rizzo from luxury suite - Associated Press

Now this was an out-of-the-box ejection.

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo was tossed for yelling at umpires from a luxury suite in Atlanta on Sunday, with longtime crew chief Joe West saying, “enough is enough.”

“I wouldn’t take that from a player. I wouldn’t take that from a manager,” West told The Associated Press. “If it was Donald Trump, I’d eject him, too. But I’d still vote for him.”

The 67-year-old West, on track to set the record for most games umpired in big league history next year, said the crew told the commissioner’s office Friday that Rizzo was hollering at umpires earlier in the Nationals-Braves series.

“We informed the office that if it continued we’d stop it,” West said. “And we did.”

This latest incident occurred with the last-place Nationals batting in the seventh inning, trailing NL East-leading Atlanta by six runs in a game the defending World Series champions eventually lost 10-3.

After Chris Martin threw a pitch to Eric Thames with two outs, umpire Hunter Wendelstedt stepped away from the plate, turned to face the stands and yelled “You’re out” while cocking his thumb.

Rizzo was standing outside the box, high above the plate at Truist Park, without a mask and was barking toward the field.

“He was saying, ‘you’re brutal’ and other things,” West said. “We’re in a pandemic situation, you can hear everything.”

With no crowd in the ballpark because of the coronavirus, someone on the field could be heard saying, “call security.” West then walked to the Braves dugout to use a telephone.

Post #594 » by **Schad** » Mon Sep 7, 2020 5:43 pm

vaff87 wrote:Was it definitely because he wasn’t wearing a mask? I’ve heard that, but I’ve also heard it was because he was yelling at the umpires. So I’m a little confused.

West is saying now that Rizzo was thrown out for his comments, but in the video it sounds like he tells the dugout that Rizzo got tossed because he wasn't wearing a mask, so who knows.

vaff87 · Post #595 » by **vaff87** » Mon Sep 7, 2020 7:45 pm

Schad wrote:
vaff87 wrote:Was it definitely because he wasn’t wearing a mask? I’ve heard that, but I’ve also heard it was because he was yelling at the umpires. So I’m a little confused.

West is saying now that Rizzo was thrown out for his comments, but in the video it sounds like he tells the dugout that Rizzo got tossed because he wasn't wearing a mask, so who knows.

All I know is... Joe West would be a Trump supporter, wouldn’t he? And a typical one at that, “I don’t care what he does, I’m voting for him anyway.”

polo007 · Post #596 » by **polo007** » Wed Sep 9, 2020 7:54 am

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SharoneWright · Post #597 » by **SharoneWright** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:35 am

Did the Braves just score 29 runs tonight?!

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401226319

Metallikid · Post #598 » by **Metallikid** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:11 pm

Jose Abreu is a **** beast and it'll be him and Trout down the stretch for AL MVP.

Fairview4Life · Post #599 » by **Fairview4Life** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:11 pm

Metallikid wrote:Jose Abreu is a **** beast and it'll be him and Trout down the stretch for AL MVP.

Only because Teoscar got hurt.

polo007 · Post #600 » by **polo007** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:57 pm

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