Joe West has Security kick out the Nationals GM, a breakdown
What Happened
Umpire Joe West and his crew are once again the center of attention during this Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves game. In the bottom of the seventh inning, with the Nationals trailing by six runs, Nationals first baseman Eric Thames steps up to the plate. A 2-1 pitch from the Braves pitcher is called a strike by West, despite the ball clearly missing the strike zone. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, watching from the luxury suite, begins yelling in protest of the poor call. West and the umpiring crew can hear Rizzo's complaints and decide to take action. They call for security to remove Rizzo from the stadium, despite the fact that Rizzo is the only fan in the suite and is not wearing a mask, unlike the players on the field. Rizzo looks at his phone, seemingly surprised that the umpires are actually going to kick him out for voicing his frustration. As the security guard approaches Rizzo's suite, the Nationals' at-bat continues. Thames battles to a full count, but ultimately strikes out, tossing his bat in frustration. He then glances at the umpire, likely upset about a potential warning or fine for the equipment toss. The summary is being DraftKings, with a of "johnboy" available for viewers to download the app and take advantage of the Braves' recent offensive outburst, including 29 runs in a recent game and several hot hitters like Adam Duvall and Ronald Acuña Jr. Throughout the incident, Joe West's mask stands out, described as looking like "a giant bandage" on his face. The umpire's decision to eject the Nationals' general manager, despite the lack of fan presence in the stadium, highlights the ongoing tensions between team officials and the controversial umpire.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momenteverybody's favorite least favorite
umpire and his crew we're up to their
old tricks again joe west and co
kicked out a gm this time this one's
brought to you by draftkings we have a
2-0 count to eric thames they're losing
by six runs
seventh inning just trying to get some
good swings in 2-1 pitch
call to strike which is bizarre because
it was never close to the plate
never came back to the plate was never
ever over the plate was just
outside and outside and then more
outside and thames looks like whoa
damn okay compose myself
step in but gm mike rizzo is going to be
yelling
from his luxury suite and the umpires
can hear it so he steps off he's like
okay wait you kicked him out and he
could hear it
you're out we'll wait for you
ryan call security
brian's call security they're asking the
manager to call security there he is
the lone fan up there he looks at them
he says
that's how bad you are so bad i have to
yell at you
they try to say it's because he doesn't
have his mask on that's kind of a lie
all the players are sitting over there
it's because it's a lone voice it's like
you fall asleep in the city there's a
million
sounds there's too many they don't keep
you up you fall asleep in the country
there's one sound that drives you crazy
that's what's going on here
there'd be usually thousands of fans
telling that umpire how bad that pitch
was
instead you just have one fan who
happens to be the gm and you don't like
it
they heard him barking games prior they
didn't like it they talked about getting
him out of there
they finally got their chance they took
it he's staring at them joe west goes to
his little
you know phone he looks up and he says
yeah we got to get this guy out of here
rizzo's looking at his phone now and
he's like [ __ ]
can these guys really kick me out that's
gonna suck i was enjoying the game
wes gets off his phone his mask looks
like a giant bandage over his face
it's a pretty weird looking mask i don't
expect him to have a cool mask
or anything and now rizzo's still up
there checking his phone like was that
do i really have to leave what's going
on meanwhile the at bat finishes
thames goes to a full count then he
strikes out he tosses the bat in disgust
with himself he's not happy tosses the
pads
and then you can see him look at the
umpire because i think the umpire gave
him a warning
or a slight fine for throwing his
equipment you can see him look at him go
what
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