Rizzo Gets Ejected For Being Upset, a breakdown
What Happened
Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs steps up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, with his team trailing the San Francisco Giants by one run in a crucial matchup. The tension is palpable as the 3-1 pitch from the Giants' pitcher approaches the plate. Rizzo takes a confident swing, fouling the ball back. As Rizzo steps back into the batter's box, he appears to express his displeasure with the umpire's strike call, believing the pitch was outside the strike zone. The umpire, however, is unfazed and stands by the call, much to Rizzo's frustration. The Cubs' first baseman lets his emotions show, uttering a few choice words that are clearly audible to the umpire. To the surprise of both Rizzo and the Cubs' third-base coach, the umpire immediately ejects Rizzo from the game for the seemingly minor outburst. The third-base coach rushes over, equally bewildered by the umpire's decision, as Rizzo walks off the field, his frustration evident in his body language. Meanwhile, a group of Giants fans in the outfield are having a lively celebration of their own, inflating a giant swan to enjoy in the waters of the San Francisco Bay. Their lighthearted antics provide a stark contrast to the tense situation unfolding on the field. "Are you that [expletive] sensitive, bro?" Rizzo is heard saying, clearly baffled by the umpire's quick trigger in ejecting him from the game. The Cubs' third-base coach shares Rizzo's sentiment, expressing his disbelief at the decision and emphasizing that such a minor outburst should not warrant an ejection. The game continues, with the Giants clinging to their slim lead as the Cubs try to mount a comeback without their star first baseman. The incident has left both teams and the fans perplexed, as they grapple with the umpire's seemingly harsh and disproportionate response to Rizzo's outburst. As the Giants fans continue to enjoy their inflatable swan, the focus shifts back to the field, where the outcome of this crucial matchup remains uncertain. The drama and tension of the moment linger, as both teams fight to gain the upper hand in this tightly contested battle.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthis was one of the weirder ejections
I've seen it's it's so minimal nothing
happened Rizzo's up in San Francisco a
big game because the Cubs lost the first
two in San Francisco's is being magic
these guys are trying to get their
inflatable Swan into the water to go
have a blast that's gonna be such a
blast - oh pitch to Rizzo inside now
he's got a 300 K bout to make a splash
landing get that swan in there three oh
he's swinging attacking the fastball
fouls it back
now he's 3-1 and they've touched down on
water good for them having a blast this
one dudes gonna forget oh I got forgot
all our stuff let me go grab all our
stuff he heads back up 3-1 pitch to
Rizzo is gonna be on its way
he thinks it's outside and he has the
walk umpire calls it a strike it was
right in the line but Rizzo is upset he
lets them know then fouls one off okay
we got the beers great we got the cooler
you got that bottle of what is that like
Hennessy or something I don't know got
that cooler probably nothing of
importance in there and this rucksack
all our tunes I don't know what's in
there anyway they're ready to go the 3-2
pitch swings through it he's pissed gets
out a fuck-shit and for some reason the
umpire throws him out he's like why why
the third-base coach is running in he
doesn't even realize what's happened he
doesn't go to protect him at all cuz he
can't believe it
are you that [ __ ] sensitive bro or
dog it's [ __ ] soft we can't let that
happen how about that
that's what I [ __ ] want how about
that how about that doesn't want him to
get thrown out I think it's fair I think
yeah you can't throw a guy out for just
saying like [ __ ] or [ __ ] nobody did that
nobody nobody nobody and these guys
they're ready to lift off they're gonna
go hang out and inflatable have fun for
about 20 minutes then realize
therefore dudes drinking on an
inflatable with nowhere to go