This umpire refuses to let Derek Jeter argue with him, a breakdown

to getting ejected. This breakdown is

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best baseball podcast out there. He got

a one and two count. We're in the first

inning against Toronto. There's a ball

inside. 22 three and two a full count.

He's coughing a lot. He's sick. Maybe

that makes him more irritable. I He

didn't even really be irritable. And

then did he swing? No, guys. Why'd you

ask? No, of course not. So, he's on

first base. Malar on first. Wow. For

Toronto. That's fun. Now Swissers up.

It's a two- count. They don't want Jeter

taking off on the pitch. So, they keep

him in check. They throw it to first

base, but only problem it's a B because

he didn't He got to step to first base.

He's got to step to first. He did. Nope,

he didn't. Okay. Well, whatever. Here.

Did he step to first? I don't know. I'm

not going to sit here and tell you that.

I can tell you that that's a B based on

other stuff. I've seen pickups where it

doesn't look like that. I've seen it

where it does. Who knows? Anyway, then

Jeter says, "Why don't I just grab third

while I'm at it and throw to third?

You're out." No tag.

Come on, Blue. He never tagged me.

Catcher's happy with himself. Not going

to steal on me. He says, "Can I ask you

a question?" "No, I can't ask you a

question. He never tagged me." And the

umpire apparently says, "Doesn't matter.

The ball beat you." So Jeter responds,

"What? You just have to catch the ball?

You don't have to tag anymore?" Huh? I'm

not Well, get out of here. So Topper is

going to escort him down the line.

current manager of the Phillies, third

base coach for the Yankees for a while.

Joe Gerardi, the manager, is going to

come out because he's never seen his

shortstop and his captain get that hot.

And Jeter's going to say to Joe, he

says, "He said the ball beat me." Yeah,

but he never even tagged me. And Joe's

like, "Okay, thank you for the intel.

I'll go have my own conversation now."

So now Gerardy walks up to the umpire

and says, "Got to make him tag him,

Marty. That's just this the way the

sport is." All right, so here we go.

It's a little bit of a swim move. now

pulls the left hand back. The right hand

comes in and he says no tag. Let's watch

it again. He just puts the glove right

down in the middle and Jeter pulls the

left hand back. The right hand's going

to go around and the right thumb is

touching the base right now. The glove

doesn't touch him until later on. I

really don't know if they'd overturn it

cuz the footage is tough. But I the the

right thumb hits right there. And from

all the angles, the glove hasn't touched

yet. And then the glove touches. And

Jeter is just look at how shocked he is.

He did not argue calls a lot. You know,

maybe after an inside pitch or a pitch,

he would just say something like, "I

don't think that's a strike." But he

didn't argue calls in the middle of the

field like this at all. And look how

shocked that face is. And then when it

cuts back to Gerardi talking to the

umpire, he's going to tell him, "You

missed the call. Don't make us ask you.

You're out of here. So, I guess he's

saying like if we're not allowed to ask

you about the call, then don't miss one,

I think. And and the UMPIRE SAYS, "WHAT

CALL? WHAT CALL DID I MISS?" WELL, the

very call we're talking about, Blue,

that's that's that's not a hard

question. The call in question is the

one he's referring to that you missed.

And Jeter's in the dugout. Can't believe

it. Marty Foster over there looking

pissed. You know, Gerardi got ejected in

the first inning. This went on for a

couple days in the media because Jeter

told everyone after the game, "I was

told I was out because the ball beat me

and he didn't have to tag me." Jeter

said, "I was unaware of that change in

rules." And then his skipper, Joe

Gerard, said, "I didn't care for the

explanation. Just leave it at that."

Foster, the umpire, declined interview

requests and asked John Herschbach, the

crew chief, to speak on his behalf.

Hirschbach said that he had not asked

Foster what he said that Jeter, but

would discuss the conversation with

Foster on Monday or Tuesday night. He

did say, "You just can't say the ball

beats you. You're out. It's not a reason

to call someone out because the ball

beats you." It used to be that way, but

it's not anymore. It It's crazy that it

used to be that way. And then a couple

days later, that same crew was doing the

Dodgers Mets game and they asked the

crew chief John Hersbback about it again

and he said Foster told him a different

story. He said Foster said the ball beat

you and I had him tagging you is what

Foster told Hersbach he said to Jeter.

And Hersbach said, "I don't see a

problem with that. Sometimes when

tempers flare, you don't hear everything

that's said." Now, I don't know why an

umpire would say the ball beat you and I

had him tagging you. You could just say,

"He tagged you. you're out. So, the

first part doesn't really matter. So,

then like good reporters, they went to

Jeter and they said, "Hey, did you hear

this? He's saying that he actually said

this." And Jeter wasn't buying it. When

they asked if he heard him say, "I had

him tagging you." Jeter was quick to

answer. He didn't say that. Jeter told

the Post in a firm voice, "He knows

exactly what he said and he didn't say

that." And Thompson, the third base

coach, echoed and said, "I didn't hear

him say that." Jeter says he understands

umpire's mis calls but was still

incredulous over Foster's explanation

and re reiterated several times he

didn't say that. So Marty Foster

what of it punk. [laughter]

So there you have it. That's the closest

Derek Jeter ever got to being ejected

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