2011/06/27 Leyland's ejection

TOR@DET: Leyland gets tossed for arguing with umpires

[@matrixphijr]

Watching Leyland argue is probably the most fun you can have for free.

[@Renville80]

He may not blow a gasket like Girardi, but it is fun watching him become animated when he argues his point.

[@johnphilippi5481]

Jim Leyland was one of my favorite managers even though I'm not a Tigers fan. His level of enthusiasm reminds me of Earl Weaver (and I'm not O's fan either).

[@provideosofficial1]

I'm surprised Leyland didn't get a heart attack. LOL.

[@CuJoProductionsCP]

Gonna miss ya, Jim!

[@MrSpanky542]

there was a lot of um 'beeps' in that conversation lol

[@ArgonDai]

can't stop laughing.... hahahhaha leyland is funny.

[@357waldo]

The look of Dirk's smirk is priceless!

[@mattwright6075]

Absolutely

[@skisal2002]

We'll miss you Skipper!

[@amandad5208]

This is the best sh*t I've seen in years. God, I love baseball.

[@louisellsportsnetwork3110]

Jim is a good manager

[@mikek4733]

i love the look on dirks and brooken's faces...as they are trying to not laugh

[@ChristianClayton2000]

The replay of the ejection shows the Blue Jays players laughing.

[@CaptainCapital8]

Greatest manager in baseball right now... Hands down. A fan favorite.

[@demam41]

If I didn’t know leylands name I would’ve assumed he was Italian with all the hand movements lmao

[@t0ny1189]

I am a Tigs fan too...and yes just watching the game in real time let alone with replays on tv you can tell hes clearly out...Leyland was mad because the Ump with the best view called him safe, but the home plate umpire, with no view of the play, helped to overturn the original call.

[@alanhess9306]

The HP plate had a good look at the play and they got the call right. Leland is an asshole.

[@gretzkysyotes]

And if you fucked up on the job, I assure you someone would be in your face telling you...….that you fucked up. This was shitty umpiring on the 1B umpires part...….and Leyland had a right to dress the lazy ass down.

[@alanhess9306]

@@gretzkysyotes BS, everyone wants the umpires to get the call correct.....unless the call goes against your team. There is nothing wrong with getting help from another umpire when you are unsure of your call. Other than missing the initial call, the umpires did nothing wrong.

[@natehowe453]

Leyland is so funny with those hand signals

[@dertyboy1380]

i cant stop laughing

[@DarKKnightt07]

What a entertainer Jim Leyland was.

[@louiswarren1251]

Man I miss Jim Leyland!

[@mbukow01]

I hear you, but I'm an umpire myself and these situations happen more than you think. The home plate ump is supposed to watch the play up the line to look for a swipe tag or pulled foot because the first base ump usually can't see it from his angle. Admittedly, it doesn't look good for an umpire to be in this spot. What normally happens is the ump will go immediately for help, or say something like "safe, if his foot was on," then go for help to confirm it and then reiterate the call.

[@Mr.Jtea3]

Haha I love this !

[@RedFenril]

Ed Rapuano was in awe of Aaron Hill's defensive play. lol

[@craigmaxwell778]

I remember watching that game. Leyland getting ejected laughed my butt off

[@Blatty26]

I miss Jim leyland so much

[@austinfeinberg955]

The right call was out after the Toronto Blue Jays manager came to the field. The first base umpire did a bad choice for adding Jim Leyland to join in for arguing.

[@landshark147]

Have the nerve to say something ! lol

[@jesseh48]

I miss a manager that commanded respect now we have BRAD AUSMUS... AAAAAHHHHHHH

[@larsonmarkov1699]

ausmus sucks as manager and sucked just as bad as a player

[@Spork123able]

Lossmus

[@KevinCantWait08]

That out was even more clear than when Andreas Galaragga got robbed of his perfect game.

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Jim is a smoker that always concerned me. Love him so much, don't want him to get too worked up over stupid calls, and in in baseball there are many.

[@PotatRoboCop]

maybe if the ump spit his chew out and payed more attention to the game he would have gotten it right

[@zachreese6540]

Stay on the couch, Homer

[@lonewolfx499]

I may be a huge Tigers fan but he was out all the way to Manhattan.

[@samuelkawer]

He had a special ed moment

[@stevemoody9351]

Best

[@dabrew07]

And the Oscar goes to

[@johnsanjuan9364]

My Old-School Manager, Jim Leyland! I’m Sorry That was OUT!

[@ChargedGamerLP]

Im a tigers fan and he was out

[@tyguy123m]

i miss weaver

[@222333aaaaaa]

Hilarious

[@MM-qi5mk]

Old school skipper

[@roberthernandez1259]

Hhahahahahahaha so funny leyland ahahahaha xDD

[@RedFenril]

On the Sportsnet side, Pat Tabler knew the minute he walked away from Ed, Alfonzo was going to get an earful from Leyland. This is a textbook example of a manger getting his monies worth.

[@zachreese6540]

Manager acting like an idiot* . Fixed it for you

[@jamieterrill4841]

Good ol leyland

[@kylemoore8328]

I love leyland and how did that blind ump call him safe

[@StrivingTowardsWhatIsAhead]

Clearly safe

[@alanhess9306]

You're delusional.

[@YOSEMITEVUE-fo9tu]

Leyland get himself ejected

[@robertghanem107]

Jim and Sparky were the best..

[@Streamer687]

I followed a link from the latest Phoo Paa call from another Ump! All these late and bad calls in baseball make me wonder how much of a "Kick Back" the Officials are getting from Gamblers when the Odds get too high?

[@hashugill9191]

he always does, he gets ejected a lot

[@scootscootriot1020]

He probably went back to his office and smoked a carton of cigarettes.

[@mbukow01]

in this case, the first base ump indicated a pulled foot, which is why he called him safe. When he was questioned on it, he asked the UIC (home plate) for help on whether he held his foot on the bag. That's why he reversed his call to an out. Umpires can absolutely change their call in these cases.

[@clarkw4028]

Aaaaand because it’s a Tigers player they easily reverse the call. If it was the other way around no way in hell they reverse in fact they’ll throw out 3 Tigers players and 2 coach’s. FACTS! I’ve seen this movie too many times and no one is going to convince me otherwise.

[@zachreese6540]

There's no convincing you that you're a moron

[@alanhess9306]

Stop your pathetic crying.

[@clarkw4028]

@@zachreese6540 If I wanted your dumb F opinion I’d beat it of you, nimrod. Smh…

[@StrivingTowardsWhatIsAhead]

Walk with Elias

[@Ghostrider6A]

Who the hell wears a 4 stitch PLATE hat on the bases?????

[@ChargedGamerLP]

true but he should of left the runner on the base just to make them mad. lol trololololololololololololo

[@davidgouin8420]

I miss Leyland!!! Although I think Ausmus has put together a better team in his second year!

[@mr.cherrycola8373]

DAMN! Leyland really got his money's worth after getting ejected.

[@sm6175]

He didn't just get his money's worth..... he won the Lottery with that show after his ejection.

[@markvin1234]

It doesn't matter how they arrived at the decision, they got the call right and that is all that matters. Leyland made a fool of himself.

[@amandad5208]

No, he didn't. The ump did. The ump is the one who caused all of this with his shoddy call.

[@alanhess9306]

@@amandad5208 The first base umpire had a brain fart, it happens. Ultimately they got the call right and that is what you would want, isn't it? Everybody wants the umpires to get the call right unless the right call goes against your team. Instant replay would have come up with the same result.

[@alkaline933]

Ha! "Jim Joyce moment". Well deserved - he's an ass. Hide behind your union Jim.

[@alanhess9306]

+alkaline933 You do know Jim Joyce is constantly voted one of the best by the players don't you?