2011/08/07 Gordon and Yost get tossed

DET@KC: Gordon and Yost get tossed in the eighth

[@zachhaywood1564]

"So what?! Give him a fucking violation!" Gotta love Ned Yost.

[@supadog1133]

They've learned to bleep out fights now😂

[@jannecechmanek]

He always seems so calm, but man can Yost curse like a sailor.

[@Chiefsfreak80]

I like yost, i think it is funny hiw he can go from 0 to 100 just like that

[@MontonSoup7]

The first base ump shat himself when Yost turned around

[@816skateboarding5]

“Are you shitting me?” - Ned Yost in every ejection he’s ever had

[@loveandrockets4life]

So much to hate in this video...the Royal blue "Royals" in the middle of the powder blue jersey, the powder blue hats, Frank White doing commentary.

[@whatsuphotdog]

pretty awesome that we could actually hear what he's saying

[@CWREDnYELLA816]

We don’t need jomboy for this one! 😂😂 I love and miss Ned and Alex!

[@DaCaptain924]

one thing i like about seeing ned yell at the umpires is that he clearly out-yells them. with a screaming voice like his, that message will stay in the umpires head forever. :-)

[@brookstheump]

nah that umpire is doing the right thing, the coach looks like the idiot doing all the yelling while the umpire doesn't, it looks great.

[@jeiskina]

brookstheump Maybe the ump should make halfway decent calls so he doesn't look like the idiot. I agree with the coach here

[@brookstheump]

jeiskina Yeah i'm sure you can do everything perfect if you umped a game, if you did one, it probably get out of control fast

[@alanhess9306]

@@jeiskina That pitch was clearly a strike.

[@Y2JWannabe93]

Anyone notice Gary Darling flinching when he saw Ned Yost move towards him

[@isaacschroeder9226]

Loved that! Lol

[@michaelklein2921]

Yes

[@ASNnKC913]

"Rob Drake has probably had enough of this" Maybe this has had enough of Rob Drake...He's not good.

[@Than_McDowell]

That's the worst ejection in baseball. He did what every player in MLB does on a ball 4. And who wouldn't think that was ball 4 when the umpire took 17 years to call it a strike. The ump ejected Gordon so he wouldn't have to confront his own mistake and then threw out the manager because everyone saw that he had no argument to defend the first ejection. What a joke of a human being.

[@hbk314]

Than McDowell Wow. Way to get everything wrong. The call wasn't slow. The batter just tried to immediately take off for first. The bat flip was clearly in response to the call as well.

[@reformcongress]

hbk314 No, he didn't. He was already flipping the bat when the call was made. The umpire is dickless.

[@alanhess9306]

+Than McDowell That pitch caught the front of the strike zone at the knee. Looked like a good pitch to me

[@snoopdawgproductions]

Alan Hess not really

[@kyleesmith9963]

@@hbk314 The vocal call was slow. Alex was mid-toss when he said it. Players aren't watching to see the call made visually. Therefore Alex didn't know it was a strike until he was mid-toss and in trying to stop it, it flew. Plus, if you look at technology given, the pitch is low, aka ball 4.

[@Y2JWannabe93]

Damn I know where to argue now Great microphones pick it up so quickly

[@danielhetue6968]

For what? Give him a f**kin’ violation like you do to everybody else!! That’s my favorite Ned Yost ejection of all time. lol

[@alexandermadsen5251]

You just gotta love how Yost defenders his players. What a legend.

[@KJarme]

Props to him 👏

[@markcushines6448]

The umpire behind the plate was Rob Drake, who got involved in argument with Yadier Molina in Milwaukee.

[@jamescampo2277]

its nice hearing frank whites voice

[@daniellenelsen4641]

I know, I miss Frank. I was aghast with Hud when he first got here. It took the entire 2012 season going into 2013 for me to warm up to him. Now I love good ol Uncle Rex. 😜 But man, I sure do miss Frank!

[@XxLETHALxX14]

YOU! YOU!

[@Evan-ep8zx]

That was a good pitch.

[@bostoncityofchampions6581]

If you're 4 foot tall.

[@fido416]

You go Ned

[@Rawk4Life]

Why did Gordon get ejected for tossing his bat in the air? It's not like he tried breaking it over his helmet, or slammed it on the ground.

[@campbellnator8495]

Yea I see why the ump threw him out. The announcers brought up the Molina incident which was pretty bad. Gordon did throw his bat up in the air, which is debatable whether or not it was because of ball 4 or he was angry at the call, but you can see why the umpire, Drake, had a shorter fuse than he might have. So, both sides had a good point if you look at the context.

[@murphyp2]

Drake needs to know that that's Alex Gordon...

[@starrytc5384]

Campbellnator you have to know Alex, he's a very well tempered player and I've never seen him throw a fit or anything malicious. The Ump should've known that, as well as known and understood that players flip their bat when they get walked. Like everyone. The ump took a very long time to call the strike and Gordon had every right to think it was a ball, so he went to flip his bat, he heard the strike call and tried to stop it, and it flew out of his hand. Gordon isn't confrontational at all! I'm the first person to admit that there are some hot headed Children on the Royals bench, Gordon is NOT one of them

[@alanhess9306]

@@murphyp2 Alex Gordon needs to know the strike zone.

[@RJN8580]

Bobby Cox taught Ned Yost very well....LOL

[@louisellsportsnetwork3110]

That's a strike

[@MMOFREAKdori]

Lol "Then give him a 5 minute lecture like you do with everyone else!"

[@Ghostrider6A]

Very good acoustics at Kaufmann Stadium and FOX Sports Kansas City.

[@erswear]

God I miss Frank White

[@chasespeer251]

Gordon getting tossed for that is a joke

[@daphnedesrochers9599]

He knew what he did..u think these are little kids?

[@KJarme]

Gordon didn’t do nothing. He was innocent like all the other nice players

[@TheZoelzer2]

I would almost study my ass off to become a manager for a baseball team just to get throwed out of the game.

[@henryk8675309]

haha classic. gordon just walks back to the dugout.

[@jolynnbarker5616]

John Allison hahacl

[@awesomejasonsel1]

So why are some umpires blue and some black? I'vebeen to 11 Twins games (including day, night, and away (Seattle)) and they've all had black.

[@goofyGAguy]

They tend to wear the baby blue shirts on hotter days.

[@awesomejasonsel1]

goofyGAguy makes sense

[@trevor9086]

They can either wear blue or black. It's their choice. As an umpire myself, I wear a variety of colors, from blue to pink, to camouflage.

[@awesomejasonsel1]

Hmmm….?

[@trevor9086]

Yeah, it's crazy how many colors their are. If you have 2 minutes one day, just look up umpire shirts, and see for yourself.

[@sixsixxsixxxx]

For what? Give him a fucking break...haha

[@cybererik1]

Below the knees. Even at the front of the plate.

[@alanhess9306]

No, it wasn't below the knee. You do know the strike zone extends well below the knees, don't you?

[@natemarroquin]

Is Rob Drake even umpiring anymore? He shouldn't be after that call.

[@chris7394123]

So he should be fired for calling a strike that was (maybe) an inch low?

[@jmoneymaker96]

chris7394123 no for ejecting gordon after the bat call

[@alanhess9306]

+Nate Marroquin Rob Drake was right with the strike call. The pitch was at the front knee in the zone. Look at the side view in the video.

[@murphyp2]

+Alan Hess the strike call was fine. Yost was arguing the ejection. It was very obvious anyone who knows how Gordon plays the game- and knowing the players is expected of you when you're umpiring at that level- that Gordon was throwing his bat b/c he thought it was ball four, heard the strike call, and tried to rein it in at the last second, resulting in the bat going up in the air. IOW, he was not trying to show up Drake. You know it's a bad call when Darling takes his sweet time going out to rescue his boy.

[@murphyp2]

+Alan Hess Also, while Drake signaled it immediately, he was slow in SAYING that it was strike three. Sometimes these umpires forget that the players can't always see them. Getting the call right is only part of the gig- you'll frustrate just as many ppl with calls that're consistently late. In Drake's defense, he'd apparently had a difficult week, and by the looks of things, this being an afternoon game it was probably hot, and probably the last game of the series, and if he'd had a bad series, and a bad day at the plate, umps are human, too, and they get frustrated just like everyone else.

[@juicebox4755]

He said a lot more than just bullshit lol..

[@nathanbarnes9373]

Do the ump blows the call and Gordon and Yost get tossed

[@alanhess9306]

The umpire did not blow the call. That was clearly a strike.

[@nathanbarnes9373]

@@alanhess9306 it was atleast 4 inches below the zone are you blind?

[@alanhess9306]

@@nathanbarnes9373 Slow it down and watch the side view starting at the two minute mark. That pitch is not low. Apparently you don't know where the bottom of the zone is.

[@nathanbarnes9373]

@@alanhess9306 the bottom of the zone is your knees that ball is a good 3-4 inches below his knees lol

[@alanhess9306]

@@nathanbarnes9373 Wrong. I was right, you don't know where the bottom of the zone is. It is not the knees. Even if it was, that pitch was at the knees. If you can't see that, you need to have your eyes checked. That pitch was at least 3 inches above the bottom of the zone.

[@austinsilverback8497]

The ref is thinking that bat flip was horiball put some pazass on it wait i have the power to eject him you ejected

[@swampmonsterplays4221]

horrible call

[@alanhess9306]

+Swamp Monster Plays Good call. At the front knee.

[@SammyMaggio]

YOU! YOU!

[@RpgilbertRS]

why did he say you you!

[@SammyMaggio]

Because Ned Yost thought plate umpire Rob Drake made a bad call and it was HIS fault.

[@Rawk4Life]

Sammy/Tracy Maggio His name is Ned Yost.

[@SammyMaggio]

I know

[@SammyMaggio]

Typo