Benches Clear Phillies Rockies as Harper Won't Put Up With Bird; Phills Manager Strike Zone Ejection

It was a wild one on Sunday between the Phillies and the Rockies in Colorado. During the 6th inning Schwarber would take a high strike that leads to Manager Rob Thomson getting ejected. The following inning, Jake Bird would come in to relieve Rockies Kyle Freeland and Bird doesn't have great command. He will end up talking shit to the Phillies dugout after walking off the mound during his half of the inning and the benches would clear.
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[@mattmartin9074]

Bird after taunting and Harper walking towards him :”Come on! Let’s go. You want some?” Also Bird “I’m going to keep walking towards my dugout as the man who wants to fight is walking towards me.” 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@user-vz2cx3yo2n]

yep good call. what a chickenshit move

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Pitchers in a nutshell, I feel nothing for them at this point

[@gavinsheridan4680]

Eh, Harper is kinda the king of “dish it but can’t take it.” He’s a punk. A talented punk, but still a punk.

[@markanderson7833]

@@gavinsheridan4680 Actually, he does give and take.

[@totallykoolyeah]

Umps aren't having that bat drop/toss "assuming ball 4" bs. Take a note philly

[@philliesphanatic6020]

"sombody that looks like he's ready to go to a bbq came out of the dugout as well" 😂😂

[@nonsensesports1]

Waited for someone to say something about that. Lol

[@philliesphanatic6020]

@@nonsensesports1 I seen it and didn't think anything of it until the announcer mentioned it 😂

[@Mina-ok5qm]

Got his cell phone in one hand and a baby in a car seat carrier in the other.

[@Murph_.]

Love the fact that Bird talks shit then hides behind teammates. If you can't backup your words, don't use them.

[@moremiatas]

No sense injuring your throwing arm when your bench will have your back 🤷

[@charlescozic3208]

Might help his control though.

[@Reese_Young]

Like every other player 😂

[@LuisGonzalezGarcia-br1bn]

cry haha

[@billdeal4254]

Like harper

[@meekeeboy]

Crazy and ironic that this could have all been avoided with umps making the right calls...

[@deew_knird_reeb_ekomS]

What exactly do the umpires have to do with Jake Bird talking shit?

[@deew_knird_reeb_ekomS]

​@@AmazedBunion Cry harder, I guess lol

[@davidshuff2700]

There were a lot of those pitches that were strikes

[@jeffwhiteside6579]

Schwarber at the end lol... says it all 😂

[@TheChayxxx]

For someone who cant throw a damn strike, Bird sure is full of himself

[@jerolddaleske3966]

Did he get out of the inning?

[@BlazikusMinecraft]

@@jerolddaleske3966 yeah after the umps gifted him a free out that wasn't an out. And when hitting .300 is considered good, why is a pitcher ever taunting? you're supposed to stop the hitter 70% of the time. you're incredibly favored. to talk shit and keep walking back to his dugout.. what a coward

[@kevinstull8552]

He's full of Bird shit, that's why 😂.

[@chiefmegadeth]

@@jerolddaleske3966 with umpires help no doubt.

[@jserv9421]

​@@jerolddaleske3966 the umps didn't give philly the challenge on the double play, which neither runner was out

[@IllumTheMessage]

Bohm saw Harper going for the guy and then turned away saying "oh well". Love it.

[@BillFarel-oj7zc]

Harper is a jerk.

[@arizonagirl6474]

​@@BillFarel-oj7zc How is he a jerk?

[@lovesgucci1]

Thank you for giving the whole sequence of events!! “God Bless America here at the ballpark” 😭🇺🇸

[@nonsensesports1]

Thank you for watching and commenting. 👍

[@bb-gc2tx]

why is the phillies bullpen dressed like superman 2:59? 🤣

[@ronplayzroblox6355]

they wear sweaters when they are not in the game, or is a coach

[@atarr19]

Rumor has it that this all started after Bird told Harper he had a better looking beard

[@nonsensesports1]

Lol

[@miklogaming123]

We need jomboy to lip read it for us 🎉

[@delaneyrichardson]

I feel like people have forgotten what Harp was famous for in his younger years now that he has a cooler head. He’s always ready and willing for a fight🤣

[@scrumthebum2451]

I’ve been a Phillies fan since the mid 60’s I’ve never seen worse balls & strikes umpiring like this year. Totally changing the outcome of games. Need the automatic zone

[@RootinNRuttin]

Yeah but relying on technology isn’t any good either. What if it goes down in the middle of the game and they have to postpone the game to another day? Even worse, if your team had the momentum in a close game and then come back later to blow it because all moment was lost at that point. Imagine that happening in a playoff series?! 😮 or what if it started missing calls because of malfunction with sensors?! Then everyone would really be saying games were rigged. It would do more harm than good in my opinion. Can’t ever rely on technology if we still can’t get cell phone service right in 2024

[@lovesgucci1]

On tonight’s broadcast, the play by play Tom McCarthy, said the umpires saw the request for the review but Long wasn’t supposed to be the one who signaled for it? The umps made up the rule! **Thank you for not referencing the Sixers…

[@DianeSchoeneck60]

They need all the new umpires they can get, start at little league and work your way up..........

[@dco2006]

They can join the Eagles and Phillies in 2022-2023 Loser Town lol

[@Devan-he4kr]

You can't taunt on a pop out.

[@Devan-he4kr]

Celebrating a double makes sense, a walk not so much. Celebrating the out makes sense too, screaming at the dugout is something else.

[@AntonioRodriguez-lz1uq]

@John Lith when have the Phillies ever dance that’s a padres thing

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

If a pitcher wants to taunt, he needs to throw strikes.

[@BobGould-ce6kr]

Harper is a DIVA.

[@coatesycobra]

Not even close. Dude brings the hard work every game, every Spring Training and every Postseason. You're WAY wrong.

[@ManagedPan1k]

Damn Harper just flipped the Bird 😂

[@sarahcabezut5937]

Bird just shat on harper

[@RichL57]

Harper is the most philadelphian player in the mlb . Love having him in the red pin stripes

[@alexhuevera939]

Base running mistakes. Always acting hero and bigger than game. He will cost you

[@gkills32]

@@alexhuevera939 he aint cost us against the braves we know that

[@alexhuevera939]

@@gkills32 "he aint? " well ill be darn. you wont win a Championship with Harper. he cried like a baby when he got a boo boo last night

[@gkills32]

@@alexhuevera939 youre crying right now cus he isnt on your team😭😭😭

[@alexhuevera939]

@@gkills32 he was on my team the NATIONALS and guess what? they won a Championship right after HE LEFT

[@numbandintheend]

How you can not be terrified of Harper’s wrath is beyond me

[@thegothicmetalhead2877]

Who would have thought my first game in Coors Field would I see this moment with my very eyes

[@B.81.P]

There's a saying " All Bark No Bite" 😂

[@MusicByJesse]

My favorite part: “God Bless America here at the ballpark!” Classic!

[@nonsensesports1]

Announcers mention going into mid-7 to sing “God Bless America”, just did some editing👍

[@cinecrime]

schwarbers face is classic lol. Realmuto the only real one out there

[@paulne1514]

Harper should try being a truck driver in Philly in the off season. You learn to get a thick skin. EVERYONE gives us crap, almost every day. Drivers say good morning to us with 1 finger.

[@andrewyoung2796]

'" talking smack and didn't pitch well '"😂

[@chase2049]

I wish they would have let Harper go after Bird. 😂

[@MegaMkmiller]

Why would you want Bird in the ER with a broken nose?

[@ronplayzroblox6355]

@@MegaMkmiller it would have been great considering it was great karma for him, he had to rely on umpires to talk smack towards the phillies

[@hugoadriantadeogallegos360]

No se dejen mis Phillies, que nos respeten!

[@mooknick242]

everyone knew a guy like Bird growing up..lucky to be where they are but talking bs is their game when they know they wont have to back it up.

[@Son-Of-David1990]

I feel like there havent been many fights in recent years. Back in04 the redsox yankee rivalry was on fire that Year 🔥.

[@AndrewTa530]

harper is such a baby

[@avnation425]

It’s funny how this happened around the time of the Sixers losing Game 7.

[@HeavyVoid88]

Remember when the benches clearing meant something?

[@gyges5495]

What did he say to Harper that pissed him off so much? Bird was throwing all balls and lucky to even make it thru the inning

[@KennethJLave]

It's so stupid, MLB has simply got to finally go to an AUTOMATED STRIKE ZONE.

[@A_Dventures]

Harper sure is a good little Mormon boy LOL

[@TheMadmatt7]

They all look so cute tough-talking, fighting and carrying on in their little pink outfits.

[@kevinbyers6180]

Their always glad someone is holding them back!😅

[@chalkbunt81]

What a dirty bird.

[@ronaldrussell5481]

Harper all show.

[@jbear1221]

Harper just wants someone to hold him back.

[@coryreeves08]

Exactly he really doesn't want any smoke

[@mtg1470]

yup. at one point there was no one in front of him to hold him back and had a straight shot at bird, but stood there. the second others are there to hold him back he acts all street tough

[@KC_2112]

Guy talking shit with a career 4.30+ era 😂 😂

[@oakcreekbuilders547]

Ah hard to believe the biggest primadona in sports made a scene with his hair head band and eye black spot on

[@bobspartan3931]

Yeah all the battle gear and only DH ‘S !!! 😂😂😂

[@MrPinoyboy68]

Some one was about to catch some hands!

[@AnalogLanguage]

Bird didnt want the smoke 😂 all bark!

[@justvibing2497]

That umpire needs to be fired man

[@patrickadamcruz3406]

The Taunting Hour reference from The Loud House.

[@JS-824]

At 2:40 something falls from either the pocket or the waistband of Harper then coach sees it and picks it up quick. What was that?

[@Volleyboone]

Batting gloves lmao

[@jacksmith8002]

bench clearing brawls are silly, if anyone leaves the bench it should be 25 games - if the hitter and pitcher want to square off, have at it

[@ronnielewis2176]

Roll models for the kids 🧐

[@bb-gc2tx]

its easy to talk smack when you never have to get up and hit

[@chrisp.9172]

This is one reason why the DH sucks!

[@brandonh4918]

its a MLB dance off .... lol

[@johns5263]

Righhhtttttt

[@IllumTheMessage]

Exactly, we don't get a chance to beam him either.

[@keithmatthews3750]

I’d probably crow too if the ump had missed that many strikes and I still got out of the inning Commentators said he was out of the strike zone… man those balls were on the corners of both sides

[@tyjones5019]

He did miss one strike but the rest were definitely balls. He doesn't have the cred to act like that. Karma gonna get him.

[@darrellee4953]

You’d crow with your pink socks and armbands. Lmao

[@jimgray3346]

I love the rational and objective commentary of an announcer who says "we" when referring to one of teams. Like, at least try to pretend that you're a professional...

[@Kevin-yh5br]

He's the Philadelphia radio station commentator you turnip. He's supposed to be for the phillies.

[@notafinger1983]

It's the home team crew on the home network. They work for the team and even wear phillies gear when announcing. All teams have them. Boy I would watch baseball before I commented

[@jimgray3346]

@@notafinger1983 I'm well aware that every team has homer announcers, but some are more egregious than others (as is the case here). And why immediately assume I don't watch baseball? Because I've expressed an opinion that doesn't align with yours? Is your intellect so superior to mine that your argument must necessarily be punctuated with condescension?

[@TheSaintFrenzy]

Harper is the modern day, George Brett.

[@TruthHasSpoken]

Brett now 70 yrs old. Sigh. A lifetime .305 hitter, he had 600 at bats at age 40, hit .266 with 19 homers. Great, great player.

[@mickey-eq5vw]

idk Brett was pretty nuts he was always getting into shit but i dig harpers intensity , Bohm also lets his emotions fly no fights yet but only a matter of time

[@frankcastle7036]

Never hold anyone back

[@adamzangara]

Not a fan of Harper but I totally agree with his actions here.

[@christalball93_]

Yeah he is standing up for his team

[@deansapp4635]

He needs to lose the heed ban

[@hutchinson54]

Same here. I have zero tolerance for that crap.

[@MisterTwister88]

@@deansapp4635 Nah, he wears it to piss you off

[@organicflatearthprepper7498]

yeah he is a hot head cry baby

[@johnmoore4]

Nothing like local announcers. Enjoying the fireworks. No sanctimonious hogwash about how bad fighting is.

[@joeedman6793]

That’s why I love hockey. If you talk trash you have to back it up or eat fist.

[@thein-famouselguapo15]

Should have gave bird....the bird 😅... I'll walk myself out now.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

So, did I miss something? Is the second baseman/shortstop now required to actually make contact with second base while turning a double play? I always thought that was kind of a "gimme."

[@eddieschoffler9891]

Yeah, back in the day it was kind of an unwritten rule as long as you made a clean catch and throw the foot didn't have to be on the base. But a few years ago they changed that to make it so you have to make contact with the base while possessing the ball. I guess it's technically correct but you are right about the in the past it being a 'gimme'.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

Thank you, Eddie! I was not aware of that! @@eddieschoffler9891

[@WolfLikeMyself]

TMac was gold here.

[@ninjarider84]

That's on the manager, thats why most stand on the top step holding their hand up while the bench coach in on the phone for the review

[@n8doggy733]

Bryce Harper is the man bro, he is OBVIOUSLY trying to get his struggling team fired up. I love it, dude is one of my fav players of all time

[@aphroditehermes2775]

Love him too !

[@Coorsive]

Ew dude. Highlight yourself and hit backspace 😒

[@moremiatas]

"Struggling team"? Bro they made the playoffs no problem. Harper is just a roid head.

[@n8doggy733]

@@moremiatas they did, and they upset the Braves. but if you go back to this point in the seaeon they were struggling bad

[@moremiatas]

@n8doggy733 matter fact you're right. Rockies even won this series.

[@paintedwarrior516]

The loudest guy running his mouth is most of the time the weakest or most scared. Its the quiet calm ones you don't want to mess with.

[@Willieb-hi6yt]

Harper always waits until being held back, before going after someone. Wus

[@stevem2529]

Kat fight nothing more. Saw a figjt between the yanks and sox from 1976 and saw a real men’s brawl😊

[@james40639]

Harper probably would have been knocked out by someone

[@johnfloyd9508]

He loves to lose his cap so every one can see that wild hair and oh yeah the bandana , never a fan

[@mc-gn2rt]

Baseball fights are the worst. For all of Harper’s pushing and shoving he really didn’t try very hard to get to Bird or anyone else. Almost like he was saying “somebody hold me back cuz I’m angry”…. Haha

[@rsb512]

Bird must have thrown 10 balls that were called balls but were clear strikes to me getting plenty of the corners. Absolutely ridiculous umpriring.

[@chaossst6386]

Howie Kendrick Is a coach for Philly? Interesting

[@edsonbojorquez2913]

Why are players so unprofessional these days

[@mwhack3262]

Harper loves the cameras

[@markthompson7503]

It looked like a strike to Schwarber to me. Below the letters.

[@dallassucks130]

Well ur blind then lmao

[@joeh52]

Bush league call by a bush league crew... they knew they missed that the runner looked safe and here one of the umps tells the Phils dugout that they can't have it reviewed? Wow.

[@markanderson7833]

The problem was the dude was safe at second and out at first.

[@DianeSchoeneck60]

They need all the new umpires they can get, start at little league and work your way up..........

[@auh11]

not the umps fault. Bench coach that took over for Thomson took too long. As soon as the review guy tells him to challenge he's gotta run to the top step and make the signal to challenge. He stayed lollygagging on the phone and it cost them the review.

[@Polack-ml9fh]

@@auh11yea I agree, they either want a review or not. It’s not take your time review the film yourself then decide if the umps should review it.

[@NicholleChristineEdwards]

KNOCK OUT! ⚾️🥊

[@lorenzoMarquezHernandez]

I love the raw emotions that baseball brings out.

[@cardinalRG]

I detest the lack of composure. Emotions are most useful when channeled into the game, not the trash-talking, and all the best sportsmen have known that. In any case, the best way to deflate a trash-talker is to ignore him. They hate that.

[@MoviemaniaNick]

Mmmm... this sounds like the Rays team when they were smack talking and yet Rays Down! Lol

[@UncleVatred]

If they're going to be that damn dramatic about the strike zone I'm going to talk some shit if they aren't scoring off me. I have no problem with what Bird did, I guess 'Let the Kids play' doesn't apply to pitchers 🤷‍♂

[@caseygillis9017]

0:54 “4 straight pitches out of the zone for ball 4” it wasn’t 4 straight just a correction.

[@magnificentone4686]

Bird instigated this whole thing

[@joshuastepleton2261]

Lmao talking shit when he threw more balls than strikes as he’s hiding in the dugout when Bryce comes out

[@snopesshop1903]

Harper a little hotheaded for a Mormon

[@kylejackson3218]

Whoa! That is not good.😡😡😡😡

[@mpas8684]

I hope they don't get looted! Philly stores are a free-for-all.

[@moremiatas]

A pitcher will shit talk all day long bc he knows his team will have his back regardless of how wrong he is!

[@oxroush]

Your typical MLB brawl.... a few reach arounds.

[@GLockman4711]

Let em go… they were not going to fight.

[@dtimbs84]

Yea and we're 1 win away from the world series for the 2nd straight year! Take that!

[@jerbwood]

Go Dbacks

[@mikejennings4495]

Triple A pitcher acting like a superstar.

[@danieldurham2103]

Harper wouldn’t play for my team if he came for free. Constant presence on these posts

[@CorynthianLeather]

I read this and thought Harper got into a fight with an Eagle or something

[@baseballkid5384]

Bro Bird shouldn’t even be talking walked 3 people ☠

[@johnfloyd9508]

He is pitiful!! Either kin too or is a friend of owners 🤔

[@ryaneld796]

Can’t wait to play the Rockies this year and she’ll bird

[@UntappedBlue]

Lol we swept their little league team

[@mattdaugherty7865]

They should circle up the players and let them go at it!

[@HomeStudioBasics]

Huge Braves fan here. I used to hate Harper but he's really grown on me in the last few years. I respect his fire and passion and he actually seems like a good dude outside of all the macho testosterone stuff which is pretty normal if you're not a Cheeto-eating couch potato.

[@MA37679]

If Harper was a hockey player, he would have been knocked out about 5x by now. ALL talk and bluster. His team should simply sit back and let him do his thing just once to see how tough he really is.

[@theamaeve8175]

Do you realize how many hockey players are perfectly fine being all talk because it baits the other team into taking penalties?

[@wassuupnick]

Bird is such a coward. He knows he can run his mouth with all his teammates around. Guarantee it would be a completely different scenario if it were just him and Harper on the street.

[@maeve8082]

real

[@dukerodriguez3131]

Don’t go get your @$$ kicked Bryce!!!

[@tomy5868]

they are balls..even if you frame a pitch 8 inches.

[@johnx4181]

Nice head band sweety