4/19/15: After warnings to both teams in the 1st, Don Wakamatsu, Kelvin Herrera and Alcides Escobar are ejected from the game in the 8th
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34 Comments
Look who expels to Wakamatsu, the popular Jim Joyce, umpire that undid a no-hitter to Armando Galarraga. Is a Accident that has driven out Alcides Escobar, for be Venezuelan? In Venezuela you don't forget you, Joyce
It's as though the announcing crew expected this to happen, not even expressing shock at the retaliation or the ejection.
i'm so shocked…. kc playing dirty and instigating…. I am unsarcastically shocked that it wasn't ventura though
I am very suprised that the royals won that game
glad the royals get this out of the way at the beginning of the season. teams respect us now that they know we'll stick up for each other.
Why did Escobar get ejected
he shoudent be ejected
Royals sure do like to start a lot of shit
Lol billy butler is like man what's happening to my old team? And wakamatsu that was funny!
Royals are a bunch of salty fuckboys
People who don't follow the Royals don't know what had transpired up to this point in time. The Royals had more HBPs at that point in the season than any other team except the Rangers. It was clear some of the HBPs were strategic and intentional. Four of our best batters were being hit repeatedly. Alex Rios' hand was broken by an HBP. The umpires were not doing what needed to be done and then Lawrie carelessly slides into Escobar cleats up and removes him from playing (there's actually a rule that could have been invoked to call Lawrie out but the umpires didn't do anything). By standing up for themselves, the Royals forced the umpires to consider the fact that an organization was paying millions of dollars to players who were at risk due to excessive HBPs. A message was sent that the Royals weren't going to stand by and allow themselves to be assaulted during a game. The HBPs against the Royals decreased after these early incidents and, for the most part, the Royals have returned to the group of guys who just don't care about anything other than playing to win, having fun and celebrating their success. Bottom line: the Royals have moved on – it's time for everyone else to do the same.
Why does Jim Joyce seem to be at the center of every controversy in MLB?
I was there!
MY FAVORITE REGULAR SEASON GAME(that I've been at)!
"You still suck Lawrie" lol
I really hate the Royals so much with the words that I can't express.
Hearing the Royals fans booing is like music to my ears.
I will never understand Jim Joyce's fucking mustache
what i dont get when herrera threw that pitch it was at kc i think y were they celebrateing that he got thrown out was it cause he deserved it no that cant be it or that kev almost hit him if they did clap cuz of that that aint nice u shouldnt clap just cause u almostnhit a dude
oh so lawrie and the a's starteed it so the kc arent rea;l;y dirty still act like grownups
2:57 hahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahaha
Who became acting manager after Yost and Wakamatsu were ejected? The hitting coach?
Rusty Kuntz looked to be the only one level-headed enough to keep people calm.
Here's to Oakland🖕🏻
How is it that Jim Joyce still has a job as an umpire?
Did Herrera get in trouble for pointing at his head saying he should've hit Lawrie in the head?
It seems the commentators here don't seem to understand, Lawrie intentionally injured Escobar earlier with a VERY dirty slide. Herrera was out of line, but Lawrie is a complete asshole.
thats actually the best umpire crew just Joyce and Gibson alone could handle a game
0:17 "Motherfucker"
I'm a Phillies fan, but I'm glad that Herrera got thrown out by Gibson, that was a disgraceful display of trying to hurt Lawrie by throwing at him. Horrible display. I don't care much for retaliation because it only gets people hurt.
Seriously, best ump crew ever. Joyce and Gibson, the other guy idk his name but he’s good.
Wait why was Escobar tossed?
Royals deserved it
Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire……….says bam! You gone!
Wakamatsu is generally a mellow guy, lol
Any wild pitch that hits the backstop and rolls all the way back to the mound would have done some damage.