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What Did Jose Bautista Say to Get Ejected, Anyway?

September 25, 2017January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter ejection, Jose Bautista, umpires

Yesterday, Jose Bautista enjoyed a joyous and tearful send-off from Blue Jays fans as he very likely played his last Blue Jays home game after ten years in Toronto.

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Umpires 

The Ump Show Part Two: Starring Angel Hernandez

July 28, 2017January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Angel Hernandez, Russell Martin, umpires

For the second consecutive day, the Ump Show was on display at the Rogers Centre.

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Gibby 

What Did John Gibbons Yell at Will Little, Anyway?

July 28, 2017January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter ejections, John Gibbons, umpires

I don’t claim to be an expert in lip reading, but I know expletives when I hear them … especially when it happens at the ballpark.

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Opinion 

Fans Came to See the Stro Show, Not the Ump Show

July 27, 2017January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Marcus Stroman, umpires

When 47,484 fans walked through the Rogers Centre turnstiles earlier today, do you think any one of them anticipated that the manager, starting pitcher and catcher would be ejected from the game?

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News Opinion 

Shoddy Umpiring Nearly Cost Marcus Stroman and the Blue Jays

April 24, 2017January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Los Angeles Angels, Marcus Stroman, umpires

It would’ve been a real shame if the difference-maker in Sunday’s tilt between the Blue Jays and Angels was a technicality buried in MLB’s rule book.

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Gibby News 

The Blue Jays Have the Lowest Success Rate in Manager Challenges This Year

September 12, 2016January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter John Gibbons, replay, reviews, umpires

As I was watching the bizarre sequence of events during yesterday’s ninth inning between the Blue Jays and the Red Sox, I was thinking to myself … John Gibbons and the Blue Jays must not have a very good record in challenges this season.

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Joey Bats 

The Fallout From Jose Bautista’s Controversial Slide Into Second Base

April 6, 2016January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter instant replay, Jose Bautista, umpires

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but here goes … the umpires got the ruling right on Jose Bautista‘s slide into second base.

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Uncategorized 

Brett Lawrie Unleashes on Bill Miller

May 16, 2012January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Brett Lawrie, Tampa Bay Rays, umpires
Image courtesy of Daylife via AP

Brett Lawrie is used to slamming his batting helmet into the ground celebration … not anger.

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