Monday, June 25, 2018

Please and Thank You


Cubs’ catcher Willson Contreras apparently stumbled upon one of the lesser known unwritten rules of baseball—he forgot to say “thank you” to the home-plate ump after calling for time in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the Reds.
All of a sudden, umpire Greg Gibson started giving Contreras a piece of his mind, as if the men in blue had a surplus to share.  One thing led to another, and bench coach Brandon Hyde got ejected for defending Contreras, who gave his side of the story after the game.  Gibson, naturally, couldn’t be bothered to offer his, although he did provide yet another reason why umpires will be replaced by electronic sensors one day, and not a fan or player will miss them. 

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