Bryce Throws His Arms Up In The Air Sometimes

Saying A-yo, Gotta let go...

In the bottom of the 1st inning in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon, Bryce Harper checked his swing with two strikes.  There was an appeal to third base umpire John Hirschbeck who claimed that Harper went through with the swing, and called him out.

Bryce Harper was not happy with the call believing that he did check his swing.  The replay showed that the pitch should have been called a strike, but it wasn't and Harper acted out.  Bryce threw his hands up in the air to which Hirschbeck took exception.

2012 Memories: Davey Johnson's Ejection

Davey Johnson's Ejection

Davey Johnson is a relatively cool and calm manager.  He isn't afraid to leave the dugout and give the umpires an earful, but most of the time it ends with Johnson walking back to the dugout.  In 2011, the Nats manager was ejected just one time, and didn't top that number in 2012.

But after a close play at first during a September 14th 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves, Davey lost his cool and went on a yelling rampage giving the first base umpire a piece of his mind and picking up his only ejection of the season.

The call occurred with the Nationals in the field on an infield grounder hit by the Braves.  The umpire called the runner safe on the play at first claiming that Nats firstbaseman Adam LaRoche's foot came off the bag.  After the replay was shown it was more than clear that the umpire was incorrect.  Enter Davey Johnson.

Davey Johnson Screams At Umpire, Davey Johnson Gets Ejected

During Saturday's game between the Braves and Nationals, the first base umpire made a horrible call on a play at first base.  The umpire called a Braves runner safe claiming that Adam LaRoche's foot came off the bag on the play at first.

Edwin Jackson was visibly disturbed by the call and Davey Johnson came out and screamed at the umpire until he was ejected.  The next Braves batter Jason Heyward hit a homer to tie the game.  Here is what Davey looked like while he screamed:

Gio Gonzalez Thrown Out Of Game By Umpire

Home plate umpire Todd Tichenor was giving the benefit of the doubt of close calls to the away, 20+ games out of first Marlins, and the Washington Nationals took exception.  Ross Detwiler was getting squeezed out of some strike calls and the Marlins hit a couple first inning homers.

Detwiler was perturbed on the mound, but Gio Gonzalez was really fired up in the dugout.  He was jawing with the umpire who proceeded to throw Gio out of the game...well out of the dugout.  Gio screamed a few things back post ejection as Davey pushed him towards the locker room.

Later in the inning, Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty came out to "talk to Detwiler".  He stood on the mound looking over his shoulder waiting for the ump to break up the meeting so he could have a few words.

McCatty got some good comments in and even continued to bark at the ump on the way to the dugout as the ump made hand gestures.  Sean Burnett was not feelin it.  Moving images after the jump.