“He Tagged Him On His Ball Sack”: Baseball Prospectus’ Manager-Umpire Lip Reading Exercise Leads to Some Fun
Baseball Prospectus has a funny/interesting post today on manager/umpire conversations during ejections, with input from Evan Brunell. Brunell, who is a baseball blogger, and is also deaf, provided his lip reading acumen to several exchanges where there was video of the argument.
Don Mattingly, Joe Girardi, and Jim Tracy figure prominently. The most entertaining, though, belongs to Joe Maddon and Bob Davidson in a Rays-Yankees game on September 3rd. The game was tied 3-3 in the 8th inning of a key divisional game when this bang-bang play happened. It launched a dispute over anatomy.
Joe Maddon: Bob, what you got?
[Obscured]
JM: He tagged him on his ball sack! His fucking ass is on the bag!
[Obscured]JM: Bob, he tagged him on his backside of his leg.
[Obscured]
JM: Bob, of course he was.
[Obscured]
Bob Davidson: He got him on his ass, first of all—
JM: Well, that is fucking so selfish, un-fucking-believable. Bob. BOB! You’re not talking to me, the problem right there.
. . .
On review, he did come very close to getting him on the ball sack, at about the same location that Jim Harbaugh suggests a quarterback get the snap from the center, and the runner was out by inches.
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January 23rd, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Colored. Definitely said colored
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Is this Yardwork?
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:49 PM
I guess it’ll have to serve as yardwork during January.
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:53 PM
yardwork! boston finishing last!
/weeps
//drinks
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Is it bad to bet on your team finishing last?
/places a hundy on Sox
//drinks
///expired beer face
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Is it bad to bet on your team finishing last?
If Vegas has the Twins losing less than 90 this year, I am so taking that bet.
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:56 PM
and watch John Lackey go 19-10 this year. of course…
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:57 PM
If I was a gambler, I’d be betting on the Yankees and Red Sox both missing the playoffs
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Cafardo tweeted this morning that supposedly Lackey’s lost a lot of weight and is in excellent shape, that you wouldnt recognize him. Dont lose hope before the season even begins, boys!
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:59 PM
If I was a gambler, I’d be betting on the Yankees and Red Sox both missing the playoffs
If this was the ’11 playoff model? Yes. With this new special olympic model where everyone who fielded a team gets into the playoffs, I wouldn’t take that bet.
January 23rd, 2013 at 12:59 PM
AL EAST
Blue Jays
Rays
Red Sox
Yankees
Orioles(fluke last year)
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Whatever happened to Napoli? Did he pass his physical yet?
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
He’s already been unrecognizable. Except his salary hit
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Cafardo tweeted this morning that supposedly Lackey’s lost a lot of weight and is in excellent shape, that you wouldnt recognize him.
I didn’t see it, but I bet the phrase “best shape of his life” was uttered at least once.
AMIRIGHT?
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
ehh..reading yesterday that Mike Napoli has the same hip condition that ruined Bo Jackson makes me less hopeful. He’s taking medication for it but still……not pleased if Boston starts the year with Mike Napoli and Mauro Gomez on the roster for first base platoon…
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
Hey CJ you still pregnant?
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:00 PM
I got an update yesterday it was official. Then a tweet about some sort of hip disorder. It had big words in it
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:01 PM
also..Johnny Gomes as the regular starting LF? Fuck me sideways. I’m only confident in 4 position players (ellsbury, middlebrooks, pedroia, and Stephen Drew.)
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:02 PM
It is also the same hip condition that Brett Favre played his entire career with.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:02 PM
This must’ve been a typo
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Very much so. You have yours yet?
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 PM
hey, a drew/ciriaco platoon isn’t all that bad. Fuck Iglesias. If you’re not gonna hit, GTFO..especially on this team. but really, a lineup of Ellsbury, Pedroia, Middlebrooks, Ortiz, Napoli, Salty, Victorino, Gomez, and Drew makes me vomit
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Tribe are considering bring back Thome or Hafner. AL Central Champs.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:05 PM
still contend that Cherington should have jumped in the Michael Morse trade talks. Now Morse just wastes away in Seattle.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Nick Swisher!
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:05 PM
I’m guessing Kalish is Gomes’ platoon partner. Him or Nava. Here is hoping Kalish breaks out this year. Of course he must stay healthy first.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:06 PM
El beisbol!
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Aside from mental case Aceves, I do like the Boston bullpen. glad Farrell isn’t a retard and is putting Bard in the pen where he belongs. Larry Lucchino can suck sportsgal’s dick
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Very much so. You have yours yet?
5 weeks ago yesterday. Girl.
You know that thing where everyone says it’s “magical” and so awesome? Yeah they forgot about the first couple weeks when you didn’t know what the hell you are doing and were constantly scared about doing something wrong.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:07 PM
just waiting for the inevitable Shane Victorino pissy fit by midseason when he’s still batting 7th
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:07 PM
MVP.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:08 PM
Seriously? Wow. At least you will have someone handy if you need to brawl.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:09 PM
Yeah I’m expecting that.. I feel like I should shadow someone for a day first or something. It’s like jumping into a stressful job with zero training.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:09 PM
Nothing is as depressing as signing known anti-Semite Delmon Young and thinking he can be your full time RF.
/cries
//free Dom Brown
///Phillies have no chance against the Braves & Nats
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:10 PM
3 years $39 million. Are you kidding me? Should’ve gone with the Kalish/Nava platoon.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:10 PM
Yankees starting lineup as it appears to be:
Jeter, Ichiro, Youkilis, Cano, Tex, Granderson, Nunez, cervelli, Gardner.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLZ
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:11 PM
Philly,
Go for Kubel and you can get all the old Twins OF
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:13 PM
I think the Nats run away with the division (if pitching stays healthy). Span, Werth, Zimmerman, Harper, LaRoche, Espinosa, Desmond, Suzuki, pitcher. Rotation of Strasburg, Gio, Jordan Z, Detweiler, and Dan Haren. Bullpen of Soriano, Storen, Clippard, Mattheus, Duke, Stammen, Rodriguez, and Garcia? Game over if all works out
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:14 PM
I’m amazed that Michael Bourne doesn’t have a job yet.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:14 PM
/cries
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Excited for potential of Xander. Iglesias has been sitting in the minors since I was born. Time to do something.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:15 PM
Cody Ross starts the season at CF for Arizona. HA! Adam Eaton can’t get there fast enough
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:16 PM
They really need to trade Upton and let him become a monster somewhere else. Dom Brown for the Phillies too.
Fuck RAJ.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:16 PM
phillymantis, Im looking at the phillies depth chart. I’m sorry for the upcoming disaster. who the hell is catching while Ruiz is serving his suspension?
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:18 PM
And Shin Shoo Choo in Cincy. Crazy Bourne can’t get a job. But of course it has to do with the draft pick and being a Boras client.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:20 PM
Phillymantis, what does the Phils org have against D.Brown? I don’t get it. Cholly Manual must just hate the guy.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:20 PM
at least the reds got rid of Scott Rolen so Frazier can play regularly.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:21 PM
He isn’t as good as was the thought a few years ago? just my guess
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:23 PM
Kratz with who knows backing him up. Kratz played pretty well and handled the staff well when Ruiz was hurt at the end of the season.
No idea, I don’t get it. Apparently the only Phillies prospects we like are those that must be non-factors , until they magically hit 39 homers in AA at age 26. coughRufcough //non-prospect
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:32 PM
They need to give D.Brown a full season. At least against RHP. If they brought in D.Young to be the other half of that platoon it makes some sense. I wouldn’t have done it though.
January 23rd, 2013 at 1:36 PM
some old school vez, but it’s relevant i promise. a lot to consider when deaf kids play baseball
January 23rd, 2013 at 2:18 PM
He needs to be back in Atlanta.
January 23rd, 2013 at 2:20 PM
“Beisbol been bery, bery good to me.”
With the Grizzlies’ trade and the Memphis Tigers on the bubble, all I got for now is baseball. Love the moves the Nats made this off-season.
January 23rd, 2013 at 2:25 PM
Vez, I enjoyed that article. Whatever happened to that player? Do ya know?