Comments on: Zambrano Bumps An Ump http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/comment-page-1/#comment-59289 Brian Fri, 29 May 2009 02:45:55 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5777#comment-59289 Z's a beast. Long live El Toro! Z’s a beast. Long live El Toro!

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/comment-page-1/#comment-59287 Lyndsay Fri, 29 May 2009 01:53:21 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5777#comment-59287 I do like the idea of counter-ejecting the ump though. that was pretty creative, and funny...maybe we should rename this site ejecttheump.com, in tribute... I also like how virtually none of his teammates reacted to him beating the gatorade machine only inches away from them on the bench. they just calmly got up and switched seats. I think I were them I would be pretty pissed that he broke the gatorade machine. great, no gatorade for the rest of the game. thanks, Carlos. I do like the idea of counter-ejecting the ump though. that was pretty creative, and funny…maybe we should rename this site ejecttheump.com, in tribute…

I also like how virtually none of his teammates reacted to him beating the gatorade machine only inches away from them on the bench. they just calmly got up and switched seats. I think I were them I would be pretty pissed that he broke the gatorade machine. great, no gatorade for the rest of the game. thanks, Carlos.

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/comment-page-1/#comment-59285 Lyndsay Fri, 29 May 2009 01:32:35 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5777#comment-59285 awesome. I love when players lose their shit. even more, when they get injured losing their shit. (see: former members of the Yankees bullpen, Julian Tavarez). on a related note, there's been a disappointing lack of bench-clearing brawls this season. seems like last year we had a bunch of good ones from spring training on. now umps are so ejection-happy that there doesn't seem to be a place for good old-fashioned revenge-plunking, that necessitates charging the mound. I like, and welcome, violence in my sports! awesome. I love when players lose their shit. even more, when they get injured losing their shit. (see: former members of the Yankees bullpen, Julian Tavarez).

on a related note, there’s been a disappointing lack of bench-clearing brawls this season. seems like last year we had a bunch of good ones from spring training on. now umps are so ejection-happy that there doesn’t seem to be a place for good old-fashioned revenge-plunking, that necessitates charging the mound.

I like, and welcome, violence in my sports!

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]]> By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/comment-page-1/#comment-59283 melissa Fri, 29 May 2009 00:54:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5777#comment-59283 I didn't look at the videos you posted but the view from behind home plate showed clearly that the umpire initiated contact with Zambrano. After the ump bumped Z he flicked his arm up and away from the ump. That is why Zambrano went on to make the gesture that he was throwing the ump out as the ump had made first contact with him. Z got carried away after that with his histrionics but I can't get upset with a player when the ump follows them and initiates the contact. Carlson was clearly trying to agitate and inflame the situation and it seems to be a pattern with a lot of umpires. I think the fact that MLB only gave Z 6 days off shows that he wasn't entirely at fault in this incident. It was actually the 2nd time in the series that the Gatorade machine was attacked by a Cubs' pitcher. Dempster punched it with his left hand and roughed it up after he came out of the game on Monday. I'm not sure what it did to them but the players don't seem to like the Gatorade dispenser very much. I didn’t look at the videos you posted but the view from behind home plate showed clearly that the umpire initiated contact with Zambrano. After the ump bumped Z he flicked his arm up and away from the ump. That is why Zambrano went on to make the gesture that he was throwing the ump out as the ump had made first contact with him. Z got carried away after that with his histrionics but I can’t get upset with a player when the ump follows them and initiates the contact. Carlson was clearly trying to agitate and inflame the situation and it seems to be a pattern with a lot of umpires. I think the fact that MLB only gave Z 6 days off shows that he wasn’t entirely at fault in this incident.
It was actually the 2nd time in the series that the Gatorade machine was attacked by a Cubs’ pitcher. Dempster punched it with his left hand and roughed it up after he came out of the game on Monday. I’m not sure what it did to them but the players don’t seem to like the Gatorade dispenser very much.

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]]> By: AT http://umpbump.com/press/2009/05/27/zambrano-bumps-an-ump/comment-page-1/#comment-59279 AT Thu, 28 May 2009 15:00:26 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/?p=5777#comment-59279 If I was on the Cubs, I'd be pissed that my drink machine was just broken! If I was on the Cubs, I’d be pissed that my drink machine was just broken!

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