TheOldRoman
07-19-2005, 02:49 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2111109
Gardenhire was thrown out for arguing balls and strikes. He then went on to publicly shred and immasculate the umpire. Good to see a team other than the Sox getting "questionable" calls from that piece of garbage Wendelstedt. I agree with Gardenhire that Wendelstedt is a horrible umpire, and I think he should be fired.
Here is my gripe: How does this piece of s*** Gardenhire get away with this junk? This is the second time this year he has publicly exploded after the game and ridiculed the umpire. The first time came in one of Santana's first losses of the year. The strikezone was normal, and Santana wasn't getting his normal "foot outside, foot high, foot low" strike zone. Gardenhire went on to say that the umpire was disgusting, that he should be fired, that he disrespected Santana. He said something like "he has earned those calls, he shouldn't be squeezed like that. It was shameful" (paraphrasing). He either recieved a slap on the wrist fine or no punishment at all. Ozzie was suspended last year for getting into it with an umpire, yet nothing happens to Gardenhire. Ozzie did all his yelling during the game, and kept it civil. Gardenhire tore two umpires apart in the media, and that is ok somehow? What a piece of garbage.
That's the wrong thing for him to say. What he ought to do is get knocked on his ass. And you can print that one, too. I'm going to call Bob Watson about it.
I wont hold my breathe waiting for Gardenhire to recieve the massive fine/suspension he deserves.
Gardenhire was thrown out for arguing balls and strikes. He then went on to publicly shred and immasculate the umpire. Good to see a team other than the Sox getting "questionable" calls from that piece of garbage Wendelstedt. I agree with Gardenhire that Wendelstedt is a horrible umpire, and I think he should be fired.
Here is my gripe: How does this piece of s*** Gardenhire get away with this junk? This is the second time this year he has publicly exploded after the game and ridiculed the umpire. The first time came in one of Santana's first losses of the year. The strikezone was normal, and Santana wasn't getting his normal "foot outside, foot high, foot low" strike zone. Gardenhire went on to say that the umpire was disgusting, that he should be fired, that he disrespected Santana. He said something like "he has earned those calls, he shouldn't be squeezed like that. It was shameful" (paraphrasing). He either recieved a slap on the wrist fine or no punishment at all. Ozzie was suspended last year for getting into it with an umpire, yet nothing happens to Gardenhire. Ozzie did all his yelling during the game, and kept it civil. Gardenhire tore two umpires apart in the media, and that is ok somehow? What a piece of garbage.
That's the wrong thing for him to say. What he ought to do is get knocked on his ass. And you can print that one, too. I'm going to call Bob Watson about it.
I wont hold my breathe waiting for Gardenhire to recieve the massive fine/suspension he deserves.