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Baseball Musings
June 26, 2008
Pump Trumps Ump Bump

Brian Runge apologized to Jerry Manuel for bumping him on Tuesday night. That's good enough for the Mets manager, but Josh Alper wants MLB to suspend the ump anyway.

I don't agree with Manuel. Watch the video again and then ask yourself, if the two sides had acted differently would there be any doubt about a suspension? No way. Manuel would be fined and suspended by Major League Baseball for making contact with an umpire. The same standard should hold to Runge who escalated the situation well beyond a simple argument about balls and strikes.

I agree there should be some type of discipline of the umpire. Take him off the post-season list for five years.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:03 PM | Umpires | TrackBack (0)
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He not only made contact with Manuel, which should warrant a fine and/or suspension, but he also clearly instigated the escalation of the argument with his "cleaning off the plate antics".

Posted by: Cory at June 26, 2008 12:39 PM

I'm all for disciplining umpires, but I'm more in favor of having the best umps in the post-season. A suspension similar to what Manuel would have gotten is fine, but if Runge is a good ump performance-wise, I want him there in October.

Posted by: Barron at June 26, 2008 03:23 PM

Five years? I hope you were kidding. Reverse the situation and Manuel might get five games, if he is unlucky.

Posted by: sweat at June 26, 2008 04:50 PM
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