4 ejected in Boston’s 3-1 win over Minnesota

I've been a fan of major league baseball since my dad took me to my first game (Giants at Phillies) in 1968. My hatred of sports officials started then, and continues to grow each year. Most umpires and referees are severely frustrated athletes who love to have some power over the superstars of the games they call. It's an ego thing. Same thing with many police officers. It's a version of "small man" syndrome. As I've gotten older, I've lost almost all interest in professional sports for three reasons: 1) officials who want to be part of the game, 2) athletes who have no perspective on "real life", and 3) a sports media who thinks they should dictate policy in the leagues.

Bobby T that is why you do little league games. you couldn't handle the BIGs. Stop defending the woret bunch of idiots that baseball has ever had. yes I coached and reffed games as well as you so stop defending idiots. High school refs and little league refs and umpires are just as bad as the pros are.

it is time some one got umpires under control. They want total control of these games but you cannot find one that has a consistant strike zone and they are always willing to eject players. I say it is time the players banded together and went after these usless umpires as a whole. Managers can't say anything bad about them players can't say anything bad about them but they are probably the sorriest bunch of umpires i have seen in 50 years of watching baseball and they get worse every year. I the old days the fans got on the bad umpires and got rotten tomatoes thrown at them and they didn't last long on the BIGS. I say kick a lotta dirt on them and do it as a team let everyone on the team get bounced and then maybe the league would take a serious look at what they are doing. Umpires have no concept of the game any more nor they have a clue as to what a ball or strike is. Fire them all and start over

The ump sucked up the game for the Twinkies! he needs to get sent down to little league!!

When are umpires going to be held responsible for thier actions. If players screw up they get suspended and /or fined. With the umpires it is oh well he had a bad day. This guy needs to go back to triple A and not be aloud back until he knows how to play with the big boys. They were all doing thier jobs I suggest he learn his.

beckett and pap smear - elbon shower together!!!

This umpire wants to make a name for himself. Guys like this does not have a place in the Major Leaque. Throw him back to the minors where he belong.

# 77. you are lucky you can hide behind that computer. you have no class at all. putting everyone down and conducting yourself like an @#$%. die you punk.now go and hide and run your big mouth.

As a Yankee fan, but a fan of baseball first, I think I was a little surprised Tek got the boot. There was nothing, seemingly, intentional done there. I think Tek is as important to the Sox as Posada is to the Yanks. They know the staff, call a good game, and play honorably (if not great all the time).

What a year for us fans though. Sox and Yanks humming along. Tampa is hurting, but I wouldn't count them out just yet. Mets and Phillies duking it out. Cards, Cubs and Brewers playing well. The Dodgers, though, seem to me to be the biggest surprise. Holding there own while only seemingly able to improve themselves soon.

Like I said, What a great time to be a fan.

These umpires really suck especially when making bad calls against the Red Sox. Fortunately, the Red Sox won despite having to compete against both the Twins and the umpires.

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62. Posted by Stephen B Thu May 28 11:07pm EDT

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It's always the umps fault when it comes to the Red Sox, SUCH BS. News Flash, the Red Sox were out of 1st place as the Blue Jays led from the outset of the season until their horrendous start. I thank you for that Toronto as you have let the Yankees back into the race. Yankees should win the division by double digit numbers despite their injuries and now they have a smaller ballpark and put up numbers like they have at Fenway for years.

for someone who thinks they are a yankess fan you'd think they would know that the new yankee stadium has the exact same dimensions of the old yankees stadium...

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN!!! Tek freaking rules! Oh, he like too OLD and sh#t. Well, he's not. He' s CRUNCHING it, and hanging it out for Beckett, and leading the Red Sox into the next generation.

I was at the game and I think all 4 ejections were warrented. Redmond was in Tichenor's face pretty good and I'm sure there were some choice words. Gardenhire had been up a couple of times before so I'm sure this was just icing on the cake. Live, I thought Bailey slide around the tag in time. It was really close. It wouldn't of mattered if Redmond would of blocked the plate better. He left the whole back side open. Tek was just backing up his pitcher. That's what captain's do. Francona was backing up his captain. That's what managers do. Argue balls and strikes, expect an early shower.

Blame the two RS ejections on Beck. He should know better than to let his emotions get the best of him on a call like that. You just don't argue the strike zone. If you do then you get tossed. He's a pro so this ones on him. Man up grow some stones and throw the next one over. Tek did the best he could and handled it in order to keep Beck in the game. The ump had to toss him or end up in a worse situation.
The play at the plate call could have gone either way. If you argue you could get tossed and he got tossed.

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Only time I saw this many ejections in a game was in the Naked Gun when Leslie Nielsen was the Ump :D

a blown call is a happy call...

You Got it Frank #53 I would not have liked to be in his shoes sometimes all you can do to keep the game under control is run guys who flip out. its so funny people who criticize umpires / Refs 95% of the time have never called one game in thier lives Guys I officiate HS Baseball and Softball and yes I do get paid for it but I also umpire LL Baseball and Softball and don't get a dime and even if I did It wouldn't be enough to take the abuse some of the pro umps have to take.

i will just say this that ump was outta line tossing everyone so quickly, i am a sox fan, but i will say i was surprised that he tossed redmond and gardenhire after nothing, and the ump even got the call wrong, bailey was out. As far as beckett, varitek and tito, seeing where that first breaking ball to the same batter was a dead strike, and then that close pitch that wasnt called probably was the last straw, and once varitek got ran was it any surprise tito was going to get tossed as well?

So honestly if you look at the Zambrano tossing followed by this game, its a joke any of the four got tossed in todays game, maybe the ump should return to the minors until he can handle major league players.

who cares........every one goes to see the UMPS any way...no one goes to see the ball game..........the UMPS own the game,,,,,,bring back the 50's thats where you had ball player........

4 ejections by a young umpire...must be record....

well i did see the game today.rule book time.argue balls & strikes=auto ejection,show up an ump and say you,your etc make it personal=auto ejection.the ball was off the plate.replay proved it.twins play was bang bang to make a call in a split second.the crew chief did talk to the media as did the red sox manager said things the right way.twins manager not.he's in the wrong but not his fault.bottom line players & coaches have to grow up.that why we have kids wondering why they get ejecteted from games when their hero did the same thing.the same goes for the parents that like to fight,argue at their kids games....but they gey charged by police when they go too far.

I waswatching the game on the se cal it was to close to call but thats hi job he was out by about a tenthof a second. On the pitch Becket threw called a ball it was but he was callin close pitches strikes all day except then maybe it was a makeup for the play at the plate.

It's always the umps fault when it comes to the Red Sox, SUCH BS. News Flash, the Red Sox were out of 1st place as the Blue Jays led from the outset of the season until their horrendous start. I thank you for that Toronto as you have let the Yankees back into the race. Yankees should win the division by double digit numbers despite their injuries and now they have a smaller ballpark and put up numbers like they have at Fenway for years.

red sox suck!