"Ump Tells Lout To Not Shout, So He's Out": The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, "There were so few fans at Dolphin Stadium for Wednesday's game, a season ticket holder got thrown out for heckling the umpire too loudly. In the fifth inning of the Florida Marlins' 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals, home plate umpire Paul Schreiber gave the thumb to an unnamed man seated behind the plate who had been verbally abusive throughout the contest."

As regular readers of this blog have noticed, I've fallen a few days behind in updating recent Major League Baseball ejections. Because this blog only awards Umpire Fantasy League credit to umpires who eject players, coaches, and/or managers, home plate umpire Paul Schreiber will not be receiving credit for his ejection of a fan for excessive heckling. Nor does MLB.com's official box score of yesterday's Nationals-Marlins game note the ejection. Additional coverage of the fan's ejection is available at this post from "Deadspin."

Major League Baseball games played Thursday, September 6, 2007: A limited slate of 5 games played Thursday failed to produce the ejection of any players, coaches, or managers.

As a result, umpire fantasy league standings remain unchanged.

Major League Baseball games played Wednesday, September 5, 2007: A complete slate of 15 games played Wednesday produced two ejections.

In the Bronx, where the New York Yankees hosted the Seattle Mariners, home plate umpire Larry Vanover ejected Mariners pitcher Rick White in the bottom of the 8th inning for arguing balls and strikes. The Yankees won the game 10-2. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Seattle Times; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; The New York Times; The New York Daily News (here and here); The New York Post; and The Associated Press.

And in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hosted the Baltimore Orioles, home plate umpire Chad Fairchild -- a 2007 minor league call-up umpire -- ejected Orioles catcher Paul Bako in the top of the 5th inning for reacting improperly to a called third strike. The Devil Rays won the game 17-2. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Baltimore Sun; The Tampa Tribune; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Larry Vanover with an ejection, his fifth of the season; credit umpire Chad Fairchild with an ejection, also his fifth of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

Major League Baseball games played Tuesday, September 4, 2007: A complete slate of 15 games played Tuesday produced four ejections.

In Atlanta, where the Braves hosted the Philadelphia Phillies, first base umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected back-up catcher Brayan Pena from the Braves bench in the bottom of the 9th inning for arguing about balls and strikes. The Phillies won the game 5-2. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (here and here); The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Philadelphia Daily News; and The Associated Press.

In Denver, where the Colorado Rockies hosted the San Francisco Giants, home plate umpire Jerry Meals ejected both Giants pitcher Brian Wilson and Giants manager Bruce Bochy in the bottom of the 8th inning after Wilson hit a Rockies batter with a pitched ball. The Rockies rallied to win the game 6-5. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The San Francisco Chronicle; The Denver Post; The Rocky Mountain News; and The Associated Press. You can view a related photo at this link.

And in Phoenix, where the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the San Diego Padres, home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Padres left fielder Milton Bradley in the top of the 5th inning after Bradley expressed disagreement about a called strike three. The Diamondbacks won 9-1. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The San Diego Union-Tribune; The Arizona Republic; and The Associated Press. You can view a related photo at this link.

Credit umpire Alfonso Marquez with an ejection, his sixth of the season; credit umpire Jerry Meals with two ejections, giving him four on the season; credit umpire Phil Cuzzi with an ejection, his eighth of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

"Umpiring not going unnoticed": Columnist Paul Hagen had this essay Friday in The Philadelphia Daily News.

Press releases issued Wednesday by Major League Baseball: You can now access press releases headlined "Tampa Bay's Crawford disciplined" and "Colorado's Hurdle disciplined."

My earlier coverage of these incidents appeared here and here.

Major League Baseball games played Monday, September 3, 2007: A partial slate of 14 games played Monday produced a single ejection.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hosted the Baltimore Orioles, first base umpire Paul Nauert ejected Devil Rays left fielder Carl Crawford in the bottom of the 3rd inning after Crawford reached first base safely, beating out a ground ball to the Orioles shortstop, but was called out by Nauert on a fairly close play that replays showed to be a blown call by the umpire. The Devil Rays won the game 9-7. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The St. Petersburg Times; The Tampa Tribune; The Baltimore Sun; and The Associated Press. You can view a related photo at this link.

Credit umpire Paul Nauert with an ejection -- his third of the season -- and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

Umpire Fantasy League standings as of the close of play on Sunday, September 2, 2007:

Eight ejections
Joe West

Seven ejections
Phil Cuzzi
Mike Everitt

Six ejections
Angel Hernandez
Mark Wegner

Five ejections
Bob Davidson
Tom Hallion
Sam Holbrook
Brian Knight
Jerry Layne
Alfonso Marquez
Bill Miller
Mike Winters

Four ejections
Lance Barksdale
Mark Carlson
Paul Emmel
Chad Fairchild
Greg Gibson
Tim McClelland
Tim Timmons
Larry Vanover
Bill Welke

Three ejections
Derryl Cousins
Doug Eddings
Marty Foster
Chris Guccione
John Hirschbeck
James Hoye
Dan Iassogna
Ron Kulpa
Ed Montague
Tony Randazzo
Ed Rapuano
Hunter Wendelstedt

Two ejections
Ted Barrett
CB Bucknor
Gerry Davis
Jerry Meals
Paul Nauert
Travis Reininger
Larry Young

One ejection
Scott Barry
Wally Bell
Gary Cederstrom
Eric Cooper
Jerry Crawford
Gary Darling
Laz Diaz
Rob Drake
Bruce Dreckman
Andy Fletcher
Bruce Froemming
Ed Hickox
Marvin Hudson
Chuck Meriwether
Mike Muchlinski
Brian O'Nora
Charlie Reliford
Jim Reynolds
Brian Runge
Paul Schrieber
Dale Scott
Tim Tschida
Tim Welke
Jim Wolf

Major League Baseball games played Sunday, September 2, 2007: A complete slate of 15 games played Sunday produced two ejections.

In Atlanta, where the Braves hosted the New York Mets, first base umpire Andy Fletcher ejected Mets left fielder Moises Alou in the top of the 8th inning for arguing a called third strike on a check-swing. After Alou was ejected by Fletcher, he argued the same call with home plate umpire Eric Cooper, who also ejected Alou. However, because a played can only be ejected once from a baseball game, only Fletcher is credited with the ejection because he ejected Alou before Cooper did. The Mets held on to win the game 3-2. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The New York Times; The New York Daily News (here and here); The New York Post; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and The Associated Press.

And in Chicago, where the Cubs hosted the Houston Astros, home plate umpire Tony Randazzo ejected Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez after recording the final out in the bottom of the 6th inning for arguing a called strike three that painted the black on the outside corner of the plate. The Cubs won 6-5. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Chicago Tribune; The Chicago Sun-Times; The Houston Chronicle; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Andy Fletcher with an ejection, his first of the season; credit umpire Tony Randazzo with an ejection, his third of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

Major League Baseball games played Saturday, September 1, 2007: A complete slate of 15 games played Saturday produced a single ejection.

In San Diego, where the Padres hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers, home plate umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Dodgers catcher Russell Martin in the top of the 7th inning for arguing a called strike three. The Padres won the game 7-0. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Los Angeles Times; The Los Angeles Daily News; The San Diego Union-Tribune; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Dan Iassogna with an ejection -- his third of the season -- and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

"Wells drops suspension appeal": MLB.com provides a report that begins, "David Wells on Saturday suddenly dropped his appeal and began serving a seven-game suspension he received for arguing with an umpire while with the Padres."

Major League Baseball games played Friday, August 31, 2007: A day-night doubleheader in Minneapolis resulted in an expanded slate of 16 games played Friday. And those 16 games produced three ejections.

In Boston, where the Red Sox hosted the Baltimore Orioles, first base umpire Joe West ejected Orioles manager Dave Trembley in the top of the 4th inning for arguing the umpires' failure to call defensive obstruction on a play. The Orioles held on to win 9-8. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Baltimore Sun; The Boston Globe; The Boston Herald; and The Associated Press. You can view a related photo at this link.

And in Phoenix, where the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the Colorado Rockies, both Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and Rockies manager Clint Hurdle were ejected in the top of the 9th inning for arguing that Tulowitzki, leading off the inning, reached first base safely on a grounder to the Diamondbacks shortstop because the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag. First base umpire Jerry Layne ejected Hurdle, while home plate umpire Ed Montague ejected Tulowitzki. The Rockies rallied to win 7-3 in 10 innings. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Denver Post; The Rocky Mountain News; The Arizona Republic; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Joe West with an ejection, now leading all other umpires with eight on the season; credit umpire Jerry Layne with an ejection, his fifth of the season; credit umpire Ed Montague with an ejection, his third of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.

"Chamberlain suspended two games; Hurler ejected from Thursday's game after two near-beanings": MLB.com provides this report, along with an article headlined "Sox react to Chamberlain's suspension; Yanks pitcher out for two games due to actions vs. Red Sox."

You can access the official press release from Major League Baseball at this link.

Major League Baseball games played Thursday, August 30, 2007: A partial slate of 10 games played Thursday produced three ejections.

In the Bronx, where the New York Yankees hosted the Boston Red Sox, second base umpire Derryl Cousins ejected Red Sox manager Terry Francona in the top of the 7th inning for arguing an out called because the runner advancing from second base to third base went out of the base path to avoid the tag on a ground ball to the Yankees third baseman. Next, in the top of the 9th inning, home plate umpire Angel Hernandez ejected Yankees relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain after Chamberlain had delivered two high and very inside fastballs in succession to the same Red Sox batter. The Yankees won the game 5-0. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Boston Globe (here, here, and here); The Boston Herald (here, here, and here); The New York Times (here and here); The New York Daily News (here and here); The New York Post (here, here, here, and here); and The Associated Press. You can view related photos here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.

And in Cleveland, where the Indians hosted the Seattle Mariners, home plate umpire Sam Holbrook ejected Indians manager Eric Wedge in the bottom of the 4th inning for arguing that the Mariners pitcher had committed a balk. The Indians won 6-5 on a bases-loaded walk-off walk in the bottom of the 9th inning. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Cleveland Plain Dealer; The Seattle Times; The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and The Associated Press. You can view a related photo at this link.

Credit umpire Derryl Cousins with an ejection, his third of the season; credit umpire Angel Hernandez with an ejection, his sixth of the season; credit umpire Sam Holbrook with an ejection, his fifth of the season; and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.