Friday, June 6, 2008

The more the merrier: Check out the blog "The Left Field Corner: MLB Umpire Ejection Fantasy League" for its coverage of recent Major League Baseball ejections.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Umpire Fantasy League standings as of the close of play on Sunday, June 1, 2008:

Four ejections
Hunter Wendelstedt

Three ejections
Eric Cooper
Paul Emmel
Andy Fletcher
Angel Hernandez
Tim McClelland

Two ejections
Wally Bell
Derryl Cousins
Bob Davidson
Dan Iassogna
Adrian Johnson
Alfonso Marquez
Jeff Nelson
Paul Schrieber
Tim Tschida
Mark Wegner
Mike Winters

One ejection
Angel Campos
Phil Cuzzi
Gary Darling
Dana DeMuth
Laz Diaz
Mike DiMuro
Bruce Dreckman
Doug Eddings
Chad Fairchild
Chris Guccione
Bill Hohn
Sam Holbrook
James Hoye
Chuck Meriwether
Bill Miller
Ed Montague
Casey Moser
Ed Rapuano
Rick Reed
Charlie Reliford
Jim Reynolds
Dale Scott
Tim Timmons
Bill Welke
Tim Welke
Joe West
Major League Baseball games played Sunday, June 1, 2008: A complete slate of fifteen games played Sunday 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 Saturday, May 31, 2008: A complete slate of fifteen games played Saturday produced two ejections.

In Seattle, where the Mariners hosted the Detroit Tigers, first base umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Tigers manager Jim Leyland in the top of the 6th inning for arguing a close out call at first base for the first out of that half-inning. The Tigers were trailing 4-0 at the time of the ejection, and ended up losing 5-0. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. You can view related photos here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Detroit Free Press (here and here); The Detroit News; The Seattle Times; and The Associated Press.

And in Cincinnati, where the Reds hosted the Atlanta Braves, home plate umpire Adrian Johnson (a 2008 minor league call-up umpire) ejected Braves manager, for his Major League Baseball-leading 138th ejection of his career, Bobby Cox in the bottom of the 9th inning for arguing a close play at home plate that caused the game to be tied 7-7. The Reds ended up winning 8-7 in 10 innings. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are here and here. You can view a related photo at this link. Additional coverage is available from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; The Cincinnati Enquirer; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpires Dan Iassogna and Adrian Johnson with one ejection each -- for both umpires, his second of the season -- and adjust your Umpire Fantasy League standings accordingly.