The baseball world was hit with a flurry of manager outbursts, all leading to ejections. Forget about the game, these unexpected tirades are just what baseball needed to drive up the entertainment value. When fans watch their favorite teams struggle and go hitless or get slaughtered at least they can rest assure that their beloved team managers will fight for what's right. If that means sprinting on the field, kicking dirt on umpires, tossing hats and bases while furiously stomping up and down the field and yelling obscenities to get their point across then so be it.
I can't get enough of the footage from the Braves minor league team in Mississippi (AA) where the coach just lost it...and everyone thinks MLB has problems! Sports in general seem like they're getting out of control. Sportsmanship has gone out the window. Just wait until the mascots start getting involved in these fiascoes. Hats, bats, and head pieces will really start flying then. That's when the DL will not only be reserved for players.
This past weekend in MLB was awful for fines and suspensions. The following managers got ejected: Cubs- Lou Piniella, Yankees- Joe Torre, Tigers- Jim Leyland, Indians- Grady Little and Reds- Jerry Narron. The minor league coach for the Braves made all the pro managers' acts look like nothing. I think the players got a kick of seeing this type of hot-blooded emotion as footage shows them smiling and laughing. I don't know if more of these outbursts are in store for the season, but it sure can make a night at the ball park entertaining instead of watching a scuffling team.
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