Jerry Manuel’s First Ejection Was Great
Seattle is winning this game 11-0 in the Top of the 9th, and the Mets couldn’t do anything right today. With that said, we got to witness something that we haven’t seen since before Willie Randolph. In the fourth inning, Carlos Beltran was at the plate with an 0-2 count. There was some chatter back-and-forth between Beltran and the ump. Then home-plate umpire Brian Runge began sweeping up home plate so he could talk smack to Beltran about the count. Jerry Manuel came running out immediately to argue the fact that Runge was trying to lure Beltran into an arguement. Manuel exploded on Runge, and I loved every minute of it. We haven’t seen that in so long. Jerry was obviously ejected. After he walked away, Beltran began arguing his case which led to his ejection. Hopefull Runge will be penalized for that. The game is final now Mariners 11 - Mets 0, but at least Manuel fought for his player.
