The managerial ejection.Gone are the days of Bobby Cox getting tossed in the first inning for the 300th time.You just don't see it anymore, mainly because there are so few chances for umpires to actually get something wrong.
Sure, they still do, because they are generally horrible, but still.This ain't your daddy's game.Heck, this is barely even your granddaddy's game anymore.BLUE JAYS MANAGER JOHN SCHNEIDER EJECTED AFTER FACE-TO-FACE, FIERY ARGUMENT WITH UMPIRE IN LOSS TO DODGERSAtlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox argues with umpire Jim Evans after Marquis Grissom was called out at second base during the fifth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct.
26.Umpire Tim Welke ejected Cox from the game.
(Henny Ray Abrams/AFP)We're lucky if we see one or two real freakouts a year at this point.They used to be a dime a dozen in this league, especially during the glory years when Cox, Lou Piniella and Tony La Russa were all coaching at the same time.
I believe that special era took place from 1990 to 2002, and it was beautiful.Anyway, for those who need their fix, here's a blast from the past.James Frisbie, the manager of the Lincoln Saltdogs, got tossed Wednesday night and promptly launched first base into the abyss during a nearly two-minute post-ejection masterpiece:"Fris might lose his mind.
He wants an explanation.Fris may get tossed ...
yeah, he's done."Perfect.10/10.
No notes.Hats off to James Frisbie.
We salute you! We commend you.We appreciate you.Feels good to watch that again, doesn't it? Again, I understand we live in a new era and technology is always advancing and AI is taking over.
I get it.I loathe it, but I've accepted it.James Frisbie of the Washington Nationals poses for a photo during the Washington Nationals Photo Day at Cacti Park at the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb.
21, 2025.(Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)I know that ABS and instant replay have both been ...