Found this amusing to read this morning.
It's amazing that this mental deficient is even allowed near a baseball clubhouse, nevermind even managing a professional Major League Baseball franchise. Everybody in baseball knows that a manager can only make one mound visit per inning to confer with the pitcher. The moment he steps off that mound, the visit is finished. If he steps on the mound again, his pitcher is gone; it's that simple.
The fact that Bochy pointed this out while Little was sheepishly backed into a corner just illustrates that other managers (who themsleves may be morons) are playing chess, while this rube is playing Connect 4. I kinda feel bad for Dodger fans (but not too bad) that they will have to endure Gump for the forseeable future. Don't be fooled, he WILL cost you critical games at the most inopportune times. It's just a matter of when, not if.
Little and Penny were ejected during a lengthy argument with plate umpire Rick Reed in the fifth inning.
With the Padres leading 4-2 in the fifth, Adrian Gonzalez walked on a 3-2 pitch to give San Diego runners on first and second with none out. Little came out to the mound to confer with Penny.
Penny said Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent told catcher Russell Martin that the pitch was a strike.
"The umpire said something derogatory to Kent," Penny said. "If he never would have said anything to Kent, it wouldn't have happened."
Reed confirmed that he responded to Kent.
Little turned and walked off the mound to talk to Reed.
"I'm trying to defuse the situation that could have gotten out of hand earlier than it did," Little said. "But it got out of hand anyway, so what are you going to do?"
Little returned to the mound, then went back to the dugout.
San Diego manager Bruce Bochy came out to argue with Reed that Little had made two mound visits.
"He's got to come out of that game. That was my argument," Bochy said. "If he doesn't come out, I have to protest the game."
Reed, however, said afterward that Penny would have to leave after pitching to the next batter.
The four umpires huddled for a few minutes before Reed walked toward the Dodgers' dugout to tell Little he had indeed made two mound visits.
"He understood but he wasn't real happy. He was ejected over that play," Reed said.
Reed went to the mound and handed the ball to Penny. Mixing in some expletives, the big right-hander told Reed: "If you called that a strike, that never would have happened."
Penny was tossed, and had to be pulled away by first base coach Mariano Duncan and bench coach Dave Jauss.
The entire sequence lasted about 15 minutes.
With the Padres leading 4-2 in the fifth, Adrian Gonzalez walked on a 3-2 pitch to give San Diego runners on first and second with none out. Little came out to the mound to confer with Penny.
Penny said Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent told catcher Russell Martin that the pitch was a strike.
"The umpire said something derogatory to Kent," Penny said. "If he never would have said anything to Kent, it wouldn't have happened."
Reed confirmed that he responded to Kent.
Little turned and walked off the mound to talk to Reed.
"I'm trying to defuse the situation that could have gotten out of hand earlier than it did," Little said. "But it got out of hand anyway, so what are you going to do?"
Little returned to the mound, then went back to the dugout.
San Diego manager Bruce Bochy came out to argue with Reed that Little had made two mound visits.
"He's got to come out of that game. That was my argument," Bochy said. "If he doesn't come out, I have to protest the game."
Reed, however, said afterward that Penny would have to leave after pitching to the next batter.
The four umpires huddled for a few minutes before Reed walked toward the Dodgers' dugout to tell Little he had indeed made two mound visits.
"He understood but he wasn't real happy. He was ejected over that play," Reed said.
Reed went to the mound and handed the ball to Penny. Mixing in some expletives, the big right-hander told Reed: "If you called that a strike, that never would have happened."
Penny was tossed, and had to be pulled away by first base coach Mariano Duncan and bench coach Dave Jauss.
The entire sequence lasted about 15 minutes.
The fact that Bochy pointed this out while Little was sheepishly backed into a corner just illustrates that other managers (who themsleves may be morons) are playing chess, while this rube is playing Connect 4. I kinda feel bad for Dodger fans (but not too bad) that they will have to endure Gump for the forseeable future. Don't be fooled, he WILL cost you critical games at the most inopportune times. It's just a matter of when, not if.
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