The Russian Judge Gives Him a Ten

by Geoff Young on June 8th, 2007

Not that I condone such behavior, but this truly is brilliant:

Quick mini-review of Phillip Wellman’s ejection:

Tossing hat: 7 — not bad, but seen it before
Getting in plate umpire’s face: 7 — again, fairly generic stuff
Covering home plate with dirt: 9 — starts out fairly simple, but the attention to detail and showmanship are impressive; he clearly takes pride in his work
Tossing third base: 6 — like the concept, but this is a terrible throw; Juan Pierre could’ve done better
Crawling from second base to pitchers mound and tossing resin bag like a grenade toward home plate: 10 — totally makes up for the third base toss; Cirque du Soleil can’t come up with stuff this good
Tossing himself out of game: 7 — different, but not terribly interesting
Taking second and third base with him: 8 — fun and effective deterrent; if things don’t go my way, then you just can’t play
Blowing kisses to crowd before disappearing behind door: 10 — dude nailed his routine and he knows it

Overall, a very solid effort. A curtain call would have been nice, but once you are ejected, you cannot come back onto the field…

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