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LHMARK From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51
Posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1181 times:

Watching Chattanooga Braves manager Phillip Wellman go apeshit on the field makes me wonder about the tantrums some managers thrown when they get angry.

What's the point? It's already too late. You're ejected and so is your player. I guess everyone enjoys some time in the limelight.

"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller

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MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1174 times:

Wow, that is so irresponsible. I hope he was disciplined for such rude behavior.

Hunter

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DeltaAVL From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1893 posts, RR: 7
Reply 2, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1168 times:

Hahahaha, I haven't seen anything like that before.

Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter):

What's the point? It's already too late.

But at the same time, you might as well go out there and do that if you're already thrown out.

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Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19716 posts, RR: 56
Reply 3, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1164 times:

Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter):
Watching Chattanooga Braves manager Phillip Wellman go apeshit on the field makes me wonder about the tantrums some managers thrown when they get angry.

There's a difference between a shouting match and what he did. The former I have no problem with - sometimes it'll get a team fired up. Plus, it's a part of the game. But what that guy did was ridiculous.

-Mir

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Aviationmaster From Switzerland, joined Oct 1999, 2464 posts, RR: 38
Reply 4, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1160 times:

Wow!

Irresponsible and ridiculous behaviour, but I have to admit that I did enjoy the grenade throwing bit Big grin

Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 5, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1156 times:

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Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter):
Chattanooga Braves

Slight correction, Chattanooga's Southern League team is the Lookouts (AA affiliate of the Reds). The Braves' affiliate in this league are the Mississippi Braves.

I have to say Mississippi's manager went way over the line with this tantrum (Funny as it was, that sort of behavior has no place in sports.). Makes some of the classic Billy Martin ones looks tame by comparison.

LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12335 posts, RR: 12
Reply 6, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1152 times:

To me this 'manager' needs some serious psychlogical counsuling and maybe never allowed to be a manger again. I also believe that MLB ought to put in multi-game suspensions for those managers who get thrown out of more that one game in a season for excessive arguing and related misbeheavor toward Umpires.

LHMARK From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51
Reply 7, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1143 times:

Quoting Srbmod (Reply 5):
Slight correction, Chattanooga's Southern League team is the Lookouts (AA affiliate of the Reds). The Braves' affiliate in this league are the Mississippi Braves.

Sorry. They probably draw more fans than the Altanta Braves do, anyway. Especially in the Playoffs.

"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller

Nosedive From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1141 times:

I laughed and thought it was great.

Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1139 times:

Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 6):
I also believe that MLB ought to put in multi-game suspensions for those managers who get thrown out of more that one game in a season for excessive arguing and related misbeheavor toward Umpires.

I can see you don't really understand baseball.

Quoting Nosedive (Reply 8):
I laughed and thought it was great.

While I liked the covering up the plate and showing the umpire the zone he was calling, the crawling up to the mound was a bit much.

RJdxer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1126 times:

By the looks of it, it was the pitcher that got thrown out. If so, and the guy didn't have anyone up and throwing, then he was just probably trying to buy time to get someone warmed up in the bullpen. He didn't hit anybody or throw the actual bases at anybody which would have been dangerous, so let him act out. It's baseball, there is no real time limit on a game other than whatever curfew the city sets.

Piercey From Sweden, joined Nov 2005, 2233 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1122 times:

Quoting Srbmod (Reply 5):
Makes some of the classic Billy Martin ones looks tame by comparison.

Hell, makes Buddy Bell and Lou Pinella look sane, and after seeing Buddy last year, that takes a lot Wink

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AirTranTUS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1103 times:

Hey, he stole third base! And second too.

AA61Hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59
Reply 13, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1098 times:

At least it makes the game interesting..

Go big or go home

TPAnx From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1021 posts, RR: 1
Reply 14, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1096 times:

Read recently about Don Zimmer arguing with an umpire. Both men threw down their wads of chewing tobacco vomit

and went at it...Zimmer was ejected..left the field...but had to return. Seems he'd tossed his teeth along with the tobacco!
TPAnx

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DSMflyer From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 401 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1077 times:

Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter):
What's the point?

1. Light a fire under the ass of your team, and fire them up.
2. And in this case, stalling to give the incoming pitcher more time to warm up.
3. And if you're already thrown out, you might as well get your money's worth.

There are plenty of good reasons for managers to argue. This is just an extreme example of one such incident.

Quoting MCOflyer (Reply 1):
Wow, that is so irresponsible. I hope he was disciplined for such rude behavior.

It's funny. It's okay to laugh.

Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 6):
To me this 'manager' needs some serious psychlogical counsuling and maybe never allowed to be a manger again.

Hilarious.

Quoting LTBEWR (Reply 6):
also believe that MLB ought to put in multi-game suspensions for those managers who get thrown out of more that one game in a season

That's a terrible idea and nobody will go for it. Arguing is a part of the game. This guy will no doubt get his deserved suspension, and that's punishment enough.

Srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 16, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1061 times:

If there was such a rule, Bobby Cox would be suspended for most of a season. Last weekend alone, he was tossed out of two games in a row.

Tbar220 From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7011 posts, RR: 28
Reply 17, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 1058 times:

That's one of the best baseball tantrums I've ever seen, classic Big grin

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AirportSeven From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 327 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1038 times:

Quoting Srbmod (Reply 5):
Slight correction, Chattanooga's Southern League team is the Lookouts (AA affiliate of the Reds). The Braves' affiliate in this league are the Mississippi Braves.

That was an easy mistake. The M-Braves were playing at Chattanooga and Wellman used to manage the Lookouts.

Apparently, he is known for this sort of thing:

"The Lookouts paid tribute to Wellman by showing highlights of his best antics on the stadium videoboard after his final game as manager there in 2003."

I had a ticket for the game Friday night and wound up not going. The Lookouts took three out of five during this series, not bad against the M-Braves, they are stout this year.

RichPhitzwell From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 19, posted (5 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1030 times:

Agreed with many of the reasons listed above, but to add one. This is minor league, they need the help selling tickets and that stunt helps.

Got to love it.

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