Post by FredFan7 on Oct 9, 2023 16:23:51 GMT -5
Drama as umpire Harry Wendelstedt ejected the Dodgers Jay Howell for pine tar in the glove.
A who's who of NL umpires that year: Wendelstedt, Runge, McSherry, Rennert, Davidson and West.
So interesting to see. Open smoking in the stadium. The drama of Wendelstedt taking the glove to Bart Giamatti. Ed Vargo (umpire supervisor) and Giamatti looking in the glove, Vargo pointing out the pine tar and Giamatti saying, "yep."
Giamatti, knowing the whole stadium is watching him (and TV too), trying to play it neutral. But you can see the look on his face thinking, "How am I going to handle this, right in the middle of the NLCS?"
Tommy Lasorda protesting to Wendelstedt, but the umpire saying, "I know I'm right."
I remember watching this live. I just got home from school. Big drama with the umpires and rules in 1988.
A who's who of NL umpires that year: Wendelstedt, Runge, McSherry, Rennert, Davidson and West.
So interesting to see. Open smoking in the stadium. The drama of Wendelstedt taking the glove to Bart Giamatti. Ed Vargo (umpire supervisor) and Giamatti looking in the glove, Vargo pointing out the pine tar and Giamatti saying, "yep."
Giamatti, knowing the whole stadium is watching him (and TV too), trying to play it neutral. But you can see the look on his face thinking, "How am I going to handle this, right in the middle of the NLCS?"
Tommy Lasorda protesting to Wendelstedt, but the umpire saying, "I know I'm right."
I remember watching this live. I just got home from school. Big drama with the umpires and rules in 1988.