((HT: CSN Houston/MLB))
If things couldn't get any worse for the pee-ahr of umpires these days, we now have this...
In the Angels-Astros game, manager Bo Porter wanted the pitcher who came in to the game, Wesley Wright, to stop throwing warm up pitches after he entered the game. Porter wanted to bring in Hector Ambriz when the Angels switched pinch-hitters in the on-deck circle.
The rule that applies is that Wright had to face a batter since he entered...
Mike Scioscia was hot about the pitching change and thought the rule was applied incorrectly and played the rest of the game under protest. Fortunately, for the halos, they score three runs and came from behind to win 6-5...
Here's the fiasco...
Crew chief Fieldin Culbreth had the sum total of a sentence to address the situation...
"Well, the only thing I can tell you is that all matters concerning protests are handled through the league office," he said.
Nice dodge...
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