Minor League Umps Have Itchy Trigger Fingers

Usually when Lou Piniella gets tossed it comes after he’s dirtied up the ump’s shoes, thrown a base, insulted someone’s mother, what have you, but last night was slightly different. Lou came out to briefly argue a horrible call by the firstbase ump, and then while retreating to the dugout he was given the boot (amazingly, for the first time all season) by the fill-in blue behind the plate:↵

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↵Wait, Mr. Morgan, I’m confused: So you can, or cannot, argue balls and strikes. I don’t think you made yourself clear there. You did only mention it seven times (yes, I counted) in a two-minute clip.↵