{"id":20630,"date":"2019-06-06T14:07:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=20630"},"modified":"2019-06-06T14:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:07:51","slug":"ejection-inspection-week-10-alan-porter-dumps-three-from-the-oakland-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/06\/06\/ejection-inspection-week-10-alan-porter-dumps-three-from-the-oakland-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ejection Inspection, Week 10: Alan Porter Dumps Three from the Oakland Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Porter Dumps Three from the Oakland Athletics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Welcome to Week 10 of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here<\/a>. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author \u2013 a former player\/coach\/umpire \u2013 analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment rating of one to five Weavers in honor of late Orioles manager Earl Weaver<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(For a list of every article in this series, click here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

There were only three ejections in Week 10 \u2013 two players and one manager \u2013 running the season total to 72. All three ejections came in the same series from the same team — the Oakland Athletics<\/a> — and from the same umpire \u2013 Alan Porter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nOpp<\/strong><\/td>\nInn.<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nPos<\/strong><\/td>\nUmpire<\/strong><\/td>\nPos<\/strong><\/td>\nReason<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/a><\/td>\nSat<\/td>\n6\/1<\/td>\nOAK<\/a><\/td>\nHOU<\/a><\/td>\nT6<\/td>\nMarcus Semien<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nSS<\/td>\nAlan Porter<\/td>\n1B<\/td>\nArguing fair\/foul, insulting\/abusive language<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/a><\/td>\nSun<\/td>\n6\/2<\/td>\nOAK<\/td>\nHOU<\/td>\nT11<\/td>\nStephen Piscotty<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nRF<\/td>\nAlan Porter<\/td>\nHP<\/td>\nArguing balls\/strikes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/a><\/td>\nSun<\/td>\n6\/2<\/td>\nOAK<\/td>\nHOU<\/td>\nT11<\/td>\nBob Melvin<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMgr<\/td>\nAlan Porter<\/td>\nHP<\/td>\nArguing balls\/strikes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcus Semien, Oakland Athletics Shortstop<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday, June 1, vs. Houston Astros, between the fifth and sixth<\/p>\n

Umpire<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Alan Porter (1B)<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the bottom of the fifth, Houston led Oakland, 3-1. Semien came to the plate with runners on first and second and two out. On 2-2, he sliced a liner down the right field line. Astros right fielder J.J. Reddick dove to make a catch but came up just short. The ball hit near the outer edge of the foul line. First base umpire Alan Porter called it foul, drawing the ire of the Athletics.<\/p>\n

When the ball landed, some grass flew up. A tiny amount was colored white. More white grass kicked up as Reddick\u2019s knee slid by. This, along with the lack of a straight-down-the-line camera angle, complicated the video review.<\/p>\n

After a lengthy review, the call stood. Athletics manager Bob Melvin asked how it could be called that way when chalk flew up. He then vented a little bit of frustration before saying he knew that he couldn\u2019t argue and would go back to the dugout.<\/p>\n

Two pitches later, Semien grounded into an inning-ending force play at second. As he ran by Porter at first, he yelled an f-bomb in frustration. He then yelled another sentence. Most of what he said was unclear, but in the middle of his sentence, he yelled, \u201cbecause you (expletive) it up!\u201d As he turned to hand his helmet to the first base coach, Porter tossed him.<\/p>\n

Understand the frustration?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes, because that was a potential game-tying double.<\/p>\n

Was the ejection justified?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yes. No player can say that to an umpire and expect to stay in the game.<\/p>\n

Entertainment Rating<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One Weaver. Semien was livid and had to be restrained afterwards. It got fun for a little bit.<\/p>\n

A Rule Explanation\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n