Re: TNET: Clemson-Florida Game 2 umpire crew chief releases statement on Bakich, Leggett ejections

As a minimum Caglianone should have been ejected for retaliation. His stopping to block the base path started the event and when he pushed Nawrocki in retaliation of being run into for interfering with the base path, there should have been no doubt.

Nawrocki pushed back and should have been gone too.

If Crighton had gone past home plate and stayed on the foul side of the first base line, he would not have been ejected. By turning up the 1st base line in fair territory, he was going to be ejected. I'm sure the fair - foul rule never entered his mind as he turned toward his teammate surrounded by UF players. I like his spunk and support of his teammates.

The end of the game with Bakish and Leggett being suspended was bizzare and could have had a different outcome. I'm sure the Caglianone bat flip at the Clemson dugout in the first inning with no "UMP consultation or warning and the Crighton ejection boiled over until the top blew off.

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Jun 10, 2024, 12:28 PM

It’s like they watched the farce that was the Tenn game last year and said “hold my beer”.

You can’t legislate emotion out of the game.

Caglione could have and should have been tossed early. Should have been warned for bat flip, never was, then even if you give benefit of the doubt when he RAN THROUGH THE BASE PATH INSTEAD OF SIMPLY TAGGING NAWROCKI, he comes back and shoves him, again, in the base bath and re-initiating contact as the aggressor. Boom, gone. They didn’t have the guts to do it. Even if they tossed Nawrocki there too, I would’ve had a problem. How’s he supposed to run bases with a guy 50 pounds heavier standing in his way?

They sacrificed Crighton right in front of the nation for nothing. All that was, was a “we have to do something”, let’s get this kid (after he’s coming back to his team huddle which is routine after a 3rd out). They said nothing about the incidental contact.

And the the strike zone issue made things worse, and to ring up Olenchuck on back to back balls was pathetic. One was borderline the next was ball four.

Then we hit a homerun and they literally steal the momentum by huddling for minutes. What about the speed up rule, why do we need to huddle? If you know what you’re doing throw him out immediately once he did it, but they didn’t because they would’ve been raked over the coals. They targeted our coaching staff instead who called them out on their bs bias.

That crew should never work a game again. Absolute power trip, double standard, ump show, f-ing farce.

Such a good game didn’t have to be impacted by umps. If they had any brains and did their jobs Caglione would’ve been gone which means we would likely be heading to Omaha, but they caved to him. Such a joke.

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TNET: Clemson-Florida Game 2 umpire crew chief releases statement on Bakich, Leggett ejections