You mean being wrong on 6 pitches all night? What a terrible night!

Since you asked. He could step off the rubber. Pretend to mess with the rosin bag. He could turn to a different and call ‘time’.
And the reason West was staring was because Bumgarner was very vocal about whiny about the walk he just gave up to Gyorko. It takes two stubborn assholes for something like this to happen.

Whe…

9.02
(a) Any umpire’s decision which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out, is final. No player, manager, coach or substitute shall object to any such judgment decisions.
Rule 9.02(a) Comment:…

Arguing ball and strikes is an auto-ejection because every. fucking. game. would devolve into a 5 hour bitch-fest about the strike zone.

Dude. You’re wrong. How the hell are you the guy complaining about facts not mattering?

I think the point is...it takes two to tango.
Bumgarner is great pitcher. But also kind of a douche.

The new (slightly better at pitching) Adam Wainwright, everybody!