Byron Buxton Ejected from Rehab Game in St. Paul

Buxton was a big boy acting like a little boy.

We need that fire on the Big club.

Send Buxton to Kansas City tomorrow and let him watch a little blues at one of their fine music venues tomorrow night. I watched the game and Buck didn't look too hot. 

So much for the human element! Is this how we want the game controlled? The human element is flawed, a game that is hung in the balanced by millimeters & seconds, the human error should be minimized not glamorized, Buxton acted correctly by respectfully confronting the error & then walked away. The umpire did not 

Asking that people do their jobs correctly is a thing of the past. That umpire was a victim.

Yeah, I don't remember Buxton ever getting ejected in an MLB game.  maybe he has, but I don't recall it.  This is unfortunate and I think this young umpire will find this is making the "wrong" name for himself.  

The better question is how much will Buxton and ultimately, Correa, help us when they make it back?  Games like last night are becoming far too common with young pitchers getting shelled and the Twins falling hopelessly behind.  

The Twins seem to be insistent on Varland remaining a SP.  How much more evidence do they need that he's a 1 to 2 inning pitcher??  He belongs in the bullpen where he could have a positive impact.  Some would call this "patience."  I call it "stubbornness" that is detrimental to the team AND the the player (Varland).  Sure he's more valuable as a SP...IF HE'S EFFECTIVE.  As a SP it's clear to me that he lacks the command of the necessary repertoire to ever be an "effective" SP.  In a one or two inning bullpen appearance??  He can be "effective."  He's got a 98 mph fastball and a slider that breaks occasionally.  THAT'S a BULPEN GUY.  

Whether this is a miscalculation by the front office or manager is unclear to me.  But it's clearly trying to jam a square peg in a round hole by somebody and it could cost the Twins a playoff berth.  

It would be good to see whether or not the umpire actually granted time. Video I've seen doesn't show the umpire, but Buck clearly is under the impression he's been granted time, but it's possible he's mistaken. Also, isn't arguing a pitch-click violation an automatic ejection? If both those things are true, he wasn't actually granted time and arguing violations is an auto ejection, then the ump is right. Could have handled it better, but still right.

Now, if either of those things is not true, that is, if Buck was granted time and the clock was not reset like it should have been, or arguing a violation is not an auto ejection, then the ump is clearly in the wrong in my opinion. If time was granted but the clock didn't reset, then ump needs to be smart enough to know when he's buzzed for the violation that it is a mistake and not call the violation. Or, if the violation was legit, but arguing is not an auto ejection, then there was no need to eject Buck as he was calmly and respectfully arguing. He wasn't throwing a tantrum or disrespecting the ump in any way.

I just hope he's healthy and can play everyday during important series like the one this weekend against KC and the Big four game series against CLE which will probably determine the division winner. If Buck can play most days the rest of the way and play well, it'll be a huge boost for our lineup and defense. I've given up hope of seeing Correa again this year, unless we make the playoffs. Varland needs to go to the pen, he's had every opportunity to prove he's a starter in the bigs and hasn't done it. He could be a real good one or two innings guy in the pen though. That's still valuable, especially with the state our pen is in.

Byron Buxton Ejected from Rehab Game in St. Paul

Now there's a headline you don't see every day!

12 hours ago, JD-TWINS said:

It appeared the ump, after a clear procedural issue with the clock was the one who lacked maturity. One doesn’t toss a guy when the player is walking away and maybe 10 feet away when thrown out.

That depends on what the player said, even in this example. Curse or insult the ump, you’re gone! 

Ump is minor league. Wasn't even called up to replace Angel Hernandez. 

Maybe when Phil Cuzzi retires, this guy will be called up as his replacement. 

2 hours ago, Craig Arko said:

Be careful what you wish for.

What I wish for is fairness. I'm against steroids, personal goldilocks balls, illegal sticky stuff. illegal sign stealing & for a straight ABS system. There are teams that are for or against these things because they benefit from them. 

I'm not at the point of having  A I androids to replace human referees, if that is what you are referring to.