Zoneboy
08-03-2008, 09:04 PM
Link (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/What-you-talkin-bout-ump-Gary-Coleman-ejected?urn=mlb,98079) (includes video)
I firmly believe that if there's one thing that America enjoys more than the comedy of Gary Coleman, it's a cheesy minor league baseball stunt.
Kudos, then, to the marketing wizards over at the Madison Mallards for not moving to "the beat of just one drum" and signing Coleman to a contract, allowing him to take a few "Diff'rent Strokes" on Friday night. (Oh, I kill me.)
Unfortunately, The Gooch was umpiring the summer collegiate baseball game, ejecting Coleman before he could face even one pitch for having too much pine tar on his bat.
The Wisconsin State Journal had the play-by-play:
Herbert determined the (pine tar) amount was illegal and — after Coleman offered to "wipe it off'' — also found the bat to be corked. The umpire pulled out a piece of black rubber on the end of the bat and watched several "super balls'' spill out of the bat.
"Looks like you're going to have a short night," Herbert joked as he threw Coleman out of the game.
Coleman took more offense with the short joke than he did his ejection, bumping the umpire to the delight of the 5,000-plus in attendance. Eventually, Coleman set up shop behind the third-base bleachers, signing autographs (at $20 a pop) and posing for photos (those were free).
I firmly believe that if there's one thing that America enjoys more than the comedy of Gary Coleman, it's a cheesy minor league baseball stunt.
Kudos, then, to the marketing wizards over at the Madison Mallards for not moving to "the beat of just one drum" and signing Coleman to a contract, allowing him to take a few "Diff'rent Strokes" on Friday night. (Oh, I kill me.)
Unfortunately, The Gooch was umpiring the summer collegiate baseball game, ejecting Coleman before he could face even one pitch for having too much pine tar on his bat.
The Wisconsin State Journal had the play-by-play:
Herbert determined the (pine tar) amount was illegal and — after Coleman offered to "wipe it off'' — also found the bat to be corked. The umpire pulled out a piece of black rubber on the end of the bat and watched several "super balls'' spill out of the bat.
"Looks like you're going to have a short night," Herbert joked as he threw Coleman out of the game.
Coleman took more offense with the short joke than he did his ejection, bumping the umpire to the delight of the 5,000-plus in attendance. Eventually, Coleman set up shop behind the third-base bleachers, signing autographs (at $20 a pop) and posing for photos (those were free).