Buck Showalter rips into umpires after Mets ejection, and rightly so

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was ejected from Tuesday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, and he had plenty so say about it.

The Mets hit a new low on what’s been a disappointing season thus far on Tuesday, losing to the lowly Cincinnati Reds. Amidst that travesty, manager Buck Showalter was ejected for the first time in two seasons.

So, what happened? Let’s break it down for you.

Reds infielder Kevin Newman hit a weak grounder to Francisco Lindor. As Lindor went to field the ball, it appeared Wil Myers (who was on the basepaths at the time) slapped Lindor’s glove, which would be an automatic out due to an interference call.

However, that call was never made. The full replay is below:

As you can see, the replay appears to show Myers hitting Lindor’s glove. While it may have been an accident, that does not excuse the play, which should have been an out. Showalter, unhappy with the lack of a call, let the umpires have it.

Mets: Buck Showalter lets umpires have it postgame

Manager ejections tend to lead to some great postgame quotes, and Showalter didn’t disappoint. Buck doesn’t get ejected often, so he had to make the most of it.

“It’s hard to imagine 4 guys not being able to see what happened. There’s about 3 ways you could get that play right. We had opportunities for it to not matter, we just didn’t pitch very well early on,” Showalter said, via SNY.

Showalter continued in a more detailed quote via MLB.com:

“I just saw it differently,” Showalter said. “It’s pretty obvious what it was, but it’s hard to imagine four guys not being able to see what happened. There’s about three ways you can get that play right. We had opportunities for that to not matter. We just didn’t pitch very well early on.”

Francisco Lindor, who was involved in the play, also spoke up for his manager, suggesting he couldn’t believe the umpires got is so wrong.

Frustration is starting to boil over for a Mets team most thought would be a playoff team prior to the season.