Was a head scratcher, wasn't it? It appeared that he asked the second base umpire to move out of his line of sight. Next think you know, the umpire ejected the 38 year-old veteran and one of the most respected players in the game.
Yes, I really want to see umpires eject one of the all-time greats. Okay, don't get on me about the fact that Utley is not a Hall of Famer (I would argue that he is a borderline one; sadly, injuries derailed more opportunities for a WAR number that would have put him in). But to eject anyone for that request? Was there anything more to it than that? Or did the umpire have a bet with a friend that he could get on Sports Center if he ejected a famous player on a pretext? As for the latter, I doubt that came close to happening. Simplest solution is that the arbiter just had a bad night.
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