scarletandgrey
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
Anyone have a link to the video of the single A manager that went nuts during a game today? I just seen a short clip of it on the news and it has to be one of the funniest meltdowns ever.
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Darkhorse79
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Captain Hindsight
The Hero of the Modern Age
What amazes me is that his outbursts weren't staged.
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Bob Saccamano
These pretzels are making me thirsty.
I think after he realized how dumb he made himself look after sliding into second, he just kept going so he could get on SC. :tongue2:
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
The argument was over whether Koby Clemens (Roger's son) was out or not after stealing 2nd base.
The Asheville manager knew that there were (at least) two TV stations with cameras at the game. Maybe he just wanted his "15 minutes of fame" and/or to be on SportsCenter.
It was on ESPN (differnet camera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeRnc5SOuLI&mode=related&search=baseball%20manager
It was on CNN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlkmp6i9Oc&mode=related&search=baseball%20manager
The Asheville manager knew that there were (at least) two TV stations with cameras at the game. Maybe he just wanted his "15 minutes of fame" and/or to be on SportsCenter.
It was on ESPN (differnet camera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeRnc5SOuLI&mode=related&search=baseball%20manager
It was on CNN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlkmp6i9Oc&mode=related&search=baseball%20manager
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He's been suspended for 1 week.
indystar.com
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Friends and family of Asheville Tourists manager Joe Mikulik will invariably describe him as a nice, easy-going, friendly guy who loves his family and baseball.
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But when Joe blows -- and his antics following an ejection from Sunday's South Atlantic League game in Lexington, Ky., included a couple of moves perhaps unprecedented in the colorful history of managerial histrionics -- it is not a pretty sight.
Mikulik's meltdown during a 5-2 loss to the Lexington Legends received national play and a lot of laughs, but the repercussions are not so funny to the principals involved.
According to Colorado Rockies director of player development Marc Gustafson, the South Atlantic League has suspended Mikulik for seven days and fined him $1,000.
"I expected to be fined and suspended," Mikulik said Monday.
After spending much of Monday morning conducting and scheduling interviews with the media, Rockies officials told Mikulik to stop talking to the national media.
"It takes me 23 years to get on (ESPN's) 'SportsCenter,' and this is how I do it," he said with a subdued smile.
What began as an argument over a pickoff play evolved into a lengthy -- sometimes humorous -- tirade, complete with Mikulik diving into second base, plucking the base from the ground and throwing it as far as he could after a nose-to-nose argument with umpire Andy Russell. This resulted in Mikulik's ejection from the game.
The tantrum also included Mikulik throwing a resin bag toward the bullpen, kicking dirt on the home-plate umpire, covering the plate with dirt, throwing bats from the dugout, pouring water on the plate, squatting behind the plate to show the umpire how to call a strike and angrily slamming a water bottle down before he finally left the field.
Once in the clubhouse, Mikulik reportedly pushed water coolers, a chair and a batting practice screen in front of the umpires' locker room. On Monday Mikulik declined to talk about his actions in the clubhouse but confirmed the report of his actions was accurate.
"I never lost control, though it looked like I did," said Mikulik. "I thought I was in total control the whole time. I was frustrated, and I went too far with it."
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Friends and family of Asheville Tourists manager Joe Mikulik will invariably describe him as a nice, easy-going, friendly guy who loves his family and baseball.
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But when Joe blows -- and his antics following an ejection from Sunday's South Atlantic League game in Lexington, Ky., included a couple of moves perhaps unprecedented in the colorful history of managerial histrionics -- it is not a pretty sight.
Mikulik's meltdown during a 5-2 loss to the Lexington Legends received national play and a lot of laughs, but the repercussions are not so funny to the principals involved.
According to Colorado Rockies director of player development Marc Gustafson, the South Atlantic League has suspended Mikulik for seven days and fined him $1,000.
"I expected to be fined and suspended," Mikulik said Monday.
After spending much of Monday morning conducting and scheduling interviews with the media, Rockies officials told Mikulik to stop talking to the national media.
"It takes me 23 years to get on (ESPN's) 'SportsCenter,' and this is how I do it," he said with a subdued smile.
What began as an argument over a pickoff play evolved into a lengthy -- sometimes humorous -- tirade, complete with Mikulik diving into second base, plucking the base from the ground and throwing it as far as he could after a nose-to-nose argument with umpire Andy Russell. This resulted in Mikulik's ejection from the game.
The tantrum also included Mikulik throwing a resin bag toward the bullpen, kicking dirt on the home-plate umpire, covering the plate with dirt, throwing bats from the dugout, pouring water on the plate, squatting behind the plate to show the umpire how to call a strike and angrily slamming a water bottle down before he finally left the field.
Once in the clubhouse, Mikulik reportedly pushed water coolers, a chair and a batting practice screen in front of the umpires' locker room. On Monday Mikulik declined to talk about his actions in the clubhouse but confirmed the report of his actions was accurate.
"I never lost control, though it looked like I did," said Mikulik. "I thought I was in total control the whole time. I was frustrated, and I went too far with it."
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scarletandgrey
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
I've watched the video at least 10 times and I still can't stop laughing.
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Why did he stop there? He should've whipped it out and pissed on home plate, then went out and sat where second base used to be and made them drag him out!
Hilarious!
Hilarious!
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That's like the greatest temper tantrum ever...I still can;t stop laughing when he fakes being the catcher and spikes the bottle on home plate 
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