What we heard about Pie's ejection
There’s been some talk floating around the Internet -- after a tweet in Spanish yesterday -- about a Dominican Winter League incident involving Orioles outfielder Felix Pie.
Two things are important to note here: One, I wasn’t there, and so what I am passing down is what someone told me. Two, the Orioles were not contacted about it as of Thursday evening. The assumption is that if it had been something serious, they would have been notified quickly.
So here’s what was relayed to me by someone who should know: Apparently, in a tie game Wednesday, Pie was on first base and was picked off the bag by the catcher. There was no first-base umpire, and so the home-plate umpire made the call from 90 feet away. Pie, and many of those in the stands, thought it was a terrible call.
Pie raced down to home plate to argue and was ejected by the plate umpire. And apparently that caused fans to throw things like water bottles onto the field.
I’ve been told that Pie did nothing unusual, no contact or anything with the umpire. I was also told there may be some discipline handed down for the incident, perhaps a fine, more because of Pie’s standing as a major leaguer and role model more than anything he actually did.
Again, that’s all I’ve got. But the Orioles don’t seem to be concerned about the report.
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Comments
he's got skills, just...not the base-running kind.
Posted by: Beaned1 | November 12, 2010 1:12 AM
I'm really disappointed that the Sun would allow you to publish an unconfirmed rumor like this.
Talk about reckless journalism.
Speculating about a free agent or trade is one thing, but reporting information based off a Tweet?
What's next? You going to use Wikipedia as a source?
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Really? What I tried to do is do my best to explain what happened to quell rumors that were already out there.
Posted by: Joe in the Dena | November 12, 2010 4:32 AM
Pie involved in a base-running blunder? Shocker! Next thing you know, Brett Favre will announce his retirement,, the Yankees will be in hot pursuit of Cliff Lee and it will be revealed that a prominent college football player was paid big bucks to choose a particular school. Oh, the humanity!
Oh well, at least I don't have to worry that my laptop will make me sterile.
Posted by: Chris Joseph | November 12, 2010 7:29 AM
Pie has always been quick from home to first, so racing from first to home is probably no big deal.
Posted by: Dennis | November 12, 2010 8:23 AM
woah, joe in the dena has his tin foil hat a bit too tight. lol.
Dan explained the context of his reporting fine.
Posted by: brandon | November 12, 2010 10:49 AM
Really Joe? Because he cited "someone who should know," not Twitter. If anything this is responsible journalism because not many journalists dedicate a paragraph to the fact that they are dealing with a rumor. And he clearly did speak with someone involved with the situation, or someone in the Orioles organization, as evidenced by the third paragraph.
Great reporting, Dan. Getting information out to us in the most time-efficient manner, while still disclosing the accuracy of the report.
Posted by: Michael K. | November 12, 2010 3:43 PM
I'm sorry, but Pie seems a little too short on smarts. His defense is not that great, he has no base-running skills, and he has little discipline at the plate. He has the physical attributes to become a good major league player but I would use him as trade bait.
Posted by: Jim Irving | November 12, 2010 4:32 PM
Sounds to me like much ado about nothing. Next topic.
Posted by: Bill Drain | November 12, 2010 5:18 PM
Sounds to me like much ado about nothing. Next topic.
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Nah, this is rock solid proof that Pie will never be a good major leaguer!
Posted by: sometimes | November 13, 2010 1:37 AM
I'm so happy that something I found out became published on the Sun blogs. Cool.
Posted by: Avi M (@2131andBeyond) | November 18, 2010 4:03 PM