Fat Joe West has made a habit of ensuring that he’s in charge during games he’s working, especially when he’s behind the plate. Chicago Cubs skipper Joe Maddon learned that lesson in Monday night’s matchup against the Cardinals.
Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks had a no-hitter going into the ninth inning, but gave up a home run and was then removed from the game. As he was on his way out, though, Cubs players congratulated him on his strong outing, which, for some reason, West took an issue with.
When West tried to hurry Kendricks out of the game, Maddon stuck up for his guy, and let the umpire know what he thought of it.
It sure looked like he said something along the lines of “What the f-ck did you do that for?”
And Joe Maddon got booted … #Cubs pic.twitter.com/pBcrTQ1JxZ
— ✶ Sports Mockery ✶ (@sportsmockery) September 13, 2016
You can watch the entire sequence of events in the video below.
Maddon was ejected for arguing with the stubborn umpire, who, in his mind, is never wrong. A