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24. Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Suspended For Mid-Game Meltdown Against Tigers
Mon Sep 10, 2018, 07:28 PM
Sep 2018
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has been suspended one game for his confrontation with umpire Nic Lentz during Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com.

https://www.thesportster.com/news/aaron-boone-yankees-manager-suspended/


Aaron Boone has epic meltdown, gets ejected from Yankees - Tigers game

In the fifth inning of Friday night’s game against the Tigers, Boone took umbrage with Lentz’s inconsistent strike zone. After repeated chirping from the dugout, Boone got ejected. That resulted in him taking the field, where he proceeded to have a meltdown that conjured up memories of Billy Martin.

https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/8/31/17807752/yankees-manager-aaron-boone-ejected-umpire-this-is-awesome


Serena Williams Argues With Umpire at U.S. Open: 'You're a Thief'

Serena Williams was penalized a game for calling the chair umpire a thief during an extended argument as the U.S. Open women’s final descended into chaos, with fans booing and play delayed before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a 6-2, 6-4 victory for her first Grand Slam title.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8474166/serena-williams-argues-with-umpire-at-us-open-youre-a-thief



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Exactly ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #1
It was the 'mother' of all meltdowns. sheshe2 Sep 2018 #2
Sure it was Revanchist Sep 2018 #6
yep. sheshe2 Sep 2018 #15
Threatening to kill a female linesperson half her size Tursiops Sep 2018 #21
What does this have to do with the OP? ehrnst Sep 2018 #23
What does all male baseball have to do with alleged "sexism"? Tursiops Sep 2018 #27
The OP is about the same media outlet captioning two photos of sports figures ehrnst Sep 2018 #42
Yeah, sigh, I remember that one, too. LisaM Sep 2018 #26
Yep. She is a loud mouthed jerk. So was McEnroe. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2018 #40
Yep. Exactly. Solly Mack Sep 2018 #3
Naah. It's two different sports, with two different expectations. Captain Stern Sep 2018 #4
How about the news media? ehrnst Sep 2018 #5
This. Lisa0825 Sep 2018 #8
Bingo nt Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #9
The post doesn't have photos of two athletes. Captain Stern Sep 2018 #36
That's quite a reach.... ehrnst Sep 2018 #41
No, the warning given to her coach actually also was a warning to her. LisaM Sep 2018 #29
What if I think both of them acted like spoiled children? mythology Sep 2018 #7
You are not a media publication pushing a narrative that ehrnst Sep 2018 #10
One was a manager and one was a player, among other things. LisaM Sep 2018 #25
Which makes the captions all the more glaring. ehrnst Sep 2018 #43
Her anger was what is called "Moral outrage" because she was treated unfairly compared to a man Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #13
The facts disagree with her Tursiops Sep 2018 #30
john mcenroe was famous for this elmac Sep 2018 #19
That does seem to be the one allegation thrown at the wall that stuck. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #46
This must be fixed mountain grammy Sep 2018 #11
Arguing semantics is bread and circuses. Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #12
And? ehrnst Sep 2018 #14
...we should pay attention to what President Obama says about logical fallacies and electronic Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #17
100000% wrong Quixote1818 Sep 2018 #18
Which logical fallacy is being applied this thread? I have at least three.... Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #20
Speaking of hollow premises... ehrnst Sep 2018 #22
not semantics; spin Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #32
Both clips are from Murdoch's NY Post PJMcK Sep 2018 #16
Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Suspended For Mid-Game Meltdown Against Tigers oberliner Sep 2018 #24
Given The Difference In Earnings. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #44
Are there strikes in tennis? Renew Deal Sep 2018 #28
Yes. n/t Tursiops Sep 2018 #31
What are they? Renew Deal Sep 2018 #37
I agree, Serena should have been ejected as well. jalan48 Sep 2018 #33
IT. IS. A. FUCKING. GAME. DemoTex Sep 2018 #34
I have to admit True Dough Sep 2018 #35
great footwork Kurt V. Sep 2018 #38
Find the one who has no penis and the cloud will lift and you can efhmc Sep 2018 #39
You get ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes with the umpire. Calista241 Sep 2018 #45
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