Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was ejected in the first inning of Saturday’s game against the Padres after a dispute over a checked-swing, third-strike call turned into an extended argument with the umpires.
Odds are that you saw how Votto’s early exit disappointed a young Joey Votto fan at her first big-league game, and both the Reds and Votto worked to make it right for her.
But man, it’s tough to ignore just how fired up Votto got over a checked swing that sort of looked like the correct call. And now we have a better idea of what was said.
As they’ve done so well over the years, Jomboy Media showed off their lip-reading skills and posted a breakdown video from Saturday’s fiery scene. (Warning: A LOT of NSFW language)
Joey Votto, David Bell, and a fan get ejected in the first inning, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/NhOB7QNrFc
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It’s pretty clear that home plate umpire Ryan Additon needlessly sparked the entire altercation by taking issue with Votto’s harmless disagreement with third base umpire Chris Guccione. All Votto said was, “I didn’t go,” which clearly wasn’t inflammatory at all.
And then the crew went for more by ejecting David Bell after everything had already calmed down.
Just a weird scene all the way around, especially after seeing what Votto said at the start.
