Dave Van Horn Ejected vs Auburn

Arkansas Razorback head coach Dave Van Horn was ejected from this game against Auburn at Baum Stadium april 7, 2008. In the 1oth inning, Van Horn previously argued because the homeplate umpire blatantly missed a swinging strike and refused to appeal to first. The umpire then refused to call strikes on pitches down the middle. After that batter walked. The next batter drove in the eventual winning runs. VAn Horn decided he'd had enough.

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[chuckfan1]

Your right, the umpire does have the "authority" as you say. But I guarantee you, in any pro game, or college game if the catcher asks, we go to our base umpire. Ive never seen the plate umpire refuse? Why refuse? There is no reason to. If the base umpire says it was a swing, we get a strike, which is what we want. And if he doesnt, hes just confirming what the plate guy called, and satisfies the catchers request. I umpire college, so I can speak knowledgeably on this.

[critter2]

weathermanfsu- now you just being a plan jackass.

but i just read read it and yes its in all levels. all i was asking was for proof of the rule. but you dont need to be so rudley about it. but it also says "coach can agure if home plate makes improper call"

[buddaman200522]

@weathermanfsu This is before that rule was written, and now they must go for help

[razorbackbone76]

this is awesome fires me up just watching it

[Bruinstyle2001]

The runner was called safe on a close play that was argued. When the next pitch was coming up, the players (catcher, pitcher, coaches) discovered that the home umpire had called it a ball. And thus the argument assumed after the home plate umpire refused to ask the first base umpire for help.

[Bruinstyle2001]

The reason for the delay was that the catcher threw down to first. It was a botched hit and run where the ball was thrown outside. The batter lunged across the plate and made a half-hearted attempt at it.

[BenOz22]

ummmm, what?

[thething750]

Man, he still got it

[bryan8789]

go gettem coach

[critter2]

that should be coach cant agure*

[critter2]

you really dont need to be rude and captial the must. that shows obvisouly show off. that said thankyou for the rule and prove of it. I just read my rule book and it is diffrent it say he "may" yet the coach still dosent have a right to agure ar.1 right below it.