What would Upton even have as an argument?

@@CaptainInsano most likely something along the lines of You don’t tell me how to play my position.

@@danm6695that’s why he sucks

@@danm6695I think I put more effort into every play in my rec team than he does in the major league 😂 damn right I’d tell someone how to play their position whether it was mine or not if they were jogging

I could almost defend it if the ball was moving faster and he was waiting to see how it played off the wall but he sort of has a history of this behavior @@CaptainInsano

He did that a few times on the Rays too

There’s a reason that blowjob Uptons career was short lived.

And got all heated trying to defend the lollygagging - which was even worse.

​@@us-BahnMLB is a bad sport anyway

​@@KorvicMorrisonMLB is a sports league, you clown 🤡

real

That’s what happens when you know you’re in the wrong and can’t handle people holding you accountable

@@Thatmanwebby real. he knew it was his fault and was just too stubborn to admit it. longoria had every right to be mad at him and upton knew it. he should have admitted it was his fault and longoria was right. he new he was in la la land in the outfield which you're never supposed to do

It must have been some sort of protest eh?

Casey loves/hates to tell this story too, if he wasn't slow as hell he would've made it anyway!

I loved Casey as a Tiger.

I agree. That wasn’t lack of effort.

Casey is the worst runner I have ever seen.

He deserves ridicule. You don’t quit until the play is over…

I know. Upton was getting pissed despite knowing it was all his fault and that was all on him. Longoria had every right to be mad at him and Upton shouldn't have been saying something. He knows it was his fault.

As he should, Gabe was very much in the right to do that

lol now littell is a great pitcher and kapler is working at a Starbucks cause he’s a goofy hipster

​@@LG215x Kapler is now an assistant general manager for the Miami Marlins. I think you owe Starbucks an apology. 😆

@@LG215xok boomer

​@markeschen so he's assistant GM at a Starbucks in Miami

Simply amazing for an 8 year old to have an arm like that

that 8 year old pitches and the mlb are going to come running back to him next season. watch how this ages

​@@CharliesPurpose Ye even if they do doesnt mean he's not a head case

Literally

​@@CharliesPurpose I hope so, but it hasn't happened yet.

I swear 😂😂😂

Just went back and watched that 😂😂😂😂

No idea if he was justified in this Ken Giles deal or not, but as a manager Sandberg was a buffoon and so was Bob McClure. Look for the video of Chase Utley reading McClure the riot act on the mound when they left Jeff Francoeur, pitching multiple innings in mopup duty, in to throw 48 pitches because they couldn't contact the bullpen to get a reliever warmed up. I've never seen a baseball player excoriate a coach in public like that with the coach meekly taking it.

classy guy- that way the fans and the cameras dont get the "show" the hand shake was pretty- i bet the words not so much

IIRC Littell was outrighted to the minors the next day. Season ended a month later with him still down in AAA, and he was a free agent that winter. He never pitched for us again. Officially, the move was already in the works. But unofficially...

Was coming in to see if anyone mentioned this. The Giants weren't playing around.

I agree. He could have easily say "Ah, fuck it" and given up on the play upon realizing that the left fielder had rifled the ball back in, but he didn't. Instead, as soon as he realized he'd been mistaken about the ball being caught he gave it the ole' 100% college (professional) try.

He's a punk period, glad that my Braves got rid of his sorry ass

He gets wild once he knows their holding him back

He was a punk in general.

@@victor5180Not an excuse

Not one play, but two. One a couple of years ago when he was still a Cub and again last year when he was a Tiger…he got benched both times

Starlin Castro did the same thing as a Cub

He turned it around later in his career.

he'd be off the team for one play? you seem like a level headed person who should own a team /s

@@h445 he’s a cancer. And yes, that reaction of his speaks volumes. It’s not indicative of a single incident. But please, go on making excuses for people. You’d be a manager who’d refuse to hold yourself accountable for a team in shambles for a decade that you “managed” for decades, because you’d absolve individual ego over team play as an m.o. There’s a reason why the Steelers under Noll, the Yankees under Steinbrenner, the Pats under Belichick/Craft, etc. did as well as they did, for as long as they did. They prided team over individual. The second a player exemplified ego, they were cut before they could cause an issue that would effect the team.

I was pitching once in Colt league. As the coach crossed the baseline, he was motioning to me to toss him the ball. A week before, I read in the Sporting News that a manager was hot because a pitcher tossed him the ball, rather than hand it to him. “I’m not out there to play catch with him.” So I extended my arm completely, and waited until he got to the mound, and he took it out of my hand. I wasn’t out there to play catch with a 50 year old. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

I play pony and I have seen mad players but not like this

Zack Littel is back in the Majors, even pitched a game against San Francisco.

He's on the Rays....

Is it like a race horse situation?

He’s a bum. Riding on everyone’s coattails and when put on the spot throws a tantrum

Culture, they are clueless and not accountable for anything.

quite frankly if you can't put yourself in another's shoes why don't you just shut up? it wasn't 'clear' to me that he was 'jogging,' perhaps he was being cautious because he didn't know which way the ball was going to caroom off the wall? oh, didn't think of that, did you? just want to form a lynch mob. it's not Longoria's job to say jack shit, if the manager has an issue that's his business and call to go talk to the player, not another team mate. if my co-worker thought i messed up and tried to give me shit about it, i'd go apeshit on them as well. they don't sign my paycheck, so mind your own fucking business.

Absolute bonehead comment.

Doesn’t mean they didn’t want him to

Nah she already admitted he didn't. which is why she didn't file a civil monetary suit

This is funny asf 😂

​@@CharliesPurposethey settled out of court, so there's no indication that there's any validity to it

Dude could of hit someone in the outfield with that ball. Also being a bitch have a bad inning and you throw a temper tantrum like that

I remember years ago my high school coach mentioned that the coach can fine the player in the MLB

depends. If your teammate isnt pulling their weight or putting little effort in, then getting mad at them is fair enough. Noone wants to be on a team with someone who doesnt try 100% of the time.

If you're on my team and and you're not pulling your weight, stand by for an @$$ chewing

Longoria did the right thing with Upton. What Upton did disrespects the team and the fans that pay to watch the game

Sorry boys worded the comment wrong

​@@kevingohdcantgo12-09 👍

leaving early like that shows disrespect to the manager. while he’s walking to the mound if he’s gonna pull the pitcher often times they will signal to the bullpen to send in the relief pitcher

@@peterf.229 Yeah, I got that much from the broadcast guys. But why is it disrespectful? I honestly don't get it. I mean the entire stadium and all the people at home - well, those sober enough to still see - know why the manager is making the stroll. Its not to ask what snacks the errant pitcher wants waiting in the clubhouse after the game. Why the need for the bit of theater making the pitcher wait for him to get there and pretending he really wants to keep embarrassing himself, but the wise manager over-rules the protests and the pitcher finally and reluctantly departs. I have more rants about the topic, but I really want to focus and understand this point. I accept that is disrespectful. I just want to understand why. From where I sit, the pitcher leaving early is *more* respectful, indicating the pitcher accepts the manager's judgement that its time for him to be a spectator for the rest of the game even if his own feelings are otherwise.

​@MGower4465 the manager might wanna give a reliever a few words of encouragement as he is being taken out so a player leaving the mound early basically tells the manager 'i don't wanna hear anything you have to say'

A lot of these guys have been babied their whole life due to their genetic gifting. I lived across from some college players while in college. Their mom would come and mow the grass for them

@@SSFJeff Ok. As I said its not a job I understand. Just putting myself in that position, knowing I am not getting my job done that day, I wouldn't be all that welcoming of "a few words" be it criticism or encouragement right then. Just as well I learned early by baseball career was as a watcher, not a doer. My temperament is clearly unsuited.

I’d love to manage the dodgers

Never considered this reason for BJ not running to play the ball. Thanks.

I thought about that too, but at no point did he demonstrate any urgency in getting the ball back in, not only when chasing it down but in picking it up, firing it back in. Just a lazy play making the team look sloppy.

​@@bradevans5566Making it look like he doesn't care

Stop it, he half-assed it right off the bat. He had a good 30 feet to cover. Idc where it is guys getting millions

@@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf grow up