'You’re hitting and you hear those guys talking and talking and talking — I feel like you have to have some respect for the game.' BlueJays' Freddy Galvis voiced his displeasure with umpire Quinn Wolcott's conversations during his at-bats. (ShiDavidi)
understands that on occasion umpires make mistakes when calling balls and strikes. It’s a tough job, human beings are fallible and hitters must learn to cope.
"Everybody here is a professional player and everyone has to be a pro," Galvis told reporters from Sportsnet and The Athletic. "I feel like the umpire wasn’t a professional at that point. I know sometimes the umpire talks to the catcher between innings, something like that, but I feel like in my first at-bat he was talking for my whole at-bat with the catcher. In my second at-bat, he was doing the same thing, he didn’t stop, he kept talking and talking and talking.
Catchers and umpires often exchange dialogue behind the plate, but lengthy, full-on conversations are unusual. The message delivered by Galvis and Montoyo to Wolcott, who became a full-time major-league umpire in 2014, apparently worked as Galvis said in his third at-bat, during which he also struck out, "they didn’t talk too much."
But rather than rolling away, the ball hit Smoak allowing Zunino to pick it up and fire it to third in time to get Galvis for the inning’s third out, stopping what had been a six-run rally. Said Galvis: "I think it was close enough [to challenge]. I feel like at first, I put my feet on the base and then I feel the tag after. So that’s why I made the sign to challenge."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Blue Jays' Galvis stays hot with solo bomb off Carrasco - Sportsnet.caWatch as Freddy Galvis hits a home run for the second straight game to put Toronto on the board against Cleveland.
Read more »
Thoughts from the booth: How do Blue Jays make room for Guerrero Jr.? - Sportsnet.caWith Rowdy Tellez swinging a hot bat, how does the situation play out when the BlueJays call up Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? ScottyMacThinks looks at the options, Freddy Galvis' hitting streak and Montoyo's decision not to pinch hit for Socrates Brito.
Read more »
Chris Davis sets record by going hitless in 47 straight at-bats - Sportsnet.caChris Davis set the major league record for the longest hitless streak by a position player, going 0 for 47 during an unproductive run that began last year.
Read more »
Blue Jays' Galvis stays hot with solo bomb off Carrasco - Sportsnet.caWatch as Freddy Galvis hits a home run for the second straight game to put Toronto on the board against Cleveland.
Read more »
Javier Baez literally throws bat at ball for an RBI single - Sportsnet.caCheck out this piece of hitting by Cubs shortstop Javier Baez, who literally throws his bat at the incoming pitch and bloops an RBI single to left field.
Read more »
Jays Talk FAQ: Why do frustrating Blue Jays look lifeless at the plate? - Sportsnet.ca.ScottyMacThinks weighs in on Toronto's struggles at the plate and the futures of Marcus Stroman and Justin Smoak in his latest Jays Talk FAQ:
Read more »
Chris Davis sets MLB record with 58th straight hitless at-bat - Sportsnet.caWith the Baltimore faithful cheering him on, Chris Davis lines out to centre, to set an MLB record that I’m sure he hopes won’t last long.
Read more »
Blue Jays' Montoyo: Gurriel could be Zobrist-like utility man - Sportsnet.ca'He could play first, he could play third, he could play short, he could play second...' BlueJays manager Charlie Montoyo is a big believer in Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s versatility (MikeyJ_MMA).
Read more »
Blue Jays Confidential: Guesstimating Guerrero Jr.'s MLB debut date - Sportsnet.caBlueJays Confidential: SNJeffBlair, ArdenZwelling, ShiDavidi, bnicholsonsmith and Wilnerness590 on Stroman's encouraging start; Bad hitting vs. bad pitching and trying to predict the date of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s MLB debut.
Read more »