I think it was the first time I saw a pitcher cuss an umpire, as happened in last night’s game between the Rangers and Seattle. Mariner’s reliever Arthur Rhodes is under some pressure, apparently, not knowing whether he’s going to be traded to the Marlins. But when he was pulled in the bottom of the eighth, after loading the bases with walks, and giving up a pop fly to bring one of them in, he left the field saying bad things to the homeplate umpire, who ordered Rhodes ejected, as well. The Rangers won 4-3.
Rhodes, it seems, has long been controversial, according to Wikipedia: "In 2001 [he] was pitching against the Cleveland Indians when Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel said that Rhodes’s glowing diamond earrings were distracting him from seeing the ball. This incited an argument…that led to Rhodes’s ejection…Since then, players have not been allowed to wear distracting jewelry on the field."
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