2B Umpire Dana DeMuth ejected Rays Manager Joe Maddon for arguing an out call made by 1B Umpire Doug Eddings in the top of the 6th inning of the Rays-White Sox game. With two outs and one on, Rays batter Dan Johnson hit a 1-2 curveball from White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd to first base. The ball deflected off first baseman Paul Konerko to second ( Read more... )

HP Umpire Jim Joyce ejected Marlins pitcher Edward Mujica for throwing at Astros batter Bill Hall in the bottom of the 7th inning and Astros pitcher Aneury Rodriguez and Manager Brad Mills for throwing at Marlins batter Gaby Sanchez in the top of the 9th inning of the Marlins-Astros game. In the 7th, with one out and none on, Hall took a 0-0 ( Read more... )

As one of our UEFL commenters noted, "it's rare you see interference at the major league level... and tonight it was called three times!" Let's review ( Read more... )

Tonight's Dodgers-Padres game has been suspended after four rain delays, totaling 3 hours and 37 minutes. The contest, with a first pitch originally scheduled for 7:05pm PT, was finally suspended during the game's fourth rain delay, at 1:41am PT the next day: 6 hours and 36 minutes after its scheduled start. It will be concluded prior to the next ( Read more... )

In the top of the 4th inning of the Nationals-Marlins game, Nationals batter Jayson Werth hit a 0-1 fastball from Marlins pitcher Josh Johnson to the top of the right field wall. The ball bounced back onto the field of play, as 1B Umpire D.J. Reyburn (70) ruled a home run. After instant replay review, the call stood. Did the ball indeed hit the ( Read more... )

The Left Field Corner is pleased to announce a new addition to the UEFL Staff. Please welcome jeruhmed, who will serve as the UEFL's co-administrator, appellate rules interpreter, and will take responsibility for all linking activity on the website. As co-administrator, jeruhmed is authorized to create or edit any UEFL post; as appellate rules ( Read more... )

HP Umpire Tim Tschida ejected Nationals pitcher Todd Coffey for arguing balls and strikes in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Nationals-Marlins game. With two out and two on, Marlins batter Gaby Sanchez hit a 0-1 fastball from Coffey to Nationals center fielder Rick Ankiel for a sacrifice fly, Chris Coghlan scoring. Replays indicate there were ( Read more... )

As per Rules 1 and 2 of the League, the Pre-Season (Spring Training) Draft has been established to distribute primary and secondary umpires. All league entrants have selected primary and secondary umpires, and at this time, the Results and Rosters shall be announced. Primary Umpires may appear on multiple rosters, whereas Secondary Umpires must be ( Read more... )

HP Umpire Brad Purdom ejected Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre for arguing-NEC in the top of the 8th inning of the Rangers-Mariners game. With none out and one on, Rangers batter David Murphy took a 0-0 fastball from Mariners pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located thigh high and over the heart of ( Read more... )

3B Umpire Chris Ward ejected A's Manager Bob Geren and A's first baseman Daric Barton for arguing a safe call in the top of the 7th inning of the Rockies-A's game. With one out and one on, Rockies batter Ian Steward hit a 2-1 fastball from A's pitcher Trevor Cahill to Cahill. Stewart reached on a missed catch error by Barton, though Barton alleged ( Read more... )