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Touchy baseball umpire ejects PA announcer for mocking him by playing Three Blind Mice after bad call
By SNEJANA FARBEROV
PUBLISHED: 01:07 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 01:30 EST, 3 August 2012
You're out! Derek Dye, an unpaid summer intern for the Daytona Cubs, was tossed from a game for playing Three Blind Mice after a bad call
A grumpy umpire at a minor league game in Daytona Beach, Florida, raised some eyebrows on Wednesday when he ejected an unpaid announcer after he played an instrumental version of the song Three Blind Mice in response to a particularly questionable call. Hearing the first chords of the ditty, the umpire, Mario Seneca, testily turned toward the press box and ordered Derek Dye, who works for the Daytona Cubs of the high-Class A Florida State League, to leave.
Dye, 21, did not seem too upset after being tossed from the game. He tweeted later, Get ejected from a professional baseball game. Check, Sporting News reported. In another tweet, Dye joked: If nothing else, I have a new pick-up line... "Hey, my name's Derek and I've been ejected from a pro baseball game." It's bulletproof.
The Cubs won the Wednesday game 2-1 over Fort Myers Miracle.
Seneca, who has been a professional umpire since 2004, wrote on his Facebook page that the league stood behind his decision to eject Dye.
I called my League President afterwards, and he said I did the correct thing. His opinion is pretty much the only one that matters, since he's my boss, Seneca wrote. The Daytona Cubs also chimed in on the incident, writing on their Facebook page: We've just entered the twilight zone at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
Power play: Seneca also had the PA system shut off, prompting a fan to step in and call out player introductions from the stands
Following Dyes departure, the indignant Seneca ordered the public announcement system to be shut off. As a result, a fan had to step in and call out player introductions from the stands.
Unapologetic: Seneca, a professional umpire since 2004, justified his actions, saying that his boss backed his decision to eject the intern
For Dye, a senior at the University of Illinois, the chain of events that led to his eventual ejection from the game started Wednesday afternoon when he received a new mix CD that containing songs played on an organ, according to ESPN.
During the eighth inning of the Cubs game against the Fort Myers Miracle that night, Seneca made a questionable call at first base. After the manager finished arguing, Dye played Three Blind Mice on the stadium speakers.
Upon hearing the song, Seneca swung around, pointed to Dye and yelled, Youre gone!
I took my hat off and started scratching my head, Dye told ESPN. I couldnt believe it. I didnt think the umpire had that sort of jurisdiction. I havent seen the flow chart of who has what power.
Since the incident, Dye has received numerous phone calls and media requests from around the country. But it has not been all good news for the cheeky 'music man.' He has been fined an undisclosed amount by the Florida State League, although the team is expected to cover the fine.
According to official baseball rules, the umpire has the power to order anyone involved in the game's proceedings out, according to the Huffington Post. And Dye is not the first music man to be tossed for making the wrong song choice.
In 1985, minor league organ player Wilbur Snapp was ejected from a Clearwater Phillies game for playing Three Blind Mice, according to his obituary in The New York Times.
Following Wednesday's mishap, the Daytona Cubs removed the offending ditty from their database to prevent future musical snafus.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Three-Blind-Mice-bad-call.html#ixzz22Ua47oc7
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183030/Touchy-baseball-umpire-ejects-PA-announcer-mocking-playing-Three-Blind-Mice-bad-call.html
Touchy baseball umpire ejects PA announcer for mocking him by playing Three Blind Mice after bad call
By SNEJANA FARBEROV
PUBLISHED: 01:07 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 01:30 EST, 3 August 2012
You're out! Derek Dye, an unpaid summer intern for the Daytona Cubs, was tossed from a game for playing Three Blind Mice after a bad call
A grumpy umpire at a minor league game in Daytona Beach, Florida, raised some eyebrows on Wednesday when he ejected an unpaid announcer after he played an instrumental version of the song Three Blind Mice in response to a particularly questionable call. Hearing the first chords of the ditty, the umpire, Mario Seneca, testily turned toward the press box and ordered Derek Dye, who works for the Daytona Cubs of the high-Class A Florida State League, to leave.
Dye, 21, did not seem too upset after being tossed from the game. He tweeted later, Get ejected from a professional baseball game. Check, Sporting News reported. In another tweet, Dye joked: If nothing else, I have a new pick-up line... "Hey, my name's Derek and I've been ejected from a pro baseball game." It's bulletproof.
The Cubs won the Wednesday game 2-1 over Fort Myers Miracle.
Seneca, who has been a professional umpire since 2004, wrote on his Facebook page that the league stood behind his decision to eject Dye.
I called my League President afterwards, and he said I did the correct thing. His opinion is pretty much the only one that matters, since he's my boss, Seneca wrote. The Daytona Cubs also chimed in on the incident, writing on their Facebook page: We've just entered the twilight zone at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
Power play: Seneca also had the PA system shut off, prompting a fan to step in and call out player introductions from the stands
Following Dyes departure, the indignant Seneca ordered the public announcement system to be shut off. As a result, a fan had to step in and call out player introductions from the stands.
Unapologetic: Seneca, a professional umpire since 2004, justified his actions, saying that his boss backed his decision to eject the intern
For Dye, a senior at the University of Illinois, the chain of events that led to his eventual ejection from the game started Wednesday afternoon when he received a new mix CD that containing songs played on an organ, according to ESPN.
During the eighth inning of the Cubs game against the Fort Myers Miracle that night, Seneca made a questionable call at first base. After the manager finished arguing, Dye played Three Blind Mice on the stadium speakers.
Upon hearing the song, Seneca swung around, pointed to Dye and yelled, Youre gone!
I took my hat off and started scratching my head, Dye told ESPN. I couldnt believe it. I didnt think the umpire had that sort of jurisdiction. I havent seen the flow chart of who has what power.
Since the incident, Dye has received numerous phone calls and media requests from around the country. But it has not been all good news for the cheeky 'music man.' He has been fined an undisclosed amount by the Florida State League, although the team is expected to cover the fine.
According to official baseball rules, the umpire has the power to order anyone involved in the game's proceedings out, according to the Huffington Post. And Dye is not the first music man to be tossed for making the wrong song choice.
In 1985, minor league organ player Wilbur Snapp was ejected from a Clearwater Phillies game for playing Three Blind Mice, according to his obituary in The New York Times.
Following Wednesday's mishap, the Daytona Cubs removed the offending ditty from their database to prevent future musical snafus.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Three-Blind-Mice-bad-call.html#ixzz22Ua47oc7
