Minor League Manager Has Major League Meltdown

Fox News ^ | 06/02/2007

[NapkinUser]

The manager of a minor league baseball team lost his cool and maybe some of his sanity Thursday during an on-field tirade in which he uprooted bases and covered home plate completely in dirt.

Phillip Wellman, manager of Atlanta Braves affiliate Mississippi Braves, apparently had enough of the umpires, springing out of the dugout to let his temper flare. After a nose-to-nose argument with the home plate ump, Wellman completely covered home plate in dirt. He then made his way up the third base line, where he ripped third base out of the dirt and hurled it into the outfield.

As if that wasn’t enough retribution for Wellman, the manager then got on all fours and crawled toward he pitcher’s mound like a special ops commando, grabbing the pitcher’s rosin bag, holding it to his mouth and tossing it toward the home plate umpire as if it were a grenade.

Click here to watch the video

[Right Wing Assault]

Doncha just love these baseball traditions?

[McBuff]

His name is “Wellman”. ..Ha!. . I don’t think so!!!

[John123]

Doncha just love these baseball traditions?

Oh... my favorite is when that minor league hitter did a rear kick to the catcher's mask and then charged the pitcher...

in fact -- I have seen this on youtube.com baseball highlights.

Good times...

[REDWOOD99]

That was GREAT!

[John Jorsett]

I foresee a new career as a Postal Service employee ...

[jazusamo]

LOL! Only in baseball!

[don-o]

Better here

[JRios1968]

Lou Pinella and Billy Martin, eat your hearts out!!!

[leadpenny]

Or an astronaut.

[cripplecreek]

Kyle Farnsworth helps an opponent off the field. LOL

[longjack]

The dot on the i was when the manager blew kisses to the ump, then turned and left the field at the gate with “Family Opthamology” advertisement.

The video is a must see.

[fat city]

Shades of Earl Weaver. But nothing can top Weaver’s tearing up the rule book and throwing the pages at the ump. He was ejected 98 times in his career.

[Rome2000]

Not exactly an example of good sportsmanship.

[Rome2000]

So there are 2 managers that are nuts?

One video the guy has hair and wears # 20, the other he’s bald and wears # 30.

They both uproot bases and chuck them into short center, cover the plate with dirt and toss the rosin bag.

[RetiredArmy]

Saw it on ESPN. IT was a classic “Lou Pinella” meltdown. Loved the hand grenade toss the best!!

[Grammy]

Brothers?

[EveningStar]

TaЯd ping!

[grey_whiskers]

Lou Pinella and Billy Martin, eat your hearts out!!!

They're amateurs.

Earl Weaver was the best!

Cheers!

[JRios1968]

I don’t know...Ozzie Guillen is on track to beat good ole Earl...