Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi was playing games when he spurred the umpires to check Max Scherzer for foreign substances on Tuesday night and embarrassed everyone in the process.
"It's embarrassing for Girardi, it's embarrassing for the Phillies, it's embarrassing for baseball," Rizzo said Wednesday during an interview with "The Sports Junkies" on 106.7 The Fan.
Girardi became animated and pointed toward Scherzer in the middle of the fourth inning on Tuesday after the Nationals' ace struck out Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm and then took off his hat and ran his hand through his hair, which was saturated with sweat.