PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There are plenty of “unwritten rules” in Major League Baseball. One of them is, you don’t quick-pitch hitters.
In the seventh inning of Tuesday night’s game, Mets reliever Hansel Robles tried to quick-pitch Phillies outfielder Darin Ruf. While Ruf was in the batters box, he clearly wasn’t ready for the pitch. Home-plate umpire Dan Bellino did award Ruf time-out, but still, Ruf’s teammate Jeff Francoeur was irate.
Francoeur came to the dugout steps yelling and eventually, Phillies bench coach Larry Bowa was ejected.
“Let the guy (expletive) step in the box,” Francoeur said after the game.