St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol was ejected from last Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks after he rightfully chirped at home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor after he made another horrible call on a pitch that was clearly a ball.
Bucknor had been terrible in that game and the TV announcers were talking on the broadcast about how one of the managers was going to finally explode on the ump and get ejected.
They turned out to be correct, as Marmol got the boot. But he also got to give Bucknor a piece of his mind in what was a fiery argument between the two.
Now, thanks to Jomboy Media, we are able to see what the two likely said to each other, with Marmol seeming to say that Bucknor should retire.
This whole breakdown is great. There are some bad words, so if that’s not your thing then run for the hills.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol tells umpire CB Bucknor that he needs to retire, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/6JhSrmFBOV
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) August 28, 2022
That was a tremendous breakdown.
It was also infuriating conduct by the umpire.
Here’s what Marmol had to say about the moment after the game:
Oli Marmol got his money's worth after umpire C.B. Bucknor ejected him in the #STLCards' win Sunday: "I didn't like the smirk when I got out there. And then he questioned my time in the league, so I returned the favor and questioned his time in the league." pic.twitter.com/tLYjv23tu7
— Bally Sports Midwest (@BallySportsMW) August 22, 2022
Twitter agreed.
Immediately not soon enough. https://t.co/BP7c7u6sCD
— Stephen Joss (@joss_stephen) August 28, 2022
@MLB puts out a wonderful product in so many ways but the umpires are generally a massive embarrassment to the sport. Pathetic https://t.co/mJ71hKMAv4
— Gautham Rao (@gauthamrao) August 28, 2022
Hahahah. CB Bucknor is a clown. And the MLB is a circus, keeping this man employed. https://t.co/c64bHAVzCc
— Josh C (@JoshCarreiro) August 28, 2022
Glad Oli got his money’s worth and told CB the truth. https://t.co/G6w7jzuSDa
— Professional Gentleman of Leisure (@EmersonBroccoli) August 28, 2022
@MLB CB Bucknor is an embarrassment to the game of baseball. https://t.co/vQuBDF7Z46
— Brew (@srbrewer65) August 28, 2022
“You just got here!!” Wow. #stlcards https://t.co/50Ep75Uo8j
— Norm Sanders (@NormSanders) August 28, 2022
Insane that umpires just do whatever they want (I don't mean him throwing him out for arguing balls and strikes) just the way he talks back to Marmol will never get addressed no cameras Bucknors face post game about his poor performance or his behavior. Wow https://t.co/r0XWjEW9Cz
— Rosɘndo Martinɘz (@Zendinothegr8) August 28, 2022
What a joke of a league honestly. https://t.co/NS9kVRNRFI
— Jeff (@BigJeff1489) August 28, 2022
Glad I just got my CB Bucknor baseball card framed. Umpires are the only reason I enjoy baseball. They should just have umpires play the game. Don’t even need the players, just in the way. https://t.co/6V19PGVHDN
— Wesley Hall (@TheWesHall) August 28, 2022
cb is unhinged baseball has an ump problem https://t.co/mEzUAPQqi6
— brent (@brenturama) August 28, 2022
