A disputed call sent Joe Mikulik into meltdown.
The Frisco Rough Riders manager went ballistic Tuesday night while arguing with umpires in his team’s 3-0 loss to the Tulsa Drillers in the Double-A Texas League. Mikulik’s eighth-inning tirade started with a few pleasantries before escalating to helmet chucking and kicking, rapid-fire verbal barbs and a couple perfectly executed slides to second base.
Naturally, umpires ejected Mikulik, whom announcers say has a reputation for passionate responses to their decisions.
Minor League Baseball’s website shared one of the great managerial meltdowns of recent times for our benefit.
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Earl Weaver, who set the standard for managerial tirades for generations, would be proud of Mikulik’s antics.
