I've seen it all.

Joe west. What a surprise

Karen West

Did they actually have security personnel available? It's not like they would add much when your audience consists of cardboard cutouts and lonely maskless GM's...

Joe West and Angel Hernandez are the worst umpires in the game.

We've become a country of absolute idiots.

Joe West is too old and too fat to be an umpire

Yeah, make me. They would have to bring armed security and pull a gun on me to get me to leave.

Joe West would have like 10 co-morbidities

I don't follow MLB, but even I've heard of Joe West.

Everyone I know who does follow MLB says he is the worst umpire in MLB.

Wearamask is now buying pictures of Joe West.

Just 2 more innings!

I thought he got ejected for not kneeling & wearing a BLM t-shirt.

In baseball now, 1 strike and you are out.

Like someone else said. It's a toss up between Angel Hernandez and Joe West.

Corona must be sentient... like skynet all over again

30wedge said:

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Joe West is too old and too fat to be an umpire

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Still has great eyes though, apparently. I'd never spot a maskless guy that far away.

YouBet said:

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Yeah, make me. They would have to bring armed security and pull a gun on me to get me to leave.

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Damn you sound tuff

That being said, Joe West is trash and it's fitting he would be the one to pull a move like this.

I hate to ruin a good hate on Joe West party, but apparently Rizzo shouted "you're f-cking brutal" to Hunter Wendelstedt, the plate umpire, at which time Wendelstedt ordered him removed. Assuming that is the case, those are magic words and would get anyone ejected from any game. The mask thing was a silly add-on, but Rizzo deserved to get tossed.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nationals-general-manager-mike-rizzo-ejected-joe-west-coronavirus-covid19-mask-021020517.html
Different take

WelchAg said:

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Joe West would have like 10 co-morbidities

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Would? He does? Corona would kill him in 24 hrs. Those of us who actually take care of ourselves aren't worried

Ag06Law said:

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I hate to ruin a good hate on Joe West party, but apparently Rizzo shouted "you're f-cking brutal" to Hunter Wendelstedt, the plate umpire, at which time Wendelstedt ordered him removed. Assuming that is the case, those are magic words and would get anyone ejected from any game. The mask thing was a silly add-on, but Rizzo deserved to get tossed.

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Player or mgr/coach- yes. But that gets fans ejected? Because the gm is basically just that while the game is being played.

joe west is a clown.

ftab06 said:

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Joe west. What a surprise

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Are you F'n kidding me?? You're going to blame the man, standing all by himself, with **NO ONE** else around him for this **** show?? You're ridiculous. How do you think a field umpire knows about a person in the stands not wearing a mask? Obviously there's coordinated communication *to let the **FIELD* umpire know* someone WAAAY up in the stands isn't falling in line. You're as bad as the rest of the commies.

CSTXAg92 said:

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ftab06 said:

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Joe west. What a surprise

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Are you F'n kidding me?? You're going to blame the man, standing all by himself, with **NO ONE** else around him for this **** show?? You're ridiculous. How do you think a field umpire knows about a person in the stands not wearing a mask? Obviously there's coordinated communication *to let the **FIELD* umpire know* someone WAAAY up in the stands isn't falling in line. You're as bad as the rest of the commies.

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Not only that, but the GM of the team.

Yep. Total Bull***** I don't know their political leanings, but if I had to guess I'd say they were pansy ass, left leaning, female dogs.

Ag06Law said:

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I hate to ruin a good hate on Joe West party, but apparently Rizzo shouted "you're f-cking brutal" to Hunter Wendelstedt, the plate umpire, at which time Wendelstedt ordered him removed. Assuming that is the case, those are magic words and would get anyone ejected from any game. The mask thing was a silly add-on, but Rizzo deserved to get tossed.

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I'm hardly a West fan either (or MLB for that matter) but as a long time sports official, if he's in the stands or beyond, I'm of the opinion he needs to let this go UNLESS MLB has told them not to tolerate it (if team personnel). Its very possible they have.

This is what people don't get -- umpires don't have press agents and often aren't asked about these types of things. Its just assumed that they screwed up since everyone hates them and everyone knows of an instance where they obviously missed things. This is the same everyone that is an expert on everything, especially rules wise, in spite of never having seen, much less read, a rule book -- and not even knowing what the rules MLB goes by are called (its not MLB rules). But I digress.

My rule: in the stands or outside the confines of the field, they can say what they want. Just can't interfere -- that gets them a visit from the police and an escort out. If they're part of the school, I probably will report, but I believe in the first amendment. I also have FA rights too and I've learned that most people realize people that yell and scream eventually look like fools anyway. So I don't bother.

He didnt kick him out for not wearing a mask.

Fake news.

agsalaska said:

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He didnt kick him out for not wearing a mask.

Fake news.

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Yeah, wokecenter claims it was because of him yelling at the umpire for calls he disagreed with. The video in the OP clearly shows him saying "He's not wearing a mask".

Either way West is a total dip**** and not fake news.

he may have said he's not wearing a mask to specify who he is talking about...

CSTXAg92 said:

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Yep. Total Bull***** I don't know their political leanings, but if I had to guess I'd say they were pansy ass, left leaning, female dogs.

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Joe West seems to think coronavirus is a hoax (or at least vastly overblown) and mask wearing is a conspiracy. He loves him some Trump. The exact quote was something along the lines of he'd throw Trump out too if he said what that GM said, but he'd still vote for him.