Admin Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Link Watch the video there, hilarious. Minor league manager Joe Mikulik had a major league meltdown. To say Mikulik -- skipper for the Asheville (N.C.) Tourists -- lost his cool Sunday in a Class A South Atlantic League baseball game against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends would be a gross understatement. It all started in the fifth inning when Asheville pitcher Brandon Durden tried to pick off Koby Clemens -- son of Roger Clemens -- at second base inside Lexington's Applebee's Park. Clemens was called safe, prompting Mikulik to charge toward first-base umpire Andy Russell to protest the call. Protest he did. The agitated Mikulik went nose-to-nose with Russell, who showed considerable restraint before tossing the manager. Even after his ejection, Mikulik demonstrated a headfirst slide into second before he picked up the base and flung it toward the outfield. On his walk toward the visitors' dugout, Mikulik stopped at the pitcher's mound, picked up the rosin bag and hurled it toward first base. Doing his best Lou Piniella impersonation -- with The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" blaring over the PA system -- Mikulik then stopped at home plate and kicked dirt on the plate and on the heels of retreating umpire Stephen Barga. And moments after Mikulik disappeared into the dugout, bats came flying onto the field -- much to the concern of a startled batboy standing nearby. Mikulik wasn't done yet. He walked back to plate umpire Barga, emptied a water bottle onto the plate and then finished the tirade by spiking the bottle into the dirt -- all the while arguing the call. As a chorus of boos rang through the stadium, Mikulik began his slow march off the field to the tune of Ray Charles' "Hit The Road Jack." Mikulik untucked his shirt and eventually disappeared through a door in the right-field wall. Oh, the Tourists lost 5-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 quite possibly the greatest footage i have ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPosey Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 that's the kind of guy i want managing my team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofthefish Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Holy crap a real life "Joey Pitbull" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I saw that on SportsCenter. Pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Life Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 :lol :lol That is just awesome! Favorite part... WATER BOTTLE! :lol :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FishFanInPA Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 No way...best part was his head first slide into first base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelGOT2Rings Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 No way...best part was his head first slide into first base. The "re-enactment." HILARIOUS! This has to be one of the best managerial tirades of ALL time. How about when he starts "building the sandcastle?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beinfest4Prez Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 It was actually second base. And Lou Pinella can't hold this guy's jock strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish4Life Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 He was fined 1,000 and suspended 7 games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamarlins3 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 haha this guy is crazy My girlfriend and my boss(who was at the game) were saying that apparently he went crazy at a Grasshopper game last year. Did a few of the same things so obviously this guy has a bit of a temper problem. They should definitely send in that video footage to ESPN or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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