The Art of the Ejection: Aaron Boone & Joe West

About this episode

Aaron Boone and legendary umpire Joe West join Jeff Passan to discuss the intricacies and traditions of ejections in baseball.

Aaron Boone and legendary umpire Joe West join Jeff Passan to break down one of baseball’s greatest traditions: the ejection. From Boone’s iconic “Savages in the Box” meltdown to Joe West tossing Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, and countless others, this episode dives into the relationship between managers and umpires, the psychology behind arguments, and whether there’s truly an art form to getting tossed. (0:00) The art of the ejection (2:09) Aaron Boone and Joe West join the show (2:22) Relationship between Managers and Umpires (3:36) What makes a good umpire? (4:45) Joe West’s first ejection victim Joe Torre (7:40) Umpire’s jobs during the game (9:45) Aaron and Joe’s ejection records (11:15) More on Joe Torre (12:25) Growing up in a big league clubhouse (14:28) Speeding up guys at the plate (15:30) Joe West insulting Big Papi (17:00) Boone ejected in 1st MLB game (20:33) Umpires fining players & equipment violations (22:50) Ejecting Bobby Cox from WS (24:10) Savages in the box ejection (26:25) Calling and arguing balls and strikes (29:35) Is there an art form to the ejection? (31:45) ABS affecting Boone’s ejection rate (33:03) Have you ever intentionally tried to get ejected (34:34)…

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Passan

Guests: Aaron Boone, Joe West

Topics covered

• ejections in baseball
• relationship between managers and umpires
• psychology of arguments
• iconic ejections
• umpire roles
• baseball traditions

Keywords

• ejection
• umpire
• Aaron Boone
• Joe West
• baseball
• Savages in the Box
• Joe Torre
• Bobby Cox
• arguments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, Omaha Productions

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