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On June 1 , 2007 , Wellman gained international attention when he went on a tirade against the Umpires during a game. He protested the umpire throwing his pitcher out of the game for using a foreign substance1 by covering Home Plate with dirt, then tracing in the dirt a new, significantly larger home plate. He then went on to uproot Base s and throw them, crawl in a prone position across the infield like a Soldier , and pretend to bite and hurl the Rosin bag at an umpire as if it were a Hand Grenade . He concluded his tirade by pretending to eject the umpires themselves with a fist-pump and then blowing a farewell kiss to the crowd while taking a bow. The episode was broadcast on sports shows across the United States and gained him wide-spread fame on the Internet.Wellman was given a three game suspension effective June 4, 2007. NOTES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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