20140902 中畑監督ブチギレサヨナラ退場【神回】

Hanshin 4-3 DeNA ◇2nd◇Koshien Stadium DeNA manager Kiyoshi Nakahata (60) was ejected after the game. In the bottom of the 9th inning, with a one-run lead and the bases loaded with one out, Hanshin's Imanari hit a single to left field. Third baseman Saka scored, and second baseman Murton also attempted to score. Shortstop Shirasaki received the ball from left fielder Matsumoto and threw to home plate. The timing appeared to be an out, but it was ruled that Murton's foot slipped between catcher Kurobane's legs and reached home plate first. In an instant, DeNA suffered a walk-off loss. Because the timing was clearly an out, Manager Nakahata rushed out of the dugout and tackled umpire Yoshimoto. He was ejected for violent conduct towards the umpire. Even then, his anger did not subside, and he repeatedly thrust his chest out in vehement protest. His players also surrounded Manager Nakahata. "It looked like an out no matter how you looked at it, so I went to protest. They said his foot was in the line. Even Merton thought he was sliding in and was out. My voice is hoarse," he said calmly, as if trying to contain his anger. This was the crucial first game against the third-place Hanshin Tigers, with a spot in the Climax Series (CS) at stake. If they didn't win the three-game series, their chances of moving up to third place would be slim, so Manager Nakahata was heated. However, his protest was in vain, and the gap with Hanshin widened to 6.5 games. ▼This was Manager Nakahata's fifth ejection, following his ejections as a Giants coach on July 24, 1994 against the Chunichi Dragons, and as DeNA manager on September 16, 2012 against the Yakult Swallows, April 16, 2013 against the Hiroshima Carp, and May 15, 2013 against the Rakuten Eagles. He is the 14th person to be ejected five or more times. In the Central League, managers with five or more ejections rank third, behind Brown (Hiroshima) with eight and Ochiai (Chunichi) with seven, and tied with Hoshino (Chunichi, Hanshin) and Nomura (Hiroshima) with five each. ◆Major ejections after games Osawa (Nippon Ham) was ejected after the game on June 28, 1983, in the bottom of the 9th inning of a game against Kintetsu, for stabbing a base umpire over defensive interference. Oshima (Nippon Ham) was ejected on August 6, 1991, in the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs in a game against Daiei, after becoming enraged by a half-swing that was ruled a strikeout, and stabbing the umpire. On July 10, 1997, Higashio (Seibu) was ejected after the game against Kintetsu, after stabbing a base umpire in the chest while uttering abusive language.