Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon was ejected from Game 4 of the NLCS Wednesday night after a third strike call was overturned and allowed Curtis Granderson to see another pitch. And had the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder belted a home run after umpires allowed his at-bat to continue, the scene would have been a lot uglier.
Fortunately for the Cubs, Granderson struck out anyway after the umpiring crew determined that he foul tipped a 2-2 pitch rather than missing it. Maddon says he would have come sprinting out of the clubhouse if the result was different.
Maddon on the phantom Granderson foul rip: "If he hits the next pitch out I might have come running out of the clubhouse in my jock strap."
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) October 19, 2017
That’s a site nobody wants to see, so we’re all glad Granderson swung and missed on the next pitch.
The Cubs eventually came away with a 3-2 win to avoid being swept. Maddon has been in a particularly sour mood throughout the series, as he was also ejected in Game 1 after going ballistic over a call involving the Posey Rule.
