Gabe Kapler denies ordering a Phillies fan's ejection at Fenway Park

[Betallsports]

[FONT=&quot]Gabe Kapler has denied authorizing the ejection of Philadelphia Phillies fan from Fenway Park during a game earlier this week.

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[FONT=&quot]Eric Rohlfing, 46, claims that Kapler ordered his ejection from Fenway during Monday’s Phillies-Red Sox game.

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[FONT=&quot]Rohlfing’s ejection occurred in the third inning of the Phillies’ 2-1 loss after he yelled at Odubel Herrera over a base-running blunder.

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[FONT=&quot]“I thought the security guy was just going to tell me to not to do it again, or don’t go down the steps yelling at the players,” Rohlfing said on SportsRadio 94 WIP Tuesday morning, via the Philly Voice.

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[FONT=&quot]“He said, ‘You need to go,’ and I was like, ‘Go where?’ He said I was being ejected. I asked, ‘I’m being ejected for what?’ I told him all I said was, ‘Odubel, wake up!’ I told what I said. I asked him if they were sure they had the right guy. I didn’t curse, Rhys Hoskins was there, he heard what I said, and I didn’t curse.

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[FONT=&quot]“I wasn’t drinking [alcohol]. Then he said, ‘The manager wants you out.'”

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[FONT=&quot]Mark Cacciatore, Red Sox assistant director of security, called Rohlfing to apologize over the ejection, citing a miscommunication. The Red Sox offered Rohlfing tickets to Tuesday’s game, which he declined.

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[FONT=&quot]The Phillies, meanwhile, confirmed through a team spokesperson that Rohlfing’s removal was requested by the Phillies’ dugout, although the team claims they simply wanted Rohlfing moved, not ejected. The Phillies also insisted the order did not come from Kapler.

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[FONT=&quot]94WIP’s morning show host Angelo Cataldi said on Wednesday’s show he received a text message from Kapler about the incident.

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[FONT=&quot]“Angelo, looking forward to discussing the ‘fan being ejected’ story with you on the air Thursday, but I wanted to clear the air sooner, directly,” Kapler’s message read, via Crossing Broad. “The first I heard there was a fan ejected at all was this morning. I didn’t hear what he claims he was yelling, or even that someone was yelling in the first place. I certainly didn’t say anything to security.”

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[FONT=&quot]It will be interesting to see how this case of “He said, he said” plays out.[/FONT]

 

[slapshot]

Lol pansies

 

[Betallsports]

wonder why he didn't take the extra tickets

 

[AngelMartin]

He's probably holding out hoping this bad PR against the Phillies will yield him more then just tickets. Like a suite at a Phillies home game or something like that, assuming he lives in the Philly area.

 

[JackStraw77]

I find it hard to believe that Red Sox management and security would remove a fan for just saying what this fan said. What's the deal, if your sitting behind the dugout you can't say anything. Ejection for foul language, yes. If you say something about the players family, yes. Anything else should be permitted. How is it the NBA permits fans court side to say just about anything. Fans would sit behind the benches at NBA games and hurl insults at the players. Why won't they name the Phillies player who wanted the fan relocated.

 

[Greenbacks]

Giants fire Gabe Kapler after 4 seasons, 1 playoff trip.​

The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday after a late-season collapse that dropped the team out of playoff contention and prompted questions about the franchise's direction going forward.
The firing comes with three games remaining in the season and the Giants sporting a 78-81 record. In a statement, Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said he made the "recommendation to ownership" to fire Kapler and then did so after "receiving their approval."
Kai Correa will manage the Giants' last three games.
Kapler, 48, took over as Giants manager in 2020, and by 2021 shepherded the club to a 107-55 season -- the only time in the past 11 years a team finished ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. The Dodgers beat the Giants in the division series that year, and San Francisco struggled to replicate its success last season en route to an 81-81 record.
While owner Greg Johnson had committed to keeping Zaidi and Kapler on through at least the end of their contracts in 2024, he backtracked on Kapler, opening up another managerial spot in a winter that's expected to be loaded with vacancies.
Cleveland's Terry Francona will retire after this weekend, and the statuses of Milwaukee's Craig Counsell, Houston's Dusty Baker and the Los Angeles Angels' Phil Nevin -- whose contracts are expiring -- as well as the New York Mets' Buck Showalter and San Diego's Bob Melvin remain in question.
In the days after the All-Star break, the Giants looked well on their way to a rebound. They were a season-high 13 games over .500 and just 1½ games back of the Dodgers. Since July 18, San Francisco's 24-40 record is the second-worst in the NL, and the Giants have fallen behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Padres in the standings.
The frustration burbled toward the surface in recent weeks, as the Giants wrapped up a September in which they sport an 8-17 record. Ace Logan Webb, who is 11-13 this season despite leading the NL in innings pitched and strikeout-to-walk ratio, said this week: "I'm tired of losing. It's not enjoyable. It's not fun. We have to make some big changes in here to create that winning culture that we want to show up every single year and try to win the whole thing."
With only $110 million committed to their payroll in 2024 -- and just $45 million in 2025 -- the Giants are expected to be players in free agency this winter, including targeting superstar Shohei Ohtani.

Giant Collapse​

A late-season swoon put an end to the Giants' playoff chances and brought about the end of Gabe Kapler's tenure in San Francisco.

	FIRST 95 GAMES	SINCE
Win pct	.568	.375
GB of 1st	1.5	20
Run diff	+42	-81
OPS	.727	.655

 

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I thought that he overachieved in SF with what he had to work with.

Surprised by this move TBH..