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Weiss, Arenado tossed in eighth inning
- Updated: September 23, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Already angry, Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado looked at the replay of his called strike three in the eighth inning and blew a fuse. Shortly thereafter he earned an ejection from the 7-4 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night.
With a three-run deficit and a runner on, Arenado overcame Dodgers pitcher Joe Blanton’s 0-2 count and thought he had a walk on a 3-2 slider that was high to him — but not to plate umpire Alfonso Marquez. Manager Walt Weiss earned his third ejection of the season and seventh of his four-season managerial career by yelling from the dugout, in hopes that Arenado wouldn’t be tossed.
But while Weiss was having a quieter conversation with Marquez, Arenado went into the visiting team’s video room at Dodger Stadium. Arenado emerged convinced he was correct. That was the beginning of the end of his night.
En route to his position, Arenado yelled at …
