Mendoza was ejected for only the second time in his young managerial career on Friday against the Brewers.
In a brutal 8-4 defeat to the NL Central champions that dealt a massive blow to their playoff hopes, the Mets had to deal with an all-around bad game from home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus; given the importance of the game, it's hardly surprising that the team was incensed by a highly inconsistent strike zone.
Of the 12 calls De Jesus made that were inaccurate, eight of them came at New York's expense. Things would come to a head in the top of the fourth inning, when the Mets were trying to claw back from a 5-2 deficit; Francisco Alvarez represented the tying run at the plate, and despite taking a called strike clearly out of the zone, he battled to extend the at-bat to 10 pitches.
Both Alvarez and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza were furious with the call; in particular, the normally even-keeled Mendoza was ejected by De Jesus for his outburst. It was just the second time this season that Mendoza was tossed from a game.After the game, Mendoza acknowledged how difficult it is for umpires to call balls and strikes, but he was still irked by the overall quality of the strike zone, especially given how badly the Mets needed to win.
"They have a tough job. I know they're working really hard," Mendoza said. "I didn’t agree with it. He didn't have a good game behind the plate. Not only was that call but there were some other calls I wasn’t happy with. I know they try but we gotta move on.""They have a tough job. I know they're working really hard. He didn't have a good game behind the plate.
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