Day 553: You're ALL OUTTA HERE!!!

• I'm assuming the team picked up the fine...  Tim Timmons was not pleased with the Baltimore Orioles organization last night.  With rain bearing down in the ninth inning, about 10-15 members of the Orioles' grounds crew was perched right on top of the tarp, ready for the order from the crew chief to lay it out.  With about that many people ready to get beaned by a foul ball, HE EJECTED THE LOT OF THEM FROM THE GAME!!! asked them to go back to their area (see below). Rain started less than five minutes later, but Timmons' edict stood and the game was finished, and the Orioles blew the ninth inning and lost.
• Timmons, you're no fun!!!  Timmons, this morning, basically was just trying to get them out of the way with in the infield in in the ninth inning.  RATS!!!
• One of my favorite YouTube channels these days is Close Call Sports, an umpiring-school channel for umpires, which focuses on ejections.  They've already been requested to do this one -- and usually are far faster, but eventually did, with a more generic explanation of why Timmons did what he did -- and some plays to explain why Timmons was probably correct.   
• Mike Richards Boycott Watch (Day 3):  Matt Amodio is now all alone #3 in regular-season wins and he's off to a flying start in the 2021-22 season.  Another lockout with distance this time, and Amodio was able to convert to the tune of a total of $61,200 for a 21-day total of $740,001.  Andy Saunders notes Amodio is the first person other than James Holzhauer to cash for $60,000 or more three times.  Not even Ken Jennings did it that often.
• Speaking of Jennings:  The decision has been made:  There will be no permanent host for Jeopardy! for the entire 2021-22 season -- Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split the duties, it was announced this morning.
• Angels September call-up Luis Rengifo has been charged with falsifying divorce documents, according to Sports Illustrated.  Apparently part of a financial scam.
• The Britt Reid DWI trial is set for April 18, 2022 -- so this is gonna hang over the Chiefs this season too.
• Evander Kane spoke to the media today about his ex-wife's allegations, obviously denying everything.