Good morning. From our top story, it appears silly season came early this year.
Cardinals manager Oli Marmol was ejected after home plate umpire Doug Eddings told rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon that he couldn’t wear his cap at an angle. ( The Athletic sub. req.) Steve Berman with the story.
Here’s a non-paywalled version of the Marmol/Eddings/Rincon fiasco by Cesar Brioso.
Eddings said Rockies hitter Hunter Goodman asked about the cap, but Goodman denied that he said anything about Rincon’s cap. ( The Athletic sub. req.) Brendan Kuty with the story.
The next day, all the Cardinals (and some of the Rockies) wore their caps askew in solidarity with…
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