NEW YORK - It would surprise no one if John Farrell earns himself a suspension from Major League Baseball after his actions Friday night.
Farrell raced out to pull away David Ortiz away from home plate umpire Ron Kulpa on a called strike of the Red Sox slugger, and in the process, got himself ejected.
He then went to the dugout, but didn't leave the dugout, as the rules state he must after the ejection. Farrell continued to yell at Kulpa. At one point, it was easy to read his lips saying: "You ought to be (expletive) ashamed of yourself, Ronnie.''
Then, after Ortiz returned to the Red Sox dugout following a called third strike and continued to complain about Kulpa's strike zone, Kulpa tossed Ortiz, too.
That was too much for Farrell to take. Farrell raced back to argue with Kulpa again, and for good measure, made a gesture himself as though he was ejecting Kulpa.
"I'm sure you can dig something up from back in the old days with Earl Weaver or something like that,'' said Kulpa, speaking with a pool reporter after the game.
A source said crew chief Jerry Meals, who was at third base Friday night, repeatedly warned Farrell to leave the field after his ejection.
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Players and managers earn automatic fines for ejections, but it seems virtually certain Farrell will end up missing a game or more for his actions.