If you think this post is just a way to poke fun at how José Martinéz, Yadier Molina, and Cardinals head coach, Mike Shildt reacted to the umpire not granting Martinéz a time out in Saturday’s game, well, you’re spot on. Although, it’s also a way to show exactly how to handle said situation when it does occur.
Back in August of 2016 the Cubs were playing the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Trailing by two runs with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, Chris Coghlan came up to bat.