I called Terry Collins this morning, curious if he knew that a video of him fuming at an umpire in 2016 had gone viral overnight. He did not.
"You know when Syndergaard was thrown out of a game in 2016 for throwing at Utley?"
"Yeah."
"The ump was mic'ed."
There was a pause of three of four seconds, followed by a lighthearted, "Oh no."
Collins remembered the situation. It was May 28, 2016, and the Mets were playing the Dodgers at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard threw a 99 mph fastball behind Chase Utley, and home plate umpire Adam Hamari ejected him.