MIAMI — Francisco Cervelli was ejected tonight in the third inning after arguing a called ball with umpire Alan Porter. I’ll admit that I had to take a second there to look up who exactly the home plate umpire was. And even then, I don’t know why Alan Porter is. The reason for this? I shouldn’t know who he is, and I shouldn’t have any reason to look up the home plate umpire.
Meanwhile, Cervelli has been one of the best catchers in baseball this year. He’s been a huge replacement for Russell Martin, and outside of some stolen base issues (which are mostly on the pitcher), has been strong defensively.