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Nationals manager Davey Martinez got so mad about a game-losing non-call he printed out a visual aid

One of the beautiful parts of baseball is the extensive spectrum of manager anger.

There's "tersely question a pitch selection" mad. There's "yell at a guy for not running out a ground ball" mad. There's "red-faced screaming at a belligerent umpire" mad.

Then there's "get so frustrated about losing a game because of a bad non-call you print out a visual aid and show it to the media" mad, as Nationals manager Dave Martinez showed on Wednesday.

The play in question came in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Houston Astros. The Nationals had rallied from down three runs in the top of the inning, but were in danger of a walk-off loss when the Astros loaded the bases against reliever Hunter Harvey.