Stolen from the Book of Earl

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon, who may have the worst job in baseball, got in an argument last night over a close play at first base. Routine enough, but after McClendon blew a gasket, he then pulled the first base bag out of the ground and stormed off the field with it. The umps ejected him and the grounds crew supplied a replacement bag before the game continued. There’s a streaming video from this page; McClendon’s hilarious antics are about a minute and a half in.

I recall reading about Earl Weaver, Baltimore’s great spitfire manager, doing a similar thing when he was managing in the minors. This is the first I’ve heard of a manager doing it in the majors though.