If there's one thing an umpire absolutely hates, it's being forced to wipe dirt off home plate. Sure, they're probably going to dust off the plate anyway between batters, but when someone makes them do so as an act of defiance, oh man, it's game over.

That was what made Josh Donaldson's ejection during Thursday's game between the Twins and White Sox so special. Donaldson dirtied up the plate AFTER hitting a home run and completing his trot.

Donaldson's beef with home plate umpire Dan Bellino came in the sixth inning with the umpire incorrectly calling a strike on a pitch...