Umpire Doug Eddings went on a ridiculous power trip in Friday’s game

After the game, Marmol said Eddings had told Rincon that the pitcher would not be allowed to wear his hat tilted on “my field.”

“Quite honestly, I thought it was pretty embarrassing on his end,” Marmol said of Eddings. “We have a kid making his debut and between an at-bat he tells him he needs to fix his hat, and ‘the kid’s not going to wear his hat like that on my field.’ Last I checked, this was Coors Field, so I took issue with it. The pitch violation while I’m out there having a discussion, that’s also stupid, in my opinion.

“At the end of the day, I thought they handled it poorly, and I’d like an explanation at some point.”

Rincon wears his hat tilted to the side and is hardly the first player to do so. Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm also does it, and longtime reliever Fernando Rodney was famous for the look. While some may not like it and think it looks unprofessional, it does not in any way constitute a uniform violation.

Eddings’ inning was so bad that some were convinced he blew the call at home plate intentionally to hurt the Cardinals. The team had challenged earlier in the inning, and it certainly seemed that Eddings was particularly pleased to announce the call in question was confirmed.

MLB legend Chipper Jones once labeled Eddings one of the “most confrontational” umpires in MLB, and this would seem to back his point.

Ultimately, despite the umpiring, the Cardinals came back with three runs in the ninth inning to lock down a 7-6 victory.