Joe Mikulik
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Joe Mikulik is the current manager of the Asheville Tourists class A minor league baseball team.
Mikulik is well known for his tirade after being ejected from a game against the Lexington Legends on June 25, 2006. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Mikulik got into an argument over a Legends player, catcher Koby Clemens, called safe after a close call at second base. Having had enough, the umpire proceeded to eject Mikulik from the game. Mikulik then went on an extended tirade, pulling up the second base and throwing it into the field, throwing bats from the dugout on to the field, then finally pouring water on home plate before eventually leaving the game. The Legends went on to win the game. As a result of his actions, Mikulik was given a seven-day suspension and $1,000 fine. Mikulik's antics were shown on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, ESPN's Pardon the Interruption and SportsCenter, and MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann.
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