04-18-2009, 05:13 PM
An outsider's viewpoint:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Jason (Iowa): Jayson, what is your take on the Milton Bradley incident yesterday. Looked to me like there were a couple questionable calls in a pivatol point in the game.
Jayson Stark: I know there's talk that Milton Bradley could be suspended, <b>but I don't see what he did that would merit a suspension. </b>Strike one in that at-bat was borderline. Strike three was a flat-out missed call. And I think both the umpires and Bob Watson need to take into account the competitive emotions that build up in competitive players in big spots in a game. I know Milton has a reputation, but that should be no factor in the decision on whether to discipline him or not.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Jason (Iowa): Jayson, what is your take on the Milton Bradley incident yesterday. Looked to me like there were a couple questionable calls in a pivatol point in the game.
Jayson Stark: I know there's talk that Milton Bradley could be suspended, <b>but I don't see what he did that would merit a suspension. </b>Strike one in that at-bat was borderline. Strike three was a flat-out missed call. And I think both the umpires and Bob Watson need to take into account the competitive emotions that build up in competitive players in big spots in a game. I know Milton has a reputation, but that should be no factor in the decision on whether to discipline him or not.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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