Milton Bradley Meltdown Lottery

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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->There were only two sides to this argument over a called strike, which resulted in Bradley receiving a two-game suspension, a penalty that Bradley is appealing. If the Cubs were supporting Bradley, they were criticizing the umpire. St. Louis manager Tony La Russa, always on the alert for any sort of edge, wondered publicly how the Cubs could get away with making some of these critical comments about the umpires.

Piniella said he had not read La Russa's specific comments, but he added these thoughts with a smile:

"Tony's a good friend and a heck of a manager, but he's not the commissioner of baseball. Not yet, anyway."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->